I haven't visited Gamespot a single time since this scandal broke out, and I've been visiting it daily for years.

Gnet : We have a strict barrier between our ad department and our editorial department. Well, actually, you know this is all bullshit, but you can't really prove it!

Staff : Fuck you, we're quitting.

Gnet : Goddammit.

Byebye Gamespot. When you inevitably die, I'll take 3 seconds out of my busy schedule and remember the day when you were a really good game site, and offered good, unbiased reviews. Then I'll laugh heartily at your demise.

Creston

... that the advertisements were actually blank or missing for some time yesterday until they started throwing up Intel adds and other shite.

I rarely visited them in the past and will most likely avoid them now. Like the Escapist they have lost credibility.

I wonder if all the staff are packing up their Fallout 3 bobble-heads from the press junket they attended?

I hope that the staff resigns and a real gaming journalism source hires all of them as a reward for their journalistic integrity. If that editor can get canned after 10 years in one day, then all of those guys can be fired at a drop of that hat. Also everyone there will fear giving a low review from now on. You can't be a credible journalist in that kind of environment.

That supposed post by a gamespot employee appears real. I find it credible because there is too much detail for it to be fake. That posting has cemented my opinion that gamespot has lost all credibility. I am one voice but I will not go to gamespot ever again.


This comment was edited on Dec 4, 23:23.

Hi Golem, what happened to the Escapist? Sorry I don't quite keep track on that site/online mag.

Same here, JohnBirshire. I used to visit GS for their no bullshit reviews, they 'used' to be really tough on games. GS has a spot on their record that will last for many years.

I avoided the site and assumed it was just another GamePro - a cl*st*rf*ck of advertisements built around the occasional bit of gaming information.

With all this going down, I will never visit that site again, unless it is to make disparaging remarks about it.

F*ck Eidos for pushing out sh*tty action games, applying pressure to achiever abnormally high scores, and hoping the marketing will make up for the game's quality.

F*ck Gamespot for being full of unscrupulous tools that will say whatever you want, so long as you pay them. F*ck them for the incredibly inept, crappy it has handled all of this.

F*ck Josh Larson for being a clueless twit that doesn't know a thing about gaming, wanting only to be the b*tch of the game publishers.

Oh, you can f*ck CNET, too, for all its claims about never being swayed by advertising money, for allowing such a clueless tool to run GameSpot, and trying to claim innocence in all this.

I will avoid GameSpot in full and I cannot wait for the day it folds.
Everybody in management should have a copy of K&L shoved up their ass.
Crazily thinking there is more to life than just money...,
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This comment was edited on Dec 5, 03:25.

Zolmaz we're talking about a situation that occurred at GameSpot. I think you took a wrong turn on your way to DailyKOS. To get back on the information superhighway click this link: http://www.google.com

Glad to be of service.


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This comment was edited on Dec 5, 03:55.

A corporation that says they're not influenced by money is like saying a horny heterosexual male isn't influenced by pu-nay-nay. Seriously, the suits at Gamespot need to quit while they're behind. While the general populous at large may not be rocket scientists, no one is that fucking dumb to buy the bullshit they're shovelling.

We're all pulling for the Gamespot staff here. Here's hoping you guys can get other jobs elesewhere fast. While we all may have to whore ourselves for money to some degree, you know it's time to go when they start shafting you without the benefit of lube.

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This comment was edited on Dec 5, 03:28.

Zolmaz Zo'Boto, give at least one, half assed verifiable and specific example or shut the fuck up, you dumb ass redneck.

Remember when Valve's code was stolen and forced the industry to re-evaluate their security? Use what happened at GS as an opportunity to ensure that integrity and credibility exists within your organization... because in the end that's all you have.

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I avoided the site and assumed it was just another GamePro - a cl*st*rf*ck of advertisements built around the occasional bit of gaming information.

You assumed correctly, Ray. GameSpot hasn't been worth visiting in years.

And what is the deal with this Zolmaz guy?

This comment was edited on Dec 5, 04:21.

Standard troll. Got too much attention from his papa when he was young and tender, wants it back now.

I like the escapist, and was surprised at how bad they rated "the Witcher". The guy who wrote the review bravely went to the RPGCodex boards to defend his review and admitted that the Escapist had given him an early unpatched version (beta even?) that only worked for 10 hours... a short demo basically.

Mass resignations but wants to keep anonymity?

Stand up or sit the fuck back down, make up your mind.

Gaming Steve also goes into the details of how things work in these situations in his podcast, talks about the GS stuff at about 31:00 until about 46:00 http://www.gamingsteve.com/archives/2007/12/gaming-steve-episode-64-12042007.php
This comment was edited on Dec 5, 07:12.

Zolmaz Zo'Boto

I'll just tell you what every politician says....MOney has more influence on policies that are adopted than public opinion and....Money is the lubricant of the political system or Washington...

So punks who vote can complain all they want but the end result will be the same. People in power will do what they feellike doing.

Bottom line like Kissenger says...when they have the choice between doing what is right & what is intheir best interest they will do what is in their best intrest!

ibm...

whistle blowers have bills to pay...in the US & Canada whislte blowers always end up jobless & broke. Their families end up paying the price for their integrity!