I think the sample was random since I took the first ten games listed in alphabetical order and I don't believe a game is affected by alphabetical position.
!0 may or may not be significant given the relatibly small number of reviews available from any one magazine on any one platform. I was almost half way through the aplphabet in some cases but I doubt seriously that a larger sample is going to change things when 90% of the reviews are high. I do a lot of scientific research and while we of course use larger samples, patterns that show up this distinctly at ten random samples seldom cahnge that dramatically.
It was enough of a sample to put IGN within .4 points of perfect average, significantly raising my faith in the reviewers at IGN.
I also was impressed with how fair, even tough the fanboy publications were in comparison to Game Informer. That was a major surprise. My kudo's to their professionalism and balamce.
If I can find the time I will do a more in detail analysis but I'm willing to bet Grandma's virginity that Game Informer won't improve significantly. I do judge Game Informer differently because they are owned and supplied by a huge retailer that uses them as an inducement to get customer loyalty. I think they carry therefore a greater burden to be fair than a completely independant source and certainly a Fanboy magazine; and yet they seem to under perform both.
And what's the beef with the signature exactly? I spent several hours doing it. It was all meant in good fun but if it offends, I will certainly remove it. I've had it for several weeks and no one has complained before.
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