"It's been almost 8 years since I started working at GameSpot, and Jeff was there for nearly all of my fondest and most memorable experiences on the job. ... Simply put, I would not be in the video game business at all were it not for Jeff Gerstmann, and I am loathe to imagine what I might be doing with my life right now without the focus I've earned from having this ridiculous job. ... But now, Jeff's gone, and I'm not afraid to say that it absolutely breaks my heart. I felt the departure of Rich Gallup from the site earlier this year in my bones, but this goes deeper. Jeff was a rare constant, and this marks the end of an era for both GameSpot and myself, a fact that doesn't seem to be getting any less upsetting for me." - Ryan Davis, GameSpot

Source: Gonintendo.com.

Anotherone bites the dust. Sir Davis has left the building. He's a goner. How many synonyms for "Goddamnit, we're losing more than we can ****ing handle!" are there?

Since the Jeff Gerstmann-gets-booted incident, we've lost Gerstmann, then Navarro decided to move on, and now Davis leaves. And the strangest of all; Their reasons are just perfect. There's no counterargument available for these reasons. Especially for Ryan's.

Like many of us felt, Jeff was the lightsource of this website. We're all left in the dark. And there's no way in hell either one of the editors is able of replacing that what's currently missing. The great Jeff Gerstmann. I'm with just about anyone else, he was the best editor out there. Funny, and yet his job didn't suffer of that at all. He was a pro, with a good sense of humor.

Ricardo Torres got his position. And made an quite emotional post a few days ago, nearly begging us to show them some mercy. Cause afterall, since Jeff got fired. There's no good word to be found about GameSpot and CNET on other websites.

One by one, the editoral-staff is falling. And people can say "Would you give up your job for a friend?". Well, I can't speak for them. But I can speak for myself - If the place is turning into a souless hellhole, and half of your friends who you've met years ago are leaving one by one. Yes.

This is like a damned chainreacton. We all have our icons, reasons, friends. For Ryan, it was Jeff. For many GameSpotters, it was Alex. For many other GameSpotters it was Jeff. Who knows, if an staff-member saw Ryan as his compadré-and-friend. Only a few seems to realise that while we get hit, those who knew Ryan personal gets the biggest blow. Straight in the face. And that's why people can leave because another one left before. There's nothing strange to it when it makes sense.

In the end, we're losing staff and members overhere. This place is going down faster than a brick in the ocean. I keep on having trust in this website. Mainly for the community, but also for the staff and content.

However tough - If the Domino's keep falling, then the case is changes into something more "Screw it. You can't revive something that's dead."