• disturbance in the workforce

    CBS Begins Lay-offs At CNET, GameSpot

    CBS is bringing the ax down on CNET, the media company it purchased in May of this year for $1.8 billion. That means merging newsrooms and lay-offs at entertainment sites like TV.com, MP3.com and Gamespot. More »
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    Comment by Akua: The economy is REALLY worrying considering I'm trying to get into the game industry within the next 6 months. 14 Responses | Other threads

  • nintendo

    GameStop Have A Week's Supply Of Wiis

    In the market for a Wii? Your days of breathless disappointment may soon be at an end, with GameStop revealing that they have "a week's supply of Wiis". More »
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    Comment by kagebutsu: Who doesn't have a wii collecting dust already? 15 Responses | Other threads

  • kane & lynch: dead men

    GameSpot's Kane & Lynch Review Hit The Dev Team "Like A Hammer"

    Generally, we would suspect that any unfavorable review of one's video game creation would be quite the bum out. In the case of IO Interactive's Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, however, team members say that GameSpot's damning review of the Eidos published crime epic knocked the wind out of them and that being caught up in the "conspiracy theory" brouhaha that surrounded the review was "surreal." More »
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    Comment by ffmusicdj: preeeetttty words only mask the intent of why a 6.0 score was given. Go balls or something devs, pathetic... No... 4 Responses | Other threads

  • psp 3000

    The PSP 3000 - How Different Is It?

    James Yu over at GameSpot has just posted an excellent hands-on comparison of the old Sony PSP 2000 model and the shiny new PSP 3000, announced just last week at the Games Convention in Leipzig. While we've already posted the comparison that showed up on Famitsu, the GameSpot article has a few things going for it. More comparison photos of the screen, which looks to be where the biggest noticeable differences lie, and the fact that James writes in easy-to-understand English, always appreciated by us English-exclusive humans like myself. Hit the link below for the full skinny on what has changed in obsessive detail, right down to the surface textures of the plastic. More »
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    Comment by bertfallen: Why is it people must continuously bitch about there not being a secondary thumb stick. PSP games ARE developed to... 6 Responses | Other threads

  • business

    Gerstmann Axe-Man Now Working At In-Game Ad Company

    In-game ad company Double Fusion announced a promotion and two new management hires today: Double Fusion's own Julie Shumaker will now oversee the company's newly formed Core Games Group as general manager and former VP of games at CNET Joshua Larson has been brought on as Vice President of Business Development, and former GameTrust CFO and COO Glen Sussman is now Double's Fusion's CFO. More »
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    Comment by freespeech2: I'm so glad that we care about these people so much to give them a news story!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! more » | Other threads

  • Fallen Earth

    Sign Up For The Fallen Earth Alpha Test

    Want to get in on the ground floor of an upcoming post-apocalyptic MMOG? Fallen Earth is going into alpha testing this Thursday the 14th, and Icarus Studios want to give you a chance to help them test out their game. Sign ups are being handled via a rather primitive GameSpot page, meaning you'll have to have signed up for a free subscription in order to participate, and then you'll have to meet their criteria in order to actually be selected, but nothing worthwhile is ever easy. More »
    08/12/08
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    Comment by MishaNL: @Raziel66: Que? more » | Other threads

  • mount and blade

    Mount And Blade Beta Open For Signups

    Don't you just love the name Mount and Blade? It's just so functional - as though Ernest Hemingway was moonlighting as a game titler. More »
    08/11/08
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    Comment by Ad-hominem: Oh god. Even for a free beta, that sounds god-awful. Horseback RPG fighting? No thank you. 1 Responses | Other threads

  • clips

    Hey Kinda Famous Person, Do You Know What GameSpot Is?

    GameSpot held a big E3 party filled with Hollywood C-Listers like Vida Guerra and pro athletes like Rashad McCants. But the question remains: Do they know what GameSpot is? Oh, the suspense is killing us. More »
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    Comment by JustOneFix: Hmm... he was an ok interviewer.. he said pussy more » | Other threads

  • journalism

    Gerstmann Reviewer Regrets? Nah, Man.

