Ryan Davis was a great editor. I always enjoyed his presence in On the Spot. I have only the best wishes for him, and I hope he finds greener pastures within the gaming industry.

That said, Gamespot is royally f*@ked

labrats5

@Witzbold: Thats very true. It fits the more American nature I'd say. I find the same thing annoying with the EGM reviews actually.

Still I think thats a good point. The game is proven to be a hit in Japan. So it's deemed a great game by default. To a niche though, thats exactly it. Getting a reviewer that falls into that niche is going to be difficult. Once they do - Monster Hunter will finally be given a fair review. The IGN Monster Hunter Freedom aren't to bad, actually.

Still- I'm getting all to tired of the "I say punchy/ cleaver insults about *blank* game I'm reviewing - rather than tell you anything about the game itself" review format. I feel it's become all to popular in today's game publications. (At least in the US anyway. I can't speak for anywhere else.)

-Niric

Niric

@Niric: I actually read that too. Its rather unfortunate since so few reviewers actually give that game a chance. Granted it is a bit of a niche title that eats up time like crazy, still though. We the gaming public do kinda want a bit more "objective" reviews.

Witzbold

I hate to sound like this - but I'm actually glad to hear this reviewer is leaving. Namely for the terrible, sorry excuse of a review, he gave Monster Hunter and Monster Hunter Freedom.

His review of Monster Hunter and Monster Hunter Freedom, are literally cut and pasted from each other. Who would value a reviewer that would post such effortless review material? Thats right... *Cut and pasting* the body of the review and re-writing some of the words. Reminds me of middle school book report material techniques.

-Niric

Niric

@Witzbold: zing

balls187

@Journey: LOL

That Girl Hates You

When did watch their show and actually go to their site I kind of liked him. He seems to have a really good personality and I hope the best for him and the others that left.

Also Witz you are "teh awesome"...
But you already knew that XD

That Girl Hates You

I'd say the walk-outs are planning their own site or magazine. Good for them. Theres enough corporate shills in the world.

Cell9song

@Orionsaint: Prinny hates shitty commentors.

Witzbold

Gamespot hates pudgy people

Orionsaint

@king0v10GU: XDDD Winsauce.

Furious_Liver

Ricardo torres:hey I just got around to picke up a really fun game for the PS3 called Ratchet and Clank tools of destruction this game is awesome.

JerkoffwhogaveRC/TOD a7:meh

Ricardo torres:Meh!? What hell is the meh for

JerkoffwhogaveRC/TOD a 7:you knoes just meh

Ricardo torres:didn't you review the game what was the score again?

JerkoffwhogaveRC/TOD a 7:...7

Ricardo torres: Why the fuck would you do a thing like that for!?

JerkoffwhogaveRC/TOD a 7:Dude, you know the part where its different then it like you know different again what do you call that

Ricardo torres:Variety?

JerkoffwhogaveRC/TOD a 7: Yeah that stuff it had too much of it. It was like not the same thing over and over again I didn't know what would happen next.

Ricardo torres: What the fuck man that what keeps the game interesting and compelling was the diversity in the gameplay.

JerkoffwhogaveRC/TOD a 7:yeah but halo is soooo much better at least stuff doesn't catch you by surprise besides the stickies ,am I right eh? eh?

Ricardo torres:you fear change

JerkoffwhogaveRC/TOD a 7:psh no I dont

Ricardo torres: I quit

JerkoffwhogaveRC/TOD a 7: OMGZ OHNOEZ DONT LEAVE ME HERE BROWN BEAR!!!

king0v10GU

keep on swinging witzbold.

on topic:im glad he left and i dont have the link now but jeff was on an ign podcast called gamesages that is pretty good and at the end he says something to the affect of "im starting a new site with old friends"

now they need the guy with the deep voice to join them i forget his name.

Truepatriot

I hope these guys make a new site. I don't visit Gamespot anymore, and really like these guys reviews. Lot better then Gametrails.com BS.

boots555

I thought the departures were over. This makes listening to the Hotspot podcast feel a bit more lonely. I think they have had an announcement of someone leaving the show (and the site, duh) at least once a month.

I guess I have to expect most the current crew to jump ship.

