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Confirmed: GameSpot's Gerstmann Fired

Rumors have been swirling today that Jeff Gerstmann, executive editor at CNET-owned major video game site GameSpot, was fired after giving a generally unimpressed review of Io Interactive's Kane & Lynch: Dead Men. Gerstmann awarded the game a 6.0. (Though Shacknews does not score its reviews, our own Kane & Lynch review was similar in its verdict.)

Shacknews can confidently confirm via its own sources that Gerstmann was indeed fired yesterday from his position at GameSpot.

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HeartlesskizZ - 760 days 1 hour ago

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that should teach him a lesson and learn to be professional and neutral about reviews not personal

He was also complaining about the use of the F word to much in the game.
I think he is looking at Jack T. as an Idol.

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jackdoe - 760 days 1 hour ago

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How? He was being neutral and did not score the game higher than it deserved. The rumor is that he was fired because he did not score the game high, as per Eidos's supposed wishes.

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unlimited - 760 days 1 hour ago

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I dont trust his reviews or anyone working at gamespot. Its clear they are getting paid from people to review their games high or give out money to review other games low..I question all the reviews of all the games they done.. Sorry but gamespot have to go now..No one will care about them anymore..

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felman87 - 760 days ago

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he was fired for not being biased towards it

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mikeslemonade - 760 days ago

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This was probably about the Assasin's Creed review because his score was higher than most. It's obvious he's accepting gifts from developers and rewarding them with higher scores. All reviewers receive gifts and it's just the matter of accepting them or not. I'm looking at you Microsoft for!

I will miss Jeff for his awesome podcast host position because he's really funny and better at hosting in my opinion than Garnett Lee. I won't miss his bias reviews though. Dan Shu you're next to go!

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tmug - 759 days 23 hours ago

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Jeff did not review AC, it was Kevin VanOrd. It's curious because AC also had the same ad-skinning on gamespot, which clearly affected the all-too-flattering review. Guess Jeff didn't want to play ball and give a mediocore game a good score. Good for him. I'll be getting my game-info from somewhere else from now on, gamespot lost the last remaining shreds of credibility with Jeff.

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gaffyh - 759 days 17 hours ago

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Jeff Gerstmann was the least biased person in GameSpot. He was standing up for his review score, to a game that isn't very good 6.0 is more than enough. I can't believe they fired him, there's no point ever going to Gamespot anymore, he was the only good unbiased reviewer.

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Gamespot-equals-EGM - 759 days 12 hours ago

1.7 - Glad he's gone

On 2nd thought, I'm glad Jeff got fired. GS needed to change IMO.

Gamespot's video reviews are/were by far the most unprofessional out of the major gaming websites (compared to IGN and Gametrailers).

CNET fired Jeff because of the unprofessional tone of his reviews (he actually drops the f-bomb during his Kane and Lynch review). Hopefully this will make GS's reviews (video reviews specifically) better and more mature.

Seriously, no real professional drops the f-bomb during a video.

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1.8 Wii60_FTW | 759 days 8 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show

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skyline2003 - 760 days 1 hour ago

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To me that just adds more fuel to the fire about reviewers being paid to score a game higher. That game got similar scores across the board. Apparently its not a very good game.

If it got 6's everywhere else and a 9 on gamespot where there are HUGE ads everywhere for the game, it would kinda make you go HMMMMM..

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brianpk80 - 759 days 21 hours ago

2.1 - Yes, agreed.

I was really suspicious by all of the overly high Final Fantasy XII reviews. I love the series, but that that game felt really incomplete and rushed. I'm not even talking about the real time battle thing, which I actually liked. Many fans were disappointed with the story and characters, which is what the series was formerly known for. I think privately, it's regarded as a major let down while all of the public reviews are glowing. Very, very shady.

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MK_Red - 760 days 1 hour ago

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GameSpot shouldn't have let Gregg Kasavin go. GS become a worse and worse after his departure and this is the final blow to their crediblity. A staff member being fired (And the suspected reason is even worse... fired by request of game company).

