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  • As much as I hate gamespot for doing what they did to Jeff, if they hadn't have done it we wouldn't have Giant Bomb today. Thank u gamespot for being assholes! something good came from something bad. :)

  • i can't stop staring at the mustache. it is very good

  • He looks like kane from kane and lynch lol

  • Giantbomb > Gamespot.

  • Don't trust gamespot or any game site. Go with your heart and play what you want. Jeff Gerstmann is a hero.

  • It's stupid, if a game's a bad game then how can you force someone to talk to thousands of viewers and say it's a good game. What Eidos should have done is confront I-O Interactive (developers of Kane and Lynch) and said, 'Hey, you gave us a product that wasn't up to scratch and we advertised the hell out of it and now we look bad' and maybe have threatened to not publish Kane and Lynch in the future

  • Yahtzee is the best critic

  • Unfortunately Honest isn't a trouble free

    There's a word for people who lie a lot "Liars"

    But there isn't an official word (as far as i'm concerned) for people who tell the truth a lot

  • I hate a Gamespot they treat People Like shit I told a Guy that he was a Dumb-ass and Banned Me.

  • I don't understand this. How can they fire a guy for giving a game a review? It's a review, and it's gonna be an opinion. WTF?

  • nice rapist beard

  • @warag complete with funny accent.

  • Kane and Lynch was shit and anyone pretending otherwise is a idiot.

  • @sortedevaras So i'm an idiot? I think the game was great and that it was very underrated, but if you have some reasons to your "hate" of the game then please, say them.

  • @Killer1260 Yes. Look around the internet and you will always find some asshole who claim some shit game was "underrated" and "overlooked" and yada yada yada but the fact is that 99% of the time the game failed for a reason. K&L had subpar gameplay, the cover system was unwieldy, characters no one cared about, a boring story, Lynch AI, ugly graphics, online is broken, etc. Why would anyone bother buying this shit when they could buy Drake or one of a hundred better games out at the time?

  • @sortedevaras

    Crap that everybody buys don't count. Tasteless masses is a proverbial phrase.

    Good stuff that people say is crap counts more.

    I have nothing against Jeff but in the latter context, I am even more willing to be a jerk.

  • @sortedevaras

    The latter is greater injustice.

  • REE-VIEW.

  • holy crap if the kane and lynch movie comes out they should use this guy as kane seriously.

  • @IamDayoldHate Jeff Gerstmann is god. Retract your statement or be smited.

  • @IamDayoldHate yea .....no that games sucks dick the game mechanics were terrible the controls sloppy and writing lazy it had some cool ideas(fragile alliance ) the latest game is alright but jesus you dont fire ppl for doing their job. how would you feel if your boss fired you for flipping those burgers to well?

  • @IamDayoldHate lol,this gamespot employee just got mad that his pay was cut just so that the boss of game$pot gets the same money he usually gets after paying square enix millions for saying the TRUTH

    and the truth hurts!

    oh wait maybe you work at IO Interactive,which i pity you for getting fucked by $quare enix!

    or your just a BRAINWASHED KID

    BLOCKED!

  • i just want to say that gamestop used to give right reviews but for 2 3 years ago i saw trend where they hyped up games.. and now i know for sure that i was right

  • lol its a review site they are payed to say what the ythink... OH NO its not? what the !

    that was so lame

  • I just don't get it at all. This Jeff Gerstmann got fired because he just did his job? I can't help but wonder what happens if he didn't do his job.

    I can only imagine the situation:"Hey Jeff, where's your review of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2? You were suppose to do it yesterday! Not done yet? Great going Jeff!"

  • Haha I don't want to meet this schmug in a dark alley

  • cool beard

  • On the 12/04/07 of their podcast, The Hotspot, they mentioned that the video review was pulled because of the game footage. So I don't think the video review being pulled down had anything to do with the rest of this. Not saying that justifies everything else, just that it's probably an unimportant fact.

  • and then gamespot goes and gives dog days a 6.5

  • @mraleks321

    not really, its a poorly made third person shooter

  • @MrBombid I agree. It was a huge let down but, Dog Days is a huge turn around

  • Ok lets face it, many,and I mean, MANY of the Jeffs reviews were an insult to a lot of hardcore gamers like me that play the games inside out, like it and ended up viewing a review that qualifies the game as horrible, boring, bad design etc etc, a lot of reviews and criteria was just wrong of with a lack of good taste, Jeffs looks like doesnt like anything.

  • Are you in a closet?

  • They did him wrong, he feels like Nelson Mandel

  • gamespot is full of douchbags it was only good when jeff was there

  • Use joystick way better :P

  • Just played Kane and Lynch 2 Demo, it SUCKS. Gamespot is gay.

