![]() The full game is also confirmed for release at a later, unconfirmed date on iOS/Android and Ouya. ![]() Act II is set to arrive “later this year” as a free update for anyone that owns Act I. We’ve got the utmost respect for the studio’s work, but this is an inappropriate request to make, of the press and of everyone else in the backer community.Īct I of Broken Age will be publicly available for purchase via Steam for Windows/Mac/Linux on January 28. If Double Fine takes issue with that, so be it. There was never any promise made, and the privileged access that we’ll have is the product of an independently made consumer purchase. Why? We do not recognize this as an embargo. Don’t forget though: Members of the press buy things all the time for coverage purposes, and it’s usually because a purchase gets the product in-hand sooner than dealing with PR representatives does.ĭigital Trends is not in the habit of breaking embargoes, but we’re going to run a review of Broken Age this week. You’re committing, as a consumer, to buy something. Backers don’t sign anything when they pay up. In the case of Broken Age, I’ll be receiving the game on January 14 because I paid for it with my own money during the Kickstarter period. The agreement is a promise, and breaking that promise typically ends with said writer/reporter losing privileged access from that news provider in the future. When a member of the press agrees to an embargo, it’s almost always in advance of receiving any privileged materials. The same is true of video game reviews we get early access so we can have a timely review to publish. In exchange for having the ability to pre-write news and break it right when an announcement is made, you agree to abide by the news provider’s timeline. Sometimes you receive privileged information early. It’s part of an implied understanding between those that make the news and those that report it. The same time limit applies to the press as to backers everyone is in the same boat! We’re trying to be as fair as possible given that backers will have access to the game before everyone else.Įmbargoes come with the territory of being in the press, and not just gaming press. This embargo also applies to any of you backers who are in the press or have blogs- we are requiring all formal reviews be held until January 27 at 10am Pacific time (6pm GMT). We’re also preparing to send out review codes to press, who will be under review embargo until January 27. Here’s why: Double Fine Productions’ latest update to backers – sent this week – includes the following note… At this point, you’re probably asking why this seemingly simple thing is the subject of a news post. I’m a backer, so I’m one of the more than 87,000 people that will be getting the game before it goes on sale to the general public on January 28. The game will be sent to Kickstarter backers on January 14, as we already reported. ORIGINAL POST: We’re going to be running a review for Double Fine’s Broken Age later this week. So feel free to run your reviews and let’s play videos as soon as you’d like! (And remember to be careful about story spoilers, especially the ending) Thanks for being so understanding.
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