I've seen bad reviews in OPM in the past but we're talking back in the days of ps1/2 era. I don't know about now. As for x360 and PCG? They're independent of the developers. However it's a fair point to note that over 75% of all gaming magazines out there are published by the same people (future publishing) so therefore it's unlikely to really ever see something like the next fifa/cod/ff so forth get less than a 9 or a 10 across the board. Edge being one of the few exceptions to this rule.