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{{Short description|Defunct American video game review aggregator}}
{{Infobox Website
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| url = [http://www.gamerankings.com/ GameRankings.com]
| url = {{URL|https://web.archive.org/web/20191209081643/https://www.gamerankings.com/ GameRankings.com|gamerankings.com}}
| commercial = Yes
| commercial = Yes
| type = Gaming
| type = Gaming
| registration = Disabled
| registration =
| owner = [[CNET|CNET Networks]]
| successor = [[Metacritic]]
| owner = [[CBS Interactive]]
| author = Scott Bedard
| author = Scott Bedard
| launch date =
| launch_date = 1999
| current_status = Shut down in 2019; redirected to [[Metacritic]]
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'''Game Rankings''' is a [[website]] which keeps track of [[video game]] reviews from other sites, and combines them to present an average rating for each game. Similar services include [[Metacritic]] (also owned by CNET), [[GameStats]], and [[Rotten Tomatoes]].


'''GameRankings''' was a video gaming [[review aggregator]] that was founded in 1999 and owned by [[CBS Interactive]].<ref name="grhelp">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/help.html|title=GameRankings Help|website=gamerankings.com|access-date=28 April 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022214603/http://www.gamerankings.com/help.html|archive-date=22 October 2017}}</ref> It indexed over 315,000 articles relating to more than 14,500 video games.{{when|date=January 2020}} GameRankings was discontinued in December 2019, with its staff being merged with the similar aggregator [[Metacritic]].
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==Rankings==
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Game Rankings collects and links to (but does not host) reviews from other websites and magazines and averages specific ones. While hundreds of reviews may get listed, only the ones that Game Rankings deems notable are used for the average. Scores are culled from numerous American and European sources. The site uses a percentage grade for all reviews in order to be able to calculate an average, however, because not all sites use the same scoring system (some rate out of 5 or 10, while others use a letter grade), Game Rankings changes all other types of scores into percentages using a relatively straightforward conversion process. At this time Gamerankings is going through some system adjustments. Their interactivity options as message boards, sign-ins and user reviews have been disabled. No notification on when it will be enabled.


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== Rankings ==
<ref>http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/help.asp</ref>
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GameRankings collected and linked to (but did not host) reviews from other websites and magazines and averages specific ones.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,912880,00.asp|work=PC Magazine|title=GameRankings|date=2003-03-25|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512050143/http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,912880,00.asp|archive-date=2008-05-12|df=mdy-all}}</ref> While hundreds of reviews may get listed, only the ones that GameRankings deemed notable were used for the average. Scores were culled from numerous American and European sources. The site used a percentage grade for all reviews in order to be able to calculate an average. However, because not all sites use the same scoring system (some rate out of 5 or 10, while others use a letter grade), GameRankings changed all other types of scores into percentages using a relatively straightforward conversion process An A+ was simply 100% or 10/10 and an A was at 95%, and so forth with the same five percent increment; the average unlike Metacritic avoided opinionated weight systems for rankings, as it used a simple mean of every ranking from all the accredited websites reviewing that game.<ref name="grhelp" />


When a game accumulated six total reviews, it was given a [[ranking]] compared to all other games in the database and a ranking compared to games on its console.
==Other features==
*Along with averaging reviews for individual games, Game Rankings compares games (once a game has at least 20 reviews it is added to the listings) (see the [http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/helpsummary1.asp page legend]). The description for games lists its position in the rankings for the specific console (multi-platform games have multiple records) as well as its ranking among all games in the database.<ref>http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/simpleratings.asp?rankings=y</ref>


At the time of the site's closure in December 2019, seven games had an aggregate score of 97% or higher: ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'', ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild]]'', ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'', and ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamerankings.com/browse.html|title=Reviews and News Articles - GameRankings|website=GameRankings|access-date=28 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321231639/http://www.gamerankings.com/browse.html|archive-date=21 March 2018 | url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Kotaku RIP">{{cite web|last=Plunkett|first=Luke|title=RIP Gamerankings.com|url=https://kotaku.com/rip-gamerankings-com-1840250954|website=[[Kotaku]]|publisher=[[G/O Media]]|access-date=2019-12-06|date=2019-12-05|df=mdy-all|archive-date=2019-12-06|archive-url=https://archive.today/20191206020510/https://kotaku.com/rip-gamerankings-com-1840250954|url-status=live}}</ref>
*As of [[August 5]], [[2007]], the database contained 22,497 titles.<ref name="homepage">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/|title=Game Rankings home page|publisher=Game Rankings|accessdate=2007-08-05}}</ref> Each game page also contains links to external sites for news, downloads, and other gaming sites.


