HAY GUYS

trackjacket · 03:44 PM

GameSpot/CNet have issued an official statement:

“GameSpot takes its editorial integrity extremely seriously,” the statement reads. “For over a decade, Gamespot and the many members of its editorial team have produced thousands of unbiased reviews that have been a valuable resource for the gaming community. At CNET Networks, we stand behind the editorial content that our teams produce on a daily basis. It is CNET Networks’ policy not to comment on the status of its employees, current of former.” - CNET

Gamespot issues short comment on Gerstmann firing - Joystiq

In addition, other GameSpot employees have left as a result of the debacle:

TimT's Profile - GameSpot

Jam it back in, in the dark.

trackjacket · Dec 1, 2007, 02:15 AM

Originally Posted by mortis

I remember waaaaaaaaaaaaay back like in 99/2000 when I used [video] game spot. It was pretty decent, had decent reviews, etc. Nowadays, I keep hearing about how it has gone south with quality, and so on.

The state of the entire game press has pretty much gone down the tubes in recent years due to PR-related issues (essentially, withholding information, requesting information be removed or altered, etc.), and then with monetary deals like this.

The funny thing is, the way the game press works in Japan is near identical to what happened with this GameSpot incident. Review scores are "purchased," so to speak, dependent on the amount of ad-space purchased (mainly, in magazines, such as Famitsu).

There's nowhere I can't reach.

trackjacket · Dec 2, 2007, 04:21 PM

Originally Posted by Sin Ansem

I never liked gamespot, largely because they were so damn slow in getting ANYTHING new up that wasn't an XBox/360/PC game. IGN is at the top of it's game with stuff like Brawl and such, and I picked up the majority of my Sonic and the Secret Rings there as well. Gamespot? Not so much.

IGN's my favorite game site on the net, for the most part. The reason why they're so quick to update and always on top of the latest happenings is thanks to them having dedicated teams strictly only work on Sony/Microsoft/Nintendo going-ons. For example, IGN LA = exclusively Nintendo Wii and DS coverage.

The only caveat with having your site run with a setup like that, is the possibility of bias coming into the equation.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.