I'd be surprised if they DID get kickbacks. Honestly people. Let's throw a little game theory into it. If it got leaked out that any video game company paid off a webcomic to trash competitors, the press would be all over it. Perhaps that won't change the sales of the game, but it would rattle up those that invest in that company and it would also lead to slew of side effects including law suits. It's not worth the risk.
Chances are the gaming community will or will not buy the game regardless; the review of a single webcomic won't increase their sales enough to risk such an act.
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I'd like to see a study on the percentage of people that drop out of college due to WOW and how many actually recover.
I'd be surprised if they DID get kickbacks. Honestly people. Let's throw a little game theory into it. If it got leaked out that any video game company paid off a webcomic to trash competitors, the press would be all over it. Perhaps that won't change the sales of the game, but it would rattle up those that invest in that company and it would also lead to slew of side effects including law suits. It's not worth the risk. Chances are the gaming community will or will not buy the game regardless; the review of a single webcomic won't increase their sales enough to risk such an act.