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[–] DdCno1@beehaw.org 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Publisher relations is another reason. I don't think EA appreciates this.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Been there too. I think it was Warner Brothers (at the time) that had a hissy fit about a review of a game. They didn't like the review: they wanted advertising rather than editorial. We told them to talk to the sales department.

[–] DdCno1@beehaw.org 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Do you remember which game it was?

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

A very early Harry Potter game, 2001. Surprise, it was EA.

[–] DdCno1@beehaw.org 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Interesting. I actually remember this game very fondly. It's a well made mid-budget game for kids, in my opinion. Nothing groundbreaking, but charming, atmospheric and with fun gameplay. I was young when it came out, definitely part of the target audience (despite not caring about Harry Potter), but even revisiting it as an adult, I still found it to be enjoyable. Reading the Wikipedia article, I'm actually surprised by how low its review scores are.

How did your magazine cover it?

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 day ago

Pretty much what you said, but that's from memory. The site and the review is long gone now.