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OpenCritic was developed to avoid some of the controversies that Metacritic has gained in the video game industry. A game's Metacritic score has become strongly attached to the financial performance of a game and subsequent efforts of the development studio and publisher, such as affecting post-release studio bonuses.
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GameRankings was a video gaming review aggregator that was founded in 1999 and owned by CBS Interactive. [1] It indexed over 315,000 articles relating to more than 14,500 video games. [when?] GameRankings was discontinued in December 2019, with its staff being merged with the similar aggregator Metacritic.
Ad Infinitum received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic. [6] [7] [8] GamingBolt praised what they felt was "a unique setting and premise" but said the horror elements needed more work. [4]
Metacritic has been used by businesses to predict future sales. In 2007, Nick Wingfield of The Wall Street Journal wrote that Metacritic "influence[s] the sales of games and the stocks of video game publishers". He explains its influence as coming from the higher cost of buying video games than music or movie tickets.
Metacritic listed it the fourth worst game of 2023. [13] GamesRadar and Gaming Bolt praised the premise but said the art direction tried too hard to be cinematic. [ 2 ] [ 14 ] Although IGN described it as stylish and creepy, they said it was ruined by its bugs, poor enemy AI, checkpoint system, and story. [ 15 ]
On Metacritic, Dordogne received positive reviews for Windows and PlayStation 4, and the Switch version received mixed reviews. [5] Game Informer said it is "like a charming French indie art film come to life". [2] Rock Paper Shotgun said the puzzles are simple, but it is "a very sweet and tender coming of age tale". [3]
GameSpot is an American video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information on video games. The site was launched on May 1, 1996, created by Pete Deemer, Vince Broady, and Jon Epstein.