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JojoTheSlayer — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:44:29 MDT

@JojoTheSlayer:

LoL, I mean Brad Shoemaker.
Didnt Alex leave as well?:)

JojoTheSlayer

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JojoTheSlayer — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:43:08 MDT

@runevirage:
Agree, on most of what your saying, dude.

Anyway, Good Luck Alex. :)

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runevirage — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:08:36 MDT

This was gamespot's original "cool cast":

Jeff Gerstmann
Greg Kasavin
Bethany Massimila
Carrie Gouskos
Brad Shoemaker
Ryan MacDonald
Rich Gallup
Bob Colayco
Jason Ocampo
Tim Surette
Tim Tracy
Alex Navarro
Matt Rorie
Justin Calvert
Brendan Thomas
Brian Ekberg
Tor Thorsen
Ricardo Torres
Avery Score
Andrew Park

I think you guys can see who's still there, and who left before Gerstmann. If all those guys could get back together (www.giantbomb.com *nudge nudge*), it would have all the chance in the world of bringing back the golden age of video game journalism.

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Zero_Beat — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:38:42 MDT

@funkpanda: Dude, after the Watergate scandal, most scandals have the suffix "-gate" added to one of the items of controversy in said scandal. Here's a brief list of "-gate" scandals and the scandal they refer to:

Monica-gate - Monica Lewinsky giving Bill Clinton oral sex in the Oval Office.

Nipple-gate - Justin Timberlake pulling off part of Janet Jackson's costume.

Hooker-gate - Eliot Spitzer's encounters with prostitutes.

Granted, those are all recent, but there are others. There's a list on Wikipedia.

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m1lkb0ne — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:11:00 MDT

This one I'm really sorry to see.

I wasn't keen on Gerstmann, and didn't really appreciate what all the fuss was about. I think he pretty much got what he deserved.

But I respected Brad Shoemaker a lot, enjoyed his calm, objective writing style, and will miss his articles and videocasts. I hope he ends up somewhere interesting, and that makes him happy.

Gamespot will be less interesting without him.

m1lkb0ne

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rainofwalrus — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:19:35 MDT

Gamespot ruined Gamefaqs... it's true. It's true.

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halopower67 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:34:48 MDT

@poser85: And GiantBomb is exploding!!! I think that GiantBomb will be the home to all these people that leave Gamespot....like it or not, seems Jeff's firing had a very noticeable effect on Gamespot. I wish that when i work at a place and i get fired or leave, everybody is affected just like in Gamespot. I admire Jeff Gerstmann lol.

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dgonchild — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:38:58 MDT

Well, GameSpot, rest in pieces.

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Ruglia — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:33:25 MDT

Half Life 2 reference FTW?

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axiomatic — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:28:23 MDT

So what, the Vice President is writing the game reviews now?

Glad I don't read Gamespot anymore.

axiomatic

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alechollandd — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:50:58 MDT

Brad was the best and it stinks he is packing up. Ricardo we are looking to you to now.

alechollandd

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poser85 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:41:51 MDT

Gamespot is imploding!!!

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androctonvs — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:26:01 MDT

alex kidd has left the building :P

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asTer0id — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:17:04 MDT

Brad had that impossibly deep voice that didnt match his looks at all...seriously..if you guys don't know, you should check out a video. sucks that hes leaving, hope he moves on to better things.

asTer0id

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Tetley — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:56:47 MDT

Brad seemed like a cool guy, hopefully he'll move on to something better.

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Covert_Knight — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:55:50 MDT

dun dun dun, dada da dum dum

Another one bites the dust!

Covert_Knight

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chirokitsune — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:55:32 MDT

Jezz...now Brad? Great who's left around there? I wonder where he'll go from here.

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skullivan — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:49:12 MDT

I never go to Gamespot anymore but ended up there accidentally not two days ago, following a source link from another site.

Anyway, the story was written by Shoemaker and I thought "Wow, I'm surprised he's still there!"

I had figured the fallout from the shitstorm was over already but I guess not.

