After the much-publicized departure of editorial director Jeff Gerstmann, GameSpot's parent company, CNet, has named its new editor-in-chief: Ricardo Torres, who has been with the site since 2001. "I'm eager to continue the site's tradition of excellence" Torres said in response to the promotion, "and I'm confident we can move forward into 2008 and set a new industry standard for how video games are covered."
As editor-in-chief, CNet says that Torres "will oversee GameSpot's award-winning editorial staff in their coverage of the latest games and breaking news." What it doesn't mention is that he will also take on the responsibility of repairing GameSpot's shattered image. GameSpot's editorial section has been in a state of disarray since the Gerstmann incident, in which rumors suggest that the former editorial director was fired due to advertiser pressure. After his departure, several staff members (including Alex Navarro) left the publication in protest. (By Andrew Webster Published: January 28, 2008 - 02:32PM CT)
Okay so now my turn to comment on the situation (What you didn't think I would just leave this alone did you?
I noticed this article doesn't seem to say anything about if they plan on doing reviews that are honest. So this guy has to come in and repair the rep of the company? Can that even be done at this point? Nobody will let them preview or review their material. Even if they did would you trust any future reviews from this company? I mean, apparently one CRITIC under their employment tried to have an opinion about something (his job I might add) and he got canned because how dare you bash the product of one of the companies signing checks!
I personally refuse to support gamespot until they show me that they have really changed their dirty ways. And effective February 2nd, all of their affiliate banners will be pulled from RPGX. This isn't just a moral thing either. Because of current events, all indie site ads have been pulled from the site. That includes us. While it is not something I wish to go to war over, it is something to consider when deciding where to get some of your videogame source materials.
As editor-in-chief, CNet says that Torres "will oversee GameSpot's award-winning editorial staff in their coverage of the latest games and breaking news." What it doesn't mention is that he will also take on the responsibility of repairing GameSpot's shattered image. GameSpot's editorial section has been in a state of disarray since the Gerstmann incident, in which rumors suggest that the former editorial director was fired due to advertiser pressure. After his departure, several staff members (including Alex Navarro) left the publication in protest. (By Andrew Webster Published: January 28, 2008 - 02:32PM CT)
Okay so now my turn to comment on the situation (What you didn't think I would just leave this alone did you?
I noticed this article doesn't seem to say anything about if they plan on doing reviews that are honest. So this guy has to come in and repair the rep of the company? Can that even be done at this point? Nobody will let them preview or review their material. Even if they did would you trust any future reviews from this company? I mean, apparently one CRITIC under their employment tried to have an opinion about something (his job I might add) and he got canned because how dare you bash the product of one of the companies signing checks!
I personally refuse to support gamespot until they show me that they have really changed their dirty ways. And effective February 2nd, all of their affiliate banners will be pulled from RPGX. This isn't just a moral thing either. Because of current events, all indie site ads have been pulled from the site. That includes us. While it is not something I wish to go to war over, it is something to consider when deciding where to get some of your videogame source materials.
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