It has long been the policy of IGN that, barring disaster, the score of a game should never change. Developers get one shot, so they’d better make it count. For a long time, that system worked – games came out, were played and enjoyed, and then faded away without ever becoming more than they were.
That policy can no longer keep up with the pace of modern gaming. While there are still many fire-and-forget releases that come and go as they always have, many more are constantly growing and changing after release. Through major patches and free content updates, a game that’s merely okay at release can become something good or even great just a few months later, and remain popular for years to come. A review set in stone can unintentionally mislead people seeking new experiences away from something we believe they’d enjoy if they pick it up today, and that’s contrary to our goals as critics and as gamers.
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