A quick and simple statement on ethics

The video game industry has been embroiled in controversy these past few weeks. Beginning with the firestorm started by the infamous "Zoe Post" over on Tumblr, which led to pithy attempts at mass censorship on multiple gaming sites including Reddit and 4chan, which in turn led to the creation of the #GamerGate hashtag on Twitter. All of this has inspired many to take up video game reporting on their own, because the conventional video game journalism industry is clearly not up to the task. To that end, I am laying out simple guidelines for this page;

• No "incentives" or "gifts" from any developer or publisher, including press codes for copies of the game. I feel paying full retail price for a game is a part of the experience and deciding whether a game is worth the money or not is a part of the review process.
• In fact, no relationship with developers/publishers at all. I should just be another Joe Schmo buying their games. I'm not their stooge or their mouthpiece.
• Politics and "Social Justice" have no place in video game criticism. Video games are art, but not all art contains social or political points or statements. One of the greatest problems facing the entire game industry is people trying to force their political beliefs into gaming. This has led to divisions amongst gamers and overall stagnation of the industry.

That is all I can think of off the top of my head, but by no means everything. This document will continue to get updated.

Also, I review 3DS, PS3, PC, and in the future, Wii U games. First big review coming up; Super Smash Bros. 3DS. I can't believe the games journalism industry has reached a point where I need a large ethics statement before I even mention consoles or games.

Here's to fixing the industry that we all love so much.

Edit: I should qualify all of this by saying my video game criticism is just a hobby and will probably live in obscurity forever. I seriously doubt I'll ever be important enough that any issues will occur.