OpenCritic

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OpenCritic
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The top critics in gaming. All in one place.
Rating aggregation computer games
languages English
operator OpenCritic.com, LLC.
On-line September 30, 2015
https://opencritic.com/

OpenCritic is a site for the vote aggregation of computer games . It was founded by Matthew Enthoven, Charles Green, Aaron Rutledge and Richard Triggs. OpenCritic lists game ratings from various computer game critics from various publications on its website. The average is calculated from the ratings, which then results in an overall rating. Other metrics are also available, such as the percentage of critics who recommend the game regardless of a number-based rating and an overall comparison with other games at OpenCritic.

history

OpenCritic was developed due to controversy surrounding the rating aggregator Metacritic . The Metacritic rating of a game has a not inconsiderable influence on its financial success and sometimes leads to bonus payments for the developers in the case of high Metascores . However, Metacritic gives little information about how the Metascore is calculated and weights individual ratings differently, depending on the publication.

The OpenCritic concept was developed by a team led by Matthew Enthoven (at Riot Games until June 2016 ). The basic philosophy of the site was to avoid the pitfalls of Metacritic and to present the calculation of the rating aggregation openly. Furthermore, the ratings should become more “human” by listing the reviews with the name of the author and allowing users to change their priorities.

The website has been in development since 2014 and officially went online on September 30, 2015. At the beginning, the site aggregated ratings from 75 different publications. Ratings on games prior to the website's inception are not intended to be listed on a grand scale. In the meantime, games for the Nintendo 3DS and the PlayStation Vita should not be included, due to the poorer source situation for video and image material, but this was refrained from at the beginning of 2016. Developers can submit their games as long as they meet certain criteria, just like other publications. In the future, ratings for games will also be listed in Steam's Early Access program.

In addition to the game review pages, OpenCritic also has subpages for individual publications and critics. The site has no advertising and is financed by subscriptions through the provider Patreon and affiliate links .

content

OpenCritic collects hyperlinks to external websites for computer game ratings and uses them to create a landing page . Reviews that receive numerical ratings are included in the average rating. Reviews without a numerical rating are also listed. These often come from well-known YouTube game critics. Users of the site can mark reviews as reliable publications, which leads to a prioritized presentation for the respective user, as well as a personal rating aggregation.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Simon Parkin: Full Sail study attempts to shed light on Metacritic's weighting system. In: Gamasutra . UBM plc , March 27, 2013, accessed January 11, 2017 .
  2. ^ Anthony Taormina: Amazon Adds Metacritic Scores to Game Listings, Controversy Ensues. In: Game Rant. Game Rant, LLC, February 4, 2014, accessed January 11, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Jason Schreier: Why Are Game Developer Bonuses Based On Review Scores? In: Kotaku . Univision Communications, March 15, 2012, accessed January 11, 2017 .
  4. ^ Kyle Orland: Why linking developer bonuses to Metacritic scores should come to an end. In: Ars Technica . Condé Nast Verlag , March 15, 2012, accessed on January 11, 2017 .
  5. ^ A b Ian Birnbaum: OpenCritic review aggregator launches as a Metacritic alternative. In: PC Gamer . Future plc , September 30, 2015, accessed January 11, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Matthew Enthoven. In: LinkedIn . Microsoft , accessed January 11, 2017 .
  7. ↑ OpenCritic is creating Gaming Review Aggregator. Patreon, accessed January 11, 2017 .
  8. ↑ a b Alex Wawro: Metacritic has a new challenger: OpenCritic. In: Gamasutra . UBM plc , October 1, 2015, accessed January 11, 2017 .
  9. ↑ Sherif Saed: Open Critic is a games-only Metacritic rival that aims to change the way we look at review scores. In: VG247. videogaming247 Ltd, October 1, 2015, accessed on January 11, 2017 .
  10. ↑ a b Frequently Asked Questions. In: OpenCritic. OpenCritic.com, LLC., Accessed January 11, 2017 .
  11. ^ A b Az Elias: Open Critic Rolls Out Individual Critic Pages. In: Cubed3. Cubed3 Limited, January 7, 2016, accessed January 11, 2017 .
  12. ↑ Ben Parfitt: Open Critic is a new rival to Metacritic. (No longer available online.) In: MCV. NewBay Media, October 1, 2015, archived from the original on January 11, 2017 ; accessed on January 11, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mcvuk.com
  13. ^ Joshua Vanderwall: Open Critic is Tailor Made for Every Gamer. In: The Escapist. Defy Media, March 18, 2016, accessed January 11, 2017 .