  • Thanks for this. I knew he couldn't have gotten fired based on the review alone. Jeff stayed true to his job. I respect him for that.

  • Just dropping by to say that is an epic beard.

  • well i use gamespot just to keep myself up to date with whats comin up and to watch videos and interviews. i dont really care about the reviews. sure i see them sometimes i agree sometimes i dont. i usually watch them after i play the game myself. its so sad that they fired him just for that. that is just bullshit.

  • "on the spot" has been such shit since they lost gerstmann and also ryan mcdonald and tor thorsen! I dont know whether they lost the last 2 but the 2 new guys are shit they are so unexciting

  • @sonicgodzilla123 YOU suck.

  • I like ign better anyway and machinima

  • Yeah I miss Gerstmann. gamespot really did him wrong

  • Ps: Gamespot is one thing but fuckers from Machinima are "the best". Each and every one of their reviewers ought to have: "SOLD OUT" written on their foreheads.

  • Noticed how the better game's storyline is - the lower rating it gets?

    Games like Metro 2033, NieR Gestalt (or even Alan Wake) are getting from 5 - 8,5 while braindead interactive movies like Final Fantasy XIII, Modern Warfare 2 or FarCry 2 get: 9-10 and "AHAHA-HAHA-HAHA! YEEEEES! BEST GAME EVAAAAAAR!!!" Publishers started to breed generation of braindead consumers. 10-15 more years and true gamers will be on the brink of extinction.

  • I've realized from inside source for a while now that gamespot infact scores many of their reviews with high influence of the publishes who pay them a lot of money. ex. you will not see a gta game with anything less rating of a 9 or 8.5 at lowest. and we know they usually score GTA 9-10. which is high in todays standards. I know longer look to gamespot for reviews, instead, i look there for new news on games, i go to other sites for reviews, ign i find more honest in their ratings

  • i must admit,kane and lynch could use a polishing.some parts of the game sucked balls.

  • Well Gamespot created a monster by firing him. Giantbomb owns them in every way possible today. I <3 Jeff

  • Serj Tankian :D

  • actually gamestop i shop at more then any other game store. I go to ign though for reviews

  • just love to see fascism at work.

  • Except he was right and all the glaring problems of that game are apparent throughout.

  • Yeah, hes right and lady gaga isnt a man lol

  • kane and lynch is a great game? lol

  • wats up Seth Rogen LOL

  • No wonder Gamespot went down hill. firing him over a review just made it more obvious to the viewers/readers that they were bought out by the publisher to do a good review. A stupid move by gamespot that, as time has proven, cost them a lot of credibility / viewership / subscribers(paid subscribers) / money.

    Now Gametrailers pretty much took over.

  • Giant Bomb's gain is Gamespot's loss.

  • @mangaas Giant Bomb is probably the spiritual successor to Gamespot at this point.

  • I don't understand what you're trying to say.

  • i thought kane and lynch had a great story line and great voice but the graphics were bad and there were a shitload of bugs but its still in my top 3

  • top 3 games ever??? wtf then you haven't played many games, heard of zelda, mgs, gta, mario, god of war...? xD

  • caaaw what games do you actually like

  • wow, your a fucking moron lmao.

  • Lol, du var ju cool. (H)

  • @fiskefyren

    well aren't you all high and mighty, your argument for why the above mentioned suck is nonexistent, truly you are a hero good sir!

  • BIOSHOCK!!

  • Do you have a GiantBomb account?

  • i think the review was fair..multiplayer can be fun but the game is average at best.

  • GIANTBOMB FTW!

  • Great vid , you make some very sensible points

  • its good because kane and lynch is pretty fun on multiplayer

  • look jeff is such a solid reviewer fuck gamespot they suck major ballz why jeff hy him hes like such a good reviewer fuck it now never gonna listen to gamespot again

  • 6.0 is REALY HIGH for what the game realy is

  • I used to check out gamespot before getting a game, but they lost me because of what you're saying at 4:10.

  • I hated his review on this game. I thought the game was alright. Not perfect, but still alright! He was bashing it too much. If you are a Hitman fan, I am sure you will enjoy this somewhat.

  • I think some people are losing sight of the issue. Yes, Kayne and Lynch may be a good game (never played it, though I love Hitman), but should a man have lost his job for voicing his opinion? An opinion that viewers have the right to know. People should be able to see both sides of the spectrum.

  • @SilenceOmo7

    Yep - that is the core issue.

