WOW!
GameSpot, spare me the “Wolverine is a victim” framing.
Insomniac is a business selling a product. GameSpot is a business covering that product. And the customers are the people expected to hand over the money.
That relationship gets awfully parasitic when games media starts protecting publishers and studios from the very audience both businesses depend on.
Studios need coverage, access, hype, and favorable narratives. Games media needs studios for access, content, clicks, interviews, previews, and relevance. Then when customers push back, suddenly the customer is the “negative” one ruining everything.
No.
We are not here to protect the feelings of corporations or the access pipeline of games media.
You make products.
You cover products.
We judge whether either of you are doing a good job.
If the criticism is wrong, rebut it with evidence. Stop treating paying customers like the disease in an ecosystem built entirely around extracting their attention and money.
Tired of this shit.