Uploaded September 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
A follow-up to my earlier video which explained why video game review scores are so inflated. In this video I give the example of Polygon who exist to hurt the Metacritic scores of PS3 exclusives on behalf of Microsoft since Xbox publications do not review Playstation games. I'm making this video not because I am mad at Polygon for their low review scores of Playstation games but because they do so pretending to be unbiased when Microsoft is their largest financial contributor. Links:
Microsoft paid Polygon $750,000 to make a documentary advertising Polygon's new site:
n-europe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35836
neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=487897
Link to documentary, notice the Internet Explorer ad at the end:
youtube.com/watch?v=qMQKXVBU8F0
Banning people who notice the pattern of poor reviews for PS3 exclusives:
realitypales.org/2013/06/06/polygon-is-silencing-the-playstation-community
Unrelated post on Doritogate for those who don't know:
neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=497024
Polygon's scores on Metacritic:
metacritic.com/publication/polygon?filter=games&page=0
The Last of Us - 75/95
God of War: Ascension - 70/80
Ni No Kuni - 65/85
Dragon's Crown - 65/84
Starhawk - 65/77
Papo & Yo - 65/72
Puppeteer - 60/82
Ratchet and Clank: Full Frontal Assault - 60/64
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time - 60/75
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Halo 4 - 95/87 (the only game Microsoft cares about because it is their system seller)
Dance Central 3 - 95/86
State of Decay - 85/78
Gears of War Judgment - 80/79
Exceptions:
Minecraft: 360 Edition: 70/82
Forza: Horizon: 60/85
Fable: The Journey: 45/61
Kinect: Star Wars: 40/55
Fable Heroes: 40/55
A follow-up to my earlier video which explained why video game review scores are so inflated. In this video I give the example of Polygon who exist to hurt the Metacritic scores of PS3 exclusives on behalf of Microsoft since Xbox publications do not review Playstation games. I'm making this video not because I am mad at Polygon for their low review scores of Playstation games but because they do so pretending to be unbiased when Microsoft is their largest financial contributor. Links:
Microsoft paid Polygon $750,000 to make a documentary advertising Polygon's new site:
n-europe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35836
neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=487897
Link to documentary, notice the Internet Explorer ad at the end:
youtube.com/watch?v=qMQKXVBU8F0
Banning people who notice the pattern of poor reviews for PS3 exclusives:
realitypales.org/2013/06/06/polygon-is-silencing-the-playstation-community
Unrelated post on Doritogate for those who don't know:
neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=497024
Polygon's scores on Metacritic:
metacritic.com/publication/polygon?filter=games&page=0
The Last of Us - 75/95
God of War: Ascension - 70/80
Ni No Kuni - 65/85
Dragon's Crown - 65/84
Starhawk - 65/77
Papo & Yo - 65/72
Puppeteer - 60/82
Ratchet and Clank: Full Frontal Assault - 60/64
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time - 60/75
----
Halo 4 - 95/87 (the only game Microsoft cares about because it is their system seller)
Dance Central 3 - 95/86
State of Decay - 85/78
Gears of War Judgment - 80/79
Exceptions:
Minecraft: 360 Edition: 70/82
Forza: Horizon: 60/85
Fable: The Journey: 45/61
Kinect: Star Wars: 40/55
Fable Heroes: 40/55
