Gamespot Reviewer fired over Kane and Lynch review

[Deleted member 56031]

http://kotaku.com/gaming/rumor/alleged-gamespot-employee-spills-guts-on-valleywag-328797.php

 

[B_MAN]

that's a shame if it's true

 

[StardogChampion]

He's a bloody REVIEWER.

And not a good one.

 

[Sedako]

And not a good one.

And many people disagree with you.

 

[Deleted member 56031]

I disagree with him :| I thought he was great.

 

[StardogChampion]

And many people disagree with you.

Many people voted for George W. Bush.

He wasn't any better than any other Gamespot reviewer, just the most recognisable.

 

[Raziaar]

George W. Bush was a shitty gamespot reviewer.

 

[Stigmata]

I love you Raziaar.

 

[Ridge]

This might be the first game Gamespot hasnt given a 9.x to all year!

 

[Deleted member 56031]

coughmasseffectcough

 

[Asknoone]

Kasavin was the only good thing Gamespot had.

Perfect Dark 0: 9.0

Debunked.

 

[BabyHeadCrab]

http://kotaku.com/gaming/advertorials/1up-shows-support-for-gamespot-reviewers-328882.php

1up protests Gamespot, also Tim Tracy leaves GS: http://www.gamespot.com/users/TimT/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=m-100-25233420

 

[Raziaar]

Gamespot subscription canceled. Been a member For longer than I have been a member of this site(April 2003). Never posted on their forums though except now to declare I was canceling my subscription.

The thread on gamespot about this incident has over 931 pages currently. Jumped to 933 in the seconds it took me to make that edit.


EDIT 2: I can still visit the site as a paid member until June of next year. lol.

 

[Jintor]

Well, at least something recognizable is happening because of it.

 

[Cheomesh]

OOC, why does Gamespot suck for reviews? Is it just because of their ad campeigns?

 

[bigburpco]

Because their reviews suck? :|

 

[Sedako]

All the big review sites seem to be collectively taking swings at Gamespot. Destructoid also decided it wanted a piece of the action:

http://www.destructoid.com/elephant/index.phtml

Notice the site's new name.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVvvpY9UZ-w

 

[Ridge]

God that review was brilliant...

I like how the guy rapelles down the building to spraypaint a window, gets shot by at least a half dozen through and through bullets and then runs off..

 

[mastag]

George W. Bush was a shitty gamespot reviewer.

I am debating to sig that...but I don't want to lose my anti-Israel Mickey Mouse quote...I will ponder it.

Anywhoo, www.destructoid.com is pretty funny right now.

 

[Tollbooth Willie]

OOC, why does Gamespot suck for reviews? Is it just because of their ad campeigns?

They don't know a good/bad game from the anal dwelling ass monkey coming out of their asses to the horse singing "Hello Dolly".

 

[Acepilotf14]

****ing Gamespot. Hate them.

 

[MiccyNarc]

http://www.gamespot.com/error/knl_review.html

 

[Raziaar]

I love you Raziaar.

I am debating to sig that...but I don't want to lose my anti-Israel Mickey Mouse quote...I will ponder it.

<3

 

[Cheomesh]

I am debating to sig that...but I don't want to lose my anti-Israel Mickey Mouse quote...I will ponder it.

Anywhoo, www.destructoid.com is pretty funny right now.

Do what I do with my sig quotes.

 

[Combine Hybrid]

http://uk.gamespot.com/video/0/6183660/videoplayerpop?

editors of GS tells the story about what happened to Jeff.

long story short,

1. none of the editors knew Jeff was fired

2. one of the senior chief editor took down the review because the quality of the review was terrible, not because Jeff was bashing the game

3. there is no conspiracy

 

[Asknoone]

Yes, that's a Gamespot video. Not exactly a reliable source.

 

[Combine Hybrid]

Who said it's a reliable source?

 

[Cormeh]

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3164722

"Conspiracy" isn't the word I would use, but there's certainly something amiss with this entire debacle.

Perhaps this is why many GameSpot staff are displeased right now.

 

[<RJMC>]

if companyes pulled out theyr ads just cuz their game idnt get super reviews then those are idiots

 

[Adrien C]

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6183666.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews;title;0

Oh god, can any one really believe all this bull shit ? You guys have to read those crappy reasons. Faulty microphone? They really take their customers for stupids.

 

[mastag]

Jeff Gerstmann was released before Duke Nukem Forever...

 

[Acepilotf14]

I seem to have found an error in thier interview, my edit team will take care of it!

Q: Did Eidos' disappointment cause Jeff to be terminated?

A: Of course.

Q: Did Eidos' disappointment cause the alteration of the review text?

A: Of course.

Q: Did Eidos' disappointment lead to the video review being pulled down?

A: Nom nom nomn onmnom onmonm nom!!

 

[Atomic_Piggy]

Didn't 1up do this once, but with NWN2?

Anyway, this is sick, and I hope that guy finds himself in a company far superior to gamespot.

 

[CptStern]

oh those are a dime a dozen ..however they dont pay nearly as much and his importance in the gaming industry will definately go down a notch or two

 

[VirusType2]

Pfft, doesn't all this bad publicity about a bad review of a game do more harm than the review itself?

I would have never even read a view of the game, and might have bought it one day if it was like $20 or something, but not now. They made such a big stink about this, that everyone and their momma knows this game is just average.

Firing the guy was the worst decision they could have made. They should have just greased over it. Asked him to change the 'tone' of his review. I mean I can understand that. you can say, "K&L is pure shit", or you can say, "I don't care for K&L".

 

[theroadtonowhere]

I will never read gamespot review again, till they change their policy.

Lol im sorry dude but i thought that was funny. "never" again. "till they change their policy"

 

[Cavalry]

to my understanding,he mocked the game,calling garbage or something

 

[Seppo]

Do you think they'll eventually find their way into this thread and ban everyone who posted in it?