Criticisms
Video Game Scoring
IGN video game review scores, which rank games on a scale from 1-10, are often mocked online for being overly generous in light of the actual review commentary. On February 6th, 2012, the gaming blog Twenty Sided
[5] published an article criticizing IGN, which accused the site of "review-score prostitution." On December 25th, an anonymous
4chan user
replied to an illustration of a phallus with the comment "8/10 it's okay – IGN," mocking the lackluster reviews accompanied by above-average scores on the site. On October 16th, 2013, IGN reviews editor Dan Stapleton participated in an
"ask me anything" (AMA) post on the /r/Games
[4] subreddit. In the comments section
Redditor recklessfred pointed out that many people perceived IGN reviews being on a 7-10 scale rather than the stated 0-10 scale. On November 17th, a post was submitted to the
/r/OutOfTheLoop[3] subreddit about IGN scoring jokes. On December 5th, Redditor cyanghost109- submitted an
infographic accusing IGN of giving unfair favorable reviews to games in the
Call of Duty franchise, gaining over 2,300 upvotes and 300 comments prior to being archived (shown below).