WHAT! , they fire him over a review , this is dumb, he gives a game a bad review and he gets fire, and by the way kane and lynch isnt even that high on metacritic and gamerankings. http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/kaneandlynchdeadmen?q=kanehttp://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/934403.asp?q=kane
It's stuff like this that make me lose the VERY minute amount of respect that I even had for this website. It disgusts me that GameFAQs is forced to be related to such a dishonorable and pathetic excuse of sellouts that manage this website.EnsignN7
I haven't heard...but he should have been fired after that horrible review of LoZ TP.....I don't dissagree with the score....but his reasonings sounded like he hadn't played the game...Omni-Slash
Im sure he did!
But Teh COnspiracieys if he got fired because of money~!
You guys are freaking horrible and sick. They guy worked here for 10 ****ing years! he doveted his 10 years for this site. And you guys are happy because of 1 ****ing review? while at the same time you ignore the reason why he was fired.
The things you expect from game journalist is freaking ridiculous. Some of these guys havent even graduated or came from gamestores.
Let me just get this straight since now it seems like this is getting legit.......yes I dissagreed with some of his reviews and thought there were not put together well....but if the reasoning of his firing has anything to do with what the comic and others are implying....that is jsut freakin rediculous and there really is no point in coming to this site anymore....
btw defender of Jeff....Gradutated.......worked at a Gamestore while in college......I can disagree with his reviews no matter how long he worked here...
This makes me sick. A man was fired because he tried to do his job with integrity. His job as an editor is to give an honest assessment of the game, not a score based on how much money the publisher gave CNET. This instantly invalidates every single Gamespot review.
[QUOTE="Omni-Slash"]I haven't heard...but he should have been fired after that horrible review of LoZ TP.....I don't dissagree with the score....but his reasonings sounded like he hadn't played the game...lithuania_pride
Im sure he did!
But Teh COnspiracieys if he got fired because of money~!
It'll just go to prove that us GS haters were right all along and the GS fanboys won't have anything to say to us. They supported a site that wasn't even a true gaming site. And, that will be hilarious, although the horrible situation that has transpired will not make it as enjoyable. Unless Jeff finds a job right away, which I hope he does. Then all will be well and GS fanboys will be smashed.
If this is true that is really horrible...from both sides. First, to accept payment to give a bad game a good score is bad on one front, especially from a respectable internet site like CNET, and second, to fire the senior editor over a review that wasn't even off par with the average is really ridiculous. Again, I really hope this isn't true
You guys are freaking horrible and sick. They guy worked here for 10 ****ing years! he doveted his 10 years for this site. And you guys are happy because of 1 ****ing review? while at the same time you ignore the reason why he was fired.
The things you expect from game journalist is freaking ridiculous. Some of these guys havent even graduated or came from gamestores.
what the **** is wrong with all of you?
Tamarind_Face
That's the thing. A site like GameSpot usual has protocol for releasing reviews. Even though Jeff wrote it, it still has to be approved or whatever. His seniority also makes a huge difference.
If true - LAME. Like, soy burgers at a barbeque lame.
And I'll be forever grateful to Jeff for his honest review of Twilight Princess, and not vigorously rubbing Nintendo up and down like every other site did over that game when it was nothing more than an overlong clone of Ocarina of Time. I'll never understand the riot over what amounted to people angry over half a point of score.
But getting fired for writing an honest review of a bad game when said game happened to be highly publicized? Goodbye, credibility, Gamespot. You've entered the kiddie pool alongside IGN.
[QUOTE="pinneyapple"]How can you fire someone for them giving a bad game a bad review? Its the devs fault for not making a good game.pinneyapple
It's because Eidos paid CNET, Gamespot's parent company, to give Kane & Lynch a good score--supposedly.
Wow. I wonder how much?
Well, Gamespot is the popular video game website on the Internet, in terms of traffic--so I'd wager that Eidos paid alot of money for the adspace, and the score.
Wow, I've never seen so many mods against GS. I propose a mutiny :twisted:
But seriously, are you subscribers considering canceling your subscription? I WAS thinking about getting a subscription, but this little stunt just made my mind up.
If true - LAME. Like, soy burgers at a barbeque lame.
