To be honest I think relying on written gaming press to make your game a success is a fool's errand. Even if they write about you the impact is likely to be minimal unless you luck into some big roundup on IGN specifically

Of course nothing takes the place of that mechanism besides "shout louder on social media" which isn't highly effective without lots of followers

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