Access to the game appears to have been heavily restricted in the UK, where Bethesda has also not provided copies of Starfield to other websites and YouTube channels owned by Eurogamer parent company Reedpop. Meanwhile, some other UK outlets have been provided access through Bethesda's US arm.
Throughout the past two weeks, since copies of the game were made available to the media, I've spent hours trying to discuss the issue with Bethesda, and the matter has been repeatedly flagged to both Bethesda and Microsoft at senior levels.
I have been told Eurogamer will receive a copy at some point but, even if this happens today, we are now well past the point of being able to appraise such an enormous RPG at the same time as other outlets this week.
Ultimately, delaying Eurogamer's access to Starfield means a delay to you reading our verdict. It also means our score will join the industry's critical consensus at a later point, after outlets that were initially picked by Bethesda. Rest assured, however, that Eurogamer's Starfield review will be published as soon as we're able, once we can give this important release the playtime it fully deserves.
The same is also true of our guides coverage. Our brilliant and hard-working guides team will still cover Starfield with the depth and detail they have built a reputation for - just later than we'd have hoped.