YotaruVegeta

So cool. I can't believe it, but Gamespot may actually be in trouble.

gamadaya

I cancelled my subscription once I was convinced that Gerstmanns firing was at least partly due to his review of Kane and Lynch. I think it's a little extreme to say I'll never go back - it's still a decent place to leech bandwidth for a large demo or patch download and the community is pretty cool, but it's no longer the "must visit" site it once was.

bonaparte

@Mr. Garcia:

Supergroups don't work. EVER!

Communist_Gamer

I belive all of us expected this to happen. Question is, who's next? My money is on Brad.

I belive it would be great if all the ex-GS staff got together and began working on a new site...

Mr. Garcia

@Witzbold:

Yet again Witz you turn up trumps...

Communist_Gamer

why are gamespot reviews so ugly?

mossberg

I am glad to see Davis leave. I never liked his reviews. He often gave stellar games, including more niche ones, horrible ratings. When the games deserved better & the majority of other journalists gave said games much higher reviews. And it had nothing to do with $, the games were legit. See Ya!

gam3r

i hope this does serve as an example for games reviewers to speak openly and not get bought by this good review bad review pictures or delay crap, i enjoyed visiting gamespot but since all this ive foudn myself prefering to frequent the fanboy preserve known as gametrailers.com instead.

no, really.

underground_slacker

@Witzbold: The line between the "impressions" posts and reviews is thin at best. Heck, even Advance Wars is using Kotaku's words as promotional material.

Not that I mind, really. At least the impressions make certain that we know that it's a single person's opinion.

Maldron

Meh.

n/a

@swinghi:
Fairy nuff but they can't fake the scores from others magazines and magazines since they don't own them and people would kick up a storm if they ever did that. The real question is if those mags and sites are "corrupt" too and if you can trust those too.

Eothein

@aka Bitter: It's definitely more than a rumor. Gerstmann confirmed on his blog (www.jeffgerstmann.net) that he had been in contact with Gamespot founder, Vince Broady, about "things". Broady left the site to join Yahoo in 2006.

Once Brad Shoemaker resigns, then it's probably going to kick into full gear.

AnEternalEnigma

@Sunjammer: Yeah, I actually feel bad for Ricardo Torres. All the BS that he's going to have to endure from the events following Gerstmann's termination, and he had nothing to do with any of that.

Draconis

@Furious_Liver: Yeah his Ninjabread Man has got to be the best one.

Even more so since it had a cat in it!

Witzbold

@Witzbold: Don't forget Fahey's badass reviews. Such as Pirates of the Caribbean, Ninjabread Man, and best of all: Nancy Drew. Fahey wins.

Enjoy lads.

[kotaku.com]
[kotaku.com]
[kotaku.com]

Furious_Liver

@Eothein:
Gamerankings is also CNET. CNET is the one that I have the major deal with.

swinghi

^ Probably why he'll be the last to go?

TrustyBadger

@Sunjammer: Poor Ricardo indeed; it must be quite difficult holding down the 'fort' and attending job interviews at the same time. His less than engaging personality probably isn't doing any favours in that department either.

TrustyBadger

and YHWH told Moses to lead the Israelites(GS editors) out of Egypt, for atrocities committed by Egyptians (Corporatism) to the Israelites (Jeff G)

Journey

Does anyone know if Provo, Navarro or Davis have taken on new positions? If not, then the rumor that Gerstmann is setting up a new site might be more than a rumor..

aka Bitter

Man, i feel bad for Ricardo now. Gotta suck hard to be left in charge of a sinking ship. Because it really is sinking now that every single guy with an identifiable personality is off the staff.

Sunjammer

Wish you the best of luck Ryan!

Sadkermit - Wii # 4595 8878 8498 7021

@Witzbold: Nothing gets me in the mood to rip into a steak more than justice served swift.

AnEternalEnigma

@swinghi:
www.gamesrankings.com

Anybody who relies on one website or magazine for reviews in this day and age of the internet is a fool. Not to mention that amateur reviewers on most gaming sites are good source for reviews too.

The GS boards are almost back to normal now as well....if you class the behaviour seen in System Wars as normal.

