Hey, check out the latest episode of Tekzilla. About half way through they were talking to Jeff Gerstmann, and he mentioned a little bit about leaving GameSpot: http://revision3.com/tekzilla/gerstmann You know, while he was talking some about Rock Band and Guitar Hero 3, it sounded just like he was giving a GameSpot review. Though he mentioned very little about GameSpot, this interview on Tekzilla really clarified to me just how serious of an error has been made here. GameSpot will never be the same without Jeff. Period. In the coming weeks or months, I will be interested in seeing which company Jeff joins on with. He needs to go somewhere where he can still do a gaming show. He's really good at that.
That would be so cool to see Jeff show up at Revision3 and do a gaming only show. Perhaps a live gaming show where they show games and take questions from the viewers on Thursdays. Rev3 just finished up their new studio after all.
That would be so cool to see Jeff show up at Revision3 and do a gaming only show. Perhaps a live gaming show where they show games and take questions from the viewers on Thursdays. Rev3 just finished up their new studio after all.XSamFisherX
Well I haven't really heard of Revision3 before this. But it looks like an interesting idea though. There are a lot of former TechTV people at it. Right now they don't have a good gaming show, but if they create one then Jeff would be perfect for it. On one hand, he might not want to join such a small company like that. But on the other hand, he might see it as an opportunity to help start something new. After all, he has played an important role in building GameSpot over the years. I think the simple fact that Revision3 got him to do a short segment so soon after leaving GameSpot shows that the idea has crossed their minds.
I'm extremely annoyed with Gamespot firing Jeff for what seems like an obvious reason. Whether you liked his reviews or not I thought he was always really honest about how games actually are. Kayne and Lynch is a terrible game compared to many other games. Gamespot has lost a good, long term employee, I hope he gets hired by someone who'll appreciate him and pay him some good cash. Maybe IGN or someone with a conscience will take him on. I won't be renewing my membership with Gamespot this year. Not just because of this incident, but I can see that Gamespot has self interest's ahead of everyone else's. So here's to seeing 10 out 10's on every review from now on, as long as the game company is paying for advertising. Looks like every EA game from now on will be the best game ever, yeah right! :P
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