    Former GameSpot reviewer Jeff Gerstmann is no stranger to controversy. His 8.9 scoring of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess was met with unhappy campers, while his 6.0 Kane & Lynch review *might* have cost him his job. But does Gerstmann have any regrets? From MTV Multiplayer: More »
    06/04/08
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    Comment by Brackynews still waiting for mythical PS3 bundle: @PoorPensive: The GameCube version got 8.9, the Wii 8.8. Which number you quote has a lot to do with... more » | Other threads

  • pissing contest

    Steel Yourself For A 360 v PS3 Graphics Showdown

    Anyone up for an attempt at a 360 v PS3 graphics showdown? I'm out, had my fill of these by around 1994, but if you're curious, read on. GameSpot have attempted to settle which system has the better graphics by comparing a bunch of games, blending some screenshots together into a single image then providing some accompanying notes. One-eyed fanboys will no doubt find a way to convince themselves of their system's superiority, but cooler heads know that if you can pick up any differences - let alone major ones - from the tiny screens they've provided, best case, you're most likely a fibber. Worst case, a liar. More »
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    Comment by Bricked: Maybe I need to update the physcription on my lenses, but I didn't really see a diffrence, or maybe there... more » | Other threads

  • breaking

    Breaking: CBS Snags GameSpot In $1.8 Billion CNET Acquisition

    CBS Corporation just announced an agreement to buy CNET for $1.8 billion dollars. Through the deal, all of CNET's network sites, including GameSpot, TV.com mp3.com, CNET news.com, UrbanBaby, CHOW, Search.com, BNET, MySimon and TechRepublic all become property of CBS. More »
    05/15/08
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    Comment by McBanjo: Now they can rehire Jeff Gerstmann and I will actually visit the site again! more » | Other threads

  • gta iv

    GameSpot's GTA IV Score-Change Down To A "Bug"

    Some of the more eagle-eyed/paranoid dwellers from the darkest recesses of the internet discovered a few days back that when GameSpot's GTA IV score was first spotted, it was given a score of 9.5, then quickly "changed" to a perfect 10. I don't need to tell you there was much tin-foil-hattery surrounding the possible causes for this. Well, according to GameSpot's EIC Ricardo Torres, it was all down to a bug:
    ...there was a bug in our publishing system on Monday that caused the incorrect score for GTAIV, a 9.5, to appear for on some pages for a while. This happened hours before we posted the actual score with the review, a 10. This has all led to a lot of talk and speculation so I'm going to set things straight, short answer: it's not true.
    Whether you believe him or not's up to you. The more important question should be: how much do you really care about .5 of a GameSpot score? More »
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    Comment by RawSteelUT: Of course it was a bug. Rockstar bugged them until they "corrected" their score. more » | Other threads

  • beta watch

    Join GameSpot For Age Of Conan PVP Weekend

    Do you want to spend a weekend with 14,999 not-so-close friends participating in ferocious Age of Conan PVP combat? Are you willing to sign up for a GameSpot account to make this happen? Eidos and Funcom have just announced a unique beta partnership with GameSpot that will allow 15,000 players to participate in a special PVP weekend the 18th-20th of this month. Select players will be able to create a character using the game's character generator, which Funcom will then transform into a level 20 powerhouse. They can then enter PVP lobbies, chat, and kill each other. To sign up for a chance at a spot have have to first be a GameSpot member, and then fill out the application located at http://www.gamespot.com/test/ageofconan. Those accepted will be notified by email on Wednesday the 16th. In other news, I just signed up for a free GameSpot account. Here's hoping I see some of you folks come PVP weekend! More »
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    Comment by Taifuu: ...and it's up! The battle of the fake accounts begins NOW. more » | Other threads

  • unreleased games

    Developer Going Down: Here's What You Missed

    GameSpot has word that Castaway Entertainment has suspended operations and is looking for a buyer. Kind of shoulder-shrug news, as the studio's been around since 2003 but released only one published title, described as "the Xbox Live advergame Yaris." Never like to hear of anyone losing work in this economy, but what gives, right? More »
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  • cnet

