From the cached version of the review:

Kane & Lynch: Dead Men is an ugly game, and we're not necessarily talking about the graphics. This criminal tale is packed with a collection of completely unlikable characters with no redeeming value whatsoever. It's impossible to even root for them as antiheroes. Once you get past the messy, meaningless story, things don't get too much better because you're saddled with clunky artificial intelligence on the part of your allies and your enemies, as well as a core shooting mechanic that simply doesn't satisfy. The unfortunate part is that the game does have a few bright points and feels like it had a lot of potential that just didn't come together as well as anyone must have hoped.

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You can find all the coverage of this online you're likely to want from google, but this is what Gerstmann actually had to say to Joystiq:

"Losing a job you've held for over 11 years in an abrupt manner is shocking, yes."

While the above quote should perhaps win Jeff Gerstmann the 'understatement of the year' award, the former Gamespot editorial director is still staying silent about the specifics surrounding his recent firing citing "legal reasons"

I can't say as I was ever going to play Kane & Lynch, I didn't even take a photo of the big statue they errected in the local "Game" (UK games retailer) but to discover, somewhat late I'l admit, that Gerstmann has been sacked under dubious circumstances and both gamespot and CNET are doing damage control does not exactly set the right tone. There's obviously more to the story, not that we'll ever find out what it's all about.

What gamers are likley to take from this however is the fact that you can't trust anyone except other gamers, especially if there are advertising dollars at stake. not a pretty picture really is it?

Now to see if I can actually post this...