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Charlie2688 - 760 days 1 hour ago

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I can bet you my Bionic Implants (quote from Zero Punctuation :P) that they will damage control on this tomorrow saying he had to leave to do "other stuff" or for "personal reasons"...which makes me question about the TRUE nature of Richards departure since he left for "personal motives" and was VERY unexpected >.>

But since GS decided to mix HEAVY business with the site all their original spirit seems to have mixed with corporate BS, and each time more and more of GS is turning into a business than a gaming site

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TheIneffableBob - 760 days ago

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Greg left at his own will to pursue a career of developing videogames as that has always been his dream. GameSpot couldn't have forced him to stay.

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MK_Red - 760 days ago

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I know. Been following that story. I'm not saying GS fired him. Just stating that problems started after his departure.

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unlimited - 760 days 1 hour ago

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1up will take gamespot as a lesson if they get caught slipping..a lot of xboxfanboy working there..

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BloodySinner - 759 days 22 hours ago

4.2 - Wow!

Wishing death now, are we? Has your love for the Sony brand driven you mad? I think it's time your bubble went down.

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nobizlikesnowbiz - 759 days 18 hours ago

4.3 - and the bubble goes pop!

n00b

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Charlie2688 - 760 days 1 hour ago

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Makes me wonder about the integrity of other reviews from the site that had HUGE add campaigns...mmm (hell if not ALL of the hyped games there >.>)

I think its all pretty obvious, all the publishers that pay CNET to have their adds on GS (the number one Gaming site according to that article posted here on N4G) in such brutal quantity (and probably its pretty expensive) are obviously excepting something nice in return (for their "investment")...whil e some apparently don't mind receiving an average review it makes you wonder which others might have pressured someone to boost a score >.>

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jackdoe - 760 days 1 hour ago

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Shame. There was something about IGN a while back as well about Prey. The former editor of the 360 channel wanted the reviewer to score the game higher because the publisher wouldn't give IGN exclusive review rights if they didn;t.

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MK_Red - 760 days 1 hour ago

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True. This makes me question all their reviews because they had similair ad campaigns for other games before (But hey, I believe they lost crediblity after ranking WarioWare Wii higher than Zelda Wii, Giving 7.5 to Ratchet PS3 and other things).

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felman87 - 760 days ago

6.1 - Kane and Lynch

= multiplat

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Mr PS3 - 760 days 1 hour ago

7 - Just goes to show

That all of the conspiracy theories are true!!! If you give a honest review you get fired just because the publisher don't like it
Just how many game site's/reviewers are paid off by Micro$uck to give average games better score's without the fear off gettin fired or having all of the privileges that come with gettin paid off taken away
Microsuck are manipulating the review system just to sell more games and goes to show yet again that they don't give a rats a$$ about the xbots who buy into there system !! But do the xbots care !! No they just get in line and follow and except being manipulated!!

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7.1 mboojigga | 760 days 1 hour ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show

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bRisIE_St4R - 760 days 1 hour ago

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they should clean out sites and mags of these people!

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Sevir04 - 760 days 1 hour ago

9 - ha it should teach him to be professional and leave the personal stuff out

hell they need to start firing the whole damn team of reviewers. they are too freakin biased. with that being said the video gaming market and media dont need biased reviewers. because it's destroying the fun in gaming and giving more fuel to the fanboi console war fires that rage senselessly on the net. i remember the days when 7-8 were considered great accomplishments and no one cared, now this AAA status crap has and reviews of games getting 8s and such have made it that games cant shine because of fankids screaming... when they start getting rid of biased reviews and reviewers then the fankids from both camps will settle down and this idiot gaming war waged between the 2 will end.

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Real gamer 4 life - 759 days 15 hours ago

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I dont know much about computer and stuff, but i will be glad to help in any shape and form.