Eothein

Gamespot going down is probably a good thing in the end. Sometimes it takes setting an example to discourage the others... It will be a while before a company things of doing what Gamespot did, seeing the damage that was done.

arstal

^ imagine

TrustyBadger

I image it's going to be pretty tough for GameSpot to survive all these walk-outs (not that I really care); any talented self-respecting games journo/wannabe isn't going to want to work for them, so it seems to me CNet are going to have a difficult time filling shoes (literally in Ryan's case!). I totally agree with what's been said before, ever since Kasavin left GameSpot's been spiralling down the toilet.

TrustyBadger

I don't know about you guys but I'm sending my CV/résumé to Cnet right about now, there's plenty of jobs.

Shame both Alex and Ryan have left, the podcast won't be the same without them. Neither will GS's credibility for that matter which is a damn shame.

Eothein

@swinghi: Kotaku doesnt really do reviews and such. They just post something called "Franken reviews" which is a combination of a bunch of reviews from other game sites along with scores.

I kinda wish we would do reviews here, but what do I know Im just the bouncer. Im not paid to think. ;D

Witzbold

I was like a level 23 when I was at their site. I was on their game boards all the time. It was really good for getting advice on games etc. I have only been back like 3 times since this all came down. I still have not found a good replacement though. I love Kotaku for the news but I really liked the GS community and reviews. What do you guys for reviews? Also, Metacritic is also CNET, what do you use for an aggregator?

swinghi

@Witzbold: Yeah man, I know that feeling too. Like when everyone leaves your guild and such, and then when you do guild vs. guild its just you and two noobs you don't even talk to.

...I need to go out more, don't I.

Furious_Liver

Who/what is GameSpot?

S2000

@Setzer IIDX: DO NOT QUESTION THE HAMMER, you know not what you toy with.

LordChris915

@Stormrider: Oh definitely, and without giving power to their advertisement overlords, the reviews should be quite good.

NeverSage

@Witzbold: Lol, I swear to God, I laugh every time I see a reference to the Recon armor. The little cartoon MC pic Bungie had comes to mind every time. :p

NinjaBurg3r

@GangstaSmurf: But that will never happent to Kotaku....right??

LordChris915

@Stormrider: life sucks and then you die, were all in the same boat brother.

LordChris915

Another brick from this leaning tower. You'll soon see a huge collapse on what some might consider to be a "informative" site.

Truly a shame.

GangstaSmurf

@Witzbold: Yeah man, I got that feeling all the time in the job I had in high school. After every summer a group of my friends would leave for college and I'd have to meet all new people. It never made me quit, but it was always sucked for a few months until I got to know the new people.

Stormrider

@Dauragon88: its not hard for him because hes cool and...shhhh.....he can has a banhammer.
Flee for your life!

LordChris915

@Witzbold: So is it the fat kids comments or the off topicness of it that's inspiring the hammer?
Or just shits n giggles? (Awesome saying, but damned if I know who was the first guy that associated shits with giggles...)

Setzer IIDX

@NeverSage: Well if it's meant to directly compete with Gamespot, I have to imagine that reviews would factor into the process in some significant form.

Stormrider

I can totally relate to the dude though when friends leave a company and you are kinda feeling like you are the only one from the "group" left. Its a shitty feeling.

Witzbold

I would be hard pressed to see which delights me more: people sticking to their moral guns, especially in the industry I hold near and dear to my blackened heart, or Witzbold continue to be incapable of doing no wrong.

srsly. Crecente-Witzbold '08.

Asper

Oh man, I do hope that Gerstmann heads a new competing gaming site with all of the talent that left Gamespot. What I would love to happen would be for them to be so successful that Gamespot starts losing viewers in droves, collapses, and finally bought out by Gerstmann. It's a pipe dream, but an enjoyable one to speculate about.

aribus

@Witzbold: OOOOH ITS GOING GOING GOING!! GOOOONE! Witzbold knocks 'em out of the park!!!

Dauragon88

@Encrypt: I can has a banhammer?

Witzbold

@Encrypt:

LOLFLAG.

..

FLAGGED*

aurahack

@Stormrider: I really hope Davis ends up joining up. But I'm wondering what kind of site it would be. I'm betting it'd be like a blog/news site hybrid. So you'll get the freedom of stating your opinions with the in depth articles. It'd be the best of both worlds.

NeverSage

I guess this is where I stop listening to the HotSpot/On The Spot.

Something tells me this is where GS is finally going to see it's demise.

aurahack

@Encrypt: Nice knowing you, buddy!

