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Heather Newman - Review Scores & Disparity | ReviewDisparity

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Heather Newman

Heather Newman

74.2

Avg Score Given

-12.9

Steam Disparity

+9.8

MC Disparity

+4.3

Combined Disparity

Reviews

9 early (43%)12 launch window (57%)0 late (0%)

Scoring Pattern

N/A

Lowest Score

Highest Score

23.1

Score Spread(variance in their own scores)

Disparity by Outlet

The journalist's average disparity score per outlet

GamesBeat

17 reviews

+1.6

PC Gamer

2 reviews

+6.5

PCGamesN

2 reviews

+25.0

Review summary

Updated Aug 29, 2026

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Based on 21 scored reviews, Heather Newman gives games an average score of 74.2/100. Heather Newman scores games 12.9 points lower than Steam users and 9.8 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 21)+

Once HumanviaPC Gamer
Jul 18, 2024Launch window
84/100View review
Steam 78.6/100 · +5.4 ptsMetacritic 60/100 · +24.0 pts
Persona 3 ReloadviaPC Gamer
Jan 31, 2024Early review
89/100View review
Steam 94.4/100 · -5.4 ptsMetacritic 87/100 · +2.0 pts
World of Warcraft: ShadowlandsviaPCGamesN
Dec 4, 2020Launch window
80/100View review
Metacritic 47/100 · +33.0 pts
World of Warcraft ClassicviaPCGamesN
Aug 27, 2019Launch window
80/100View review
Metacritic 63/100 · +17.0 pts
World of Warcraft: LegionviaGamesBeat
Sep 20, 2016Launch window
98/100View review
Metacritic 74/100 · +24.0 pts