And I'll be forever grateful to Jeff for his honest review of Twilight Princess, and not vigorously rubbing Nintendo up and down like every other site did over that game when it was nothing more than an overlong clone of Ocarina of Time. I'll never understand the riot over what amounted to people angry over half a point of score.
But getting fired for writing an honest review of a bad game when said game happened to be highly publicized? Goodbye, credibility, Gamespot. You've entered the kiddie pool alongside IGN.
DJ_Lae
Ya, I'm going to make calls and eMails. I personally bought CNET stock several months ago and this just makes me sick. I'm selling tomorrow as soon as the market open.
But getting fired for writing an honest review of a bad game when said game happened to be highly publicized? Goodbye, credibility, Gamespot. You've entered the kiddie pool alongside IGN.
But getting fired for writing an honest review of a bad game when said game happened to be highly publicized? Goodbye, credibility, Gamespot. You've entered the kiddie pool alongside IGN.
Soulreavercross
Thank you!
I agree completely.....you can't maintain onbjectiveness if this is how it goes down.....whther in the end this is the reasoning or not...it's now percieved this way and GS needs to do clean-up and quick....
If true - LAME. Like, soy burgers at a barbeque lame.
And I'll be forever grateful to Jeff for his honest review of Twilight Princess, and not vigorously rubbing Nintendo up and down like every other site did over that game when it was nothing more than an overlong clone of Ocarina of Time. I'll never understand the riot over what amounted to people angry over half a point of score.
But getting fired for writing an honest review of a bad game when said game happened to be highly publicized? Goodbye, credibility, Gamespot. You've entered the kiddie pool alongside IGN.
DJ_Lae
I agree.
I was pretty unhappy when I first saw the review, because it was considerably underated compared to other sites, but when I played the game I realized he was right.
So, is anyone at GS going to confirm this or what? A Gamespot admin posted in System Wars and locked the thread, but nowhere to be found here.TekkenMaster606
As aforementioned, I can confirm that Jeff was asked to leave Gamespot yesterday. Whether he was "fired" for the K&L review remains to be seen.
If he's to be fired, I think it should be for his portfolio of horrendous reviews, not Kane and Lynch. Seriously though, if he's fired just because of Kane and Lynch, Gamespot has indeed lost credibility. If K+L was the straw that broke the camels back, then he deserved it.
If true - LAME. Like, soy burgers at a barbeque lame.
And I'll be forever grateful to Jeff for his honest review of Twilight Princess, and not vigorously rubbing Nintendo up and down like every other site did over that game when it was nothing more than an overlong clone of Ocarina of Time. I'll never understand the riot over what amounted to people angry over half a point of score.
But getting fired for writing an honest review of a bad game when said game happened to be highly publicized? Goodbye, credibility, Gamespot. You've entered the kiddie pool alongside IGN.
thriteenthmonke
I agree.
I was pretty unhappy when I first saw the review, because it was considerably underated compared to other sites, but when I played the game I realized he was right.
I have to agree, as well...it's the same formula as the other Legend of Zelda games. I still loved it, though. :P And 8.8 really isn't bad at all.
If true - LAME. Like, soy burgers at a barbeque lame.
And I'll be forever grateful to Jeff for his honest review of Twilight Princess, and not vigorously rubbing Nintendo up and down like every other site did over that game when it was nothing more than an overlong clone of Ocarina of Time. I'll never understand the riot over what amounted to people angry over half a point of score.
But getting fired for writing an honest review of a bad game when said game happened to be highly publicized? Goodbye, credibility, Gamespot. You've entered the kiddie pool alongside IGN.
Aeronautical
Ya, I'm going to make calls and eMails. I personally bought CNET stock several months ago and this just makes me sick. I'm selling tomorrow as soon as the market open.
I'd suggest making sure it's actually true before you do that.
I can't say I'm happy or sad. I mean he wrote some controversial reviews, but I can't say I hate him. It's not like his reviews suck. I'm afraid I don't really see the reasoning behind his firing either. It doesn't seem to be enough to fire somebody over to me.
Even under the circumstances, I don't understand why they just didn't edit the review. I don't think GameSpot themselves are to be held responsible for this, but rather CNet.
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