In recent years, the review bomb has become the preferred choice of gamers to voice their frustrations or thoughts on a particular product. In the case of Helldivers 2, a review bomb was executed over the game's PSN requirement. Elsewhere, fans review bombed Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 over "disappointing nerfs."
It sure would be nice if user scores were actually useful.
It's a significant enough movement that even Take-Two, the publisher of Grand Theft Auto, noted in a financial filing that a review bomb could have adverse consequences, including reputation harm and financial losses. Now, it appears that the Borderlands franchise has become the latest subject of such action.
As first spotted by GamesRadar, the franchise as a whole has become the subject of a review bomb campaign over reported new changes to the End License User Agreement (EULA).
Indeed, taking a look at Steam, from the original Borderlands to its most recent release, Borderlands 3, there is no shortage of negative reviews, which has, in turn, placed the games at "Mixed" status.
"This invasive update effectively turns the game into 'Spyware,' and I encourage others to report the game to Steam for this disgusting invasion of privacy,"...
