I was thinking for some time to post a blog about a retrospective on the game ratings change. I was thinking about writing about how the entire site is Jeff Gerstmann, since he does so many things. I can't say now. All my minor quibbles are irrelevant at this point. Jeff was fired... I don't know what to say. It's so shocking. Especially over one negative game review. From rich executives. This is a brand new and just sincerely frightening precedent for the industry. That's the word I was looking for. Scared. Scared for my favorite editor. Scared for my favorite website. Scared for Gaming Journalism and videogames in general.

Gamespot was an outstanding and wonderful website. I was very very sad when Carrie, Bob, Kasavin, and Rich left. But I continued reading, though not as passionately, and I put up dissaprovingly with the rating changes. But now after this... I just don't know. What is the site now? What does it represent? Who will run it now? He was theeditor in chief for god's sake!and they just fired him? What the hell is going on? I am deeply ashamed of what Gamespot has become, and am saddened to remember what they were. I loved you Gamespot. I really did. But Unless some drastic turnaround or reconciliation happens quickly, I will no longer experience the site the same way ever again. And that gives me the greatest sadness of all. I might stay, I might not. Best wishes to Gamespot staff, and for everyone's sake, hang in there Jeff. Man, I did a pretty poor job of putting this into words but my god... what can you say...