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emotaku — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:36:28 MDT

get out of there mechburg
WHILE THERES STILL TIME

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Billkwando — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:50:32 MDT

@Bewildered_Ronin:It's industry news. Just because it is insignificant to you doesn't make it objectively irrelevent.

Plenty of people seem to understand the significance of this article even if you and I didn't the difference is I didn't whine and insult the editor due to my own lack of industry knowledge.

They didn't need to spell out that a seasoned staff member was leaving. It's implied. Do you think they'd be reporting on some guy who started 2 weeks ago?

Billkwando

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aka Bitter — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:48:03 MDT

@AnEternalEnigma: Not that I disagree, but 1up has been hemmoraging senior staff at a similar rate but it is not reported as widely. Considering the financial difficulties at ZD, I would think that these departures would be just as newsworthy.

Might be time for the Valleywag of games....(I kid)

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Odie20XX — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:44:04 MDT

First Jeff Gerstmann, then Ryan Davis, now Brad Shoemaker?
All my fave editors are gone now :(

I'll be following Giant-Bomb now, GameSpot's On The Spot and Video Reviews were only funny cuz of these guys...

Odie20XX

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bluesquareapple — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:37:52 MDT

I try not to make extremely short posts, but.. LULZ!

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Sunjammer — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:27:08 MDT

Brad belongs on Giant bomb. I don't give a poop about Gamespot, everything that was good about it has moved or is moving elsewhere.

I'm weirdly excited about Giant bomb; we need more games outlets where hosts freely curse on the air.

Sunjammer

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Wubbytoes — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:11:43 MDT

Hopefully we'll hear Brad's sultry voice on the Giant Bomb podcast.

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arstal — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:11:40 MDT

@funkpanda:

someone doesn't follow the WWE at all...

arstal

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Nex Antonius — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:11:20 MDT

I must have missed the memo that Gamespot people were gods.

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BtownDesignGuy — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:10:02 MDT

I'm curious. Does anyone know how much turnaround they've seen at other videogame review websites, like 1up, IGN, Gamespy, and so on? Is Gamespot really the only site losing staff?

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Mr.Garcia — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:03:07 MDT

Yes. Now go join GiantBomb.com :)

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JarenFace — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:41:04 MDT

I use to be a fan of Gamespot. Like many, that whole thing with Jeff left a bad taste in my mouth. I find the aftermath fascinating though. In a sense, these have been the editors that I've "grown up" from when I started using the internet until now, and to see them all drop from a site I use to frequent... real interesting.

JarenFace

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Salen — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:10:27 MDT

Geez, another GS editor walked? Hmm. I wish I knew what games he'd reviewed, but I'm sure I could go look it up on GS if I was really curious.

Salen

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Shoemaster — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:23:11 MDT

Brad was one of my favorite GS editors. Will all the people gone there's really no reason to go back to the site.

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Gloibin — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:59:46 MDT

Now I'm seriously going to have to consider even going to Gamespot anymore. Brad was my favorite editor.

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Ruisu — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:50:34 MDT

Brad wonder if he will go over to Giant Bomb? he will me missed

Ruisu

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Cell9song — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:20:55 MDT

welp, so much for my prescience. Giantbomb seems to be the site.

god I'm such a douche.

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Cell9song — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:19:40 MDT

Brad was actually a very good game critic. Unfortunately he committed the apparently unforgivable sin of not being slick and glib so he got little time as a video reporter.

I've got a feeling that Gerstmann & Navarro might be starting their own site and this trickle of people leaving GS might have something to do with that.

Cell9song

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Atheist Jew — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:50:12 MDT

@AnEternalEnigma: Actually only one, Ryan Davis, is on Giant Bomb. When the site grows, so will the staff. Alex Navarro apparently has a heap of freelance stuff keeping him busy but I don't see why he wouldn't later join GB when the site grows up a bit. Brad, too.

