Sat, 16 Mar 2019 19:11:00 GMT One of the issues with relying on user reviews to rate content is the possibility that some of those reviews may not be written in entirely good faith. Recently Rotten Tomatoes took new steps to ...
Sat, 16 Mar 2019 08:40:00 GMT We define an off-topic review bomb as one where the focus of those reviews is on a topic that we consider unrelated to the likelihood that future purchasers will be happy if they buy the game, and ...
Fri, 15 Mar 2019 17:00:00 GMT Steam users can still see raw review scores, even those that are considered off-topic if they choose. Again, the reviews aren't being removed, they just won't be factored into the overall score.
Fri, 15 Mar 2019 14:49:00 GMT Valve is going to start identifying off-topic “review bombs” and remove them from a game’s review score on Steam, it said in a blog post on Friday.
Fri, 15 Mar 2019 07:06:00 GMT In particular, Valve wants to identify and remove what it calls “off-topic review bombs.” A review bomb is when a group of players coordinate to hurt a game by giving it negative reviews.