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The metascore is weighted average. From the metacritic web page:

"Metascore is a weighted average in that we assign more importance, or weight, to some critics and publications than others, based on their quality and overall stature."

So if review scores from a particular publication (like Gaming Age) are generally unreliable, chances are the publications influence on the overall metascore is low.