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CardJoe · 5th Feb 2008, 11:14

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/02...other_editor/1

Ryan Davis, associate editor for GameSpot and eight year veteran of the site, has walked out two months to the day after mass resignations were predicted.

Bauul · 5th Feb 2008, 11:30

Joe, everyone knows you're totally biased against every single game ever made for the simple reason they are, bar one, not Monkey Island 2.

j/k, we all love you really.

cjoyce1980 · 5th Feb 2008, 11:30

I'm actually glad that gamespot is going belly up! It shows that integrity is more important than money for once.

Krikkit · 5th Feb 2008, 11:32

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Originally Posted by cjoyce1980

I'm actually glad that gamespot is going belly up! It shows that integrity is more important than money for once.

Yup - once integrity has publicly disappeared, no-one's really interested anymore tbh.

Jamie · 5th Feb 2008, 11:45

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Originally Posted by cjoyce1980

I'm actually glad that gamespot is going belly up! It shows that integrity is more important than money for once.

Unfortunately I don't think marketing agencies even bother reading news on the market they are buying into so gamespot will continue to rake in the funds and just hire new staff. They might lose some readers but I bet a lot of their traffic comes from google.

Delphium · 5th Feb 2008, 14:02

I was never much of a reader of gamespot anyways, however even if they do find new staff to write articles then I feel them new staff will be bent over the way the manager desire them to be, their integrity has been diminished for me, not that I was an avid reader anyways, but am now at least 1 less reader.

aggies11 · 5th Feb 2008, 14:28

It was one of my daily sites. Now it's not. I don't even listen to their podcast anymore. Cnet killed Gamespot, it sucks for the people working their, but as a consumer I can no longer support the site. It's a sinking ship so it makes sense that people are jumping overboard and trying to go somewhere else.

labsman · 5th Feb 2008, 14:57

Early last year was the time i had bookmarked Gamespot for almost everyday read, but it wasn't long when J.G was fired, and i couldn't help it, just now another long time insider is stepping out... I was feeling bad about that since i found their game reviewing style much organized and better than others... With whats happening today, i think gamespot will soon loose its game review standards, reliability, and their solid credibility...

Amon · 5th Feb 2008, 18:28

Ouch. I was also (briefly) a daily visitor there prior to bit-tech, this is really a far cry from their outlook a few years ago.

BurningFeetMan · 5th Feb 2008, 23:20

These writers who are leaving left right and centre should start up their own indi review site. Gamers, such as myself, will use these indi smaller review sites over the bigwigs. Hell, I haven't used IGN in almost 10 years now, ever since they covered their website in ads. And as for gamespot, all this news has tarnished my view of it big time.

So yeah. Go the indi websites! Never give up! Trust your instincts! Do a barrel roll! That's it fox! ^_^

darkpikachu · 6th Feb 2008, 06:03

I wouldn't trust IGN because it is owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, the same company that owns Faux Noise. I have stopped using Gamespot, too. Cnet can't seem to draw a line between marketing and editorial.
Ben

Naberius · 6th Feb 2008, 09:40

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Originally Posted by cjoyce1980

I'm actually glad that gamespot is going belly up! It shows that integrity is more important than money for once.

QFT, if they are willing to take the risk then they should feel the results. I have never really read many game reviews, i have always just used my instinct, it a game is going to be rubbish you can generally tell.

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5th Feb 2008, 11:30	#3
cjoyce1980 Supermodder Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: UK Posts: 344	I'm actually glad that gamespot is going belly up! It shows that integrity is more important than money for once.

5th Feb 2008, 14:28	#7
aggies11 Multimodder Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 171	It was one of my daily sites. Now it's not. I don't even listen to their podcast anymore. Cnet killed Gamespot, it sucks for the people working their, but as a consumer I can no longer support the site. It's a sinking ship so it makes sense that people are jumping overboard and trying to go somewhere else.

5th Feb 2008, 14:57	#8
labsman Tech. hungry gadget freak!... Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 5	Early last year was the time i had bookmarked Gamespot for almost everyday read, but it wasn't long when J.G was fired, and i couldn't help it, just now another long time insider is stepping out... I was feeling bad about that since i found their game reviewing style much organized and better than others... With whats happening today, i think gamespot will soon loose its game review standards, reliability, and their solid credibility...

5th Feb 2008, 23:20	#10
BurningFeetMan Multimodder Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 91	These writers who are leaving left right and centre should start up their own indi review site. Gamers, such as myself, will use these indi smaller review sites over the bigwigs. Hell, I haven't used IGN in almost 10 years now, ever since they covered their website in ads. And as for gamespot, all this news has tarnished my view of it big time. So yeah. Go the indi websites! Never give up! Trust your instincts! Do a barrel roll! That's it fox! ^_^

6th Feb 2008, 06:03	#11
darkpikachu What's a Dremel? Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1	I wouldn't trust IGN because it is owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, the same company that owns Faux Noise. I have stopped using Gamespot, too. Cnet can't seem to draw a line between marketing and editorial. Ben