    After all a review is a review - there are different styles. If you guys think his review was rude/harsh or anything go back to the days of PC Zone - those guys would SHIT all over a game they didn't like :))

  • try typing normal you idiot, when you get fired you will deserve it ! Oh wait... your just a spoiled brat that doesnt know what having a work is !

  • OMGZ no moar booth babez!?!?!!!!1111!!

  • this just proves that all the review sites ign, gamespot, are on the payroll of the publisher

  • anyway gametrailers is better

  • i dont really like the gamespot reviews IGN is better and all the games that gamespot call bad and IGN good they turn out to be really good so who cares about this looser

  • @TheDaCoE

    everyone (including IGN) gave this game a bad review. even if it was a good game they can't fire him for doing his job.

  • Kane & Lynch sucked.. the only thing I liked on it was the multi player.

    Worst TPS game ever

  • Kane and Lynch was not a bad game, the story was top notch, the gameplay just needed work.

  • lol i played that game for 30 seconds and thought it was just garbage so i turned it off

  • i liked the game and complited

  • it is a crappy game and it wasint fair

  • K&L really was and is a really shitty game. .

  • What happened to freedom of opinion? I mean I loved the game but I can understand if people don't like it, everyone has their own opinion. It's pretty sad they fired him because hereviewed a game giving HIS honest opinion on it, kinda sounds like Hitler all over again.

  • *he reviewed

  • because alot of people didnt get to enjoy this game cus they saw his review i almost didnt play it an i was dying 4 this game then i saw review an i was like crap but then i baught it an i was like : )

  • Yeah, it's a great one. The story is so morbid and depressing, but it was fun none the less. I can't wait for the second one.

  • things like this always happen in all industries when large amounts of money and corporate assholes start to get involved

  • Classic Game Room is the best reviewer ever!!!

  • That guy looks like a cross between Kane and Lynch no kidding

  • @Damon130 more like Niko Bellic

  • That guy looks like a cross between Billy Mays and Nico.

  • you look like billy maze

  • hes back from the dead!

  • Damn good video. Really nice work my friend.

  • Check out noobtoob on youtube and they are 2 independent game reviewers that have done over 150 episodes. They are very honest about games and will say they are shit if they are.

  • You remind me of Jake Gylenhall,

  • Nico!

  • i dont like that reviewer at all. hes givin so many review low scores and he goes as far as giveing a sports game a perfect score. the guy based his scroes of what he likes in games. reviewers need to like all types of gameing but he hated shooters and he evern anounced it once.

  • what are you talking about? A reviewer doesn't need to LIKE all games, he just needs to be able to review them impartially. That doesn't mean not letting their own tastes into the review-that's what a review is, a personal opinion, right? Jeff gave Kayne and Lynch the score he though it deserved-others might not agree with it but that's unavoidable.

  • Thats completly wrong. A reviewer can like any type of game he or she wants.The only thing I agree on, is if your a reviewer and your reviewing a shooter but you don't like shooters. Then you shouldn't be reviewing that game. Because If you've hated every other shooter you played, then there is a chance you not going to give that game a good review.

  • It's good to see a guy like Niko Bellic stands on the JGMAN side,appreciate it.

  • damn eidos stop making shitty games thats not reviewer fault.

  • LOL he looks like ethan thomas fron condemned 2 LOL

  • I have never played Kane & Lynch before, but i clicked on the review and he just starts moaning about the game "Its ugly, the characters are annoying" like someone having a rant on a forum.

    I think he could worded it better, it doesn't mean he should get fired though.

  • agree. i actually liked kane n lynch. you actually get used to the music , tension and characters. the story lines dark and sad and is very realistic. you wont expect a gun to be accurate when your playing a shooting SIMULATOR.

  • Holy shit it's Niko Bellic!!! How's Roman doing?

    =p lmao just kidding.

  • Lmao , Niko bellic :D

  • I just finished GTA 4 for the 30th time lol.

  • Simmiliar situation was 1UP giving Assasins Creed a bad review (Reviewed by Garnet Lee) and Ubisoft didnt send them review copies anymore until Garnet had possitive reactions to AC2.

    Also James Mielke also of 1UP wrote a review of Gears of War saying that the story sucked,the controls sucked and the multiplayer lagged but was forced to give it a "A" anyway.

  • well the thing is grungadin youre missing the bigger picture i mean think aabout the implications if this is 100% true it calls into question gamespots integrity and makes it evident that they souldnt be trusted because they are being lobbied by developers to produce a certain type of review i mean its insane to think that GAME media has fallen to the same vice that has destroyed all other major media outlets

  • And most of the game community agrees he did a bad review. He should have at least made sure other people agreed with his view, because they sure as hell wouldn't have.

