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Editorial Policy

Our Goal

Quest Newsroom publishes evergreen explainers about role-playing games: beginner guides, game mechanics, subgenres, series histories and recommendations. Our goal is accuracy and clarity. This page explains how we choose topics, how we check facts and what we do when we get something wrong.

How We Choose Topics

We focus on questions RPG players genuinely ask and that stay relevant beyond a single release week: how a system works, what a genre label means, where to start with a long series, or how a studio and its games built a legacy. We avoid rumours, leaks and content that depends on this week’s patch or sales chart. We do not publish betting or gambling content.

Research and Fact-Checking

  • Release dates, platforms, developer and publisher credits are checked against official sources and established references.
  • Game mechanics are described from official manuals, developer documentation and well-maintained community references, and we avoid patch-specific numbers that are likely to change.
  • Where facts can change, such as platform availability or the status of an announced game, we state the point in time they refer to, for example “as of 2026”.
  • Sales figures, awards and records are included only when we can verify them with a reliable source.
  • If we cannot verify a claim, we leave it out. We do not invent quotes, statistics or personal play experiences.

Sources

Each article ends with a list of the main sources we used, linked so readers can check them. We prefer primary sources such as developer and publisher websites, official announcements and manuals, supported by reputable reference works and gaming outlets.

Use of AI Tools

AI tools assist our team with research organisation and drafting. Every article is then fact-checked against sources and edited by a person before publication. Responsibility for what we publish rests with our editorial team, not with any software.

Authorship

Articles are published under the pen name Nadia Corwin, which represents our small independent editorial team. We do not attribute credentials or experience to the pen name that we do not have.

Corrections

If you find an error, please email [email protected] with the article link and, ideally, a source. We review every report. Factual errors are corrected promptly, and significant corrections are noted at the end of the article with the date of the update. We also revisit evergreen articles when a game is remade, re-released on new platforms or substantially changed by an update.

Sponsored Content and Links

Quest Newsroom is independent and not affiliated with any developer, publisher, platform holder or storefront. If we publish sponsored content, it will always be clearly labelled “Sponsored”, and any paid links will carry the rel=”sponsored” attribute. Sponsors have no influence over our regular editorial content, including our recommendations.