At Gaming Insider, our goal is to provide accurate, useful, transparent, and reader-focused coverage of the gaming industry.

We cover Games, iGaming, Crypto Gaming, Reviews & Guides, and Gaming Experiences, with a focus on helping readers understand games, platforms, products, trends, and developments without unnecessary hype or misleading claims.

This Editorial Policy explains how we research, produce, review, update, and correct our content.

1. Our Editorial Principles

Gaming Insider’s editorial approach is built around five principles:

  • Accuracy: We aim to publish factual and reliable information.
  • Independence: Editorial decisions are made independently of commercial interests.
  • Transparency: We clearly distinguish editorial content from advertising and other commercial material.
  • Useful reporting: We prioritise information that genuinely helps or informs our readers.
  • Accountability: When we make a mistake, we investigate it and correct it where appropriate.

Our editorial standards apply across our website, including news articles, reviews, guides, opinion pieces, and gaming experiences.

2. Gaming News

Gaming news should be based on credible and verifiable information.

Where possible, our writers use primary sources such as:

  • Official developer and publisher announcements
  • Official game websites
  • Developer or publisher statements
  • Official platform announcements
  • Government or regulatory sources
  • Company announcements and filings
  • Direct interviews
  • Official event information

We may also use reputable secondary sources when they provide useful context or reporting.

We do not treat social media posts, forum comments, rumours, leaks, or anonymous claims as confirmed facts without appropriate verification.

When reporting developing stories, we may clearly identify information as unconfirmed, reported, alleged, or subject to change where appropriate.

3. Fact-Checking

We make reasonable efforts to verify important factual claims before publication.

Depending on the subject, this may include checking:

  • Game release information
  • Platform availability
  • Developer and publisher details
  • Product specifications
  • Pricing information
  • System requirements
  • Game features
  • Updates and patches
  • Industry announcements
  • iGaming information
  • Crypto gaming and blockchain developments

Information that can change quickly may be updated after publication when reliable new information becomes available.

4. Sources and Attribution

We aim to identify the source of significant claims where doing so helps readers understand or verify the information.

When information comes directly from a developer, publisher, company, regulator, official announcement, or other primary source, we may link to that source.

We do not present another publisher’s original reporting as our own.

When we use information from external sources, we aim to add original context, analysis, explanation, or reporting rather than simply reproducing material published elsewhere.

5. Reviews

Gaming Insider reviews are intended to help readers make informed decisions.

Where practical, reviews are based on hands-on experience with the game, product, platform, or service being reviewed.

Depending on the subject, our review process may consider:

  • Gameplay
  • Performance
  • Graphics and visual quality
  • Features
  • Controls
  • Stability
  • Accessibility
  • Content
  • User experience
  • Value
  • Hardware compatibility
  • Long-term usability
  • Overall strengths and weaknesses

The criteria will vary according to the type of product or experience.

A review copy, free product, early access, press invitation, or other complimentary access does not guarantee a positive review.

6. Personal Gaming Experiences

Gaming Insider may publish first-hand gaming experiences and personal perspectives.

These articles represent the author’s experience and perspective rather than universal conclusions.

We distinguish between:

First-hand experience: What the writer personally experienced, tested, or observed.

Fact: Information that can be independently verified.

Opinion: The writer’s judgement, preference, or interpretation.

We believe clearly distinguishing these categories helps readers understand the context behind our content.

7. Reviews and Commercial Relationships

Gaming Insider may receive review copies, products, game keys, press access, invitations, or other forms of access from developers, publishers, manufacturers, agencies, or other companies.

Receiving access does not give a company editorial control over the final content.

Companies cannot purchase a positive review.

Where a commercial relationship could reasonably affect how readers interpret an article, we aim to disclose it clearly.

8. Affiliate Links

Some Gaming Insider articles may contain affiliate links.

If a reader purchases a product or service through an eligible affiliate link, Gaming Insider may receive a commission at no additional cost to the reader.

Affiliate relationships do not determine our editorial conclusions.

We aim to recommend products, games, services, and platforms based on their relevance and usefulness to readers rather than solely on the commission available.

Where appropriate, affiliate disclosures will be displayed near relevant content or links.

9. Advertising and Sponsored Content

Sponsored and Advertising content may appear on Gaming Insider. Advertising does not determine our independent editorial coverage.

Sponsored or paid content will be identified clearly so that readers can distinguish it from independently produced editorial content.

Payment for advertising, sponsorship, or promotion does not guarantee:

  • A positive review
  • Positive editorial coverage
  • Inclusion in an editorial ranking
  • A particular search position
  • Removal of legitimate criticism

10. iGaming Editorial Standards

Gaming Insider covers selected topics within the iGaming industry.

Because iGaming can involve regulated activities and financial risk, we take particular care with claims involving:

  • Online casinos
  • Sports betting
  • Gambling platforms
  • Bonuses and promotions
  • Licensing
  • Regulation
  • Payments
  • Player protections
  • Responsible gambling
  • Gambling-related technology

We aim to distinguish factual information from promotional claims made by operators or third parties.

