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Comment sections can allow for insightful and productive discussion, but more often than not we feel they get filled with unsubstantiated claims, hateful rhetoric, and back-and-forth ad hominem attacks. Although it could be moderated, we believe our moderation would create echo chambers and be suppressive. We feel it simply wouldn't be worth the effort. We are looking into ways to incite meaningful conversations about gaming and possibly foster a community of passionate gamers. This will likely be through a platform designed for this purpose, like Discord.

If we have content to publish: we will publish it Sunday through Thursday unless we are restricted by an NDA or other contract.

You can find out everything you need to know about our rating system here.

Review: An in-depth critical analysis of a game that evaluates its strengths and weaknesses. Reviews typically include a detailed discussion of the game's graphics, audio, gameplay, and overall experience, as well as a rating out of 10.

Preview: A summary that offers details about a game, including its genre, core gameplay, developers, and the date of its release. They won't include a rating and will have limited subjective analysis. These are typically for games that only have demos or betas.

News: Coverage of industry events, announcements, press releases, developer updates, and general gaming news. They factually report current events in the gaming space.

Feature: A well-researched deep dive on various gaming topics with a comprehensive analysis. Features can include developer interviews, behind-the-scenes, industry trend analysis, and examinations of gaming culture and history.

Spotlight: Developer-friendly pieces to highlight specific games that pique our interest. Typically games that may never see an official release or uniquely document themselves, such as games presented at game jams. These focus on showcasing the effort and backstory behind games.

Opinion: Editorial content expressing personal viewpoints or analysis on gaming topics such as industry trends or controversies. These contain subjective takes on games and gaming culture.

List: Curated ranked content such as a top 10 list. These may include recommendations, roundups, or other organized collections of games or related content.

We primarily focus on indie games, but we do not limit ourselves and will occasionally cover AA and AAA titles if we feel they are notable.

We choose games based on a variety of factors, including personal interest, relevance to current gaming trends, and the potential for unique or underrepresented perspectives. We also consider the diversity of our content and aim to cover a wide range of genres, platforms, and styles. We prioritize games from developers who reach out and send us review copies, but we also keep an eye on upcoming releases and indie game showcases.

If you'd like to contribute to VGMM in any way, please contact us. If you are interested in writing articles, we would appreciate receiving a sample of your work.

We are currently not funded and are using our own funds to pay for servers and artists and our passion to keep the site filled with content. We do not accept sponsorship in exchange for positive reviews, but are willing to negotiate payment for extra coverage of your game. In the future we expect our funding model to change, but not our ethics.

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No, but we see a possible future where that changes. If we do, they will be clearly disclosed.

If we receive a copy of a game from a studio or publisher, or we are being compensated to cover a game, we will disclose that information in the article. If you believe you've found a mistake, please contact us.

We currently do not have a way to access it but hope to add an archive to this site in the future. In the meantime, you can visit the Wayback Machine's archives of it.

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We do not use generative AI to create content, however, our writers are free to utilize AI tools to assist in research, editing, and other tasks as they see fit. No AI-generated content will be published on the site unless it's contextually appropriate, such as in an article about AI.

Every article must go through a review process by an editor before publication. During that review, we may utilize tools that use generative AI to assist with grammar and spelling checks, but we do not use AI to generate, rephrase, or humanize content. We also use online AI detectors and plagiarism checkers to ensure the content is original. If you believe an article has been generated by AI or plagiarized, please contact us with the details, and we will investigate it.

The indie game industry has seen a surge in the use of generative AI. There are entire communities dedicated to it now. With that said, in general, we will not cover games that are primarily built using generative AI, and will likely avoid games that use generative AI in any significant way. There's a couple reasons for our stance. One is that all major generative AI models are trained on copyrighted material, which raises ethical concerns. Two is that the indie game industry has been a place for creativity and innovation for decades, and we feel that generative AI is a threat to that. We want to support developers who are creating unique and original games, not those who are using AI to generate content.

Absolutely, we offer the two most valuable things: exposure and gratitude.

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