Det var efter att 2K Games amerikanska PR-byrå The Redner Group skrivit ett ilsket Twitter-inlägg om de mest negativa Duke Nukem Forever-recensionerna, som 2K avslutade all kontakt med byrån.
"Too many went too far with their reviews...we are reviewing who gets games next time and who doesn't based on today's venom," löd tweeten.
Något Jim Redner, The Redner Groups enda anställda, nu har ångrat.
"I overreacted when I read the review and I vented on Twitter. It was an act of passion on my part that lacked objectivity," berättar Jim Redner för Wired.
Redner har även kallat Twitter-inlägget för "a brain fart of epic proportions". Han menar dock att det aldrig handlade om att svartlista speltidningar.
"Publishers are under no obligation to send out copies of their game for review. They reserve the right to pick and choose who they want to send their game too, just like writers have the right to publish a review in any manner they choose. It's called selection. It's a choice," skriver Redner.