As long as they aren't overtly promoting emulation or providing roms, I really have no problem with smaller sites using emulation for the purposes of screenshots, they are much higher quality than a capture card and much less expensive than the 'real' methods for taking screenshots. Maybe they just pulled them from the net though? There is a mix of real ones and fake ones... Apparently IGNPSX used a warez copy of Kalisto's FF8 (which they released before retail) for a review... at least that's what Kalisto said in their next NFO, I find that amusing
Theres a lot of hypocrite game "journalists" around, supplying unreleased and uncracked warez etc. Always have been and always will be.
I don't see how that would make them a hypocrite? Back on topic, I also think its a good way for screen shots to be taken. You get a nice picture!