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Rumor: Gamespot Editor Fired Over Kane & Lynch Review?
kotaku.com - 10/27/2008
Rumor: Gamespot Editor Fired Over Kane & Lynch Review?
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We've heard an unsettling rumor today from an anonymous tipster that longtime game reviewer Jeff Gerstmann from Gamespot has been let go. That wouldn't necessarily be newsworthy, but the conditions under which he was allegedly dismissed were. According to the source, Gerstmann was fired ...
au.gamespot.com - 10/24/2008
BioShock 2 trailer released, platforms confirmed - News at GameSpot
— au.gamespot.com — Last week, a YouTube user posted what he claimed was the teaser trailer for BioShock 2 .... Allegedly from the just-released PlayStation 3 version of the game, the spot showed a now-older Little Sister holding a doll resembling a big daddy. As she ... (more) BioShock 2 trailer released, platforms confirmed - News ...

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Obama's in-game ad bill: $44.5K - News at GameSpot
uk.gamespot.com - 10/30/2008
Obama's in-game ad bill: $44.5K - News at GameSpot
— uk.gamespot.com — Tonight, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is paying about $1 million each to CBS, NBC, and Fox... to run a half-hour campaign ad during primetime. However, one high-profile attempt by the Illinois senator to reach young voters didn't come ... (more) Obama's in-game ad bill: $44.5K - News at GameSpot

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Midway, Epic expanding Unreal Tournament 3 - News at GameSpot
gamespot.com - 10/20/2008
Midway, Epic expanding Unreal Tournament 3 - News at GameSpot
— gamespot.com — Last week, Midway announced that it had come to an agreement with two licensors to cease publishing... games based on their IP . Pending an early-November earnings report, the financially strapped publisher couldn't confirm the identity of the two ... (more) Midway, Epic expanding Unreal Tournament 3 - News at ...

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VentureBeat:  Game journalism sucks: So Crispy Gamer raises money for an alternative voice

Silicon Alley Insider:  Startup Crispygamer's Pitch To Gamers: Everyone Is Corrupt But Us

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Game journalism sucks: So Crispy Gamer raises money for an alternative voice
VentureBeat — ... Game journalism could indeed use more professionalism. A couple of incidents illustrate the point. Last year, Jeff Gerstmann was fired from his job as head of reviews at GameSpot after the publication ran a scathing review of the Eidos game “Kane & Lynch.” ...

Startup Crispygamer's Pitch To Gamers: Everyone Is Corrupt But Us
Silicon Alley Insider — ... Give Crispy this: There's at least a suspicion some of the Internet's gaming journalism is tainted. Consider how in November, Kotaku set off a row when it reported longtime Gamespot (a CNET property) writer Jeff Gerstmann was fired after panning Xbox 360/PS3 game "Kane & Lynch: Dead Men," enraging both heavy ad-buyer Eidos Interactive and Gamespot's ad sales team. ...

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