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Truths to Share - Hooks in There
Cordova, TN; March 13, in the year of
our Lord 2023 -- Family Friendly Gaming, the industry
leader in covering the family friendly video games is continuing
to be the voice of diversity in the gaming media, and media at
large. There are so many truths I love to share. This is now a
series. We have been asking for less and less review codes from
these companies. I have some that just about beg me to take a
review code from them. Many of the people in PR and Marketing
send multiple requests to us to ask them for a code. I always
found that to be a bit backwards. There are a couple of reasons
we are asking for less and less codes. The first one is the
hooks that are in there. When someone in PR and Marketing sends
over a reviewable code they are expecting a review in a certain
time frame. Please note they are not paying for that. There are
threats if we do not meet their time table as we work as slave
labor.
We have a healthy pile of video games to review. In fact it goes
beyond video games. There are comics, manga, movies, television
shows and more awaiting our attention. The people that give us a
code (that has no real world monetary value) think they should
cut to the front of the line and get covered immediately. It is
a different story when a physical copy of a product is sent to
us. I remember one week years ago that twenty-five physical copy
products arrived in one week. That was a fun and busy week.
Codes do not have the same appeal. Here is a code, lets go and
download this, wait hours, and finally play some slop that is
not good enough for a physical copy. Sure there are bad physical
copy games but not as lazy as digital downloads have gotten.
Thanks to all ya'll for the financial support. From the gift
cards, to merch, to books, donations, and more you guys are
helping us be able to purchase the products we hope to cover at
some point. We can take our time and not being constantly
pressured to get something online. Why is there such a rush to
get it online? PR and Marketing people present a report to their
clients to justify their jobs. No payments ever come to us for
that hard work that keeps them employed. We buy what we want to
play. We look at the available games and decide what to live
stream, video record, and make reviews of. Too many digital
downloads have burned us with garbage we do not want to deal
with. We have been doing this since 1998. We pick and choose
what we want to cover.
Most of the time I ignore (and quickly delete) emails offering
me a code for something. If we want to play it we will purchase
a physical copy. If you do not make a physical copy then it is
your loss. If we can get a free copy on Xbox Gamepass or
Playstation Plus we may download it and possibly get to it at
some point. For us digital downloads are a much lower priority.
Then after the product is shown in the FFG Haul live stream we
put it in its appropriate pile and it has the same chance as
everything else to get covered at some point. We are in control,
and not beholden to others. We make the choices on coverage. We
definitely listen to our audience. Rarely do they ask for
something we don't already own or plan to purchase.
I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day.
God bless,
Paul Bury
Emperor
Family Friendly Gaming
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