How we review

Sector Gaming TV publishes independent video game criticism. Each article identifies its author, date, platforms, and reviewed version.

Editorial states

• Final review: an evaluation of a version considered final, with a required score.
• Preview: first impressions without a score.
• Early Access: coverage of a work-in-progress build. It may include a score clearly labelled as provisional.

Early Access articles may be shared with aggregators as coverage, but their provisional rating is not supplied as a final review score.

Scoring scale

• 9-10: essential or excellent within its genre.
• 7-8: recommended, solid, with minor issues.
• 5-6: decent or uneven, mainly for specific audiences.
• 0-4: problematic, incomplete, or difficult to recommend.

Overall recommendation

Alongside the score, every final review includes an overall recommendation. A score below 6 is considered “Not recommended”; a score of 6 or above is considered “Recommended”. Games scoring 8.5 or higher receive the Sector Gaming Recommended seal. Previews and provisional Early Access scores do not receive a final recommendation.

Transparency

New articles include a discreet disclosure stating whether access was purchased, supplied as a review code, provided through a subscription, offered as a demo, or granted through a preview or event. Commercial relationships never determine coverage or scores.

Independence, embargoes, and conflicts

No publisher, developer, or sponsor may approve or alter our editorial copy before publication. We may accept reasonable embargoes. Writers must disclose relevant personal or financial conflicts, and coverage is reassigned when appropriate.

Corrections and score changes

We correct factual errors and add an update note when the change is material. A score changes only after a substantial game update or a complete re-evaluation; the previous score and reason remain publicly documented.

Editing and translations

Writers prepare drafts, while the editorial lead approves or schedules scored reviews. Automatic English translations remain drafts until reviewed and inherit the Spanish source status, score, and disclosure.

Ethical commitment

Sector Gaming TV is committed to working according to the principles of the Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics: seeking truth and verifying information, minimizing harm, acting independently, and being transparent and accountable when addressing errors and conflicts.