Originally Posted by TheMadGamer 
This trend of getting reviews out first 'ftw' is getting old. Seriously, how good can a review of the 'retail' copy of a game be like the day or two after its released? Hell, it isn't even in stores yet here in CA.
Actually, game mags get the retail copies a few weeks before they arrive at shops, so theoretically, journalists have ample time to kick up a review. And to leak out the finished game