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illmatic291 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:34:03 MDT

..a Giant Bomb. lol

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ca$h — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:27:58 MDT

@ca$h:
Er I mean Ex-Gamespotters (though they've all been on the Hotspot at one point or another). I'm one who can't wait to see what Giant Bomb becomes when it "officially" launches.

ca$h

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illmatic291 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:27:39 MDT

I bet they all are going to G4 or something.. I hope so because G4 needs it.

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ca$h — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:23:34 MDT

Wonder if he'll move on to giantbomb.com with the other ex-Hotspotters? Brad Shoemaker is a pretty chill guy, and I too wish him luck with whatever comes next.

ca$h

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Sloopydrew — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:20:53 MDT

"Shame they never gave him a larger GIF image"

Brian, that was the funniest thing I've read all day. Hell, all week. I'm still laughing as I type this. Well done, sir.

Sloopydrew

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RonMaverick — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:19:01 MDT

GameSpot has entered a new world order!

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Karlott — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:17:46 MDT

@ShaggE: Me too. Loved happypuppy. Takes me back to what seems like another era of my life now.

Karlott

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Zunnoab — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:16:32 MDT

I wonder if marketing education is a plus point for being hired as a Gamespot editor. Obviously, I'm not serious, but still it's disgusting what happened. I've decided I will never play Kane and Lynch after what happened. I also don't take a single thing Gamespot says seriously anymore. The site has lost all my respect.

It's extremely shocking. It's yet another reminder to me why regulation must exist, because where profit is concerned nothing is below the belt for some.

Zunnoab

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Cor-Wii — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:02:17 MDT

I havn't listened to the hotspot since the gerstmann event took place. I only get my gaming news from Kotaku and ign now.

Cor-Wii

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noisewar — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:00:32 MDT

whoooooooo caaaaaaaaaaaaaares

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Truepatriot — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:53:20 MDT

let me just say i think [www.giantbomb.com] will take him =)

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ShaggE — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:39:04 MDT

For some reason, this article reminds me... I miss happypuppy.com.

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AnEternalEnigma — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:37:17 MDT

@Bewildered_Ronin: In fact if you go to Jeff Gerstmann's blog (www.jeffgerstmann.net) the splash page is him and Brad playing Rock Band.

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Yorick355 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:36:19 MDT

@Benjo:

I used to love gamespot, and even videogames.com, now that all the friendly faces are gone I dont think I will read there any more Ill have to check out Giant Bomb.

Yorick355

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kw4k — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:18:48 MDT

@Benjo: i'm in the same exact boat

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Sweet Tooth — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:14:37 MDT

@Sailorcancer: 10 years...man I'm OLD (ps. 19)

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Sweet Tooth — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:14:13 MDT

Gamespot, Why the hell did they give GOW CoO (no not goku) an 8.5?

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Sailorcancer — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:06:32 MDT

I can't say I blame him. He's been there for almost 10 years, and I'm sure he wants to do something new.

Sailorcancer

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Jinto — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:59:36 MDT

Good, maybe all the old members will join Giant Bomb.com along with Jeff, Ryan, and Alex.

Jinto

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sir_carrot — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:59:28 MDT

Sounds like rats fleeing a sinking ship.

Not that the editors are, erm, rats - it's a phrase, you know - expression.

...

Anyway, I never went to Gamespot much, usually do IGN for my mainstream gaming website.

IGN has a pretty high turnover rate too it seems...

Wonder what those would like, side by side?

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残心 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:59:03 MDT

I don't really understand how that site is still running...

残心

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Bewildered_Ronin — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:53:05 MDT

@Afore Notation: I actually don't post here often. Saw the story, made a comment. I'm not too hot on catching stories here. Definitely not enough to refresh like a mad man to be tops in the comment que.
@AnEternalEnigma: That explains a lot. I wish they had posted that in the write up. As it is, without the proper context the story comes across completely worthless. Thanks for explaining it's relevance. Not to writers, when commentators have to point out why your story is important, you have failed an elementary part of journalism.
@MisterSleep: You can do whatever you want. I couldn't care less.
@Benjo: It seems to be very frivolous without the proper context from AnEternalEnigma.

