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29Nov 07

Oh. Snap. Sad but Hilarious.

Well, I and those around me have bemoaned GameSpot reviews for a long time, among the state of other things. Well, it's come around in a sad way, yet strangely in comic form,



And according to Penny-Arcade's Gabriel,
"The comic is true. You should see the news breaking soon."
"Jeff G. got canned. Tycho will talk about it more tomorrow. We have a couple sources inside that gave us the whole scoop. I'm not sure if the news sites even know yet."

You may also have noticed that the video review of Kane & Lynch has been pulled.

It's sad because this is a terrible thing to happen to someone, even if I think little of his reviews.

It's hilarious, because GameSpot has hit rock-bottom. A fuller explanation of the rumour is seen on Kotaku and explains that it was basically money from Eidos that shoved Jeff out the door.

Welcome to the end of credibility, people. I may have disliked GameSpot's reviews before, but the weight of their words are worth less than the US Government's.

Equally hilarious is that this comes in the wake of the GG suspension fiasco in over criticising a GameSpot reviewer. Pretty hard to defend them now, people.

EDIT: More staff gone. Tim Tracy. Unknown if it's related, but given the timing, it seems likely.


  • Posted Nov 29, 2007 6:57 pm PT
  • Category: Games
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  • EdgecrusherAza

    Posted Nov 29, 2007 8:15 pm PT

    Sucks for Jeff G. if true.

    As for Gamespot, they need Shane Satterfield, Greg K, and Amer back, among others. Then maybe they'll have some credibility again.

  • yodariquo

    Posted Nov 29, 2007 8:56 pm PT

    Nothing will help aside from the blissful ignorance found in the passage of time. People will forget eventually, but now they can do nothing but weather the storm.

  • yencanwasu

    Posted Nov 29, 2007 9:45 pm PT

    this is unacceptable if thats the reason he was fired

  • EdgecrusherAza

    Posted Nov 29, 2007 10:07 pm PT

    Actually, the only thing Gamespot could do to regain credibility, is have CNET let them go.

  • Yarcofin

    Posted Nov 30, 2007 5:31 am PT

    Didn't a lot of people complain that Gamespot "sold out" when CNET bought them? I figure that would have registered a larger complaint than this, I wasn't around then so I don't know.

    Anyway it will take a while for this to be forgotten. I believe it has become an "internet history event" and will be remembered with the likes of Numa Numa.

    All I know is that envisioning this many angry nerds reminds me of the episode of the Simpsons where the nerds rush on to the football field and chase off all the players. "Enhhhhhhhh!"

  • dannyboy2443

    Posted Nov 30, 2007 7:23 pm PT

    Yeah, this is one of those Internet-breakers. It's just dumb. GS is 'round the bowl and down the hole.

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