Tag Archives: Review Bombing

Review bombing has been an issue for developers for some time now and while there have been efforts to tackle it on platforms like Steam, Metacritic's user reviews have continued to be an issue. That could start to change soon, as a waiting period is now being put in place …

A couple of weeks ago, Borderlands 3 was officially announced, which drummed up a ton of excitement from fans of the series. Unfortunately, the situation soured for some last week when the PC version was revealed to be a timed exclusive for the Epic Games Store. To vent their frustration, …

Review bombing has grown in prominence over the years, giving players a much louder voice when issues arise. Unfortunately for developers, the complaints are not always relevant to the game itself, but controversies that breach outside of end product. Valve has taken these concerns into account and is now overhauling …

Whenever there is a major controversy surrounding a game or a developer, we often see fans resort to ‘review bombing'. This is essentially where players flood a game's Steam page with negative reviews as a way to get their point across. Sometimes these negative reviews aren't relevant to the game …