Oringinal post: http://forums.facepunchstudios.com/showt hread.php?t=457127
jeff Gertsmann from Gamespot was fired, because he gave the Kayne and Lynch game a score of 6.0/10.
For a few days prior to the review, Gamespot had advertisements for Kayne and Lynch all over the site. Apparently when Jeff G reviewed the game, and handed it the low score, he was fired.
It was a rumor for a few hours, but was proven true by an apparently long-time Gamespot writer on the site Neogaf.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost...7 &postcount=93
So much for a honest review. I used to respect Gamespot's reviews, and even though I disagreed with Jeff alot, he shouldn't have been fired for posting an honest review. (He should have been fired when he posted that Zelda TP review though.)
CNet sucks ass.
Link to Kotaku, from when it was still a rumor.
http://kotaku.com/gaming/rumor/games...i ew-328244.php
VIDEO REVIEW (courtesy of Pippykk):
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(Sorry for any broken grammar or spelling errors. I have a mild case of pneumonia, and I can't really think straight.)
EDIT:
Originally Posted by kolobus_11:
also, they didn't fire him for giving it a 6, they fired him for how negative he was about it. if you watch his video review, he is pretty unfairly rough and stupid about it. :/
I just rented the game, it really does suck.
CNet stocks have been apparently been plummeting all day long.
http://finance.google.com/finance?q=cnet (It seems to be going back up slightly.)
A Tournament TV show is airing tonight, Ace Combat 6. If Jeff doesn't show up, this will absolutely prove that he was fired.
LINK: http://www.gamespot.com/tournaments/ac6-
nov07/tv.php
The Ace Combat 6 Tournament TV is no longer live. But you can watch the replay.
Jeff is not with them on Tournament TV! The case is sealed!
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In conclusion to this thread. Eidos sucks ass, Gamespot sucks balls, and CNet sucks a strange yet some what arousing combination of the two.
Also, I hope the Gamespot building collapses on that new wannabe buisness man who fired Jeff.
I will never by an Eidos product again. Eidos is full of Nazi assholes, so if you support Eidos, you support Nazis. Plain and simple.
And last but not least, I would rather have explosives attached to my testicles for fourty-two hours, while joining in on an epic 2 girls 1 cup style orgy... than play Kane and Lynch.