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more about #blogging Mike_DeVine: Honestly, I've been in this situation myself, having received free 'review copies' of games in order to write a review for my school's paper. I've nev... more » SigmundTheSeaMonster: Kotaku, FULL DISCLOSURE please. ;) (Hey, I see the schwag you get. And I see that you give some of it away. ) hint hint more » GeluAnimus has no micromanagement: Good stuff... I never consider reviews before buying a game, I always look into people's opinions instead, and I suggest everyone to do so. more » SuicidalEarthworm: Wow...the goverment is doing something good? Where's the flying pigs? more » bobtheduck in Korea: *rereading more » Netnavi: so "payola"? Music industry does this all the time. They aren't supposed to, but why do you think there is only 3 or 4 songs within the hour? And ever... more » slim934: What a fat load. It amazes me that people can believe that making this process political, especially in relation to a regulatory agency with essentia... more » Bialia: If only giving a reviewer a copy of a game (or any type of pop culture media) could possibly constitute "payment," then we have an obvious problem. ... more » illiniphase4: Sounds like it's "not a law" until some prick wants to start making money off of frivolous lawsuits. more » TheWon: I would rather have huge company due reviews. Then any tom, dick or harry with a blog. Posting their reviews affecting the overall average of a game. ... more » jayntampa: It's simple, at the end of the review the reviewer should state how he/she received the game. It should have always been that way. I wrote tons of ani... more » Boom-Chicka-Ah: Here to Create a Star Commenter Empire: Hopefully this will tell X-Play to WAKE THE HELL UP! more » Gruntybreath: No chance a video game would be an endorsement, unless a free admission to an early screening of a movie for reviewers is endorsement too. more » Hey_Blinkon: I don't really see the issue. Whether or not the review is considered an endorsement, simply declare your conflict of interest (if any) beforehand, a... more » lonewolf80: lol, this is kinda bullcrap. So if a freelance reviewer wants to review a game without pay by the developers, it makes it illegal? Then wouldn't that ... more » Archaotic: Hopefully it WILL effect reviews. Games journalism is so friggin' corrupt as it stands. [musichub.ign.com] Look at this bullshit. more » Rachel Fogg: I was watching this on AotS today.. I'm kinda curious on how this will be enforced? What blogs will be affected? Will the more popular well known blo... more » TrjnRabbit: I wonder if they mean it needs to be disclosed that the reviewer was given a free review copy of the game (already implied) or that it needs to be dis... more » AncientUnknown1: Would advertisement money count as "material connections"? Because that would affect almost every gaming mag and website. more » Str8_Jihadin: Finally! We can all stop calling certain game sites biased! more » -
#ftc
FTC Ruling Might Affect Video Game Reviews
A unanimous ruling by the Federal Trade Commission today would update truth-in-advertising language to require the disclosure of "material connections" - hint, hint "cash or an in-kind payment to review a product" - by the recipient of such considerations. More » -
#journalism
FTC Calls Out Video Game Reviewers in Proposed Endorsement Rule Changes
The Federal Trade Commission, it seems, has determined that bloggers aren't journalists, or should at least be treated differently. More » -
