In a way it does sort of function as just more hype, but it’s also a fun, absorbing read in its own right (apart from the utterly bizarre Iraq-war analogy on p.1).
Good job; this is the kind of content that is still pretty rare in gaming journalism I feel (at least the online sort).
edit: D’oh! Utterly redundant. Oh well, others can decide if this deserves its own thread, otherwise just let it die.