Video Game Media Watch reports on an
editorial by EGM editor-in-chief Dan Hsu alleging that Midway’s Mortal Kombat
development team, Sony’s sports game division, and Ubisoft have all banned EGM
from further coverage of their products (thanks
Shacknews). The issue
is said to be EGM's previous negative reviews of these company's products, which relates
to other recent stories of publishers attempting to exert influence on game
journalism. Their efforts at getting the companies named in the editorial to
respond have so far been unsuccessful. Hsu is quoted as saying that EGM “won’t
treat these products or companies any differently."