They don't play games. They have people to do that for them. Except they probably don't even do that anymore. If a game/studio has committed Wrongthink, they harp on that. Otherwise, they read the company's press release.
If you told me that they pay somebody else to play the game and then the 'journalists' just do a voice over for the footage I would probably believe you and it would explain an awful lot about how tone deaf their reviews are.
They don't play games. They have people to do that for them. Except they probably don't even do that anymore. If a game/studio has committed Wrongthink, they harp on that. Otherwise, they read the company's press release.
If you told me that they pay somebody else to play the game and then the 'journalists' just do a voice over for the footage I would probably believe you and it would explain an awful lot about how tone deaf their reviews are.