Metacritic (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Metacritic" in English language version.

Last modified: 09:18:04, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

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4936web.archive.org

1^st place

55metacritic.com

51^st place

44^th place

51wsj.com

94^th place

66^th place

51theguardian.com

16^th place

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33kotaku.com

460^th place

318^th place

22gamerevolution.com

1,759^th place

1,084^th place

22gamedeveloper.com

1,552^nd place

783^rd place

22gamesindustry.biz

1,133^rd place

707^th place

22webbyawards.com

5,835^th place

3,420^th place

21hollywoodreporter.com

30^th place

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21dailydot.com

1,514^th place

928^th place

21gamesradar.com

378^th place

265^th place

21pcgamesn.com

1,845^th place

1,151^st place

21giantbomb.com

3,185^th place

2,451^st place

11cjr.org

4,659^th place

2,556^th place

11variety.com

21^st place

17^th place

11fandom.com

902^nd place

low place

11ign.com

48^th place

38^th place

11arstechnica.com

473^rd place

338^th place

11businessinsider.com

201^st place

139^th place

11reuters.com

38^th place

30^th place

11next-gen.biz

6,904^th place

4,539^th place

11zendesk.com

low place

11venturebeat.com

831^st place

553^rd place

11eurogamer.net

264^th place

185^th place

11inverse.com

1,941^st place

1,159^th place

11computerandvideogames.com

2,373^rd place

1,698^th place

11theverge.com

208^th place

158^th place

arstechnica.com (Global: 473^rd place; English: 338^th place)

Orland, Kyle (March 15, 2012). "Why linking developer bonuses to Metacritic scores should come to an end". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on December 17, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019.

businessinsider.com (Global: 201^st place; English: 139^th place)

Gilbert, Ben (May 9, 2019). "The 10 best Pokémon games of all time, according to critics". Business Insider. Archived from the original on September 27, 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2019.

cjr.org (Global: 4,659^th place; English: 2,556^th place)

"Columbia Journalism Review – CJR's guide to what the major media companies own". Columbia Journalism Review. Archived from the original on April 17, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2011.

computerandvideogames.com (Global: 2,373^rd place; English: 1,698^th place)

"Metacritic bans 'bombing' user reviewers". ComputerAndVideoGames.com. September 23, 2011. Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2011.

dailydot.com (Global: 1,514^th place; English: 928^th place)

Khan, Imad (December 11, 2015). "Do Metacritic scores affect game sales?". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019.

eurogamer.net (Global: 264^th place; English: 185^th place)

Welsh, Oli (February 10, 2015). "Eurogamer has dropped review scores". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.

fandom.com (Global: 902^nd place; English: low place)

about.fandom.com

"Fandom Acquires Leading Entertainment & Gaming Brands Including GameSpot, TV Guide and Metacritic". Fandom. October 3, 2022. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.

gamedeveloper.com (Global: 1,552^nd place; English: 783^rd place)

Rose, Mike (July 10, 2012). "Metacritic is here to stay, but can we fix it?". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on September 15, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
Remo, Chris (May 22, 2008). "Microsoft To Delist Low-Ranking XBLA Titles, Raise Size Limit". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on May 25, 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2008.

gamerevolution.com (Global: 1,759^th place; English: 1,084^th place)

Leack, Jonathan (September 25, 2015). "OpenCritic's Gamer-Centric Style Is Everything Metacritic Should Have Been". Game Revolution. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
Leonard, Matt (September 12, 2018). "Metacritic Adds 'Must-Play' Label to Highly Reviewed Games". Game Revolution. Archived from the original on February 27, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2019.

gamesindustry.biz (Global: 1,133^rd place; English: 707^th place)

Spector, Warren (May 13, 2013). "Defining Success: Why Metacritic Should Be Irrelevant". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on January 30, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
Valentine, Rebekah (February 21, 2020). "Kunai becomes the latest title review bombed on Metacritic by a single person". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2020.

gamesradar.com (Global: 378^th place; English: 265^th place)

Lewis, Catherine (November 25, 2024). "As bugs weigh down review scores for Stalker 2, Dishonored and Prey creative director says the "Metacritic ecosystem encourages devs to make safe boring games"". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on November 25, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2025.

giantbomb.com (Global: 3,185^th place; English: 2,451^st place)

Klepek, Patrick (September 22, 2011). "Metacritic Finds, Bans Group of Users Unfairly Scoring Games". Giant Bomb. Archived from the original on March 8, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2011.

hollywoodreporter.com (Global: 30^th place; English: 22^nd place)

Weprin, Alex (October 3, 2022). "TV Guide, Metacritic, GameSpot Acquired by Fandom in $55M Deal With Red Ventures". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.

