Canada, FUCK YEAH!

[Zeus]

Saving the world for the motherfucking games industry!

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6183562.ht ... top;more;1

[Blotus]

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6183562.ht ... top;more;1

Gamespot boycott FTW.

[Julius Seeker]

"Sponsored by Canada" Nice try Zeus. =P


Actually, I read this up on the viewscreens at work today.

[Tessian]

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6183562.ht ... top;more;1

Gamespot boycott FTW.

I love how rumors as to why that guy got fired turned into fact in a matter of days without any new proof being presented anywhere. Sure it looks extremely shady and is pretty possibly true; but everyone's just jumped on the bandwagon of hate without any fact to back of this up.

Blind leading the blind ftw!

[Andrew, Killer Bee]

...but everyone's just jumped on the bandwagon of hate without any fact to back of this up.

Heh, are you waiting for an official statement from Gamespot as to what's happened? They've offered one and it is typical PR-flack garbage.

There is no smoking gun, but there are a lot of deeply unhappy Gamespot staff members that have spoken out on what's happened. I'm more inclined to trust them than management.

[Blotus]

...but everyone's just jumped on the bandwagon of hate without any fact to back of this up.

Heh, are you waiting for an official statement from Gamespot as to what's happened? They've offered one and it is typical PR-flack garbage.

There is no smoking gun, but there are a lot of deeply unhappy Gamespot staff members that have spoken out on what's happened. I'm more inclined to trust them than management.

May have also had something to do with pressure from SCEA for the R&C:ToD review.
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3164722

[Andrew, Killer Bee]

I don't think it has much to do with any one game in particular — I think Cnet management wanted a cultural change at Gamespot, and Gerstmann fostered a culture that their marketing department found hostile.

They've got a culture change, that's for damn sure, heh. They've destroyed the morale of their editorial department and ruined Gamespot's reputation. They really should have just launched a new site, rather than attempt to reposition Gamespot. Gamespot have been a harsh consumer review guide forever.

[Blotus]

More on this:

http://kotaku.com/gaming/kane-%26-lynch ... 329529.php
http://kotaku.com/gaming/gamespot-on-th ... 329822.php

[Julius Seeker]

Harsh? By Gerstmann: Zelda got an 8.8/8.9 and Bioshock got a 9.0.... The lowest scores for each of the games. Then again, he scored Wario Ware: Smooth Moves a 9.2 which was the highest score for that game.

I think he just looks for something different in games than other reviewers do.

[SineSwiper]

Besides, if it keeps from Zeus posting alarmist violent VG bill proposals news, I'm all for it :P

[Julius Seeker]

Besides, if it keeps from Zeus posting alarmist violent VG bill proposals news, I'm all for it

Every month someone is about to deal a fatal blow to the videogame industry.

[Zeus]

Besides, if it keeps from Zeus posting alarmist violent VG bill proposals news, I'm all for it

Every month someone is about to deal a fatal blow to the videogame industry.

Fatal? No, just more restrictive than other forms of media.

You'll see. With Hilary and Lieberman running together and having a decent shot with no decent Republican opposition to overcome Bush 2: Bush Harder, it'll get fast-tracked

[Julius Seeker]

Nothing is going to eliminate the videogame market short of nuclear war.

[Zeus]

part 2

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6183661.ht ... top;more;5