I kind of already knew this was happening, but came across this article which explains it in detail:
So this is how big publishers like Rockstar Games manipulate their review scores. The studio's bonuses are also judged by the overall score on Metacritic.
An interesting read:
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So this is how big publishers like Rockstar Games manipulate their review scores. The studio's bonuses are also judged by the overall score on Metacritic.
An interesting read:
Link