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Videogamer.com deepfake (Feb 2026)

Videogamer.com allegedly used AI to create a fake reviewer persona named "Brian Merrygold" with a fake avatar to publish an AI-generated review of Resident Evil Requiem. Metacritic removed the review and banned…

Incident date
Feb 2026
Target
Videogamer.com
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read

Videogamer.com allegedly used AI to create a fake reviewer persona named "Brian Merrygold" with a fake avatar to publish an AI-generated review of Resident Evil Requiem. Metacritic removed the review and banned Videogamer.com from the platform.

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