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Early signs suggest that while Bayonetta 2 will fare very well with critics, its commercial performance may be less impressive. The game was awarded a very decent 38/40 by Japanese gaming weekly Famitsu and won a surprise 10/10 from Edge magazine – the 17th ever awarded by the mag (with …
Read More »What does it say about reviews that Destiny shipped $500m without them?
Destiny is already a huge commercial success, yet hardly any major specialist games site has published its review of the game. That’s because, as explained by Bungie prior to launch, copies weren’t distributed amongst the press until the day before release as it was concerned that accessing it without the …
Read More »Bungie says players should be wary of day one Destiny reviews
There won’t be any pre-release reviews of Destiny because the game is impossible to assess without the involvement of the buying public. That’s what Bungie is arguing in a blog post that has warned gamers to be wary of any Destiny reviews that appear upon the game’s release tomorrow. Reviewers …
Read More »Castlevania director accuses reviewers of "lacking honesty"
One of the creators of Konami’s Castelvania: Lords of Shadow 2 has lashed out at some of the game’s reviews. OXM has had a go at translating a piece on Eurogamer Spain in which game director Enric Alvarez says that the specialised gaming press [lacks] professionalism". Added Alvarez: "[You can …
Read More »2013 claims Metacritic record for lowest number of ‘great games’
Only seven individual console titles scored 90 per cent or higher on Metacritic in 2013 – by far” the lowest number in a single year since the last-gen consoles arrived. When PC and handheld games are added into the mix the total reaches 18, matching 2012. PlayStation formats were the …
Read More »Activision: We listen to Call of Duty fans, not critics
The importance of Call of Duty’s critical response pales compared to the thoughts of the series’ fans, Activision Publishing boss Eric Hirshberg has claimed. As previously documented by MCV, while Call of Duty’s review scores have trended down since 2009’s Modern Warfare 2, sales have continued to rise – until …
Read More »Steam introduces user review system
Valve is offering Steam users a megaphone to voice their opinions about games through Steam Reviews. The new system is about to enter beta, and is set to replace the current Steam Recommendations system – more similar to Facebook ‘likes’ than actual reviews – borrowing the upvote/downvote mechanic of web …
Read More »Call of Duty’s critical-consumer disconnect
It may sometimes feel like there’s a gulf separating those who make and release games and those who buy and play them. But if there’s one thing that unites these groups it’s an obsession with review scores. That solitary number – which more likely that not will be a ‘7′, …
Read More »VIDEO: Current and next-gen versions of Call of Duty: Ghosts compared
IGN has compiled a video comparison showing how Call of Duty: Ghosts performs on current-gen and next-gen consoles. It will come as no surprise that the game certainly packs some additional visual flourishes on PS4, although truth be told the gap is less pronounced than in titles such as Battlefield …
Read More »Videogamer.com changing review policy to remove "wall of text"
One UK consumer games site has revealed plans to change its review policy to offer more bite-sized information to readers. VideoGamer.com has revealed that starting from its July 22nd review of Pikmin 3 on Wii U the site will shorted its reviews to around 300 words instead of bombarding you …
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