Affiliate Disclosure

FTC Compliance Statement

In accordance with the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guidelines on endorsements and testimonials (16 CFR Part 255), TheCoreGamer discloses that some links published on this site are affiliate links. When a reader clicks an affiliate link and subsequently makes a qualifying purchase, TheCoreGamer may receive a commission from the retailer or affiliate network at no additional cost to the reader.

This disclosure applies to all pages on TheCoreGamer, including game reviews, deals pages, and articles that contain store links. Affiliate links are present regardless of whether an explicit disclosure notice appears on every individual page.

Affiliate Networks and Partners

TheCoreGamer participates in affiliate programs operated by the following networks and retailers. This list is not exhaustive and may be updated as partnerships change:

• Amazon Associates — retail products, accessories, and game listings
• Steam (Valve) — PC game store links using Valve's affiliate programme
• Humble Bundle — game bundles and store affiliate links
• Fanatical — PC game key store affiliate links
• Green Man Gaming — PC game store affiliate links
• Impact Radius and ShareASale — network-level affiliates covering various gaming hardware and peripheral retailers

How Affiliate Links Are Identified

All affiliate links on TheCoreGamer carry the HTML attribute rel="sponsored" as required by Google Webmaster Guidelines and consistent with FTC disclosure best practices. This attribute signals to search engines and browsers that the link is a commercial relationship.

In addition, affiliate links on deals pages and game review pages are presented inside clearly labelled purchase buttons or deal cards (e.g., "Buy on Steam", "Check Deal"). UTM tracking parameters (utm_source=thecoregamer&utm_medium=affiliate) may be appended to affiliate URLs to allow us to track click performance.

Affiliate links are never disguised as non-commercial links. If you are unsure whether a link is an affiliate link, you can check for the rel="sponsored"attribute using your browser's developer tools.

Affiliate Relationships and Editorial Independence

Affiliate commission potential has no influence on our review scores, editorial coverage decisions, or the games and products we choose to feature. A game is not reviewed, recommended, or scored differently because it generates affiliate revenue. Our editorial and business operations are separated by design.

Games covered on TheCoreGamer are selected based on reader interest, editorial merit, and available review resources — not on whether a store link is available or profitable. We cover many games for which no affiliate programme exists.

If you have concerns about a specific piece of content and its relationship to affiliate activity, please contact us via our contact page. We take editorial integrity concerns seriously and will respond to all enquiries.