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Editorial standards

The point of this site is that you can trust the verdict. Here is exactly how that works, in plain English, no fine print.

Accuracy

Claims are checked against primary sources: developer blogs, patch notes and official channels, and linked at the bottom of each report so you can check them yourself. When something turns out to be wrong, the correction is made and dated, not quietly buried. How the verdicts themselves are reached is set out in the methodology.

Where the money is, plainly

Some links are affiliate links: I may earn a small cut at no extra cost to you. That covers the gear on the Loadout and the "where to buy" links on verdicts and the Deal Radar, where Loaded (cheap game codes and gift cards) is listed as a buying option. The channel is also supported by memberships and tips. None of that changes a verdict, whether a game is worth it is decided before any buy link goes near it.

No game studio pays for a verdict here, ever. There are no sponsored reviews, no review fees and no "partnership" that buys a score. A bad game gets called a bad game.

How it's written

Every field report is researched, play-tested, written and signed off by me, WillyB. I will use tools to take the grind out of formatting and fact-checking, but the testing, the opinions and the final word are mine. You are reading one person's actual experience of the game, not a content mill.

Corrections and feedback

Found a mistake, or think I have called one wrong? Contact me. Genuine errors get fixed and dated. It is your time and money on the line when you take a verdict, so getting it right matters more than being right the first time.

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