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Metacritic: The most pathetic battleground of the console wars
Destructoid — ... The PS3 fanboys have hit back, of course, and Gears of War 2 has had its official score of 96 contrasted by a user score of 3.2. Neither it nor Resistance are even out yet. ...

Metacritic roundup: Gears of War 2
Joystiq [Xbox] — ... Earlier today, Microsoft lifted the Gears of War 2 review embargo (if you haven't already, check out our 2-page review) and the review scores are flooding in. After eighteen reviews, metacritic has tallied up the scores and listed Gears ...

MetaCritic To Tighten Commenting Requirements After Gears, LBP Handbagging [Metacritic]
Kotaku — ... As always, thanks for using the site. In terms of just what they'll be doing in terms of upgrading, Doyle tells 1UP that, as it stands, all a user needs to provide is an email address and they're able to comment. In the near future, commenting will "require users to enter more information than just an e-mail address in order to get an account and vote on MetaCritic", and users won't be able to submit reviews until after a game hits store shelves. Gears of War 2 [MetaCritic, via 1UP] ...

Metacritic FINALLY wises up
Sarcastic Gamer — ... For way too long, idiots have run amuck on Metacritic, the review score aggregating site.  They’ve been allowed to hold games hostage over stupid issues like a 2-week delay (LBP) and other such nonsense (Gears 2 hasn’t even released yet and it has a 3.5 rating.  P P P PLEASE!). ...

Metacritic to crack down on phoney user ratings
Joystiq — ... Thousands of suspiciously low user ratings for Gears of War 2 were evidently the tipping point for aggregate reviews site Metacritic. With the game averaging in the low- to mid-90% range from various media outlets, just shy of ...

Preview: Gears of War 2 multiplayer
Destructoid — ... Many of you will probably head to your local videogame retailer tonight for a midnight launch of Epic Games’ acclaimed shooter Gears of War 2. But before you do, mightn’t (yes, ...

Despite MetaCritic Fix, Gamers Still Panning ‘Gears of War 2′
MTV Multiplayer — ... . As of this morning, something has changed. As of 8AM ET, there were just 26 user scores. Their average? 6.7 . Maybe MetaCritic needs to stop using the popular vote and switch to the Electoral College system. Related Posts ...

Carrie's Top 10 Games of 2008
Doubt the Stars — ... 1. Gears of War 2 - Gears of War 2 is the best example of a sequel that I can think of. More. And more of the stuff you want. More levels with awesome Gears of War content. More co-op levels. More cogtags to collect. More CHAINSAW. But where it excels the most, and honestly the reason I think of it as my favorite game of this year, is Horde mode. I've played it a lot, and it is awesome in every way. And they didn't even have to do it, it's just delicious icing on the top.

Attention Metacritic Users: You're Immature
SlapStic — ... I'm sure everyone has seen stories popping up about users totally destroying the user rating average for various games on Metacritic, usually before they're even released. The pages for games like Gears of War 2, ...

Ghostbusters: The Game [Review]
Geekadelphia — In the era of the hardcore shooter and epic RPG, it’s rare to find a game these days that makes me feel like a kid again. And I’m not talking about that nostalgic feeling you get when playing a remake or a compilation. I’m talking about a genuine, smiling-while-clapping-your-hands feeling. The sort that makes you, just for a second, feel like you’re two decades younger again. The kind of feeling that Atari’s much anticipated, and already bestselling (a million copies!) Ghostbusters: The Game ...