Rumor: Gamespot’s editorial director fired over Kane & Lynch review
29 November 2007This post brought to you by Joystiq.
Update - 7:12 AM EST: Jeff has confirmed his firing to us via e-mail, but says he’s “not really able to comment on the specifics of my termination.” He added that he’s “looking forward to getting back out there and figuring out what’s next.” We’re still digging.
Update - 1:35 AM EST: The Kane and Lynch ads that blanketed Gamespot’s front page are no longer being shown. Check out the picture above to see what the site looked at just an hour ago.
So before we get going, we should make it clear that this post is still just a rumor and many of the facts behind it are still up in the air. That being said, word around game journalism’s virtual water cooler is that Gamespot Editorial Director Jeff Gerstmann has been fired because publisher Eidos was unhappy about his negative review of Kane & Lynch: Dead Men.
What seems in little dispute, going by forum chatter as well as multiple published sources (referencing conversations with multiple CNet employees), is that Gerstmann has indeed been fired after over ten years working at the site. We were not immediately able to confirm the firing with Gamespot or Gerstmann directly, but an e-mail sent to his Gamespot address did get returned with a “permanent failure” error. Seems pretty serious to us …
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