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Outlet	# Reviews	Average Score	Average Score Deviation	% Recommended	Homepage
33bits	207	83.7	3.7	87.4%
3DNews	277	78.0	-2.9	67.5%
AbsoluteXbox	21	85.9	7.0	81.0%
ACG	205	0.0	Unscored	61.5%
AnaitGames	38	80.3	-3.6	68.4%
AR12Gaming	20	82.8	0.1	85.0%
Arcade Sushi	40	85.8	2.6	87.5%
Area Xbox	34	82.9	4.4	82.4%
Areajugones	228	85.7	4.4	91.2%
Ars Technica	132	0.0	Unscored	79.5%
Atomix	326	84.8	4.0	89.3%
Attack of the Fanboy	345	81.2	0.8	76.2%
AusGamers	232	80.1	0.4	72.4%
BaziCenter	249	79.3	-0.6	74.7%
Bazimag	189	79.7	-0.5	72.5%
Bloody Disgusting	21	75.2	-2.5	47.6%
But Why Tho?	183	80.8	2.2	72.1%
Cerealkillerz	224	82.9	2.0	86.6%
CGMagazine	379	79.8	-0.5	76.5%
Chalgyr's Game Room	131	81.2	2.4	73.3%
Cheat Code Central	116	84.8	3.2	81.0%
Checkpoint Gaming	295	76.5	-1.8	66.4%
Chicas Gamers	129	0.0	Unscored	90.7%
COGconnected	539	81.7	2.6	81.3%
ComiConverse	33	82.9	-0.9	84.8%
Critical Hit	237	80.4	0.3	79.7%
Cubed3	301	76.1	-3.4	60.8%
cublikefoot	63	68.2	-9.2	49.2%
Cultured Vultures	201	79.1	-0.4	79.1%
Daily Dot	60	75.7	-6.1	60.0%
Daily Mirror	177	80.0	-0.4	83.1%
Daily Star	120	84.4	3.2	84.2%
Darkstation	22	79.2	0.6	68.2%
DarkZero	84	78.7	-2.6	64.3%
DASHGAMER.com	128	86.7	6.1	88.3%
Destructoid	453	78.0	-1.2	70.2%
Digiato	96	80.6	-0.4	76.0%
Digital Chumps	296	85.0	4.7	86.8%
Digital Spy	52	83.5	0.5	82.7%
Digital Trends	223	72.9	-7.7	53.8%
Digitally Downloaded	291	83.0	1.7	76.3%
DualShockers	316	80.4	0.5	78.5%
Easy Allies	227	80.9	-0.3	80.2%
Echo Boomer	130	0.0	Unscored	89.2%
EGM	227	77.6	-2.8	72.7%
Electric Bento	26	87.5	6.5	96.2%
Eurogamer	414	0.0	Unscored	76.6%
Everyeye.it	346	81.2	1.0	81.8%
Expansive	122	83.2	3.4	92.6%
Explosion Network	113	76.8	-3.7	65.5%
Fextralife	80	83.3	0.7	85.0%
FingerGuns	153	79.5	1.5	69.3%
Flickering Myth	39	75.6	-2.2	64.1%
FNintendo	55	76.5	-4.5	60.0%
Forbes	125	85.0	3.8	88.0%
Gadgets360	0	-	Unscored	-
Game Debate	82	80.6	-0.9	81.7%
Game Informer	443	81.7	1.2	81.3%
Game Rant	256	78.1	-1.8	68.8%
Game Revolution	277	79.1	-2.5	67.1%
Game Volt	51	77.3	-2.6	68.6%
Gameblog	366	76.1	-4.0	59.0%
GameCrate	215	81.5	1.6	79.5%
Gamefa	228	82.6	3.7	83.3%
GameGrin	308	81.7	1.3	76.9%
GameHaunt	16	93.1	10.6	93.8%
GameMAG	332	75.8	-3.3	57.5%
GamePitt	80	88.1	9.4	96.3%
Gameplanet	138	81.0	-0.9	76.1%
GamePro	286	81.6	1.4	84.3%
Gamer Escape	92	79.9	0.9	63.0%
Gamerheadquarters	172	81.1	3.0	75.6%
Gamers Heroes	200	77.2	-4.1	65.5%
Gamersky	198	82.9	2.6	85.9%
GamesBeat	141	83.5	2.4	87.2%
GameSkinny	387	80.0	0.8	71.8%
GameSpace	69	82.1	2.8	73.9%
GameSpew	423	79.3	1.1	70.7%
