A large number of staff members laid off from Gamespot!

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#1  Edited By MrYaotubo
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Justin Calvert,Maxwell McGee,Ryan Mac Donald and Benito Gonzalez also gone! Damn.

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#3 deactivated-583e460ca986b
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There were others as well. We just don't know who yet.

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#4 Blabadon
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She left willingly. Some mod edit this.

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#5 lostrib
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Now what will people bitch about

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#6 deactivated-6127ced9bcba0
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Says nothing about being fired.

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#7  Edited By MonsieurX
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Eh

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#9 Lionheart08
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GTAV fanboys should be satisfied.

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#10  Edited By deactivated-583e460ca986b
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I would say that means she was fired. Right?

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#11 R3FURBISHED
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@lostrib said:

Now what will people bitch about

Oh people will find something!!

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#12  Edited By deactivated-5acbb9993d0bd
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She riled up too many people.... though in her defence.... not rating TLOU higher is not exactly a crime and she was likely just following the footsteps of the previous review....

or maybe shes just more level headed than most hype maniacs that value technical wank material of actual gameplay.

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#14 Kjranu
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@GoldenElementXL said:

I would say that means she was fired. Right?

I guess they're not voting for the Democrats this mid-term.

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#15 sammyjenkis898
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@lostrib said:

Now what will people bitch about

McShea, of course.

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#16 MrYaotubo
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@Blabadon said:

She left willingly.

Clearly she didn´t.

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#17 elkoldo
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LMAO

Immediately after her Last of Us Remastered review.Did anyone else get reminded of Kayne And Lynch Dead Men ?

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#19  Edited By MrYaotubo
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@GoldenElementXL said:

I would say that means she was fired. Right?

Pretty much.

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#20 Vaasman
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So you're saying there's a spot open :D

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#21 iwasgood2u
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She's going to IGN. Im guessing mcshea may be next unless he starts comparing his review to metacritic and give deserving scores.

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#22 deactivated-583e460ca986b
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@MrYaotubo said:

@GoldenElementXL said:

I would say that means she was fired. Right?

Pretty much.

So I would change your thread title back. Don't let these people bully you!

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#24 freedomfreak
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That's a shame. I hope she'll land on her feet quickly.

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@Blabadon said:

She left willingly. Some mod edit this.

That's good to hear. They had to call security (and then the cops) to physically remove Jeff Gerstmann from the premises. That dude is big and watched pro wrestling for many years.

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#27  Edited By gameofthering
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@sammyjenkis898 said:

@lostrib said:

Now what will people bitch about

McShea, of course.

I don't see why people think he is bad. He gives the correct scores for games I feel.

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#28 Daious
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Laid off isn't the same as getting fired...

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#29 deactivated-583e460ca986b
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From Kevin.

"Somehow, I am in the tiny group of GameSpot authors still left standing. People I love will not be greeting me each day."

https://twitter.com/fiddlecub/status/494582909698076672

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#30 Terrencec06
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That sucks.

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#31  Edited By CyberLips
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Just read this on GAF, sad to see her go. I didn't always agree with everything she said but she was a good journalist and wasn't afraid to speak her mind. I hope she finds a job soon.

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#32 IgGy621985
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@elkoldo said:

LMAO

Immediately after her Last of Us Remastered review.Did anyone else get reminded of Kayne And Lynch Dead Men ?

Not really. 8 is a great score. Also, she wasn't really that influential like Gertsmann in his time.

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#33  Edited By blackace
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@GoldenElementXL said:

There were others as well. We just don't know who yet.

It's sad when people lose their jobs. Hopefully she and other staff members will find other positions elsewhere. I'm not to sad to see her go though. I didn't really care for her reviews or her opinions.

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@airshocker said:

Says nothing about being fired.

Being laid off and being fired are too different things.

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#34  Edited By HadOne2Many
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Comments are being deleted from this thread I see. I guess telling the truth is frowned upon here. I'll just say the site will be better for this and leave it at that.

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#35 speedfog
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They should get rid of KevinV

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I thought Tom and Carolyn were both great personalities on this site. This is just nuts!

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#37 sammyjenkis898
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@gameofthering said:

@sammyjenkis898 said:

@lostrib said:

Now what will people bitch about

McShea, of course.

I don't see why people think he is bad. He gives the correct scores for games I feel.

Agreed. But people will always shit on him.

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#38  Edited By UnbiasedPoster
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McShea is gone too.

According to his twitter.

They brought brought some crazy opinions, but it sucks that they lost their jobs. At least they were honest. Can't say that about all of the corporate journalist lackeys out there.

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always sad news to hear, but this site needs a huge turnaround because it's been pretty meh for a while now. hopefully things will turn around for all!

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#42 CyberLips
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@HadOne2Many said:

Comments are being deleted from this thread I see. I guess telling the truth is frowned upon here. I'll just say the site will be better for this and leave it at that.

I guess people can't voice their opinions without being complete assholes these days.

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#43  Edited By SolidTy
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Posts are being monitored and some posts deleted.

My opinion is sad someone lost their job (or persons) but nothing I can do. At the end of the day it's a business and if a company is losing money the whole operation is at risk. Better to trim the fat and stay open than lose it all.

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#45  Edited By Giancar
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Truly a shame for all the staff leaving the site. Hopefully they find new and better jobs in the industry.

Now, who will handle the work that was done by Carolyn and Tom?

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#46 Elpresador-911
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RIP in peace tom and carolyn

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#49 deactivated-583e460ca986b
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There is a huge lack of class by some of the users in this thread.

Way to go folks..

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#50  Edited By SolidTy
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@TheGuardian03 said:

Holy shit, not tom noooooo.

This is weird. Two people who reviewed the last of us fired.

I remember when people asked for their jobs after TLOU. Actually, Tom was on many GSer's hit list for a long time for many of his game reviews, but...

I guess those gamers got their wish? It could be GS is trying to move towards likable personalities instead of polarizing ones. Carolyn did the whole Social commentary in video games things that turned many gamers off. We'll probably never know the whole situation though.