View Full Version : Jeff Gerstmann Was on X-Play Tonight 2-7-08
The 1 2 P
02-08-2008, 01:39 AM
Former Gamespot editor Jeff Gerstmann was a featured guest on X-Play tonight. Now a blogger, he discussed the declining innovation in Japanese game development. He was mainly there in a head to head feature with another dude but I forgot his name.
After the discussion was over, they aksed Jeff to remain for another chat. Adam asked him if he could discuss why he was fired and Jeff said he could not because of the ongoing legal ramifications. So from that implication I would guess that he's suing Gamespot for being fired. And that would only be valid if he was wrongfully fired. So again we have to wonder if this was due to a negative review score he gave a certain game:?. Or so the rumor goes.
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Snapple
02-08-2008, 02:27 AM
I wouldn't say it's necessarily because he's suing Gamespot. Gamespot isn't allowed to talk about why he was released either. It's some policy they have that they aren't allowed to publicly discuss terms of that kind of thing. In the contracts or something.
esquire
02-08-2008, 04:36 PM
More than likely he signed a confidentiality agreement in exchange for a hefty severance package.
Leo_A
02-08-2008, 04:43 PM
Maybe I heard wrong, but I watched this episode last night and didn't hear him say ongoing legal ramifications. He just basically said he couldn't.
The 1 2 P
02-08-2008, 11:53 PM
Maybe I heard wrong, but I watched this episode last night and didn't hear him say ongoing legal ramifications. He just basically said he couldn't.
I might have misinterpered it wrong as well.
classicb
03-15-2008, 06:55 PM
I didn't get a chance to see the show but i came across his new website Giant Bomb http://www.giantbomb.com/ So far its just a blog but it would seem they are making a giant gaming site. I think it has the potential to be a great site since now he's free of all the crap that comes with working for gamespot.
esquire
03-16-2008, 12:52 AM
I didn't get a chance to see the show but i came across his new website Giant Bomb http://www.giantbomb.com/ So far its just a blog but it would seem they are making a giant gaming site. I think it has the potential to be a great site since now he's free of all the crap that comes with working for gamespot.
Hey, welcome back. Haven't seen you in the forums for quite a while.
bcks007
03-16-2008, 08:14 AM
So again we have to wonder if this was due to a negative review score he gave a certain game. Or so the rumor goes.
What game would that be? Got a link to that review?
ALAKA
03-16-2008, 02:59 PM
What game would that be? Got a link to that review?
The Kain and Lynch review on Gamespot.
The 1 2 P
03-17-2008, 12:26 AM
I didn't get a chance to see the show but i came across his new website Giant Bomb http://www.giantbomb.com/ So far its just a blog but it would seem they are making a giant gaming site. I think it has the potential to be a great site since now he's free of all the crap that comes with working for gamespot.
On X-Play he was talking about starting up his own website. I need to go check it out.