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Why did you get rid of my favorite feature?

We completely remade the entire site from scratch, which meant that we unfortunately had to make some hard decisions as to which features would be retained.

Ultimately, we decided to focus on the core features that the vast majority of you depend on so as to avoid having features on the site that aren't properly maintained or are totally busted as a result.

Why did the review score system change?

As times have changed, we felt that we no longer needed to be so granular with our review scores. With the old system, we had 20 different possible scores but only 10 score definitions, which led to some confusion. If an 8 is "great" and a 9 is "superb," what purpose does an 8.5 serve? To address this, we've decided to simplify and remove half-points all together.

You can get more info on this here

Were GameSpot's old reviews converted to the new point scale? What about my old reviews?

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Longer term, we will be rolling out a brand new leveling system. New folks will start from scratch, but existing members who earned levels and emblems on the old GameSpot will receive a starting bonus, depending on those levels and emblems--think of it like carrying your Shepard over from Mass Effect 2 to Mass Effect 3.

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