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One More Longtime GameSpot Editor Quits

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2008-02-04 12:43:45 by Chris Kohler in Game | Life
...GameSpot for eight years, has become the latest high-profile departure from the site, GameDaily reports Davis follows reviewer Frank Provo and reviews editor Alex Navarro, both of whom departed GameSpot in the wake of the controversial firing of editorial director Jeff Gerstmann The final entry in Davis' blog at GameSpot, written after...
 
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Alex Navarro Quits Gamespot

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2008-01-12 21:40:12 by Brian Lockhart in DigitalBattle
...GameSpot, who was tasked with reviewing Kane and Lynch. CNET owns Gamespot, and happened to be running quite the intense advertisement campaign. After Jeff turned out a negative review, he was unceremoniously fired, which Gamespot insists the two events were unrelated, but most of the industry suspects otherwise Now, the represcussions are...
 
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GameSpot Loses Another, Another Editor

2008-02-27 23:20:53 by James Hyde in DigitalBattle
 
...GameSpot editors left, it has now been revealed that Jason Ocampo has also left GameSpot. He was the undisputed PC games specialist at GameSpot, and covered almost every PC genre in his reviews, previews and articles. Everyone has pretty much written GameSpot off as a serious gaming site, and this is one of the final nails in the coffin only...
 
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GameSpot Loses Another Editor

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2008-03-19 07:25:13 by Susan Arendt in Wired: Game|Life
...GameSpot staff gets a bit smaller this Friday, when editor Brad Shoemaker makes his departure Shoemaker announced that he would be leaving GameSpot on the most recent episode of the site's podcast, The Hot Spot . Shoemaker had been with the site, in one fashion or another, since 1999 I have gotten so tired of people confusing GameSpot and...
 
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Long-time reviewer Frank Provo leaves GameSpot

2008-01-06 11:57:47 by abid in Wii News | Wii games reviews | Wii Gaming Blog
 
...GameSpot (and the corresponding drama that ensued), it seems GameSpot is still getting buffeted by the repercussions that the incident has caused. Another former GameSpot reviewer, Frank Provo, left the gaming site, citing differences with CNet management as the main reason why he wouldn't contribute to GameSpot anymore.Provo was a freelance...
 
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GameSpot Lead Reviews Editor Gives Notice

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2008-01-11 18:17:42 by Chris Kohler in Game | Life
...GameSpot editor Jeff Gerstmann continues: GameSpot's lead reviews editor Alex Navarro has given his notice and will leave the company on January 24, reports Kotaku Gerstmann's termination set off controversy when a flood of credible sources suggested that it was due to CNET management bowing to advertiser pressure over his review scores...
 
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GameSpot Gets More Criticism

2008-01-05 19:53:33 by James Hyde in DigitalBattle
 
...GameSpot firing Jeff Gertsmann over a Kane & Lynch review has barely blown over, and now former reviewer Frank Provo criticizes the parent company , CNet, for firing Gertsmann for all the wrong reasons, and says that CNet intends to soften the sites tone and push for higher scores to make advertisers happy This is certainly not good news for...
 
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Gamespot Editors Dropping Like Flies

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2008-02-05 02:00:26 by Se Ajala in That VideoGame Blog
...Gamespot. Since then, Frank Provo and Alex Navarro have left Gamespot as well, with Navarro directly saying that Gerstmanns firing was the straw that broke the camels back GameDaily now writes that yet another long-time employee of Gamespot is moving on. Ryan Davis, an associate editor who has worked at Gamespot for eight years, has...
 
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The Straight Dope? Gamespot Editors Attempt to Clarify the Controversy Behind the Firing of Jeff Gerstmann.

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2007-12-05 16:45:00 by Glenn in Glenn's Classic Computer & Video Game Blog
...Gamespot.com would have been relevant news to someone living a decade ago let alone today Those who know Jeff probably also know his editorial presence at Gamespot has been long and extensive, from the PS1 era to just a few short days ago. Almost everyone who didn't know Jeff probably became well aware of him over the past few days as the...
 
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Frank Provo Leaves GameSpot

2008-01-05 22:40:30 by Billy Kirk in Video Game Media Watch - The Video Game Journalism Review
 
...GameSpot, Frank Provo is out the door of his own volition, citing disagreements with the course CNET management has set for the site. ( Provos words here I believe CNet management let Jeff go for all the wrong reasons. I believe C