Editorial standards
Real gaming news, just the news. These are the rules we hold ourselves to so you can tell what you’re reading.
What our labels mean
- Official
- Confirmed by the publisher, developer or platform holder, in a post or announcement we link.
- Reported
- Reported by credible outlets but not confirmed by the people involved. We name who reported it.
- Rumor
- Unconfirmed claims. We say so up front, say what’s known, and don’t dress it up as fact.
- Analysis
- Our explanation of what an event means. It’s commentary on reporting, labeled as such.
What we do
Brutal Combo is a news aggregator with commentary on top. We watch publishers, platform holders and the gaming press, group the coverage of each event into one story, and explain what happened and why it matters.
We don’t claim original reporting, hands-on time or interviews we didn’t do. When a story relies on someone else’s reporting, we say so and link it.
Sourcing
Every story lists the sources it draws on. Stories that repeat the same original report count as one source, not several, so a rumor passed between outlets doesn’t gain weight by repetition.
Quotes are used only if they appear in a linked source, word for word. We don’t invent quotes, numbers, dates or details.
Review before publishing
Nothing goes live until an editor has read it and approved it. Claims in a draft are checked against the sources we have, and anything the sources don’t support gets fixed or cut before it runs.
Corrections and updates
If we get something wrong, we fix it and add a dated note to the story saying what changed. When a story develops, we update it and say so rather than quietly rewriting history.
To report a mistake, use the contact form and choose “Correction” with the link to the story.
Images
We use images only with a recorded reason we’re allowed to, such as publisher press material, and we credit the source under every image. Where we don’t have an image we can use, we show a labeled placeholder rather than borrowing one.
Spoilers
We try to keep story-ruining details out of headlines and mark or blur images that give things away.
Questions or a correction? Contact us. More about us on the About page.