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‘Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores’ Shows Metacritic Must Curb Review Bombing

  Rather than write yet another article just about a game being review bombed on Metacritic, I wanted to write about how something really should be done to better curb this problem, which after all this time, still manages to be rather ridiculous. The game in question this time is Horizon Forbidden West, namely the new Burning Shores DLC which has an 81 score from two dozen critics. The User Score, meanwhile is a 2.7/10. While sometimes, a user score is a good indicator of a game being technically broken and upset players registered their anger that way, too often it is turned into a place to demonstrate hatred because of some specific “political” aspect of a game. And that’s what we’re seeing here. The issue in question here is (spoilers for Burning Shores follow) that Aloy finally gets a romance, and can share a kiss with another woman, Seyka. Even though it was already established Aloy’s genetic ancestor Elisabet was a lesbian, this reveal still managed to surprise some “fans” who b

"GTA 6 will be announced before May 17th": Fans believe Rockstar can officially reveal game prior to Take-Two investor call

  Players have been waiting to learn more about GTA 6 (officially untitled), and now, that could almost be over. The next investor call of Rockstar Games’ parent company, Take-Two Interactive, is scheduled for May 17, 2023, and Twitter user mnm345 believes the developers can officially announce the game before it takes place. GTA 6 is a trending topic, and players and fans remain hopeful for the game to be officially announced soon. As seen in the above tweet, mnm345 believes there is a chance that it will finally happen this year. While they didn’t give any reason behind the claim, one could assume a GTA 6 announcement will do well for Rockstar and Take-Two Interactive during their upcoming earnings investor call on May 17, 2023. While Rockstar hasn’t confirmed any upcoming announcements, popular insider Tez2 also believes 2023 is the year when players will finally catch the first glimpse of the upcoming title. In a GTAForums post on March 10, 2023, they suggested a possible tease wit