A weird thought after giving out more than a thousand free copies of one of our titles to reviewers recently, a retail value of $20,000 gross. If food critics pay for their meals, why don't game reviewers pay for their games? Obviously not talking about micro-outlets here.
@matthewmwhite A few things: One, I'll purchase a game to review it but I'm the owner of a small outlet and have the money to spend when we don't get a title - this is rare. Two, I'd love to review everything I get sent but that's not possible. So I'll cover the ones that pique my interest.
@bpashalidis That makes sense. Learned a ton in this thread!
@matthewmwhite I've dealt with your company in the past and you guys generally have great indie games. The indie scene is dear to me and I'll do what I can to use my website to showcase these games. Hopefully you don't get too much grief for your tweet
@bpashalidis Actually it's been really positive! I legitimately had zero idea game journalists were in this position. I hope it helps them get visibility.