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Idiots tried to review bomb Doom Eternal because "Bethesda celebrated Charlie Kirk murder" (programming.dev)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by ICastFist@programming.dev to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/782330/DOOM_Eternal/#app_reviews_hash

Seems to be the only Bethesda game that Steam flagged for the review bomb.

EDIT: Check the comments for the tweet that sparked the stupid outrage. A screenshot from the newest Indiana Jones game.

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[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

As much as I like knowing about companies that I buy from, if I'm on a product page, looking at a product review, I'm expecting the product review, not the moral compass of the company. If I wanted to see the controversies the company is involved in, I would search the company online.

If the controversy involves the game sure, but if the only association to the game is that the publisher or dev made it, then I really don't want it in the reviews, that's not what I'm looking for.

Examples of what should be in a product review:

Developer controversies that effect gameplay (like the Ark Survival controversy that shut down servers and failed to deliver on promises)
Gameplay complaints/reviews
Potential software or regional restrictions such as DRM or region locks(steam disagrees with this sadly cause they'll mark it offtopic)
If the developer is a scam artist/illegitimate

Examples of what shouldn't be in a product review:

Backlash from a social media posting
Politics
Ideologies
Memes/Jokes (imo these are fine if its gameplay related like the skyrim arrow to the knee reviews, but usually they aren't)