Stormrider

With all the talk about honest gaming journalism, non-advert-sell-out stories, it makes one think..."why doesn't Kotaku spin off a review section?" I'm sure Kotaku fans would give a good amount of support to you guys for doing so, as well as your notoriety within the community, this idea wouldn't be so bad. Perhaps this is a plan in the works, seems only natural to me for a site that is already doing gaming news, to start out a gaming review section. Doesn't your sister site Gizmodo do hardware/gadget reviews? Am I totally coming from left field here?

opt2not

It doesn't even make sense to visit gamespot anymore. All the editors I like are leaving. Good move Cnet...One firing change everything.

Kajiba

@Erwin:

Oops, I meant I was agreeing with him. I had a brainfart and forgot quoting on Kotaku isn't quite the same as elsewhere.

Morberis

and hungry kids around the world rejoiced to see this guy without a paying job to feed himself

Encrypt

This entire episode is really affecting my faith in the game journalism industry, more so now that yet another vet is quitting.

PsycheDiver

For all the "damage" this has supposedly done, their traffic seems basically unaffected: [www.alexa.com]

Argue all you want about how accurate Alexa is in an absolute sense, the point is the relative traffic of IGN and Gamespot. They're going through the same ups and downs. And IGN is not experiencing an editorial exodus or a crisis of confidence among any of their readers. (Well, no moreso than normal, at least.)

badasscat

@Witzbold: Can i be a nice kind of stand up comedian that everyone likes and wouldnt dream of thwacking with the ban hammer?

I have nightmares about that thing....

"0_o" PS3 will save me...i hope.

LordChris915

This really sucks for Gamespot. Might as well call it Game Place, or something now.

@Witzbold: Good job. That was beautifully done.

Saint Anima: Kotaku's Poetic Massacre

Wow. That's another terrible loss.

DarthHomer

Hehe, to be a fly on the wall in the offices of Cnet editorial management. RIOT!

axiomatic

I direct all of those who were talking about the old Gamespot crew forming a new site to this article: [kotaku.com]

Stormrider

@kemicon: Ever since Joe Fielder left, that ship has been sinking.

badasscat

Good on him, I think the he and Gerstman could set up a rival site quite quickly if they can net more resignees. I would like, nay LOVE to see gamespot get taken down.

I dont like Gamespot
XD

LordChris915

Hmm, I say it looks more like an opportunity than a sinking of ships.

Open positions for the win.

Setzer IIDX

i would love that the ex gamespot people would have their own site and wouldn't be pressured by "publishers" and the "cNet" group control what they say.

Mr.DuckSauce

Witzbold is on fire.

I haven't even checked the GameSpot site since E3 '05. Time to unsubscribe.

blacksamurai87

@Erwin: I thought the whole "Hey look a Hammer" was fairly funny not as good as usual but still good.

Tzero7

They are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse... Gamespots Apocalypse that is.

Tzero7

@TherinDent: Yeah I stopped reading Gamespot right after the gertsmann thing. Too bad too, because their GOTY awards always gave me good stuff to play during the "off" season.

balls187

@Witzbold: Splendid work as always mate, I tip my figurative hat to you.

@NotAZombie: Yeah, unfortunately. Its been so for quite some time.

@dadeisvenm: Your last sentence summed it up pretty well.

Furious_Liver

Whoa, good thing I read the other posts, cuz I was going to make a joke...

It would have been a funny one though.

balls187

This really seems like everybody is jumping ship. I can't say much else as I'm trying to figure out the hidden meaning behind Morberis' post.
@Witzbold: I was hoping you would have another snippy response. Cleansing of the wicked is supposed to be funny too.

Erwin

@Witzbold: I second the banhammering praise.

I always thought Gamespot did quality stuff, but I find it hard to visit the site anymore without being suspicious. So I don't. I hope there will be a new site with these guys.

TherinDent

@NinjaBurg3r: No worries.

Witzbold

As a Gamespot gold member for 3 years now, this is extremely disappointing. This is the gaming equivalent of Ed Bradly, Andy Rooney, and Mike Wallace leaving CBS' "60 minutes".

This is turning out to be the most dunderheaded moves in gaming history.

Cnet, I hope that check from Eidos was worth it, because you just lost more then you could ever imagine.

dadeisvenm

@Witzbold: Thanks Witz :3

This is the slowest train wreck I can remember watching in a long time. I wonder just how far GS can fall before it implodes entirely.

