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Outlet	# Reviews	Average Score	Average Score Deviation	% Recommended	Homepage
33bits	220	83.8	3.7	88.2%
3DNews	308	77.8	-2.9	68.2%
AbsoluteXbox	21	85.9	7.0	81.0%
ACG	233	0.0	Unscored	63.1%
AnaitGames	47	79.1	-3.6	63.8%
AR12Gaming	21	83.1	0.1	85.7%
Arcade Sushi	41	85.9	2.6	87.8%
Area Xbox	34	82.9	4.4	82.4%
Areajugones	249	86.1	4.4	92.0%
Ars Technica	138	0.0	Unscored	79.7%
Atomix	369	85.0	4.0	89.7%
Attack of the Fanboy	390	81.1	0.8	75.4%
AusGamers	239	80.2	0.4	73.2%
BaziCenter	287	79.5	-0.6	74.9%
Bazimag	199	79.6	-0.5	71.9%
Bloody Disgusting	21	75.2	-2.5	47.6%
But Why Tho?	246	80.7	2.2	73.2%
Capsule Computers	0	-	Unscored	-
Cerealkillerz	257	82.9	2.0	86.4%
CGMagazine	452	79.9	-0.5	76.8%
Chalgyr's Game Room	131	81.2	2.4	73.3%
Cheat Code Central	117	84.7	3.2	81.2%
Checkpoint Gaming	363	76.7	-1.8	68.6%
Chicas Gamers	159	0.0	Unscored	90.6%
COGconnected	613	81.7	2.6	81.1%
ComiConverse	33	82.9	-0.9	84.8%
Critical Hit	238	80.4	0.3	79.8%
Cubed3	319	76.0	-3.4	59.9%
cublikefoot	64	68.2	-9.2	48.4%
Cultured Vultures	230	79.3	-0.4	79.1%
Daily Dot	61	75.8	-6.1	60.7%
Daily Mirror	186	80.8	-0.4	83.9%
Daily Star	144	84.3	3.2	82.6%
Darkstation	22	79.2	0.6	68.2%
DarkZero	90	78.2	-2.6	63.3%
DASHGAMER.com	143	86.6	6.1	87.4%
Destructoid	504	78.2	-1.2	70.8%
Dexerto	0	-	Unscored	-
Digiato	96	80.6	-0.4	76.0%
Digital Chumps	333	85.1	4.7	87.1%
Digital Spy	71	83.3	0.5	80.3%
Digital Trends	278	72.4	-7.7	51.8%
Digitally Downloaded	313	82.3	1.7	74.1%
DualShockers	334	80.6	0.5	78.4%
Easy Allies	247	81.0	-0.3	80.6%
Echo Boomer	156	0.0	Unscored	86.5%
EGM	230	77.3	-2.8	72.2%
Electric Bento	26	87.5	6.5	96.2%
Eurogamer	467	0.0	Unscored	74.1%
Eurogamer.pt	3	-	Unscored	66.7%
Everyeye.it	407	81.1	1.0	82.3%
Expansive	162	76.7	3.4	84.0%
Explosion Network	126	77.2	-3.7	66.7%
Fextralife	92	83.6	0.7	85.9%
FingerGuns	167	79.0	1.5	67.7%
Flickering Myth	42	74.8	-2.2	59.5%
FNintendo	55	76.5	-4.5	60.0%
Forbes	138	85.0	3.8	88.4%
Gadgets360	0	-	Unscored	-
Game Debate	82	80.6	-0.9	81.7%
Game Informer	501	81.5	1.2	81.4%
Game Rant	300	77.7	-1.8	67.0%
Game Revolution	288	79.0	-2.5	66.7%
Game Volt	51	77.3	-2.6	68.6%
Gameblog	410	75.6	-4.0	57.1%
GameCrate	237	81.5	1.6	79.7%
Gamefa	264	82.3	3.7	82.6%
GameGrin	361	81.9	1.3	77.6%
GameHaunt	21	91.4	10.6	90.5%
GameMAG	358	75.6	-3.3	56.4%
GamePitt	81	88.2	9.4	96.3%
Gameplanet	139	81.1	-0.9	76.3%
GamePro	320	81.7	1.4	84.1%
Gamer Escape	102	79.6	0.9	63.7%
Gamerheadquarters	190	79.8	3.0	73.2%
Gamers Heroes	220	77.8	-4.1	66.8%
Gamersky	236	82.8	2.6	86.0%
GAMES.CH	0	-	Unscored	-
GamesBeat	153	83.2	2.4	86.3%
GameSkinny	413	79.9	0.8	71.4%
GameSpace	75	82.6	2.8	76.0%
GameSpew	449	79.5	1.1	71.7%
GameSpot	555	74.6	-4.7	55.3%
