Metacritic Vows to Improve Moderation Following Horizon Forbidden West Review Bombing

Metacritic has issued a statement regarding the review bombing of Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores, which was targeted by users over a romance between Aloy and Seyka. The user score has risen to 4.0/10, but most reviews are still negative, with some containing homophobia. Metacritic has a moderation system in place to track violations of its terms of use, including abusive and disrespectful reviews, and is evolving its processes and tools to introduce stricter moderation in the coming months. However, loads of low-quality reviews remain up, and more work needs to be done to combat homophobia in user reviews.