Huxleyhobbes

@TwinkyC: Nope, unless you're an immature internet moron that is clinging to any comedic angle they can get attention for. Yay fat-jokes (twirls finger), such comedic depth, such humorous prowess, if only I possessed the intellectual insight to comment on the physical "quirks" of others, and to do so and laugh...that takes a certain type of "special".
anyways, mud-slinging aside...I'm glad to hear that more GS staff are taking their leave, I'm looking forwards to see the reunion of these guys on a new Uber-review site! please please?

opt2not

@Witzbold: Sorry for the double, but thanks Witzbold.

Didn't see your reply until I had already posted

NinjaBurg3r

Hopefully he and Alex join the new website that Jeff is supposedly starting in the near future.

Stormrider

wow... just wow. Ryan Davis was one of the good ones. How the mighty have fallen, eh? Gamespot, once a monolithic titan, fading like a summer's breeze...

also Witz is awesome.

ZinkO: Neo-Confucian Literati '08

@NotSoCool: Did I ANYWHERE mention that I represented the mass-population? No!

Glad to see that you're so mature you can berate someone on the principals of their physical appearance.

"The reality is that I was suggesting that he has to do what he has to do. Also, that I'm concerned about his health and age. The reality is that he'll be going down like most people who confuse morals and business."

Yes, because that was SO discernible from your original post. I'm sure you're so concerned about his health and age.

"The reality is that he'll be going down like most people who confuse morals and business."

Any examples? If you know that you are working for a company with such a tarnished public image - why not leave? He is obviously an experienced writer and could easily find work elsewhere. Look at all the execs from Enron whose ethics apparently didn't cross. Where are they now?

NinjaBurg3r

Man cant say I didn't see this coming. Ryan is such and awesome dude! I mean come on he's the man behind this!!!: [www.cocainemountain.com]

Dauragon88

@the-hypnotoad: Excellent example!

Or the chicken tied to a balloon in the samurai bar.

Oh how I do miss far side strips.

---

You know I wonder how GS is gonna hold up now that a good amount of the writers who the fans seemed to have liked have left. Anyways heres to hoping those who have departed from GS go off and form together a new team or something.

Witzbold

With all these people leaving I am guessing there is a huge demand for video game reviewers?

I hope they have something else to turn to in the meantime.

Import98

@Witzbold:

Wooo good work.

At first I had a bit of doubt that he really was fired for the review, well at least recognition of the possibility, but the more people leave the more I'm convinced corruption did occur.

People constantly quiting like this also keeps the issue in the public eye, which is nothing but a good thing. I know personally I've refused to visit their site prefering instead to visit Gamespy or IGN. If the rumor are true that Gerstman really is starting up his own site I'm going to make it my gaming destination.

Morberis

@Furious_Liver: Wait. You don't have to get approved anymore?!?!? Say it ain't so.

NotAZombie

@Witzbold:

GJ Witz.

dead_red_eyes

That's the sound of the ship crashing to the bottom. Good news for those who want to write about videogames, though. Bet Gamespot will be hiring big time soon.

ca$h

@Witzbold: Wow, as I posted my comment I found you already got them. Well done.

Spartan1308

I mention this when the controversy started...it's far from over. CNET is now paying the price. The collapse of GameSpot has just begun.

Kyouya

@Witzbold: Thanks Witz. A lot of people like them have been joining and it's good to thin the ranks.

NotAZombie

Witz, you've totally got to scan in that far side cartoon of one viking saying to another "There's something about holding a hammer that just makes you want to smash something" as a third viking walks in blowing a huge bubble of bubble gum.

the-hypnotoad

I remember this guy being a good editor. Especially during E3 last year interviewing all those developers. This is a huge blow to Gamespot in more ways than one.

Sparx88

@NotSoCool:

If you really believe morals have no place in bussiness then you're already lost. They may not be the complete morals that we use in everyday life but they're there. If you want a better explanation you should take a game theory class.

And no ones going to believe you were insulting him because you're concerned with his health.

Morberis

@Furious_Liver: Yeah, maybe Witzbold can come in here later and clean up. I think there are some middle school kids in here that need to feel the hammer.

