Metacritic removes alleged AI-written Resident Evil 9 review and severs ties with publisher
Feb 27th 2026
Metacritic says it will strip AI-generated critic reviews from its platform and cut ties with publications after removing a Videogamer review of Resident Evil 9: Requiem amid accusations the piece and its author were fabricated.
- Metacritic says it will never include AI-generated critic reviews and will remove them and sever ties with offending publications pending investigation.
- Co-founder Marc Doyle told Gamereactor that the site enforces a rigorous vetting process and cited risks such as plagiarism, theft, and fraud.
- The action followed accusations that a Videogamer review of Resident Evil 9: Requiem was AI-written and that the listed author was fabricated, a situation first reported by Kotaku.
- Screenshots of the submitted author pages circulated online and were cited as part of the evidence that prompted Metacritic to remove the review.