[RockdaMan]

Originally Posted by boswd

You don't sing the praises of an Apple product it's next big thing just may not be on your reviewer desk until a week or two after others have received their products and their reviews are out.

All PR works that way.

Blacklists are common, but rarely public

What's shocking about that tweet isn't that some outlets may get blacklisted—that's something you risk every time you give a game a low score

Speaking generally, I've known people both on the giving and receiving end of blacklists, and it's an ugly (but private) weapon used against—and sometimes by—the press.

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2...ve-reviews.ars