Spartan1308

@Witzbold: pwnt. man, i love the smells of hammered nubzz in the morning ;]

[on topic:] i'm REALLY glad they've left actually, there was no way Gamespot would be without Jeff, and now it pretty much needs just sending to the morgue with a toe tag...
Heres to hope they start their own thing x]x]

Naif

They're like rats fleeing a sinking ship. GameSpot will have no one left at this rate.

@Witzbold: You wield the banhammer good.

SPni

@Witzbold: Good work.

Irenicus-the one and only

Does his weight really matter?

TwinkyC

"did you fired Jeff Gerstmann because of his review?"

"absolutely not." - Gamespot

I guess I shall believe gamespot.

Those guys quitting are just a coincidence.. I´m sure of that.

...

*sarcasm mode off*

Wyld

With nearly all the people on the internet (you know, their only audience) hating on them, I can't imagine any of the employees aren't looking elsewhere. Good luck to him.

brello

@Masters, @NotSoCool: Hey look a hammer!

So anyone else want to play stand up comedian too?

Witzbold

@Irenicus-the one and only: We can only hope.

And fat jokes? Really? Cuz your mom looks like Davis, with a bigger beard. Yeah! I went there!

NeverSage

So... that means an opening!?

Zombie Attack!!

Hey look, har har har. Fat people.
I'm really missing that whole auditioning aspect of Kotaku.

Furious_Liver

@NotSoCool: Funny.

Luis

@NinjaBurg3r: I never knew you dictated what was humorous to all people.. Hmm.. Thanks for clearing that up. I'm also glad you could read so deep into my post to get caught-up on me calling him fat and middle-age.

The reality is that I was suggesting that he has to do what he has to do. Also, that I'm concerned about his health and age. The reality is that he'll be going down like most people who confuse morals and business.

NotSoCool

@NotSoCool: Not funny.

Meh, I've always preferred IGN to GameSpot, especially in light of all the recent controversy surrounding the site. GameSpot's ship just keeps taking on more and more water as time goes by...

NinjaBurg3r

Makes me wonder if that gaming site supposedly rumored to be launched by former GameSpot owner (before it's incorporation and buyout) and Gerstmann is true.

With all his old cohorts coming back out, it'd make for a huge publicity stunt and promotion for the new site just by their names themselves.

mr_dimsum

fat jokes in 3...2...1...

Oh wait it has already started.

DigitalHero

Hey it's Bam's dad! PHIL!!!

FuNkYbOsS

I wonder when they are going to actually tell us the truth about why he was fired. We all know what it is, but we need to hear it also.

radink360

It's HUGE!!!!

Daomao

Nice to see principles have a place in society somewhere. Even if it'll be crushed soon enough by the people who stay behind.

deathbunny

Damn! That guy is fat.

Masters

Sometimes a porky, overweight, middle-aged man has to do what a porky, overweight, middle-aged man has to do.

NotSoCool

@Irenicus-the one and only:

This

Morberis

Is there anyone not leaving Gamespot? Yikes!

graze81

lol, I sense a conspiracy, they are all making a new website together and Jeff recruits them :D

Irenicus-the one and only

Gee I wonder if these guys are going to team up at a new gaming site anytime soon?

parad0x360

Ah, the exodus as prophesied.

DigitalHero

Ever since Kasavin left that ship has been sinking.

kemicon

@Witzbold: That was beautiful. Thank you.

dnzperson

A music group huh?

They should relive their dreams with a COMEBACK TOUR!

Sabre_Justice: Look, I have a long name too! Yay! I'm such a trend whore!

hmm to think all this could have been avoided if they didn't fire Jeff.

Jackel2072

So...who do they even have left now?

SuperMaxZero

@dadeisvenm: Im kinda interested in that too, but I guess they still have a lot of stuff to take care of and make sure everything is "perfect" to not give themselves a bad image from the start.

Witzbold

Sooo... heres the question.

Where are they going? When is Jeff G. going to unveil this "new" site?

dadeisvenm

@Witzbold: Indeed. As with some of the best games I've ever played, the learning curve is huge on Monster Hunter. Exactly why a quick, first impressions reviews they all keep giving it, will never do.

Likewise, this isn't Monster Hunter's problem alone. I'm sure there's several other games subject to this issue.

