Topic summary
45%13 analyzed articles/videos5,720 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Game Development results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Framing Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 11.8% saturation with 3,479 hits. Analysis detected 35,635 faulty-reasoning hits from 29,436 analyzed words across 13 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.6% and a BS Rank of 42% (8,981 of 15,447 topics). This Game Development is better (less manipulative) than 58.10% of the peer group.
Game Development

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

42% percentile
025507510041.9% percentile
2.6% BS Score13 analyzed articles29.4K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 6.7%6.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.6%6.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 11.7%11.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 11.8%11.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.8%2.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.4%5.4%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.6%1.6%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Topic 0.5%0.5%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%Framing Effect: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 11.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 11.8%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 5.2%Optimism Bias: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.7%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.8%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Ex-Assassin's Creed Hexe Director Explains Why Trying To Get Things Done With 1,000-Person Teams Felt Like ‘Pissing Upstream’70%
Kotaku72%By Lewis Parker68%7/22/2026, 10:00:09 PM
South Of Midnight Studio Is Still Winning GOTY Awards Even After Xbox Cut It Loose: ‘It’s Important That We Remember That Games Are Made By People’87%
Kotaku72%By Ethan Gach65%7/22/2026, 1:02:09 PM
Hasbro's Big Gaming Strategy Is Falling Apart After A $56 Million Write-Down54%
Kotaku72%By Rebekah Valentine47%7/21/2026, 3:19:27 PM
Bethesda confirms 'Fallout 5' and 'The Elder Scrolls VI' are built on new Creation Engine 3 — Todd Howard explains the goal to give more power to devs and creators61%
Windows Central66%By Jez Corden61%7/19/2026, 1:18:43 PM
Marathon’s player base is collapsing, and Bungie’s future looks increasingly bleak as concerns grow around the studio’s live‑service direction81%
Windows Central66%By Adam Hales0%7/18/2026, 1:08:20 PM
Disco Elysium Studio Says Game About People Forced Into Impossible Situations Didn't Sell Well Enough To Prevent Layoffs87%
Kotaku72%By Ash Parrish53%7/17/2026, 9:38:19 PM
Obsidian's new Fallout spin-off is REAL — alongside 'Fallout 5' and '3' and 'New Vegas' remakes, as Todd Howard offers praise: "a huge amount of respect."80%
Windows Central66%By Jez Corden61%7/17/2026, 2:06:43 PM
Halo Studios' boss admits Halo 5's backlash was "imminent" as Microsoft abandons its trademark on Halo: The Endless68%
Windows Central66%By Adam Hales0%7/17/2026, 10:20:28 AM
EverQuest’s biggest fans are leading its revival49%
The Verge55%By Kallie Plagge0%7/14/2026, 1:00:00 PM
"We are expanding opportunities to collaborate": Former Xbox studio Compulsion Games hopes to team up with other devs following layoffs and divestment35%
Windows Central66%By Brendan Lowry75%7/13/2026, 7:36:55 PM