| Outcome | Probability | Yes Bid | Yes Ask | 24h Change | Volume | |
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| 95 or greater | 1% | 0¢ | 1¢ | — | $27K | Trade → |
| 90 or greater | 31% | 23¢ | 31¢ | — | $21K | Trade → |
| 85 or greater | 90% | 99¢ | 100¢ | — | $2K | Trade → |
| 80 or greater | 93% | 99¢ | 100¢ | — | $386 | Trade → |
| 60 or greater | 99% | 99¢ | 100¢ | — | $93 | Trade → |
| 65 or greater | 0% | 99¢ | 100¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| 75 or greater | 0% | 99¢ | 100¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| 70 or greater | 0% | 99¢ | 100¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
This market asks which Metacritic score bracket the release titled "Resident Evil Requiem" will register on Metacritic; it matters because the aggregator score is a widely watched indicator of critical reception and can influence audience interest and downstream commercial performance.
Metacritic aggregates critic reviews into a single numeric score using proprietary weighting; entertainment releases in established franchises like Resident Evil have historically shown wide variance in critic response depending on execution. Markets like this let traders convert news, early reviews, and franchise context into a traded view on final critical reception.
Market prices encode the community’s collective expectation of where the Metacritic score will land and will move as new critic reviews and official updates appear; interpret shifts as changes in consensus, not as guaranteed outcomes.
The market close is listed as TBD on the event page; the score used to settle will be the numeric Metacritic value specified by the market’s settlement rules—check the Kalshi event description and settlement policy for the official cutoff time and source.
That detail is defined in the market's settlement terms on the event page. If a platform is named, that platform’s Metacritic score will be used; if not specified, consult the market rules or announcement for how Kalshi will determine the authoritative Metacritic page.
Metacritic computes a weighted average of selected critic reviews using proprietary weights and reports the numeric aggregate on the title’s page; the settlement will use the numeric score displayed by Metacritic per the market rules (user scores are separate and typically not used).
If major outlets release reviews after an embargo or close to release, those scores can materially shift the Metacritic aggregate and thus market prices; traders should watch the timing of review drops relative to the market’s settlement cutoff.
Useful signals include how past franchise entries were rated by critics, continuity in creative teams or studios, differences between adaptations (game vs. film), early preview impressions, and any systematic patterns in critic reception for recent installments; none of these guarantee an outcome but they help contextualize risk.