According to internet message boards and other sources, Gamespot's longtime editor Jeff Gerstmann was fired for a mediocre review of the video game "Kane & Lynch". The reasoning for the firing is rumored to be advertisement pressure from the game's developer and publisher Eidos Interactive.
If the review and advertiser pressuring are the sole reasons behind Jeff's firing, this is just a sorry episode for Eidos Interactive and for CNET, the parent company of Gamespot. It will terminate the credibility not only of Gamespot's reviewers, but the reviewers that work for other outlets. No advertiser or company has the right to push reviewers and media outlets around.
Source: GamePolitics
UPDATE: GameRevolution's Duke Ferris confirms that Jeff Gerstmann was fired due to pressure from Eidos. You can see his comments at the Gamepolitics link.
Unbelieveable. This is just a damn shame. Eidos and CNET has crushed the credibility of reviewers not only at Gamespot, but also the reviewers at other sites. I feel badly for Jeff and I hope he can take legal action against CNET and Eidos for pretty much wrecking his career and his life.
I am also sorry to say that I will no longer contribute to GameFAQs, which is connected to Gamespot. This is a protest to this sad episode.
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