GamesRadar+	343	78.4	-0.5	65.6%
GamesTM	0	-	Unscored	-
GameWatcher	149	78.5	1.3	71.1%
GameXplain	122	0.0	Unscored	86.9%
GameZone	128	79.7	-0.9	75.0%
Gaming Nexus	330	83.8	4.0	77.0%
GamingBolt	477	79.3	-0.3	70.2%
GamingTrend	504	84.3	3.7	86.5%
GBAtemp	185	79.7	-0.6	74.1%
GearNuke	116	81.8	1.7	82.8%
Geek Culture	147	83.9	3.2	83.7%
Geeks Under Grace	185	81.7	-0.1	80.0%
Generación Xbox	260	84.1	6.4	87.3%
Gert Lush Gaming	31	84.2	4.7	87.1%
Giant Bomb	44	77.1	-6.7	68.2%
God is a Geek	639	83.2	3.5	84.2%
GotGame	159	82.7	2.2	82.4%
GRYOnline.pl	206	80.6	-0.5	81.1%
Guardian	263	77.4	-3.3	70.7%
GuiltyBit	26	81.5	0.1	69.2%
Hardcore Gamer	532	79.0	-0.7	71.2%
Heavy	54	81.9	3.0	74.1%
Hey Poor Player	267	80.6	1.5	75.3%
High Def Digest	0	-	Unscored	-
Hobby Consolas	476	83.4	4.4	88.4%
Hynerd.it	47	83.8	3.2	89.4%
IBTimes UK	42	78.0	-2.8	61.9%
IGN	598	78.1	0.0	65.9%
IGN Italy	535	81.2	1.8	83.2%
IGN Middle East	150	79.5	-1.2	77.3%
IGN Spain	397	80.2	1.1	76.6%
Impulsegamer	381	84.0	3.7	81.4%
IND13	7	84.0	1.8	85.7%
INDIANTVCZ	140	75.5	-2.3	58.6%
Jump Dash Roll	152	75.5	-4.9	61.2%
Just Push Start	106	81.1	2.1	74.5%
JVL	128	80.7	0.3	81.3%
KeenGamer	103	80.6	0.2	79.6%
Kill Screen	16	76.4	-7.4	62.5%
Kinda Funny Games	21	0.0	Unscored	85.7%
Kinglink Reviews	36	72.9	-9.2	47.2%
KnowTechie	23	79.6	-3.0	82.6%
Kotaku	200	0.0	Unscored	88.0%
Leadergamer	62	80.9	0.5	79.0%
LevelUp	278	81.3	1.8	81.3%
Lords Of Gaming	0	-	Unscored	-
Luis Alamilla	107	82.3	1.7	79.4%
M3	123	77.6	-5.5	67.5%
Marooners' Rock	93	85.4	5.0	88.2%
Merlin'in Kazanı	196	78.9	-1.6	73.5%
Metro GameCentral	515	71.2	-7.8	49.3%
MMOGames	24	82.1	1.0	79.2%
MMORPG.com	90	81.1	3.1	72.2%
MonsterVine	226	81.7	0.8	76.1%
MSPoweruser	41	80.0	0.5	73.2%
Nerd Much?	26	81.2	2.2	76.9%
New Game Network	395	72.6	-7.0	46.6%
Next Gen Base	32	90.7	3.6	96.9%
Nexus	99	83.0	1.2	81.8%
Niche Gamer	256	78.2	-1.5	68.0%
Nintendo Enthusiast	89	83.5	2.7	85.4%
Nintendo Life	262	78.8	-1.1	71.8%
Nintendo News	0	-	Unscored	-
Nintendo Times	36	78.8	-1.7	72.2%
Nintendo Wire	55	85.7	2.6	92.7%
NintendoWorldReport	233	80.9	1.0	81.1%
NoesPaisparaFrikis	84	86.3	6.1	95.2%
Noisy Pixel	145	82.9	4.4	86.9%
NoobFeed	201	79.9	-0.5	74.6%
NZGamer	87	82.4	0.6	82.8%
OnlySP	42	76.9	-4.3	71.4%
Operation Sports	42	0.0	Unscored	76.2%
Oyungezer Online	224	79.5	-1.2	77.7%
Pardis Game	135	81.3	0.8	77.8%
Paste Magazine	208	76.3	-5.6	68.8%
PC Gamer	404	77.7	-1.5	68.3%
PC Invasion	299	77.1	-3.6	68.6%
PCGamesN	199	77.1	-2.2	60.8%
PCMag	154	78.5	-4.1	66.2%
PCWorld	53	76.9	-5.5	60.4%
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette	30	87.4	1.7	93.3%
Player.it	30	86.2	3.1	90.0%
Player.One	50	75.1	-7.5	68.0%
Player2.net.au	143	0.0	Unscored	86.0%
PlayStation LifeStyle	244	80.1	1.5	73.4%
