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Metacritic changes its user review policy to combat score bombing – Engadget
To prevent score bombing, Metacritic makes users wait 36 hours before reviewing a brand new game.
“We recently implemented the 36 hour waiting period for all user reviews in our games section to ensure our gamers have time to play these games before writing their reviews. This new waiting period for user reviews has been rolled out across Metacritic’s Games section and was based on data-driven research and with the input of critics and industry experts,” a Metacritic spokesperson said in a statement provided to Engadget.
The change was first noticed about two weeks ago, but it’s getting mor…
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