GameSpot Editor Fired Over Review?

[Nov 30, 2007, 11:03 am ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

Primotech reports the firing of Jeff Gerstmann, long-time GameSpot editor, saying sources close to the situation indicate this due to his tepid review of Kane & Lynch: Dead Men for Xbox 360, pointing out Eidos had invested in a prominent advertising campaign on the site. The article points out this Penny Arcade comic offering a typically searing take on the situation, along with another indication this unconfirmed story is making the rounds. A later update on DESTRUCTOID reports the departure of GameSpot editor Tim Tracy though it's not clear if or how this may relate to the situation described above.

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Dec 1, 2007, 00:32

Charlie_Six

Amen. Jeff ruled. And if the truth of the matter is that Jeff was fired for his review of Kane and Lynch, we need to get this well known by EVERY GAMER, so that Gamespot gives him his job back, makes a public apology, and so forth. Call it consumer action. Democracy in action. I don't care. It's the right thing to do!




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