Topic: Metacritic
Metacritic has faced criticism for implementing stricter censorship measures in response to negative user reviews, raising concerns about the suppression of honest feedback. This trend highlights the platform’s role as a gatekeeper of public opinion, where user voices can be silenced under the guise of maintaining standards. Such actions threaten free expression and the integrity of user-generated content, making it essential to scrutinize how platforms manage dissenting opinions.
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Metacritic announces stricter censorship after negative user reviews of Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores
The battle between critics and users continues.
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Voice actors blame The Last of Us 2 negative reviews on bots
There’s a massive discrepancy in opinion between corporate journalists and players.
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ResetEra member single-handedly review bombs AI: The Somnium Files on Metacritic, says he “hated” the game
The lone ResetEra member was able to sink the game’s score from 8.2 to 1.9 in a single day.
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Blizzard issues “apology” for Warcraft 3: Remastered “bugs”
Blizzard appears to suggest customers’ high expectations are somewhat to blame.
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Warcraft 3: Refunded parody site launches as the game continues to face mass backlash
The site highlights the game’s broken promises and missing features.
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Warcraft III: Reforged’s Metacritic score hits a record-breaking low
Blizzard’s first controversy of 2020 is here already.
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Warcraft 3: Reforged blasted on Metacritic and Blizzard forums for its bugs, poor graphics, and more
Blizzard messes up again.
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New data shows strange patterns in Rotten Tomatoes Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker audience reviews
The Audience Score for the movie has been stuck at 86% since it gained over 60,000 reviews.
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Entertainment Weekly slammed for giving Netflix’s The Witcher 0/100 after admitting to skipping episodes
One of the critics wrote, “because life’s too short for Netflix drama running times, I skipped ahead to the fifth…