I agree, it's always been there to a degree, but it wasn't completely out the window till around that moment. For example. Gamespot used to keep their preview a

I agree, it's always been there to a degree, but it wasn't completely out the window till around that moment. For example. Gamespot used to keep their preview and review departments separate for a long time. It was thought to be a conflict of interest to mingle. I always respected that level of dedication to the journalism side of the content, and it seems so far away from the "Hey followers, I got invited to this event for free, isn't that cool" world it eventually morphed into.