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Should we have a Metacritic that rates game reviewers, asks David Braben
Read More »Brotherhood reviews top COD, NFS
Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood has received rave reviews, making it one of the most critically claimed games available this Christmas. At the time of writing, the game boasts a Metacritic average of 91 per cent for the PS3 edition and 90 for the Xbox 360 version – currently outranking all …
Read More »Metacritic wants reviews to be art
One of the founders of reviews aggregation site Metacritic has told MCV that he wants games reviews to progress to the stage where they can themselves be considered as pieces of art. I can only hope that with the decline in the number and influence of traditional media outlets there …
Read More »The law of averages
Metacritic's founder provides a rare glimpse inside the world of the website
Read More »Sub-standard Sonics de-listed
Poor or average Sonic The Hedgehog games can no longer be bought new at retail. Sega has de-listed certain Sonic titles in order to ‘increase the value of the brand’ and avoid confusing the consumer. The firm plans to launch three new Sonic games this Christmas – Sonic Colours and …
Read More »Moore: Metacritic a slippery slope
EA Sports boss Peter Moore has warned that the development world’s obsession with high Metacritic scores may leave gamers in the dark. Metacritic scores have previously been worked into the development teams’ objectives, and the hardest task fell to the FIFA crew, who were challenged by Moore to go out …
Read More »EAâ??s Moore: Metacritic mania a â??slippery slopeâ??
Studio boss says itâ??s â??almost impossibleâ? to score mid-90s with iterative sports games
Read More »BioWare: We’re obsessed with review scores
Develop 2010: It's a commitment to quality, argues co-founder Dr. Greg Zeschuk
Read More »Metacritic report suggests quality increase
The mid-year report from leading reviews aggregation site Metacritic suggests that while sales might be suffering year-on-year gamers have so far in 2010 enjoyed better quality games that were on offer the year before. So far this year seven titles have achieved review score averages of 90 per cent or …
Read More »Amazing reviews for Super Mario Galaxy 2
Having hit US retail yesterday and well on track for its UK debut on July 11th, Nintendo’s Wii platform title Super Mario Galaxy 2 is on target to possibly become the best reviewed game ever. At the moment that game currently boasts a 98 per cent rating on reviews aggregation …
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