ign.com (Global: 48^th place; English: 38^th place)

MacDonald, Keza (July 16, 2012). "Is Metacritic Ruining The Games Industry?". IGN. Archived from the original on February 11, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2019.

inverse.com (Global: 1,941^st place; English: 1,159^th place)

Glennon, Jen (June 24, 2020). "Metacritic has a review bombing problem. Here are 6 ways to fix it". Inverse. Archived from the original on June 28, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2020.

kotaku.com (Global: 460^th place; English: 318^th place)

Schreier, Jason (May 16, 2016). "Reviewer Targeted For Giving Uncharted 4 Negative Review". Kotaku. Archived from the original on May 16, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
Tolito, Stephan (January 30, 2012). "How We Will Review Games". Kotaku. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
Schreier, Jason (August 8, 2015). "Metacritic Matters: How Review Scores Hurt Video Games". Kotaku. Archived from the original on November 18, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019.

metacritic.com (Global: 51^st place; English: 44^th place)

"Metacritic: The History". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
"About Us". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
"New on Metacritic: Must-See Movies". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. June 11, 2018. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
"New on Metacritic: Must-Play Games". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. September 12, 2018. Archived from the original on September 14, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
"Uncharted 4: A Thief's End for Playstation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.

next-gen.biz (Global: 6,904^th place; English: 4,539^th place)

Keiser, Joe (May 22, 2008). "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: MS to Delist XBLA Titles". Next Generation. p. 1. Archived from the original on August 20, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2008.

pcgamesn.com (Global: 1,845^th place; English: 1,151^st place)

Nelson, Will (November 23, 2024). "Dishonored director says Metacritic lifts up "boring games" as Stalker 2 suffers". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on November 23, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2025.

reuters.com (Global: 38^th place; English: 30^th place)

Hillis, Scott (February 21, 2008). "Game scoring site wields industry clout". Reuters. Archived from the original on February 7, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2019.

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; English: 11^th place)

Doyle, Marc (January 17, 2008). "Interview: the science and art of Metacritic". The Guardian (Interview). Interviewed by Stuart, Keith. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2008.

theverge.com (Global: 208^th place; English: 158^th place)

Lyles, Taylor (July 17, 2020). "Metacritic stops letting you review games on the day they're released". The Verge. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2022.

variety.com (Global: 21^st place; English: 17^th place)

Spangler, Todd (September 14, 2020). "ViacomCBS Reaches Deal to Sell CNET for $500 Million to Marketing Firm Red Ventures". Variety. Retrieved November 13, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

venturebeat.com (Global: 831^st place; English: 553^rd place)

Grubb, Jeff (August 7, 2013). "Metacritic works: Why the review-aggregation site is important for the average consumer". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on February 26, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2019.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

