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[GeeTeeCee]

I'm surprised by iDigitalTimes. Last time I even saw them it sure seemed like they just repurposed and republished news and rumours from other news sources - regardless of veracity - and did a little SEO magic to get into the first set of results on Google.

Apart from that, clearly I need to get into Easy Allies.

 

[Glass Shark]

Fuckin sucks to see TechRaptor on that list

 

[jyoung188]

I agree with this list.

Especially the fact that polygon isn't in it.

 

[TemplaerDude]

I...don't know what Easy Allies is.

They seem like the opposite of Giant Bomb to me. Too happy for my tastes.

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Kotaku not being there says something too.

Kotaku don't score games anymore, why would they be on opencritic?

 

[Mattenth]

Kotaku don't score games anymore, why would they be on opencritic?

http://opencritic.com/outlet/276/kotaku

 

[LordKano]

Kotaku don't score games anymore, why would they be on opencritic?

Eurogamer is there tho.

 

[Napalm_Frank]

That feel when EZA is basically ranked twice.

 

[Toxi]

Fuckin sucks to see TechRaptor on that list

TechRaptor is higher than Rock, Paper, Shotgun.

The gaming community in a nutshell.

 

[SargerusBR]

I'm surprised that Eurogamer is rated so highly.

EZA in top spot is perfect, always trusted their reviews since the early GT days.

 

[Arion]

Eurogamer is my go to for reviews and Destructoid should be higher.

 

[Nightbird]

Kotaku not being there says something too.

Kotaku has gotten a whole lot better tho.

Sadly this isn't enough to get rid of that"lol Kotaku stigma"

 

[Axass]

I...don't know what Easy Allies is.

https://easyallies.com/

https://www.patreon.com/EasyAllies/posts

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

This is based on review scores?

 

[shnurgleton]

Eurogamer has more than earned its spot. As have Giant Bomb.

Not super familiar with EZA's stuff but they seem alright.

 

[Strangelove77]

No Polygon or Kotaku. Good.

 

[harrisk954]

GameTrailers??

They have been gone for over a year now.

 

[LordKano]

Kotaku has gotten a whole lot better tho.

Sadly this isn't enough to get rid of that"lol Kotaku stigma"

Two seconds on Kotaku :
http://kotaku.com/yu-gi-oh-hair-looks-insane-in-real-life-1793514238
They don't deserve to be in that list.

 

[Hasney]

This is based on review scores?

It's based on users selecting them as their preferred outlets.

GameTrailers??

They have been gone for over a year now.

If you're looking for reviews on older stuff while they were still going though, it would still weight that.

 

[dreamfall]

Easy Allies is always great, happy to see Eurogamer up so high.

Where is Sterling! The voice of reason!

 

[Pudge]

This is based on review scores?

This is based on the site's account system, where users can go into their settings and basically remove certain outlets from the trusted sources.

 

[spekkeh]

YouTube generation gerrof my lawn. Slackers.

 

[Stumpokapow]

I don't think it's worth doing inference on this because of the massive selection problem (OpenCritic users are a very very particular type of users) and because of the fairly large recency issue, where the inclusion or exclusion of a source is likely based on their score for a specific and recent game.

 

[ArkhamFantasy]

Very happy to see EZA at the top.

 

[backflip10019]

I don't think it's worth doing inference on this because of the massive selection problem (OpenCritic users are a very very particular type of users) and because of the fairly large recency issue, where the inclusion or exclusion of a source is likely based on their score for a specific and recent game.

So you're saying OpenCritic wouldn't make the "Most Trusted Aggregators" list?

 

[SweetJohnnyCage]

GT gif, but still applies.

 

[GamerJM]

Fuckin sucks to see TechRaptor on that list

Yeah this was my first reaction. Fuck TechRaptor and GG.

 

[Toxi]

I don't think it's worth doing inference on this because of the massive selection problem (OpenCritic users are a very very particular type of users) and because of the fairly large recency issue, where the inclusion or exclusion of a source is likely based on their score for a specific and recent game.

GameTrailers is kinda an oddball though considering... Well, they're dead.

 

[HappehLemons]

Lets go EZ! They're the best.

 

[Birgitte2004]

Moderately sad to see Ars Technica on there. Maybe they've gotten better but in the PS360 days they were a total joke. They are the only remotely credible publication to do things like use the heavily MS-fanatic manipulated GT5/Forza "comparison AI" video in their articles about how much GT5 sucked.

 

[sora87]

Grats to EZA!

