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IGN's Ratings Are Out Of Control

June 28, 2010 in Blog comments 9

Defcon: Awesome takes a look at the suspiciously high ratings that are coming out of the IGN editorial offices and finds a few disturbing trends. Not only did IGN give roughly 90 games in the last 12 months a score of 9.0 or higher, but in a sample of 50 games reviewed by IGN, Giantbomb, and Gamespot, the editors at IGN gave out almost twice as many scores of 9.0 or higher as their competitors.

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  • 0
    conel3 Jun 29, 10
    IGN hasn't been a reliable source for reviews for a long, long time.
  • 3
    Existence Jun 29, 10
    ...and that's why you're supposed to read the review rather than just look at the score. Every person has their own idea of the 1-10 scale, which imo, is so arbitrary I'm surprised it's still in use.
  • 0
    blackrosedelt Jun 29, 10
    That's why I'm a fan of Meta Critic. Gimme the good, the bad, a little excerpt and let me figure out which ones I want to read.

    IGN also posts higher scores for most 360 titles than their PS3 version. Always been a little suspect to me
    • 2
      Fallen Royalty Jun 29, 10
      I guess that means the simpler minds of 360 gamers are easier to please.
    • 0
      Red 9 Jun 29, 10
      quote blackrosedelt
      IGN also posts higher scores for most 360 titles than their PS3 version. Always been a little suspect to me
      Haven't seen that happen in a long time. Commonly all multiplatform titles are given the same rating unless there is a glaring issue only on one version.
    • 0
      Seproth Jun 29, 10
      metacritic is a piece of shit. 3 of 5 translates to a 60 on metacritic. Which is just wrong.
      • 1
        Red 9 Jun 30, 10
        That's because 3/5 IS 60. 3 divided by 5 is 0.6. As a percentage it's 60.
        • 0
          Seproth Jun 30, 10
          No, that means you can't possible have 10 30 50 70 or 90 from a 5 point scale. It's variable and they don't adjust accordingly they're lazy and if you read Adam's blog more than a few developers have been denied a bonus because of it.
  • 1
    Solid Snake 4Life Jun 29, 10
    And the benefeits of being a fanboy are...? If it's simply rep on the internet I think your wasting your time.

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