Weprin, Alex (October 3, 2022). "TV Guide, Metacritic, GameSpot Acquired by Fandom in $55M Deal With Red Ventures". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
Leack, Jonathan (September 25, 2015). "OpenCritic's Gamer-Centric Style Is Everything Metacritic Should Have Been". Game Revolution. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
Rose, Mike (July 10, 2012). "Metacritic is here to stay, but can we fix it?". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on September 15, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
"Metacritic: The History". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
Wingfield, Nick (September 20, 2007). "High Scores Matter To Game Makers, Too". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2008.
"Columbia Journalism Review – CJR's guide to what the major media companies own". Columbia Journalism Review. Archived from the original on April 17, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
"Fandom Acquires Leading Entertainment & Gaming Brands Including GameSpot, TV Guide and Metacritic". Fandom. October 3, 2022. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
Doyle, Marc (January 17, 2008). "Interview: the science and art of Metacritic". The Guardian (Interview). Interviewed by Stuart, Keith. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2008.
Khan, Imad (December 11, 2015). "Do Metacritic scores affect game sales?". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
MacDonald, Keza (July 16, 2012). "Is Metacritic Ruining The Games Industry?". IGN. Archived from the original on February 11, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
Orland, Kyle (March 15, 2012). "Why linking developer bonuses to Metacritic scores should come to an end". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on December 17, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
Gilbert, Ben (May 9, 2019). "The 10 best Pokémon games of all time, according to critics". Business Insider. Archived from the original on September 27, 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
Hillis, Scott (February 21, 2008). "Game scoring site wields industry clout". Reuters. Archived from the original on February 7, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
Remo, Chris (May 22, 2008). "Microsoft To Delist Low-Ranking XBLA Titles, Raise Size Limit". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on May 25, 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2008.
Keiser, Joe (May 22, 2008). "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: MS to Delist XBLA Titles". Next Generation. p. 1. Archived from the original on August 20, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2008.
"Frequently Asked Questions". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on August 13, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
"About Us". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
"New on Metacritic: Must-See Movies". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. June 11, 2018. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
Leonard, Matt (September 12, 2018). "Metacritic Adds 'Must-Play' Label to Highly Reviewed Games". Game Revolution. Archived from the original on February 27, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
"New on Metacritic: Must-Play Games". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. September 12, 2018. Archived from the original on September 14, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
Grubb, Jeff (August 7, 2013). "Metacritic works: Why the review-aggregation site is important for the average consumer". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on February 26, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
Spector, Warren (May 13, 2013). "Defining Success: Why Metacritic Should Be Irrelevant". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on January 30, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
"2010 Webby Award Winner". International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. 2010. Archived from the original on February 26, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
"2015 Webby Award Winner". International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. 2015. Archived from the original on January 1, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
"Uncharted 4: A Thief's End for Playstation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
Schreier, Jason (May 16, 2016). "Reviewer Targeted For Giving Uncharted 4 Negative Review". Kotaku. Archived from the original on May 16, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
Lewis, Catherine (November 25, 2024). "As bugs weigh down review scores for Stalker 2, Dishonored and Prey creative director says the "Metacritic ecosystem encourages devs to make safe boring games"". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on November 25, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
Nelson, Will (November 23, 2024). "Dishonored director says Metacritic lifts up "boring games" as Stalker 2 suffers". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on November 23, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
Tolito, Stephan (January 30, 2012). "How We Will Review Games". Kotaku. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
Welsh, Oli (February 10, 2015). "Eurogamer has dropped review scores". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
Schreier, Jason (August 8, 2015). "Metacritic Matters: How Review Scores Hurt Video Games". Kotaku. Archived from the original on November 18, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
Glennon, Jen (June 24, 2020). "Metacritic has a review bombing problem. Here are 6 ways to fix it". Inverse. Archived from the original on June 28, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
Valentine, Rebekah (February 21, 2020). "Kunai becomes the latest title review bombed on Metacritic by a single person". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
"Metacritic bans 'bombing' user reviewers". ComputerAndVideoGames.com. September 23, 2011. Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
Klepek, Patrick (September 22, 2011). "Metacritic Finds, Bans Group of Users Unfairly Scoring Games". Giant Bomb. Archived from the original on March 8, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
Lyles, Taylor (July 17, 2020). "Metacritic stops letting you review games on the day they're released". The Verge. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2022.

webbyawards.com (Global: 5,835^th place; English: 3,420^th place)

"2010 Webby Award Winner". International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. 2010. Archived from the original on February 26, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
"2015 Webby Award Winner". International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. 2015. Archived from the original on January 1, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2019.

wsj.com (Global: 94^th place; English: 66^th place)

Wingfield, Nick (September 20, 2007). "High Scores Matter To Game Makers, Too". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2008.

zendesk.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

metacritichelp.zendesk.com

"Frequently Asked Questions". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on August 13, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.

Metacritic (English Wikipedia)

arstechnica.com (Global: 473rd place; English: 338th place)

businessinsider.com (Global: 201st place; English: 139th place)

cjr.org (Global: 4,659th place; English: 2,556th place)

computerandvideogames.com (Global: 2,373rd place; English: 1,698th place)

dailydot.com (Global: 1,514th place; English: 928th place)

eurogamer.net (Global: 264th place; English: 185th place)

fandom.com (Global: 902nd place; English: low place)

about.fandom.com

gamedeveloper.com (Global: 1,552nd place; English: 783rd place)

gamerevolution.com (Global: 1,759th place; English: 1,084th place)

gamesindustry.biz (Global: 1,133rd place; English: 707th place)

gamesradar.com (Global: 378th place; English: 265th place)

giantbomb.com (Global: 3,185th place; English: 2,451st place)

hollywoodreporter.com (Global: 30th place; English: 22nd place)

ign.com (Global: 48th place; English: 38th place)

inverse.com (Global: 1,941st place; English: 1,159th place)

kotaku.com (Global: 460th place; English: 318th place)

metacritic.com (Global: 51st place; English: 44th place)

next-gen.biz (Global: 6,904th place; English: 4,539th place)

pcgamesn.com (Global: 1,845th place; English: 1,151st place)

reuters.com (Global: 38th place; English: 30th place)

theguardian.com (Global: 16th place; English: 11th place)

theverge.com (Global: 208th place; English: 158th place)

variety.com (Global: 21st place; English: 17th place)

venturebeat.com (Global: 831st place; English: 553rd place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; English: 1st place)

webbyawards.com (Global: 5,835th place; English: 3,420th place)

wsj.com (Global: 94th place; English: 66th place)