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Seriously though, I don't think I've ever heard it covered or even mentioned anywhere I go for news or podcast. What's up with that?
External link →Seriously though, I don't think I've ever heard it covered or even mentioned anywhere I go for news or podcast. What's up with that?
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- it's not made by a billionaire publisher so they can't buy game journos to make a good review
- it's not new
- it doesn't have any story (aside from karl, god bless his beard), so it doesn't get the cult indie game demographic
- it's really hard to speedrun because everything is random, so it doesn't get attention from the speedrun community
- it's coop so it doesn't appeal to the esport demographic
but on the bright side, it has a pretty loyal fanbase, I believe in the future the game will be remembered just as tf2 is remembered now
Just gotta put a remark on no 1. I used to work as a game journo, and I feel the whole thing about buying a good review is kinda exaggerated. I can obv. only refer to my own experiences, but we were never offered any money for positive reviews.
What can make it looks skewed is that AAA publishers usually have very persistent PR agencies and people that actively contact media and plan press pushes, and will push a lot of content and stories towards the media compared to smaller indie titles. Since most web media isn't limited in space, it's fairly easy to get a lot of mileage from these.
You are never going to be offered money directly for positive reviews or coverage. You're not supposed to be directly part of that interface.
I was the editor in Chief and had full control over what went up on the site.