PlayStation Universe	460	81.3	2.6	77.8%
Polygon	408	77.9	-4.2	77.9%
Post Arcade (National Post)	127	80.2	-1.4	79.5%
PowerUp!	203	82.6	2.2	82.8%
Press Start	382	81.1	0.8	79.1%
pressakey.com	84	0.0	Unscored	83.3%
Prima Games	0	-	Unscored	-
PS4Blog.net	68	85.1	8.6	94.1%
PSX Brasil	349	83.0	4.8	83.7%
Pure Playstation	53	79.8	0.6	81.1%
Push Square	479	73.3	-5.9	50.9%
Rapid Reviews UK	122	84.0	5.5	84.4%
Rectify Gaming	159	84.5	3.9	91.2%
Reloading BR	22	82.2	1.6	95.5%
Rely On Horror	40	77.8	-0.2	67.5%
Reno Gazette-Journal	129	83.1	0.8	89.9%
Rice Digital	78	85.0	4.6	84.6%
Rock, Paper, Shotgun	335	0.0	Unscored	74.6%
Rocket Chainsaw	97	76.6	-4.3	62.9%
RPGamer	111	74.7	-5.1	53.2%
RPGFan	0	-	Unscored	-
Saudi Gamer	284	76.3	-4.8	62.3%
Saving Content	184	83.6	5.8	85.9%
Screen Rant	402	78.4	-0.9	68.2%
SECTOR.sk	355	80.1	0.7	80.8%
SelectButton	60	79.3	4.1	75.0%
Shacknews	431	78.6	-1.6	69.8%
Siliconera	0	-	Unscored	-
Sirus Gaming	271	80.7	1.9	74.5%
Skill Up	122	0.0	Unscored	76.2%
Slant Magazine	258	68.8	-12.9	42.2%
Softpedia	162	83.0	2.5	85.2%
SomHráč.sk	267	80.5	1.3	77.5%
SpazioGames	555	79.7	1.0	78.0%
Sports Gamers Online	49	79.1	1.6	77.6%
Stevivor	284	78.1	-2.4	72.9%
SwitchWatch	18	82.4	1.8	66.7%
TechnoBuffalo	46	75.0	-5.6	54.3%
TechRaptor	416	79.0	-0.5	70.9%
Telegraph	166	79.8	-1.3	73.5%
The Angry Joe Show	75	66.3	-9.8	36.0%
The Digital Fix	184	81.6	0.8	73.9%
The Escapist	116	83.6	0.4	75.9%
The Game Crater	39	76.8	-0.9	66.7%
The Game Fanatics	80	80.9	0.8	77.5%
The Games Machine	492	83.0	3.3	88.0%
The Jimquisition	98	74.4	-4.8	62.2%
The Outerhaven Productions	228	80.5	-1.2	73.2%
TheGamer	0	-	Unscored	-
TheSixthAxis	541	78.2	-0.3	69.1%
TheXboxHub	89	84.0	6.1	83.1%
ThisGenGaming	142	85.6	6.1	90.8%
Thumbsticks	63	75.4	-4.2	58.7%
Too Much Gaming	82	81.6	-0.6	70.7%
Toronto Sun	8	86.3	1.9	75.0%
TrueAchievements	185	80.3	2.2	75.1%
TrueGaming	222	80.5	-0.7	81.1%
TrustedReviews	88	80.3	-0.3	69.3%
Twinfinite	433	79.5	-1.2	70.0%
Unboxholics	174	0.0	Unscored	75.3%
Use a Potion	132	85.6	8.0	87.9%
USgamer	197	77.2	-4.4	64.5%
VG247	215	0.0	Unscored	75.8%
VGC	119	76.6	-5.8	68.9%
VGChartz	256	70.0	-9.0	53.1%
VGN	72	83.6	3.1	87.5%
Video Chums	330	78.4	-2.4	75.2%
VideoGamer	244	74.5	-7.0	54.5%
viewport	18	81.1	-4.0	83.3%
Washington Post	150	83.1	Unscored	80.7%
WayTooManyGames	276	81.7	2.8	80.1%
Wccftech	447	80.7	1.8	79.0%
We Got This Covered	320	78.9	-1.6	68.4%
WellPlayed	354	80.2	0.7	76.0%
Windows Central	260	82.8	3.9	75.0%
Worth Playing	418	81.3	1.1	81.1%
Xbox Achievements	222	78.6	0.5	74.8%
XGN.nl	0	-	Unscored	-
Zoomg	182	82.1	1.1	80.2%
ZTGD	363	80.3	0.1	77.4%
Outlet	# Reviews		Average Score Deviation	% Recommended	Homepage

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