    The Man Who Fired Jeff Gerstmann From GameSpot Has Been Sacked

    When long-time GameSpot reviewer and editorial director Jeff Gerstmann was let go from the site last November—with sources pointing to his review of Kane & Lynch: Dead Men as the catalyst for his termination—fingers were also pointed at executive Josh Larson, VP of games at parent company CNET. Larson, who replaced former Editor in Chief Greg Kasavin, was implicated by anonymous GameSpot employees to have had the "church-and-state separation between the sales teams and the editorial team" "cracked" under his tenure. Whether the VP, Jeff's supervisor at the time, was the key decision maker in letting Gerstmann go we can't confirm, but we can confirm that Larson will be leaving the company next week. More »
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    Comment by JojoTheSlayer: @balls187++: Yeah, riiight. They are not replacing the share holders dude. Its still just about PR and money. more » | Other threads

  • journalism

    Another GameSpot Editor Quits

    As the dust on Gerstmann-gate has finally more than settled, another GameSpot staffer is exiting the building. As announced on GameSpot's podcast "HotSpot", Senior Editor Brad Shoemaker will be leaving the site this Friday. He's been working at GameSpot since 1999. Shame they never gave him a larger GIF image. We wish him luck in his future endeavors. More »
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    Comment by JojoTheSlayer: @JojoTheSlayer: LoL, I mean Brad Shoemaker. Didnt Alex leave as well?:) more » | Other threads

  • jobs

    GameSpot Goes on Hiring Binge

    In the wake of GameSpot's fairly publicized shake-up in their reviews department, the Cnet owned company is on the prowl for a number of new reviewers. More »
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    Comment by Zensation: 3-5 reviews per person/week. Wow thats crazy, no wonder game reviews always seem like they talk about the first 4... more » | Other threads

  • gamespot

    Gamespot's Jason Ocampo Now IGN's Jason Ocampo. Hey, just a quick update on yesterday's development involving former Gamespot reviewer Jason Ocampo—the former PC-centric reviewer has jumped ship from CNet to IGN and will be their new PC Editor In Chief. Ocampo appears in the latest Game Scoop! podcast, revealing his new secret identity as an IGNer. Thanks for the tip, Richard!
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    Comment by Brackynews still waiting for mythical PS3 bundle: @DigitalHero: Pretty sure the internet existed when your parents were in junior high. :-) more » | Other threads

  • gamespot

    Another GameSpot Reviewer Leaves The CNet Mothership The GameSpot review pool has just become a bit shallower, as Jason Ocampo has announced that he too will be leaving the site for an unspecified "opportunity." Ocampo broke the news in the latest edition of The Hotspot podcast, adding his name to the list of recently and dearly departed GameSpot review staff. Godspeed, Jason and thanks for the quick tip, Daniel.
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    Comment by Yotaru Vegeta: Out with the old... more » | Other threads

  • arrow pointing down

    Ex-GameSpotters Gerstmann & Davis Try A New Podcast On For Size

    The last thing the gaming world needs is more amateur gaming podcasts. Lucky for the newly-launched Arrow Pointing Down, then, that it's not cobbled together by a couple of awkward teenagers using a $3 PC mic in their dad's office. It is instead put together by former GameSpot staffers Jeff Gerstmann and Ryan Davis, who in their former lives manned GameSpot's podcast. The sound quality is God-awful thanks to a dodgy Skype connection, but still worth a listen if you've got some 90-odd minutes of doing nothing scheduled for later today. More »
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    Comment by PsycheDiver: That was boring. I expected more from these two. more » | Other threads

  • tivo alert

    Gerstmann On X-Play Tonight

    Jeff Gerstmann of Gerstmann-gate fame will be making his first television appearance since his dismissal from GameSpot tonight at 8PM Eastern time on G4's newly revamped X-Play. Gerstman will be on hand to discuss the lack of innovation in Japanese gaming, a topic that was recently brought to light via a Gamasutra interview with Konami sound director Akira Yamaoka. As expected, Gerstmann will also discuss his abrupt departure from GameSpot, because that's really the gist of why he's appearing on the show in the first place. Otherwise the little press blurb we got from G4 wouldn't have been sent with the title "JEFF GERSTMANN'S FIRST TV APPEARANCE". I hope I get half as popular as Jeff does when Crecente finally fires me.
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    Comment by dv8godd: @toneroni: I don't mind it in general, honestly... I just think it's becoming more and more the standard, and interesting... more » | Other threads

  • ryan davis

    GameSpot Loses One More Editor

    Ryan Davis, an associate editor, experienced reviewer and nearly 8-year GameSpot veteran, has become the latest to quit in the wake of former editorial director Jeff Gerstmann's termination. GameDaily.biz reports today that it has confirmed with new GameSpot editor in chief Ricardo Torres that Davis will follow Frank Provo and Alex Navarro as the latest casualty to the site's editorial staff. News of the most recent resignation comes two months to the day that we warned of a mass walkout at the CNet Networks owned site. More »
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    Comment by Barf#1: @dv8godd: Hey is there any way you could inform all new users with this info. When I first got here... more » | Other threads

  • meet the press

    GameSpot's New EIC On Gerstmann, Moving On

    You couldn't pay me enough to take Ricardo Torres' job. The newly promoted Editor-in-Chief of GameSpot took up the reins of the site in the wake of Gerstmann-gate, with community trust at an all time low and the eyes of the internet watching their every move. GameDaily's Kyle Orland discusses the trials and tribulations of stepping into this new position with Torres in his weekly Media Coverage segment, touching on the future of GameSpot, competing with upstart gaming blogs (*whistles innocently*), sketchy advertising policies and of course, Jeff Gerstmann.
    "GameSpot's gone through quite a few bumps in the road over the years. I know Jeff's fans are upset and I know people are upset over the perception and how it all played out. Really, the best thing that we can do is to just show them that we're good at what we do. Ultimately content is going to prove to people that we're untainted, uncorrupt and committed to serving our readers."
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    Comment by zzt711: Actually Turok has been getting a good/decent rating at around around 8/10... more » | Other threads

  • ricardo torres

    GameSpot Names New Editor In Chief

    CNet Networks announced today that GameSpot veteran Ricardo Torres has been named the new Editor In Chief of the online publication, replacing former site lead Greg Kasavin in the role. The site had been without an official EIC since Kasavin's departure in January of last year to work at Electronic Arts. Torres, who shared editorial director duties with former GameSpotter Jeff Gerstmann, has been with the site since 2001 and has been focused on previews and worldwide event coverage. More »
    01/28/08
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    Comment by finelicker: That dude is camper than a bag of camp things coming first in a being camp competition. more » | Other threads

  • gamespot

    Another GameSpot Reviewer Decides To Leave

    Long time video game reviewer Alex Navarro, a frequent contributor to GameSpot's podcast The HotSpot and go-to video review narrator, will be leaving the site, according to the site's Editorial Director Ricardo Torres. We learned in a phone call with Torres earlier today that Navarro, who many will remember from his infamous (and hilarious) video review of Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing, had given his notice yesterday, with the rest of staff told his last day of GameSpot editorial duties would occur on January 24th. More »
    01/11/08
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    Comment by taomaster99: I have one important thing to say about this news..... more » | Other threads

  • industry

    GameSpot Owner CNet Eyed for Hostile Take Over

    The New York Times is reporting that a consortium of "prominent investment funds" have managed to grab up 21 percent of CNet and are now working to kick out the company's directors and take over the majority of the company's board. More »
    01/07/08
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    Comment by Dragon_Warrior: @Rembrandt: They had better not mess with GameFAQS. That's one of the greatest gaming sites on the web. more » | Other threads

  • gamespot

    Longtime GameSpot Reviewer Leaves, Cites Gerstmann Firing

    After the termination of established GameSpot reviewer and editorial director Jeff Gerstmann, we heard from employees of the site who spoke of the threat of "mass resignations." Today it would seem we have at least one confirmed casualty from the CNet/Gerstmann fallout, longtime freelance reviewer Frank Provo. The reviewer, with over seven years worth of contributions to GameSpot and some 751 reviews, confirmed on his work blog today that he was no longer writing for the site. "I believe CNet management let Jeff go for all the wrong reasons," wrote the reviewer "I believe CNet intends to soften the site's tone and push for higher scores to make advertisers happy." More »
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    Comment by Jomi294: I've always thought game reviewers should not exist, but I do give my best of hopes to those 3 who... more » | Other threads

  • media

    GameSpot Gets Oliver Stone Treatment

    Jeff Gerstmann's departure from GameSpot, sometimes referred to as Gerstmanngate, was one of the bigger sexy scandals of 2007. (Note: we fully recognize that "bigger" is grammatically incorrect, but if enough people keep saying it, the rules will change). That's why this trailer for JFG, a reinterpretation of Oliver Stone's highly controversial JFK, cracked us up. It's pretty well done. But like most internet videos, the idea is incredible for about half its run. More »
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    Comment by Allcars: that was just awesome! really nice editing. Wait damn it he got to it first! >.> more » | Other threads

  • urging calm

    GameRankings Drops GameSpot Review Scores

    As some of our tipsters and commenters have pointed out, game review harvesting site GameRankings no longer displays any scores from sister site GameSpot, despite both being owned by CNET. GameRankings still features prominent GameSpot logo placement and links, but the reviews have disappeared. CNET's other review gathering property, MetaCritic, still features GameSpot scores as part of its database. While conspiracy theories abound, it seems the real story behind the removal of GameSpot reviews isn't as dramatic as some might think. More »
    12/14/07
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    Comment by DARK DVNT; DARKDVNT [Xfire/Yahoo/Aim] ;Plz visit my website, k, thx.: @FunkyJ: lol......ha....i am indeed horrible. Unfortunate, for all. more » | Other threads

  • clips

    Talkin' 'Bout Jeff Gerstmann And Gamespot On G4

    If you happened to miss yesterday's episode of Attack of the Show on G4, featuring Wired Game|Life's Chris Kohler and yours truly chatting about the Jeff Gerstmann-GameSpot situation, now's your chance. Notice that it's Kohler representing with a bird shirt this time, not a Kotaku editor. Now that we've had ample time to process, with tempers cooled, we rapped about the long term effects of Kane & Lynch: Dead Men Score-gate. I know, that doesn't have the same ring to it, does it? More »
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    Comment by Enigma_20XX: I'm just gonna take your word for it and leave it at that. This is like having two rhinos butt... more » | Other threads

  • jeff gerstmann

    GameSpot's Tribute To Jeff Gerstmann

    Here's the latest episode of GameSpot's On the Spot series, which features a look back at the life and times of Jeff Gerstmann, who recently passed on (from GameSpot.) It certainly feels like the man died though. Ryan Macdonald nearly bursts into tears at several points during the introduction, and no one looks particularly happy to be there. I just hope that when I am eventually fired from Kotaku due to my tone that it winds up being so controversial that the guys here have put together a retrospective that is nearly as poignant and touching. If I had to bet, I'd say McWhertor would be the one in tears. Such a sensitive guy. The video is over an hour long, but the tribute only takes up the first 8 minutes, so feel free to do something more productive with your time afterwards.
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    Comment by Random J: It certainly feels like the man died though. Ryan Macdonald nearly bursts into tears at several points during the introduction,... more » | Other threads

  • gamespot

    GameSpot Q&A, A Response to "Gerstmanngate"

    GameSpot has finally responded in force to the Jeff Gerstmann situation, addressing the topic once and for all...though still not revealing why he was fired for unspecified legal reasons. With no more ado, let's just cut right to the chase.
    Q: Was Eidos Interactive upset by the game's review?
    Well, were they?? More »
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    Comment by Arcturian: Next week's desperate attempt at a patch-up: Gamespot: Gerstmann? Yeah, good man, good man. Right up until he threatened to pipe-bomb... more » | Other threads

  • gamespot

    Gerstmann Speaks A Little, I Think It's Telling

    MTV's Stephen Totilo exchanged some emails with ex-GameSpot review Jeff Gerstmann. And while Gerstmann didn't go on record saying anything all that juicy, he did have something telling to say about the separation of advertising and reviews:
    you asked if it's realistic for readers to expect a church and state separation between editorial and sales. Realistic or not, I think readers should demand that from a publication. Some people probably think that's a little old-fashioned or hopelessly idealistic, given the changing nature of advertising these days, but there you go.
    Notice the diction here because I believe it to be quite important: "realistic or not" and "some people might think it's...hopelessly idealistic" didn't need to be used here to answer Totilo's question. Instead of responding "yes" or "no," Gerstmann is responding to an unverified problem. In other words, Totilo is asking "do you think it's realistic for gamers to expect a church and state separation [that may exist now or in the future]" while Gerstmann is answering something along the lines of "how can we fix this already present craptastic overlap between editorial content and advertising?" If you buy into my reading, then Gerstmann is admitting that a problem exists by responding to it. The rest of the message: More »
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    Comment by Garwalker: Wrote a song about it. Want to hear it? Hear it goes! I'll go ahead and apologize for my bad singing... more » | Other threads