Bewildered_Ronin

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AnEternalEnigma — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:45:41 MDT

@Archaotic: Brian Ekberg and Bethany Massimilla. That's it.

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huginn — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:40:25 MDT

Cue up "Nearer, my God, to Thee" Game stop, you're boat is about to sink.

Your only hope? say your sorry and become a social gaming network site, something like a large, more open escapist. Which you wount do.

huginn

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Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:40:14 MDT

@funkpanda:
Oh, that's Fahey's.

Brian Ashcraft

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Benjo — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:39:31 MDT

@Bewildered_Ronin: I think they're just expanding upon the downfall of one of the most important gaming sites on the net. For Gamepsot devotees, life myself, it is important that Brad is jumping ship, along with everyone else that's gone. As a result, I find myself going farther and farther away from Gamespot, and closer and closer to Giant Bomb.

Benjo

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JustOneFix — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:38:01 MDT

Brad was another one of the cool ones

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Tenchuu — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:36:06 MDT

The tumbleweeds just keep rolling at Gamespot.

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mythus — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:35:41 MDT

Jeff Gerstmann, Greg Kasavin, Rich Gallup, Alex Navarro, and Ryan Davis. Can we offically GG for GSpot? No one left besides people who are green behind the ear.

mythus

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MisterSleep — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:35:25 MDT

@Bewildered_Ronin: so if this is "not real news", can I call your post "not a real comment?"

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Archaotic — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:35:17 MDT

How many members of the pre-Gerstmann-gate staff are even LEFT now? This is getting a bit crazy.

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Samos42 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:34:32 MDT

Is there even anyone left at Gamespot now? Of the original staff I mean.

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TiKiMaN1 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:32:47 MDT

I don't know guys since Gerstmann left...what is that now like 3-4 editors in a row in just the last 2 months. They are dropping like flies over there.

TiKiMaN1

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Captain Internet — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:31:42 MDT

@Bewildered_Ronin: @mva5580: I am interested, whether it means anything or not.

Regardless of personal sentiment, I would say these posts are better than the void that would be there instead, there only to try and teach you a lesson for refreshing the page so many times.

Captain Internet

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AnEternalEnigma — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:29:16 MDT

@mva5580: There's nothing to let go. All of these guys were personal friends of Gerstmann. That's why it's very relevant. It's no coincidence that all these guys are showing up on Gerstmann's new site, Giant Bomb.

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sansname — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:28:24 MDT

With so many people leaving after Gerstmann's firing it's pretty obvious that SOMETHING fishy went down. I just wish they'd come clean on the whole thing instead of hiding the real truth.

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mva5580 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:28:03 MDT

Should we expect a post if a janitor at Gamespot quits? Because it would OBVIOUSLY have to be due to this whole Gertsmann thing crap, right?

Let it go already.

mva5580

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bangbangblah — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:27:59 MDT

@MisterSleep: Haha, exactly, that's the real question.

Maybe they'll hire me AND let me work at home. They're desperate, right?

bangbangblah

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Enigma_20XX — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:27:12 MDT

WTF, man... I thought Torres and his street cred had finally strightened things out over there!

And the downward spiral of Gamespot continues...

Enigma_20XX

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TheChosen — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:26:43 MDT

Who?

TheChosen

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MisterSleep — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:26:32 MDT

@funkpanda: that term was coined pretty much the same instant as Gerstmann was fired, by every blogger on the internet simultaneously. Bash is just following proper internet style guidelines.

In other news, who IS still working at Gamespot?

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Bewildered_Ronin — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:26:18 MDT

So, is there any real reason why you guys feel the need to report every departure from GameSpot? I understand the Gerstmann thing, as that was actually newsworthy with it's scandalous innuendo. But this?

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stickfodder — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:25:22 MDT

ooooh hay i wonder if they're hiring!

stickfodder

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Mr.DuckSauce — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:21:41 MDT

lol, larger gif.

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funkpanda — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:21:10 MDT

Gerstmann-gate? Bashcraft, you make up the most useless catchphrases

funkpanda