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GameSpots Gerstmann Fired Over Review?

2007-11-30 22:37:16 by Billy Kirk in Video Game Media Watch - The Video Game Journalism Review
 
...Gerstmanns review tone. Gerstmann gave the game a 6.0 out of 10 and was particularly unflattering toward Kane and Lynch in his video review, which has since been removed from the site. Penny Arcade sees the problem thusly After Gerstmanns savage flogging of Kane & Lynch, a game whose marketing investment on Gamespot alone reached into the...
 
Tags: review, gerstmanns review tone, text review, game review process, gerstmann, video review, vgmwatch, penny arcade, source
 
 
 
 
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Kane Enabled

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2008-01-07 12:28:52 by Alec Meer in Rock, Paper, Shotgun: Making False Idols For 2008
...Gerstmanns Syndrome has as one of its symptoms a lack of understanding of the rules for calculation or arithmetic. In a crazy alternate world where Gerstmann suffered from Gerstmanns, at least hed have a good reason for awarding 6/10 to a game he kicked the hell out of more
 
Tags: eidos sweary shooter, jeff gerstmann, gerstmann, kane, game, symptoms, story, world, crazy
 
 
 
 
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Looks Like Another GameSpot Editor is Leaving

2008-02-06 04:27:54 by Infect The Machine in The Wii Effect
 
...Gerstmanns departure. After 8 years of working for the site Ryan says its time to leave, Its been almost eight years since I started working at GameSpot, and Jeff was there for nearly all of my fondest and most memorable experiences on the job He is not the first to leave GameSpot over Gerstmanns termination, and according to new...
 
Tags: editor, gamespot, torres, editor-in-cheif ricardo torres, jeff gerstmanns departure, jeff, gerstmanns termination, site ryan, memorable experiences
 
 
 
 
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Another Gamespot Editor Jumps Ship

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2008-02-27 23:18:19 by Se Ajala in That VideoGame Blog
...Gerstmanns suspect firing , its time to add another name to that list: Jason Ocampo Ocampo is Gamespots resident PC game expert and has been with the site since 2004, today being his last day The decision to leave has little if anything to do with Gerstmanns axing though. During Gamespots recent HotSpot podcast he said he was not planning on...
 
Tags: gamespot, gamespot editors, jeff gerstmanns suspect, gerstmanns, key staff, jason ocampo, staff, ocampo, track record
 
 
 
 
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Gerstmann fired due to advertiser pressure for his review of Eidos Kane & Lynch game

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2007-12-01 00:43:19 by aDub in VideoGame2Play
...Gerstmanns rumored axing, but the tone of the review Gerstmann has been no stranger to controversial reviews, as his scores of 10 for Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3 and 8.8 for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess had sensitive internet users up in arms. Its now possible that many bitter fanboys may have had their wishes for his firing granted As...
 
Tags: review, gerstmann, gamespot scale, gamespot, jeffs review, game, eidos kane, kane, anonymous tipster
 
 
 
 
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Frank Provo Leaves GameSpot

2008-01-05 22:40:30 by Billy Kirk in Video Game Media Watch - The Video Game Journalism Review
 
...Gerstmanns termination? Time will tell, and VGMW will break the news as it happens Source: Kotaku
 
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Navarro: Gerstmanns firing the reason for resignation

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2008-01-15 23:41:27 by Rain Anderson in That VideoGame Blog
As reported earlier , Gamespot will be losing another reviewer this month. Alex Navarro has turned in his resignation notice and January 24th will be his last day at the popular gaming site One could only speculate as to what the reasons behind his resignation were. But seeing as the two appear to be close friends, it seemed pretty obvious that...
 
Tags: navarro, resignation, jeff gerstmann situation, gerstmann, alex navarro, situation, time, resignation notice, navarro plans
 
 
 
 
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Gamespot Announces New Editor-in-Chief

2008-01-29 07:19:35 by Infect The Machine in The Wii Effect
 
News from ars technica Everyone in the gaming world knows about Jeff Gerstmanns termination . In fact, if you dont know about it, chances are you are not totally into the gaming community, it was news even for those not involved in gaming. While that is old news and nothing that I feel like debating anymore Gamespots new editor-in-chief: Ricardo...
 
Tags: jeff gerstmanns termination, news, ricardo torres, ars technica, editor-in-chief, anymore, world, community, chances
 
 
 
 
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Gamespot Editors Dropping Like Flies

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2008-02-05 02:00:26 by Se Ajala in That VideoGame Blog
...Gerstmanns firing was the straw that broke the camels back GameDaily now writes that yet another long-time employee of Gamespot is moving on. Ryan Davis, an associate editor who has worked at Gamespot for eight years, has officially resigned. Davis and Gerstmann were reported to be close friends, and right after Gerstmann was fired, Davis...
 
Tags: gamespot, gamespot blog, gamespot community, gerstmann, jeff gerstmann, davis, ryan davis, frank provo, fired
 
 
 
 
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Things that suck about game reviews

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2008-04-02 00:23:01 by Ashutosh Chhibbar in That VideoGame Blog
...Gerstmanns firing at Gamespot and their subsequent loss of credibility? That integrity should be kept at all costs, or that the pretense of integrity should be kept by being more discreet Review delays By providing sites a copy of their game before its release date, publishers are able to enforce certain rules when it comes to reviews...
 
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