Gerstmann was dismissed from his position at GameSpot as Editorial Director on November 28, 2007.[3] Immediately after his termination, rumors circulated proclaiming his dismissal was a result of external pressure from Eidos Interactive, the studio behind Kane & Lynch: Dead Men which Gerstmann had previously given a Fair or undesirable rating along with critique.[3] [4] Both Gamespot and parent company CNET stated that his dismissal was unrelated to the review.[3] [5]

A month after Gerstmann's termination, freelance reviewer Frank Provo left GameSpot after 8 years stating that "I believe CNet management let Jeff go for all the wrong reasons. I believe CNet intends to soften the site's tone and push for higher scores to make advertisers happy."[6]

Alex Navarro, an active and visible editor for Gamespot and full time employee since 1999, resigned in early 2008. "I felt like it was just time for me to go" he told Joystiq. Navarro said earlier in his blog that he felt like he was in a game of SimCity where "someone hit the disaster button for me." [7]

Ryan Davis, an active and well-known editor for Gamespot and a long-time employee since 2000, announced his departure in February 2008, listing one of his reasons for leaving as Gerstmann's firing. "Jeff's firing just destroyed me, and I think it shed a light on the other stuff that I had been kind of rolling along with," Davis told Joystiq. [8]

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