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Read More »Epic Games Store will offer an opt-in review system
Now Steam tweaks review system to combat spamming
Valve’s ever-lasting attempts to ensure fair use of the Steam reviews system have now turned their attentions to the problem of review spamming. The current system in part relies on users giving existing reviews a thumbs up or thumbs down for ‘helpfulness’. Like all of these mechanisms, it relies on …
Read More »Steam changes user reviews to help prevent bots and inaccuracy
Valve's gaming portal has been working on readdressing its systems to help prevent aggressive spam
Read More »Opinion: Isn’t honesty refreshing?
Following the statement today from CI Games on the future focus of the company, Sean Cleaver discusses how honesty is refreshing in our industry
Read More »Steam unveils further tweaks to its review system
Changes made to "fine-tune the relevance and accuracy of the overall review score for each product."
Read More »Zelda: Breath of the Wild is one of the all-time highest rated games
Nintendo Switch’s launch line-up may be a little thin, but there is most certainly a jewel in its crown. The review embargo for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has lifted, and already the adventure title is looking to be one of the highest-rated releases of all time. …
Read More »Uncharted 4 is Metacritic’s highest rated game of the year
Sony’s PS4 exclusive Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End has been crowned the best game of 2016 by reviews aggregator Metacritic. The title finished the year with a 93 per cent review rating. That does make it the second lowest rated winning game of the last five years, however, ahead of …
Read More »Xbox boss says some reviewers give low scores for clicks
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said that he believes in some instances consumer sites give games low review scores to try and generate traffic. He made the claim when asked by GameSpot about the relatively lukewarm reception afforded to recent Xbox release ReCore. I wish it reviewed higher, but I …
Read More »Steam reverses some of its recent review changes
After that anger that greeted its recent changes, Valve has further tweaked Steam’s user review system. It was announced last week that buyers who purchase a game outside of Steam would no longer have their review scores contribute to a game’s overall store average. This was designed to curb the …
Read More »Some games see huge userscore swings after Steam changes
One game saw its user review score change from a very decent 88 to a far less inspiring 14 following Valve’s changes to the user review system on Steam yesterday. The new rules mean that customers who have obtained a game by redeeming a key as opposed to buying directly …
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