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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time – A Timeless Masterpiece?
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remains a timeless masterpiece, lauded for its revolutionary Z-targeting and immersive 3D world that influenced countless action-adventure games. Despite some aged movement mechanics, its superb dungeon design, engaging gameplay loop, and universally relatable themes of growing up continue to resonate. Koji Kondo's exceptional soundtrack further solidifies its legendary status.
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Metacritic score matches Three Houses, but still isn't the peak of…
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave has achieved a Metacritic score of 89, matching Fire Emblem: Three Houses and making it the second-highest rated game in the series, though Fire Emblem Awakening remains the highest. While many critics praised its ambitious scope and gripping story, some noted that busywork dragged down its momentum.
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Metacritic score falls short of the original, despite being the fourth highest…
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has received a Metacritic score of 84 on PlayStation 5, making it the fourth highest-rated game in the series, though it falls short of the original's score. GamesRadar+ reviewer Oscar Taylor-Kent awarded it three-and-a-half stars, noting that while it retains strong pirate adventure foundations, it struggles to find a balance between faithfulness and adjustments, marred by bugs.
A private equity company has acquired Balatro publisher, Playstack
Integrated Media Company, which also owns Fandom, GameSpot, and Metacritic, has acquired Playstack, the publisher of the popular game Balatro. This acquisition marks a significant move in the gaming industry's business landscape.
Introducing Navicritic: Minimap's New Standard for Game Ratings
Minimap has introduced Navicritic, a new system designed to provide a more reliable benchmark for game ratings. Unlike traditional user scores, Navicritic verifies reviews by confirming actual gameplay through account syncing, aiming to filter out scores influenced by external factors. The system aggregates these verified player evaluations into a 100-point scale, categorized into four quality tiers: Essential, Standout, Mixed, and Avoid.
Metacritic's 2026 Game Publisher Rankings
Metacritic has released its 16th annual Game Publisher Rankings, evaluating the best and worst publishers based on their 2025 game releases. The rankings are compiled by Jason Dietz.
Metacritic Names Top Game Publishers of 2025 With Square Enix Leading
Metacritic has released its annual ranking of top game publishers for 2025, based on the critical reception of their released titles. Square Enix secured the number one spot, driven by strong performances from Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and other titles. Capcom and Gamirror Games followed in second and third place, respectively, with Microsoft rounding out the top five.
For the first time ever, Square Enix is crowned top publisher on Metacritic thanks to its 2025 run of remakes like Final…
Square Enix has been named the top publisher of 2025 by Metacritic, marking the first time the company has achieved this ranking. The publisher's strong performance was driven by a lineup of remakes and ports, including Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Final Fantasy 16, which contributed to an average Metascore of 84.
Nintendo Misses Out On Top 10 In Metacritic's 16th Annual Game Publisher Rankings
Metacritic's 16th annual Game Publisher Rankings for 2025 show Square Enix taking the top spot, with Nintendo improving to 12th place. Despite releasing more games and having titles score 90 or above, Nintendo's average score was impacted by lower-rated Switch 2 exclusives.
Square Enix is the best video game publisher of 2025 according to Metacritic
Metacritic has ranked Square Enix as the best video game publisher of 2025, based on critic scores for its nine released titles. Despite a lineup consisting primarily of ports and remakes, Square Enix achieved the top spot with consistent 'good' reviews across its releases. Other notable publishers on the list include Gamirror Games, Capcom, Microsoft, and Nintendo.
Metacritic’s 16th annual game publisher rankings released, Nintendo ranks #12
Metacritic has released its 16th annual publisher rankings, with Nintendo improving to the 12th position from 22nd in the previous year. The company's performance was notably boosted by the continued success of its past titles, including The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Metacritic's 2025 Rankings Show A Major Shift In Top Publishers
Metacritic's 2025 publisher rankings reveal significant shifts, with Square Enix topping the list followed by Gamirror Games and Capcom. Nintendo saw a notable rise, while Sony dropped from fourth to 21st place. The rankings are based on critical reviews, excluding sales and user scores, and consider factors like average Metascore and the percentage of good and bad reviews.
Metacritic pulls Resident Evil Requiem review after reports it was generated by AI and attributed to a writer that doesn't exist
Metacritic has removed reviews from Videogamer, including one for Resident Evil Village: Winters' Expansion, after discovering they were AI-generated and attributed to non-existent writers. The review aggregator stated its policy is to never include AI-generated content and will sever ties with publications that violate this rule pending investigation.
Metacritic remove a Resident Evil Requiem review from site that is now written by AI
Metacritic has removed a review for Resident Evil Village from the website Videogamer after it was discovered to be AI-generated. Metacritic's policy is to immediately remove AI-generated reviews and sever ties with publications that submit them. Similar removals have occurred for Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen reviews from the same site, which was recently sold and now also covers casino games.