Which brings us to another good topic. I personally find the reader reviews give the better, down-to-earth, opinions. If I listen to anything review wise, (which is still pretty mild in itself.) is the reader reviews/comments.

-Niric

Niric

and another one bites the dust

LemonproX

@Niric: One thing though in Japan its gone beyond niche as you can see with the sales numbers of over 1,000,000.

Im guessing the reviewers in the US just dont have as much time to fit the game into their schedules so they just write the very, very first impressions they get from the first hour or so of playing. Which I can see why they would view the game poorly.

Witzbold

@n/a: Preaching to the choir, my friend, preaching to the choir. :)

dv8godd

Gamestop is going down JOIN THE KOTAKU REVOLUTION!!!!

n/a

Let's see you spin this, Torres...

Enigma_20XX

@Witzbold: The hammer, her justice is swift. Her keeper, his aim is true. You'd think they would learn, but no... they still line up to make the same tired cracks.
 
Here's a tip from the veterans (read: those that kept their heads low enough to not get shot at), kids: fat and gay jokes get you banned. Don't know how you didn't see that before, but there you have it. Racism, sexism, threats of violence against other readers, and other fun no-no's meet the hammer as well. Trolling and "first's" too. When in doubt, read the comments ahead of you and see who fell at the hands of the hammer... and for safety sake, don't follow in their path. It's really quite simple.
 
Now repeat after me: I will not act like a tool. I will not act like a tool. I will not act like a tool...
 
Practice makes perfect.

dv8godd

@thegogglestheydonothing: [www.youtube.com]

Witzbold

Why is it everytime someone from Gamespot either quits because of or talks about Jeff Gerstmann they sound very gay for him?

Jeff Gerstmann is a video game editor not Ghandi.

thegogglestheydonothing

I doubt Gamespot is ever gonna be the site that it used to be. Ign/gamespy ftw. Gamespot is a shinking ship, just waiting to be capsized, used to go there all the time until Jeff left.

zerokoolpsx

Did he make exaggerated hand movements when he quit?

KaneRobot

@Witzbold: [Inserts mod praising here]

Rickster773

That photo up there looks like it was taken midsentence with him uttering the immortal phrase: "Get in my belly!". Fat people are funny.

cheeses

wow, Ryan Davis too?

GameSpot is really dying in front of it's fans, most of which probably already abandoned the site and CNET as a whole...

I actually had a chance to play Rock Band with the guy at the PlayStation Store here in San Francisco, and that was not long after Gerstmann got the boot.

well, Where ever he may go; may the best of luck be with him and anyone else who has/will be leaving...

Nymo

You've got to wonder if the top brass over at CNET isn't ecstatic over all these old-school reviewers leaving. It will make room for younger, more impressionable minds for them to corrupt early on before they can form things like 'editorial integrity" or "moral values".

Sinnix

@kemicon: Welp, there goes my last reason to ever listen to the Hotspot ever again. Now there's officially no one interesting on the podcast.

Benjo

Gamespot's not Gamespot anymore.

g8or8de

I liked this guy. He was one of the people that gave personality to GameSpot IMO, along with Gerstmann and Navarro (and that crazy sports guy or whatever with the blonde hair).

The face of GameSpot has quite literally changed, now lacking any kind of reputation or personality to set it apart from the rest of the internet. I hope these guys join up and make something new (a blog even.) I'll follow it.

Mit

Does this mean their hiring!?

Troggie

@dv8godd: Hey is there any way you could inform all new users with this info. When I first got here I quickly proceeded to Troll about how great PS3 was and what shit the 360 was anyway i was proptly banned. Well thing was i didn't know i was banned and for the life of me couldn't figure out WHY I COULDN'T POST COMMENTS. I seriously was mystified anyway i was forgiven and i'm back now happier than ever to be able to post again. By the Way....
I will not act like a tool. I will not act like a tool. I will not act like a tool...
I love this site. Im a little crazy.

Barf#1

@Maldron: I saw that and thought it was really cool! It was in GameInformer mag right?

Barf#1

@Witzbold: Frakenreviews are the best reviews ever and i seriously am digging this site now that i can comment again.

Barf#1

@Witzbold: You people don't kid around here do you? Anyway Game Reviewing has just lost a LOT OF CREDABILITY FROM THIS. It's sad to think this has probably been happening for a long time.

Barf#1