GameSpot	496	74.6	-4.7	54.6%
GamesRadar+	285	78.6	-0.5	66.3%
GamesTM	0	-	Unscored	-
GameWatcher	132	78.8	1.3	70.5%
GameXplain	112	0.0	Unscored	85.7%
GameZone	128	79.7	-0.9	75.0%
Gaming Nexus	294	83.5	4.0	75.2%
GamingBolt	415	79.4	-0.3	70.4%
GamingTrend	433	84.2	3.7	86.6%
GBAtemp	166	79.2	-0.6	72.9%
GearNuke	116	81.8	1.7	82.8%
Geek Culture	122	84.0	3.2	82.0%
Geeks Under Grace	179	81.5	-0.1	79.3%
Generación Xbox	211	84.3	6.4	87.7%
Gert Lush Gaming	16	83.0	4.7	81.3%
Giant Bomb	42	77.5	-6.7	69.0%
God is a Geek	551	83.0	3.5	84.0%
GotGame	159	82.7	2.2	82.4%
GRYOnline.pl	172	80.9	-0.5	83.1%
Guardian	239	78.0	-3.3	72.0%
GuiltyBit	25	81.8	0.1	68.0%
Hardcore Gamer	475	79.0	-0.7	71.4%
Heavy	54	81.9	3.0	74.1%
Hey Poor Player	215	80.5	1.5	74.9%
High Def Digest	0	-	Unscored	-
Hobby Consolas	413	83.5	4.4	88.6%
Hynerd.it	44	83.7	3.2	88.6%
IBTimes UK	41	79.0	-2.8	63.4%
IGN	518	78.6	0.0	67.0%
IGN Italy	472	81.4	1.8	83.5%
IGN Middle East	148	79.3	-1.2	77.0%
IGN Spain	350	80.2	1.1	76.9%
Impulsegamer	338	83.7	3.7	81.7%
IND13	7	84.0	1.8	85.7%
INDIANTVCZ	106	76.2	-2.3	61.3%
Jump Dash Roll	140	76.1	-4.9	63.6%
Just Push Start	106	81.1	2.1	74.5%
JVL	128	80.7	0.3	81.3%
KeenGamer	101	80.6	0.2	80.2%
Kill Screen	15	77.4	-7.4	66.7%
Kinda Funny Games	21	0.0	Unscored	81.0%
Kinglink Reviews	36	72.9	-9.2	47.2%
KnowTechie	22	79.8	-3.0	81.8%
Kotaku	175	0.0	Unscored	89.7%
Leadergamer	60	81.0	0.5	80.0%
LevelUp	231	81.6	1.8	81.0%
Lords of Gaming	0	-	Unscored	-
Luis Alamilla	98	82.2	1.7	79.6%
M3	118	77.7	-5.5	67.8%
Marooners' Rock	87	85.4	5.0	88.5%
Merlin'in Kazanı	167	79.2	-1.6	74.3%
Metro GameCentral	458	71.3	-7.8	49.8%
MMOGames	22	82.7	1.0	81.8%
MMORPG.com	78	81.0	3.1	71.8%
MonsterVine	205	81.7	0.8	77.1%
MSPoweruser	41	80.0	0.5	73.2%
Nerd Much?	26	81.2	2.2	76.9%
New Game Network	351	72.5	-7.0	46.7%
Next Gen Base	30	90.6	3.6	96.7%
Nexus	99	83.0	1.2	81.8%
Niche Gamer	214	78.4	-1.5	68.2%
Nintendo Enthusiast	89	83.5	2.7	85.4%
Nintendo Life	235	78.7	-1.1	71.5%
Nintendo Times	36	78.8	-1.7	72.2%
Nintendo Wire	55	85.7	2.6	92.7%
NintendoWorldReport	219	80.5	1.0	80.4%
NoesPaisparaFrikis	79	86.4	6.1	96.2%
Noisy Pixel	130	82.8	4.4	86.9%
NoobFeed	159	79.2	-0.5	71.7%
NZGamer	86	82.6	0.6	83.7%
OnlySP	42	76.9	-4.3	71.4%
Operation Sports	34	0.0	Unscored	82.4%
Oyungezer Online	183	79.0	-1.2	74.9%
Pardis Game	134	81.3	0.8	77.6%
Paste Magazine	197	76.0	-5.6	67.5%
PC Gamer	345	77.9	-1.5	68.7%
PC Invasion	261	76.8	-3.6	68.6%
PCGamesN	172	77.3	-2.2	61.6%
PCMag	131	78.1	-4.1	64.9%
PCWorld	50	76.2	-5.5	60.0%
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	141	0.0	Unscored	85.8%
