Gross, did they need to do this? It seems the game is good and what people expected, why would they deny coverage.
I agree. The most shitty thing is that they've only sent code out to the people 2K already knew would like the game. I'm not saying more mixed reviews would drag the game down to a 70 or anything (I don't think the score would change too much) but not purposefully avoiding suspected criticism seems really shady.