Worth noting: they announced it at 7pm ET on the Friday night of Memorial Day weekend.

This irritates the shit out of me, largely because I think they came out and admitted it because you reported on it and people started asking. I kind of wish they had just announced it when it became apparent.

I feel like I’m actually playing a Star Wars game and not a shooter with a SW skin on it.

Sorry, can’t hear your reasoning over all the fun I’m having. And the packed servers I’m on every night seem to indicate quite a lot of people disagree with you.

terrible is harsh. it is a beautiful game. never seen a game look this good.

If you’re pissing people off with your journalism, then you’re doing your job. Ruffling feathers, even if you’re entertainment reporters, is par for the course. Don’t stop doing it just because a couple publishers are a wee bit on the childish side of things.

This is a fantastic article on the complex relationship that exists between the developers of art and the people whose job is to review that art. Well written, well stated, A++++ would Kotaku again.