Corrections Policy

How to Report an Error

If you believe an article on TheCoreGamer contains a factual error, please report it using our contact form. Include:

• The URL of the article in question
• A description of the alleged error
• A source or evidence supporting the correction

You may also reach us by email at the address listed on our contact page. We review all correction requests regardless of their source — we do not require reporters to identify themselves, but a name and contact detail helps us follow up if needed.

Response Time

We aim to acknowledge all correction requests within 48 hours on business days. For breaking news or time-sensitive errors, we prioritise review and correction within the same day when possible. Complex corrections — such as those requiring source verification or significant rewriting — may take up to five business days to resolve. We will keep you informed of the status if you provided contact details.

How Corrections Appear on Articles

Minor factual corrections (wrong date, name, stat, or figure) are made directly in the article text. The corrected text is updated inline and a Correction Notice block is appended to the article noting what was changed and when.

Substantive corrections — those that change the meaning, conclusion, or key claims of the article — receive a prominently displayed notice at the top of the article in addition to the inline fix. This notice includes the original text, the corrected text, and the date of the revision.

We do not silently delete or alter published content without a correction notice. Original phrasing that required correction is preserved in the notice for transparency. Articles that have been corrected carry a "Corrected" label in their metadata.

Retraction Policy

In rare cases where an article contains errors so severe that correction would be insufficient — such as fabricated information, plagiarism, or claims that are fundamentally and irreparably wrong — the article may be retracted entirely.

Retracted articles are not deleted. The URL is preserved and redirects to a retraction notice that explains why the article was retracted, what it originally claimed, and when the retraction was issued. This ensures the public record is maintained and prevents the retracted content from circulating without context.

Retraction decisions are made by the Editor-in-Chief. If a retraction involves a conflict of interest at the editorial level, an independent review will be conducted before the decision is finalised.

Editorial Updates vs. Corrections

Not all article updates are corrections. When an article is updated with new information — such as a game receiving a major patch, a release date change, or a follow-up statement from a developer — it is marked as "Updated" with the date of the update and a brief description of what was added. These updates are not triggered by error reports and do not carry a correction notice.