    Gerstmann fucked up, and as much as I wish it weren't true, people have been fired from better jobs that they really needed for less. Gerstmann is doing fine, so cry him a river if you want, but he doesn't seem to be unhappy on his new website. You guys speak as if he is no longer around.

  • wrong most of the gamming community agreed with jeff and supported him

  • Shame on Gamespot and Edios. The game was ass & an honest reviewer lost his job of 11 years for an ambivalent review.  Disgrace.

  • The game was not as bad as he said, but he didn't deserve to be fired, let alone even given a talking to. He made gamespot a lot better, it's a shame.

  • that game was the only bad game i had ever played. (until turning point: fall of liberty)

  • Alright whatever, in your opinion it's bad. That game still has a multiplayer component running, and that can't be said for many great games.

    Also, it has some things you won't see in any other next gen games.

    Fully destructible environments, not just little chips coming off blocks like in gears of war 2(which I consider a bad game my good sir). The destruction stays, so at the end of a fight it will actually look like twenty guys just had a massive firefight with the rubble, bodies, blood.

  • That's what all reviews are, opinions. And I happen to agree with him.

  • Meh, I don't care.

  • Jeff was fuckin awesome, Gamespot reviewers nowadays suck ass, the only good reviewer left is Brian Ekberg

  • This is so unfair, he gave a bad review and the publisher just got anouyed so they fired him for it, they made a BAD game. Which got someone his job.

  • Jeff should work at a different place that takes him as a honest reviewer! FUCK U GAMESPOT@!!

  • he's at the giant bomb

  • If they dont want a bad review,they shouldve done a better game.Kane and Lynch sucks hard.I never go to gamespot anymore,i wether visit giant bomb day by day,because they at least talk honestly.Yes,it was fate that gerstman got fired,because the bomb is way better than gamespot.

  • I think locustsymphony confused Jeff with himself.

  • I don't work for gamespot, clown. Try thinking.

  • I was talking about the big fat tick part, dipshit.

  • 'worming in'? You're analogy is flawed, arsehead. THINK.

  • I say it was fate..If he hadn't been fired, GiantBomb probably never would have seen the light of day. And I loooove the Bomb!

  • i bet women like to put whip cream on DrKimble1s mustache an lick it off anyone else think this

  • Niko Bellic

  • That's exactly what I was going to say.

  • Haha

    great minds think alike

    ;)

  • really? are we calling every guy with a beard nico bellic now? Do we call every guy with a moustache mario? no...

  • 2 against 1

  • He was not fired for the review. He's said it, his fellow employees have said it, and GameSpot talked about it in the HotSpot the week after his firing. Anyone who believes anyone could be fired for something like that is retarded.

  • But on GiantBomb, the page on Kane & Lynch is captioned 'the reason Giant Bomb exists" so...

  • Why didn't he put the link in the description?

  • he gets paid to do what he does, thats his job.. its not right, but he didnt do it the way they wanted so he got the kick, big deal, how does this effect us?

  • Because what they wanted was for him to give the game a better review, so they could please their advertisers. If you can't see what's wrong in this then you have a serious problem.

    Only a retard would trust Gamespot editorially after the Gerstmann-gate thing and most of the high profile staff leaving.

  • only a reterd would see this as something new, this shit happens all the time..

  • 1. High profile employees getting fired? Rest of the trusted staff leaving? No, that doesn't happen all the time.

    2. You even managed to misspell "retard".

  • BOO FUCKING WHO.....

  • Spoken like a true "reterd".

  • hahaha you got owned.

  • hahaha, you get your dads dick in the butt

  • im not the one that gets owned over youtube

  • nope just over your dads bed

  • i know you are because hes the one fuckin you in the ass everynight. you need to stop that shit though cause its pissin off my mom. especially since you get shit all over the sheets. learn to wipe your ass kid.

  • haha, yea you dont wanna make mom get the strap on again? get a life trying to fight over the internet haha i bet you get ur dumbass kicked every day cuz you love smoking your dads dick you little fuckin punk

  • am just fuck off

  • this was 2weeks ago! are you fuckin stupid? get a life you fuck

  • you get a life, you replied so fast so i bet you haven't seen the sun ever since you signed up

  • when you get older you can type faster kid

  • ya.. i guess

  • Fact is he was just bullied by this awesome game so he wanted to destroy it and becos his mommy said so!

  • Fat people suck!

  • dude that is mess up

  • Gersmann and Greg K were Gamespot. Alex Navarro is cool... but man, Gamespot just lost a lot its charm without them.

  • and ryan and brad and that asian guy! wat a great sire now it suckes dick fuck that site!

  • You look like Niko Belic from GTA IV