I imagine gametrailers is on there because lots of people trusted those reviews and just never got around to taking them off their lists?

 

[Burbeting]

Weird to see single people there, like TotalBiscuit

 

[rochellepaws]

Great list! Glad to see EZA, Eurogamer and PC gamer so highly regarded and equally to see Polygon, IGN and Kotaku so poorly regarded.

 

[Glass Shark]

The only thing I know about Easy Allies is that video of them reacting to the Final Fantasy VII Remake trailer and I don't think I ever want to watch anything of theirs again.

 

[The Greek Freak]

Glad to see GB on there, I don't always agree with them, but I always trust them.

Kotaku has gotten a whole lot better tho.

Sadly this isn't enough to get rid of that"lol Kotaku stigma"

I don't really think much about Kotaku much positively or negatively.

That said they were owned by a reprehensible person who is completely untrustworthy.

Even if Kotaku seemed perfect, their ownership would overshadow that imo.

 

[Axass]

I don't think it's worth doing inference on this because of the massive selection problem (OpenCritic users are a very very particular type of users) and because of the fairly large recency issue, where the inclusion or exclusion of a source is likely based on their score for a specific and recent game.

What I'm wondering is how do you even define trust in a review outlet nowadays, since people seem to think everything has to be subjective and reviews are mere opinions?

The list should probably just be labeled as "preferred review publications".

 

[Jakoo]

Kotaku not being there says something too.

Yeah it's kind of a bummer because Kotaku generally has great scoops. The fact they moved away from having "scored" reviews also make them more trustworthy to me because they want reviews to be judged on the basis of the content of the review instead of the overall score.

 

[sora87]

The only thing I know about Easy Allies is that video of them reacting to the Final Fantasy VII Remake trailer and I don't think I ever want to watch anything of theirs again.

Your loss because their content isn't anything like that. They got excited for some games once and now they're stereotyped like that, pft.

 

[GravityInsanity]

Weird to see single people there, like TotalBiscuit

I didn't even know he does reviews.

 

[brightsons]

EZA at the top, nice.
Best in the biz!

 

[Axass]

The only thing I know about Easy Allies is that video of them reacting to the Final Fantasy VII Remake trailer and I don't think I ever want to watch anything of theirs again.

Give them a chance, watch one podcast of theirs or a review. Guaranteed 100% you'll change your mind.

 

[gelf]

Can't say I see the selection process here having much relation to trustworthiness.

Two seconds on Kotaku :
http://kotaku.com/yu-gi-oh-hair-looks-insane-in-real-life-1793514238
They don't deserve to be in that list.

Yes because having unrelated article on hair totally has an impact on how trustworthy its game reviews are...

 

[Toxi]

Two seconds on Kotaku :
http://kotaku.com/yu-gi-oh-hair-looks-insane-in-real-life-1793514238
They don't deserve to be in that list.

Considering Tech Raptor is on the list, it's pretty clear it's not based on merit.

 

[Hari Seldon]

I tried giving the EZA podcast a shot, it was like the gaming version of going to one of those southern mega churches. Just a whole lot of singing and shenanigans and no actual content. I noped out of that lol.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

Two seconds on Kotaku :
http://kotaku.com/yu-gi-oh-hair-looks-insane-in-real-life-1793514238
They don't deserve to be in that list.

It's a harmless article. They cover a lot of other things than games.

 

[Raw64life]

Glad to see Polygon absent from the list.

 

[PuppetMaster]

That top 5 looks about right

 

[Plum]

What I'm wondering is how do you even define trust in a review outlet nowadays, since people seem to think everything has to be subjective and reviews are mere opinions?

The list should probably just be labeled as "preferred review publications".

I'd say it's a mixture of how knowledgeable, reliable and unbiased the publication is. Easy Allies, for example, has years of experience and has shown themselves to not care about console wars, "fanboys" or garnering outrage. To say that it's entirely based on the opinions they hold is incredibly reductive; opinions on opinions are still opinions, after all.

EDIT: Though yeah, trust is just a single element in what reviewers you prefer. I trust Superbunnyhop completely, for example, but I don't go to him for advice on what games I should buy as his tastes don't align that well with mine.

 

[City of Dis]

Eurogamer is the only publication I've come across that actually writes competently, other than AV Club, so it's heartening to see them so high.

 

[_Aaron_]

I didn't even know he does reviews.

He doesn't do reviews and he reiterates that frequently. He has said that he rarely completes games and most of his critiques are just his first impressions.