Steam counters "review bombing" by adding time graphs to game scores

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Steam has added a new option to view how a game's user reviews have changed over time as a measure to counter "review bombing".
"Review bombing" is when a mob of users downvote a game for reasons outside of the game itself. Beyond simply slamming the title in question, review bombers will also upvote each other's reviews, while downvoting those who disagree with them.
We saw this most recently in the case of Firewatch after developer Campo Santo issued a DMCA strike against popular YouTuber Felix "PewDiePie" Kjellberg after he used the N-word in a livestream. Some people weren't happy with the developer's tactic in this case, so they decided to take it out by review bombing the game on Steam.
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