Developer admits "we screwed it" after game website exposes review blacklist threat

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The developer of a sci-fi horror shooter recently released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One has been caught out threatening game websites in a bid to avoid negative reviews.
BadFly Interactive, which is based in the Czech Republic, released Dead Effect 2 on Xbox One last week and on PS4 today. It launched on Steam in May 2016.
In promoting the game, BadFly CEO, co-founder and creative director Lubomír Dykast sent emails to game websites offering review code, as you'd expect of a developer trying to create exposure for their game. But what you wouldn't expect for those emails to include a threat.
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