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Prismo_Fillusion - 760 days 1 hour ago

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Who here has website making skills and wants to start up a non-biased video game review site?

[dead serious]

PM me!

Edit: Do any of you (besides wolfmoon) have the skills to create a decent-looking functional website for this purpose though? I have writing skills, but little knowledge of html/javascript/computershtuff s.

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Wolfmoonstrike - 760 days 1 hour ago

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excellent Idea man let me know if you get that working.

Edit: ouch I feel like excludy(drawn together) naw j/k lol.

2nd edit: who the hell disagreed with this guy about an unbiased site? you better state your reason for it.
3rd edit: lol I find this funny and really am starting to feel like excludy but where's my disagree? I feel so left out. lol

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MK_Red - 760 days ago

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Great idea that I'd gladly be happy to help anyway I can.

EDIT: Sorry, I have no knowledge of that whatsoever but one of my close friends does.
LOL at disagree. Someone doesn't want me to be glad to help!

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Sevir04 - 760 days ago

10.3 - Thats an awesome Idea and i'd be able to get you the hosting space you need

and it would cost less than 6 bucks a month.

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waltercross - 759 days 22 hours ago

10.4 - Good Idea.

I've done HTML before, and have 11 years of computer/Internet experience.

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RadientFlux - 759 days 21 hours ago

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I have 10 years of professional website design/development and I am pretty sure I could be somewhat helpful.

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Jen5en - 759 days 18 hours ago

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Great idea there! I haven't got any experience making websites, but you have my support nonetheless.

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pwnsause - 760 days 1 hour ago

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gamespot is dumb, they should of fired the guy that rated Rachet and clank a 7.5 for being a small brain instead of this guy.

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TheHater - 760 days ago

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What he said. He shouldn't have even been allow to review the Ratchet and Clank game in the first place.

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Wolfmoonstrike - 760 days 1 hour ago

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ok so he got fired for giving a low review score? can somebody give me the link to the gamespot review so that way I'm not drawing the wrong conclusion? please & thank you.

Edit: Thanks and I took a look at it, and I gotta agree he does seem to be upset. But as I was looking at the game in the background I gotta agree at this moment and without trying it. It looks like a 6 ,though I think I'm going to go try it just to make sure because I had heard from a friend of mine that it was good. Also though I think he gave the right score he did not review correctly; in otherwords the end does not justify the means.

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unlimited - 760 days 1 hour ago

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Video Review
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

He looks like his very upset..and keep bashing the game..

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waltercross - 759 days 22 hours ago

12.2 - Wow

did he swear?...LOL, he did seem very uptight, the game might not be to awesome but I don't think It Looked THAT bad as he made it sound.

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gamesblow - 760 days 1 hour ago

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& now... the end is near... Jeff faces his final curtain... he's made mistakes... in the past... and now his future... Seems uncertain.

couldn't have happened to a better guy.

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freakyzeeky - 760 days ago

14.1 - Because of Mexicans?

What game is this?

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macalatus - 759 days 23 hours ago

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@ps3 limps on and on,

.................!!!......??! ?...............
............................. .???..Huh?!?

I thought the GRAW 2 controversy was about the ambiguous, Republican-laced message about unprotected borders and Mexican terrorists. And you're saying that he's racist because he gave a supposedly 'racist game' (for the record, NOT my personal view of the game, which is a pretty awesome game BTW) a bad review? I'm confused...

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Zhuk - 760 days 1 hour ago

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I personally hated this guys reviews, but the situation that he was fired in makes Gamespot lose any credibility whatsoever.

I for one call for a boycott of Gamespot, I know I will never visit the site again

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felman87 - 760 days ago

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I agree

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waltercross - 759 days 22 hours ago

15.3 - I agree...

I Have stopped visiting GS since they gave R&C a 7.5 rating while everyone else scored it much higher, and now this, by by GameSpot, IGN is far better anyways.

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