GAMESPOT LOSES ANOTHER EDITIOR...

[soloist]

Ryan Davis, an associate editor, experienced reviewer and nearly 8-year GameSpot veteran, has become the latest to quit in the wake of former editorial director Jeff Gerstmann's termination. GameDaily.biz reports today that it has confirmed with new GameSpot editor in chief Ricardo Torres that Davis will follow Frank Provo and Alex Navarro as the latest casualty to the site's editorial staff. News of the most recent resignation comes two months to the day that we warned of a mass walkout at the CNet Networks owned site.

Gerstmann and Davis appeared to have been close cohorts, with the pair performing as the musical outfit Suburban All-Stars. Davis wrote in his GameSpot blog within days of Gerstmann's firing that "I would not be in the video game business at all were it not for Jeff Gerstmann," adding that the controversial termination "absolutely breaks my heart" and signaled "the end of an era for both GameSpot and myself."

-KTU-

[Nakor]

I'd be interested to find out where the majority of the writers who left ended up.

[soloist]

Maybe they decided to
strike with the
Writers G-
uild?



B-
ut r-
eally, I
wonder if
these write-
rs will be able
to get other jobs
of this type now sin-
ce a dark cloud now lin-
gers above their heads as
rebelious writers making fut-
ure employers uneasy about hir-
ing them. I do hope this is not true.

[Nakor]

With the way the online review world is changing, I'm sure there's going to be openings, if not now then soon. Gamers are going to want somewhere to go for reviews, and the sites that gain from GameSpot's loss are going to find room for the reviewers who left GameSpot because, in short, GameSpot was dishonest. It's possible those who quit later after the incident were in fact looking for a new job before giving notice.

[soloist]

I hope so also. Reviewing games will not be
an easy task these days though, especi-
ally in games by a particular compa-
ny is offering advertisement an-
d free content as a perk (ak-
a a bribe) so as to influe-
nce the score of their
games' reviews. T-
alk about high
volume st-
ress at
wor-
k.

[Lagoon Bug]

I've never even heard of Gamespot until recently. I got them mixed up with Gamestop the store and thought they were the same thing. I usually read IGN.com and the reviews I see for the games I have and played are usually right on with what I experienced.

As for quitting in a situation like this, sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.

[soloist]

I tend to rely on Gametrailers, IGN and a few other
gaming sites for reviews since each have the-
ir biases depending on the editor and th-
eir preferred genres. Gamespot use-
d to be rough like how Famitsu i-
s knowned to be critical on g-
ames when reviewing. I h-
ave been familiar with
Gamespot for well
over 8 years I
believe (ch-
eck mem-
ory ba-
nks)
!