Where regulatory or licensing information is relevant, we prefer authoritative sources and encourage readers to verify current information with the relevant regulator or operator.

We do not intend our editorial content to encourage irresponsible gambling or suggest that gambling is a guaranteed way to make money.

Where applicable, age restrictions and responsible-gambling information should be clearly communicated in relevant content.

11. Crypto Gaming Editorial Standards

Gaming Insider also covers crypto gaming, blockchain gaming, Web3 gaming, and related technologies.

Crypto-related information can change rapidly. Token prices, project roadmaps, game economies, regulations, platforms, and technical features may change after publication.

We therefore aim to distinguish between:

  • Confirmed project information
  • Official announcements
  • Developer claims
  • Market commentary
  • Community speculation
  • Our own analysis or opinion

We do not present speculative statements about the future value of a cryptocurrency, token, NFT, or gaming project as guaranteed outcomes.

Readers should independently assess financial and investment risks before making decisions involving crypto assets.

12. Rumours, Leaks and Unconfirmed Information

Gaming Insider may report on significant rumours or leaks when they are genuinely newsworthy and there is sufficient reason to believe they merit coverage.

However, unconfirmed information will not automatically be presented as fact.

We may use wording such as reported, rumoured, alleged, or unconfirmed when the available evidence does not support treating a claim as established fact.

We will update or clarify such coverage if reliable information later confirms or disproves the original claim.

13. AI-Assisted Content

Gaming Insider may use technology and AI-assisted tools during parts of the editorial workflow where appropriate.

Examples may include research assistance, brainstorming, transcription, organisation, editing support, or other production tasks.

AI-generated information is not treated as automatically accurate.

Human editorial oversight remains important, particularly for:

  • Factual claims
  • News reporting
  • Product specifications
  • Reviews
  • Quotes
  • Statistics
  • Regulatory information
  • iGaming information
  • Crypto gaming information

We do not rely on AI output as a substitute for verification, first-hand testing, or editorial judgement.

14. Corrections

Despite our efforts, mistakes can occasionally occur.

If we discover a factual error, we aim to correct it promptly and accurately.

Readers can report potential errors by contacting us through our Contact Us page or by emailing:

info@gaminginsider.co.uk

When submitting a correction request, please provide:

  • The article URL
  • The specific error
  • An explanation of why it is incorrect
  • Reliable supporting evidence where available

Minor spelling or formatting changes may be corrected without a public correction notice.

Significant factual corrections may be explained within the article where appropriate.

15. Updating Existing Articles

Gaming information can become outdated quickly.

We may periodically review and update articles to reflect changes such as:

  • Game updates
  • New releases
  • Hardware changes
  • Product availability
  • Pricing
  • Features
  • System requirements
  • Platform support
  • Industry developments
  • Regulatory changes
  • iGaming information
  • Crypto gaming developments

Updated articles may display a Last updated date so readers can understand when the content was most recently reviewed.

Updating an article does not mean that every original statement has changed. We may preserve relevant historical context where it remains useful.

16. Editorial Independence

Editorial decisions are made independently from advertisers, sponsors, affiliate partners, developers, publishers, manufacturers, and other commercial organisations.

No commercial partner should expect favourable editorial treatment in exchange for payment, products, access, sponsorship, or other benefits.

Our editorial team retains control over:

  • Article topics
  • Headlines
  • Reviews
  • Ratings, where used
  • Recommendations
  • Editorial conclusions
  • Corrections
  • Updates

17. Conflicts of Interest

Writers and contributors should avoid situations where a personal or financial interest could compromise editorial judgement.

Where a potential conflict of interest is relevant to a particular article, it should be disclosed to the appropriate editorial decision-maker and, where necessary, to readers.

Gaming Insider may decline coverage where a conflict could materially undermine the credibility of the content.

18. Content We Do Not Publish

Gaming Insider does not aim to publish content that deliberately:

  • Misleads readers
  • Fabricates facts or sources
  • Plagiarises another publisher’s work
  • Presents speculation as confirmed information
  • Conceals material commercial relationships
  • Makes unsupported financial guarantees
  • Encourages irresponsible gambling
  • Deliberately manipulates readers through deceptive claims

We may also reject submissions that do not meet our editorial standards or provide sufficient reliable information.

19. Reader Feedback

Readers are an important part of maintaining editorial quality.

We welcome:

  • Corrections
  • Constructive criticism
  • Story suggestions
  • Gaming experiences
  • Relevant industry information
  • Feedback about our reviews and guides

Feedback does not guarantee publication or a response, but credible information may be considered during future editorial reviews.

20. Our Commitment to Readers

Gaming Insider aims to earn reader trust through accurate information, transparent editorial practices, useful reporting, and clear separation between editorial and commercial interests.

We will continue to review our editorial processes as the gaming industry, technology, search landscape, and publishing standards evolve.