Evidence suggests that AI tools were utilized to generate the review content.
Following the recent wave of critical assessments for Resident Evil Requiem, the review aggregator Metacritic has already moved to strike one of the publications from its database.
The article in question was published by VideoGamer and initially drew criticism from the owner of RPG Site. The piece was described as being uncharacteristically brief and saturated with generic observations that failed to provide any substantial insight into the actual gameplay experience.
Alex Donaldson spearheaded the call to have the review scrubbed from major platforms like Metacritic and OpenCritic. He later confirmed on social media that the content had indeed been purged and noted that VideoGamer’s editorial history is currently undergoing a thorough audit:
Furthermore, Donaldson revealed that Metacritic has distributed a “firm yet necessary reminder” via email to editors and publishers across the gaming media landscape regarding the integrity of their content: