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 »

#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 »

#kanelynchdeadmen

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 »

#psp3000

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 »

#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 »

#fallenearth

Sign Up For The Fallen Earth Alpha Test

#mountandblade

Mount And Blade Beta Open For Signups

#clips

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

#journalism

Gerstmann Reviewer Regrets? Nah, Man.

#pissingcontest

Steel Yourself For A 360 v PS3 Graphics Showdown

#breaking

Breaking: CBS Snags GameSpot In $1.8 Billion CNET Acquisition

#gtaiv

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

#betawatch

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 »

#unreleasedgames