Concerning your reviews.
Since I was a wee-little gamer I went to gamespot. I remember one getting internet in a hotel room while my mom when to a company conference, and surfing gamespot all day, even writing a few reviews, just for fun. I loved this site. It had news, reviews and though I never grew to love any particular editor, I felt it was the best website for reviews.
Now I am no so sure. With Jeff's firing, and the staff jumping ship, I feel like Gamespot is losing my interest. I played Kane and Lynch, and the score was correct. It was fun, but I agreed with many of Jeff's problems with the game. Now he's gone and I wonder what that game would have scored if he had not reviewed it.
The point is, there are quite a few games coming out with high profiles. You have No More Heroes, Devil May Cry 4, Burnout Paradise, Smash Brothers Brawl. Four titles that have generated buzz, but will they live up to it? Well I used to come to Gamespot to help me decide how to spend my money. Now that is changing.
I want to see the quality of review these games get in the post-Jeff Gamespot. I want to see if the gripes are the type of gripes a great reviewer makes, or if the games get glorified for the sake of money.
Will Devil May Cry's high profile in turn lead to a high review? Will it get a free pass on some issues just because it is Devil May Cry? Will No More Hereos get dumped on for style over substance? Will it get a good score because it is violent? Will it's fun, playful pandering to the hardcore's be noted or ignored? Will it get a bad score because there has been no advertising on the site? Will Burnout Paradise be fairly judged considering how the game has completely changed, and is likely to turn away fans of the series? Will Smash get a 9.5 just because or will the reviewer really understand what makes a great game?
Will Gamespot prove they have a shred of credibility left?
All eyes are on you, and the rest of the gaming world. There are greener pastures, but I have always been a loyal person, so please prove to me you are worth getting my gaming news from.