Gamespot makes a statement

More about that Jeff Gerstmann thing

http://blog.wired.com/games/2007/12/gamespot-explai.html

Ever since MC posted in his blog about this guy’s firing, I grown more and more pissed about how this guy was treated. The video review is rather tame and not that negative.

Here’s what Gamespot had to say about the incident;

((Though GameSpot confirms that Eidos did express displeasure over Gertsmann's review of Kane & Lynch, the company flatly denies it had any bearing on Gerstmann's departure. Gerstmann was let go as a result of an "internal review process" conducted by his managers.))

Yeah, that clears it up…not. This still stinks of Gamespot giving in to Eidos’ complaints.

BTW, I heard that Eidos is scared crap-less with the bad press it is getting over this whole incident. That’s what they get.

Here's a former Gamespot employee ripping into some of the groups involved in this story

I love his ripping into some of the ‘Nancy Drew groups and the Nintendo nerds’. I still can’t believe these guys can’t get over the 8.8 rating he gave that Zelda game. Most game developers would love to get an 8.8. Relax Zelda fanboys.