== Discontinuation ==
*While not included in the rankings, the site also accepts user ratings. The site claims to have over 96,000 "active users".<ref name="homepage"/> There are also message boards for each game, as well as more general discussions.<ref>http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/MessageFolders.asp</ref>
GameRankings was shut down and redirected to [[Metacritic]], another review aggregator, on December 9, 2019.<ref name="Kotaku RIP" /><ref name="GR shut down">{{cite web|title=GameRankings Shutting down |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/news.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204051348/https://www.gamerankings.com/news.html |archive-date=2019-12-04}}</ref><ref name="Gamastura GameRankings closure">{{cite web|url=https://gamasutra.com/view/news/355254/Review_aggregator_site_GameRankings_is_shutting_down.php|title=Review aggregator site GameRankings is shutting down|last=McAloon|first=Alissa|work=[[Gamasutra]]|date=December 5, 2019|access-date=December 5, 2019|archive-date=December 6, 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20191206002848/https://gamasutra.com/view/news/355254/Review_aggregator_site_GameRankings_is_shutting_down.php|url-status=live}}</ref>


== References ==
*The site also includes a searchable database, allowing parameters such as name, system, scores, etc. While registration is not required, users can create accounts to get custom rankings, submit scores/reviews, and post to the message board.
{{Reflist}}


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== External links ==
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* {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209081643/https://www.gamerankings.com/|date=December 9, 2019|title=Official website}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160228085032/http://www.wsj.com/public/article/SB119024844874433247-EnpxM1F6fI9YZDofC7VnyPzVrGQ_20070920.html "High Scores Matter To Game Makers, Too"], ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', September 20, 2007.
* [http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/tv/19583134.html?location_refer=TV/DVD/Gaming "Video games: Aiming to please?"], ''[[Star Tribune|StarTribune]]'', June 7, 2008.
* [http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2008/04/02/things-that-suck-about-game-reviews/ "Things that suck about video game reviews"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311040441/http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2008/04/02/things-that-suck-about-game-reviews/ |date=2016-03-11 }}, ''That Videogame Blog'', April 2, 2008.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030301/http://www.dpadmagazine.com/2010/06/11/dbate-review-scores/ "Do Review Scores Really Matter?"], ''Dpad Magazine'', June 11, 2010.


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==Notes and references==
{{Video Game Critics}}
*'''Note''': This article cites information posted on the homepage which is not archived.
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Latest revision as of 23:29, 8 September 2024

GameRankings
GameRankings logo
Type of site
Gaming
Successor(s)Metacritic
OwnerCBS Interactive
Created byScott Bedard
URLgamerankings.com
CommercialYes
Launched1999
Current statusShut down in 2019; redirected to Metacritic

GameRankings was a video gaming review aggregator that was founded in 1999 and owned by CBS Interactive.[1] It indexed over 315,000 articles relating to more than 14,500 video games.[when?] GameRankings was discontinued in December 2019, with its staff being merged with the similar aggregator Metacritic.

Rankings

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GameRankings collected and linked to (but did not host) reviews from other websites and magazines and averages specific ones.[2] While hundreds of reviews may get listed, only the ones that GameRankings deemed notable were used for the average. Scores were culled from numerous American and European sources. The site used a percentage grade for all reviews in order to be able to calculate an average. However, because not all sites use the same scoring system (some rate out of 5 or 10, while others use a letter grade), GameRankings changed all other types of scores into percentages using a relatively straightforward conversion process An A+ was simply 100% or 10/10 and an A was at 95%, and so forth with the same five percent increment; the average unlike Metacritic avoided opinionated weight systems for rankings, as it used a simple mean of every ranking from all the accredited websites reviewing that game.[1]

When a game accumulated six total reviews, it was given a ranking compared to all other games in the database and a ranking compared to games on its console.

At the time of the site's closure in December 2019, seven games had an aggregate score of 97% or higher: Super Mario Galaxy, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Super Mario Odyssey, Super Mario Galaxy 2, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Grand Theft Auto IV, and Grand Theft Auto V.[3][4]

Discontinuation

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GameRankings was shut down and redirected to Metacritic, another review aggregator, on December 9, 2019.[4][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GameRankings Help". gamerankings.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. ^ "GameRankings". PC Magazine. March 25, 2003. Archived from the original on May 12, 2008.
  3. ^ "Reviews and News Articles - GameRankings". GameRankings. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  4. ^ a b Plunkett, Luke (December 5, 2019). "RIP Gamerankings.com". Kotaku. G/O Media. Archived from the original on December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  5. ^ "GameRankings Shutting down". Archived from the original on 2019-12-04.
  6. ^ McAloon, Alissa (December 5, 2019). "Review aggregator site GameRankings is shutting down". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
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