  • newsweek

    Game Publishers Hold Enthusiast Press in Contempt

    Still having trouble making sense of this whole Eidos-CNet-Gamespot clusterfuck? Newsweek's N'Gai Croal does a nice job of summing up what it all means. N'Gai writes: More »
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    Comment by Nightshift_Nurse: It's all well and good to want to blow the lid off this whole situation when it's started by a... more » | Other threads

  • breaking

    CNET Employee Responds To Gamespot Controversy, CNET Starting Investigation

    The entire GameSpot craziness that we've seen for the last week or so is bad news for the site. But the repercussions could be just as bad for GameSpot's equally trafficking though possibly more famous/influential tech-reviewing parent site, CNET. More »
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    Comment by dave358r: Jeff was clearly in the wrong on this one. Gamespot needs advertising money to survive, and game advertisements are... more » | Other threads

  • gamespot on the spot

    GameSpot May See "Mass Resignations" Over Dismissal

    Speaking with a Gamespot employee yesterday who asked not to be named for this story, we've learned that, despite the neutral nature of the Gamespot news item on the matter, the editorial staff is said to be "devastated, gutted and demoralized" over the removal of former editorial director Jeff Gerstmann. While the termination of Gerstmann, a respected fixture at Gamespot, was pitched to his remaining colleagues by management as a "mutual decision", it was anything but, we're told. More »
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    Comment by Aethyr: R.O.A.C.H.: Pew pew, another one bites the dust. more » | Other threads

  • drama

    On the State of Game Reviewing

    Everyone's been buzzing this weekend about the Gamespot shakeup involving Jeff Gerstmann and there's been plenty of talk flying around in various places. Gamasutra, for instance, has a good editorial up entitled Numerals, Game Reviews, And The Game Media on some of the problems with the review structure in the gaming industry; Destructoid has a brand new look to let us know exactly what they think of Gamespot; people are planning a boycott of Gamespot and other CNet sites; our very own Crecente posed a question to all the reviewers out there: Have you been forced to rewrite a review due to advertising pressure? We've been inundated with examples of bad journalism, bad bosses, and big, bad, mean companies. And of course Mark Wilson wrote his own take on the problem with game reviews. More »
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    Comment by zombiefrank: @blackadvent: I wholeheartedly agree that the numerical rating needs to go. I understand that it is a simple solution that... 1 Responses | Other threads

  • advertorials

    1Up Shows Support For GameSpot Reviewers

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    Comment by tibisor: "I personally believe that US game reviewers are incompetent at their jobs because some US game reviewers out there in... more » | Other threads

  • rumor

    Alleged Gamespot Employee Spills Guts On Valleywag

    A commenter on sister site Valleywag, who claims to be a current Gamespot employee, wrote anonymously about the current situation surrounding rumors of former editorial director Jeff Gerstmann's termination. The new user, known as "gamespot", who does a fairly solid impression of a bitter employee of CNet, if nothing else, provides possible insight into the emotional state at Gamespot's editorial staff. In response to a Valleywag post that quoted another supposed CNet employee, one whose "gut" had informed them that Gerstmann was fired for unspecified "larger" reasons, "gamespot" chimed in. Many had questioned the timing of the termination, wondering why, if the Kane & Lynch: Dead Men review had been published over two weeks ago, was Jeff fired just two days ago? More »
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    Comment by fail: The last 6 years of so I have been a strong fighter for unbiased reviews and real gaming news. I... more » | Other threads

  • jeff gerstmann

    CNet Comments On Gamespot Controversy

    We contacted CNet Networks last night to try to get confirmation about the rumored dismissal of Jeff Gerstmann, former editorial director and veteran reviewer at Gamespot. While Leslie Van Every, Director of Public Relations, did confirm that Gerstmann was no longer with the organization, she declined to comment on "the status of employees current [or] former", citing CNet Networks' policy. The official statement from Gamespot is after the break. More »
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    Comment by BostonK: FUCK GAMESPOT. I stopped going there after ANY negative thread I started about a game/system was closed. Nothing inflammatory, nothing... more » | Other threads