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EIDOS MIO!
News reported around the net that begun yesterday proclaims that the Editor-In-Chief from Gamespot, Jeff Gertsman, has been fired from the website after being with them for the last 10 years. Why was he fired? Simple. He gave a bad review for Kane & Lynch.
No really, he was fired because of that.
Internet rumors, as well as a Penny Arcade comic say/show that Gertsman gave a negative review for Kane & Lynch which highly upset the game developer, Eidos. They then contacted Gamespot which then fired the EIC.
No party of either side will make any comments due to "legal reasons."
Other writers for the website are declaring a massive 'walk-out' for this harsh dealment.
Now, is this fair? How can someone be fired for not liking a game? This of course is utter bull****. No one will like everything. No one has the power to contact companies and have them fire the negative reviewer simply because that's his/her opinion.
This is almost as bad as the company, I forgot the name, who paid off a magazine to give an excellent/perfect review of their racing game. I'm not sure if it was a Project Gotham series or Need for Speed.
Eidos and Gamespot better fix this problem quickly, because no one can be fired for a situation like this. This is a massive lawsuit waiting to happen. Unjustful termination or whatever the legal term is. If I was Gertsman, I know that's the second thing I would do. First would probably kick someone's ***.
Okay, maybe not, but it's fun thinking about it.
In the World of Video Games Today
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
EIDOS MIO!
News reported around the net that begun yesterday proclaims that the Editor-In-Chief from Gamespot, Jeff Gertsman, has been fired from the website after being with them for the last 10 years. Why was he fired? Simple. He gave a bad review for Kane & Lynch.
No really, he was fired because of that.
Internet rumors, as well as a Penny Arcade comic say/show that Gertsman gave a negative review for Kane & Lynch which highly upset the game developer, Eidos. They then contacted Gamespot which then fired the EIC.
No party of either side will make any comments due to "legal reasons."
Other writers for the website are declaring a massive 'walk-out' for this harsh dealment.
Now, is this fair? How can someone be fired for not liking a game? This of course is utter bull****. No one will like everything. No one has the power to contact companies and have them fire the negative reviewer simply because that's his/her opinion.
This is almost as bad as the company, I forgot the name, who paid off a magazine to give an excellent/perfect review of their racing game. I'm not sure if it was a Project Gotham series or Need for Speed.
Eidos and Gamespot better fix this problem quickly, because no one can be fired for a situation like this. This is a massive lawsuit waiting to happen. Unjustful termination or whatever the legal term is. If I was Gertsman, I know that's the second thing I would do. First would probably kick someone's ***.
Okay, maybe not, but it's fun thinking about it.
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