PlayStation LifeStyle	222	80.5	1.5	74.8%
PlayStation Universe	408	81.3	2.6	77.5%
Polygon	358	77.8	-4.2	77.1%
Post Arcade (National Post)	119	80.0	-1.4	79.0%
PowerUp!	183	83.0	2.2	83.1%
Press Start	322	81.1	0.8	78.9%
pressakey.com	83	0.0	Unscored	83.1%
PS4Blog.net	61	85.3	8.6	93.4%
PSX Brasil	293	83.2	4.8	82.3%
Pure Playstation	53	79.8	0.6	81.1%
Push Square	413	73.2	-5.9	51.6%
Rapid Reviews UK	110	83.4	5.5	82.7%
Rectify Gaming	129	84.3	3.9	91.5%
Reloading BR	22	82.2	1.6	95.5%
Rely On Horror	40	77.8	-0.2	67.5%
Reno Gazette-Journal	120	82.7	0.8	89.2%
Rice Digital	73	85.0	4.6	83.6%
Rock, Paper, Shotgun	273	0.0	Unscored	75.8%
Rocket Chainsaw	96	76.5	-4.3	62.5%
RPGamer	96	74.0	-5.1	51.0%
RPGFan	0	-	Unscored	-
Saudi Gamer	252	76.2	-4.8	62.7%
Saving Content	155	84.3	5.8	88.4%
Screen Rant	348	78.1	-0.9	67.0%
SECTOR.sk	301	80.3	0.7	82.1%
SelectButton	60	79.3	4.1	75.0%
Shacknews	364	78.7	-1.6	70.6%
Sirus Gaming	247	80.2	1.9	73.3%
Skill Up	101	0.0	Unscored	79.2%
Slant Magazine	217	68.5	-12.9	39.6%
Softpedia	151	82.6	2.5	84.8%
SomHráč.sk	240	80.4	1.3	76.7%
SpazioGames	479	80.0	1.0	79.3%
Sports Gamers Online	38	78.9	1.6	76.3%
Stevivor	253	78.2	-2.4	72.3%
SwitchWatch	18	82.4	1.8	66.7%
TechnoBuffalo	45	75.0	-5.6	55.6%
TechRaptor	368	78.9	-0.5	70.9%
Telegraph	157	80.4	-1.3	75.2%
The Angry Joe Show	66	68.1	-9.8	36.4%
The Digital Fix	183	81.7	0.8	74.3%
The Escapist	90	83.6	0.4	74.4%
The Game Crater	18	78.6	-0.9	66.7%
The Game Fanatics	77	80.8	0.8	76.6%
The Games Machine	411	82.8	3.3	87.1%
The Jimquisition	81	76.9	-4.8	64.2%
The Outerhaven Productions	196	80.3	-1.2	73.0%
TheSixthAxis	475	78.7	-0.3	70.5%
TheXboxHub	84	83.5	6.1	82.1%
ThisGenGaming	140	85.7	6.1	90.7%
Thumbsticks	60	76.2	-4.2	60.0%
Too Much Gaming	72	81.5	-0.6	70.8%
Toronto Sun	7	88.6	1.9	85.7%
TrueAchievements	170	80.2	2.2	75.3%
TrueGaming	202	80.7	-0.7	82.2%
TrustedReviews	78	80.8	-0.3	71.8%
Twinfinite	390	79.1	-1.2	68.7%
Unboxholics	151	0.0	Unscored	74.2%
Use a Potion	100	85.5	8.0	88.0%
USgamer	196	77.2	-4.4	64.8%
VG247	181	0.0	Unscored	76.8%
VGC	99	75.4	-5.8	66.7%
VGChartz	225	70.7	-9.0	54.2%
VGN	72	83.6	3.1	87.5%
Video Chums	293	78.3	-2.4	73.7%
VideoGamer	213	73.5	-7.0	52.1%
viewport	18	81.1	-4.0	83.3%
Washington Post	144	80.8	Unscored	80.6%
WayTooManyGames	222	82.1	2.8	80.6%
Wccftech	397	81.1	1.8	79.6%
We Got This Covered	285	78.9	-1.6	68.1%
WellPlayed	307	80.0	0.7	75.2%
Windows Central	227	82.4	3.9	73.6%
Worth Playing	367	81.5	1.1	82.6%
Xbox Achievements	191	78.5	0.5	74.9%
Zoomg	169	82.3	1.1	80.5%
ZTGD	323	80.3	0.1	77.1%
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