I know that reviews aren't allowed to be published before the release of skyrim but does that mean that some people could already have the game so they can review it?

No.

-Mr. Maric

I doubt it, as there is no finished version of the game in existence.

I'm sure there are media outlets that have demo versions of the game though.

What people? Magazine editors? They're just playing a beta or something that the developer is letting them borrow.

It wouldn't suprise me if a few select sites have a copy already. More likely they will get them mid month, but it wouldn't suprise me a bit.

Of course someone already have the game on some level. I'm just wondering why there haven't been leaked any videos.

I've actually been playing the game this whole time. Every topic I've ever created is nothing more than bread crumbs. Me and Todd Howard have sleepovers all the time and play it all night long, drink Mountain Dew Code Red and eat pizza. Todd almost ate a whole pizza by himself. fatty.


in all seriousness though- don't think anyone has it.

no

and 1 month left before release anyways

it might be possible to get early for some people who work at a game store when they get the shipment a few days before launch

Hopefully Game Informer have it because there doing a massive review/preview on Skyrim in the next issue!

This.

No, it hasn't even gone gold yet.

In all seriousness, if it isn't gold yet, it's very close to it. With submission to certification, printing discs and shipping it for a global launch date, they should be more or less done at this point.

that

Ahheemm........No.

I doubt they would let anyone have it unless its a week or two out from release

It does not have to go gold for someone to have a copy,game sites frequently get copies before the game goes gold..gold only means the gold disk is made for them to ship to the printing company to make all the copies that are being sent out to the public..i highly doubt anyone has a copy yet but within a week or two the game sites will start getting copies of the game.

I would think they gave some copies for reviews if not then they will give some this or the week after.

And that = spoilers.

Probably not

That would mean the game was actually in some store over 1 month before release... just sitting there....... I think games generally come in more like the week before/of release

Maybe the people who are in charge of making the game might have copies but other than that I think no

I wonder how it all works , on what date do they start having the factory crank out 2 million copies of Skyrim? Is it all done in 1 day? Does it take weeks/a month straight of factory work to get them all made? Do they have a REAL wizard who conjures the copies? Who knows?!

I would like to see new release video games/dvds/blu rays/cds featured on a show like "How its made" , to answer these questions

Big companies like bethesda usualy make review copies that gets sent out before release date so that reviews can come out the same time as the game, but that wont be be atleast until there is a week until launch

I thought early reviews are pretty much embargoed?

who cares! :flamethrower:

Who even needs a copy of this game to review it?

Skyrim : 10/10 "Arguably The best video game in the history of existence"
Yadda yadda yadaa beautiful environments yadda yadda great musical score yadda great graphics yadda great character customization great controls yadda yadda great deal of limitless freedom in an open world makes for endless hours of extreme fun yadda yadda etc

There you go

Andrew Reiner from Game Informer tweeted the other day that they will get review code before launch. Probably by the end of the month, so about 3 weeks.