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Steam is changing their user reviews policy

by: John -
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A lot of people rely on user reviews to know if a product is worth picking up. The problem is that sometimes, these reviews are unbiased because they might have received the game for free. Steam implemented a change so that now, user reviews won't count those who received the game for free or during free weekends.

It's a move that's sure to get some folks a little upset, but I think it's a change for the better. You'll still be able to write a review of the game on Steam even if you get it for free, but it just won't count towards the overall score. I'll be interested to see in how much this changes the scores of some of the games as this change does affect all reviews retroactively.