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Gerstmanngate: GameSpot Editors Talk

Posted by Lance on 7th December , 2007

During my commute this morning, I listened to GameSpot’s “The Hotspot” podcast. This week, the GS editors addressed what issues they could involving Jeff Gerstmann’s firing, and tried to defuse some of the community’s perhaps misguided ire. After hearing their take, I’m not sure I am entirely convinced of CNET’s motives, but the GameSpot editors [...]

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GameSpot's Gerstmann Caned and Lynched?

Posted by Lance on 30th November , 2007

This story may become a very interesting one. Jeff Gerstmann, a long time editor at CNET’s popular gaming portal website GameSpot, was fired Wednesday. Current interweb speculation revolves around a connection with his recent less-than-glowing review of the game Kane & Lynch: Dead Men. The game’s publisher Eidos had been advertising the game very heavily [...]

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