Game Reviewer's Bill of Rights: Treaty Edition
MTV blogger Steven Totilo made some waves with his release of a proposed Game Reviewer's Bill of Rights . I can possibly accept the idea in principal, but I think a treaty is more appropriate than a Bill of Rights. He shouldn't settle for a unilateral grant from the publisher, because what the publishers give, they can take away. Perhaps he should think about a treaty like START, or the Kyoto Accord. Having been on the receiving side of more than my fair share of reviews, I believe a treaty may be welcome. Developers and publishers may agree with the requests, so long as they are met half way. Placing myself in the position of mediator, those who know me know I am politically oriented enough to handle the task, I could imagine responses to his proposal providing: Item 1: A final, boxed copy of a game will be provided to a reviewer prior to the writing of a review Item 2: The review copy of a game will be made available to the reviewer at least a week prior to a game’s rel