Comments on: Remedy possibly looking at removing ending of Alan Wake from press copies

By: Gheritt White

Gheritt White — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:34:10 +0000

…which they can subsequently trade in, no doubt.

I think that this approach is absolutely spot on – I just hope Remedy stick to their guns. Certainly, from a PR & Marketing point of view this tactic is sheer genius.

By: Freek

Freek — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:19:11 +0000

There are some silly sites/mags out there yes, but to paint a picture that the entire games press are nothing but stupid little kids that need to be kept under control is doing the industry a disservice.

I think there will be some outlets out there who won’t even review it unless they can get their hands on a full retail copy.

By: gorman

gorman — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:36:02 +0000

How is this different from DRM loving companies that assume all their clients are criminals?

I wonder how well received would be movie screenings where critics could not watch the end of movies.

By: GENE_BC

GENE_BC — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:36:38 +0000

why do they choose the best ways every time? because they’re REMEDY.
I couldn’t agree more.

By: No_PUDding

No_PUDding — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:24:16 +0000

Thats kind of cool. I’d be way against it if video game reviewers were actual reviewers, but since it pretty much comes down to, a paycheck, the hype or the lack of either to decide a score and words these days, I don’t think it matters.

The people who REALLY review this game, will not be sent free copies; who consequently will be in a far better position to review it, and will probably do a review or analysis better than the ‘press’.