Gamespot, Another Hard Blow

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www1221 said:

"Hamz said:
"Joe said:
"LordAndrew said:
"What's the word on Kevin VanOrd? Is he still with GameSpot? If not, then they've effectively eliminated every reason for me to care anymore."
99% Sure hes still there but I could be wrong, at least he didn't mention it in the OTS chat."
Indeed i think KvO is still going to be at Gamespot for the time being, and hopefully forever because he is a solid guy."
i seriously think that CBS/CNET/Gamespot is to scared to fire him since he is gay (im 99% sure about that) and they are afraid that hes going to say they fired him because he is gay and they would get sued and such."

what?! thats the most ridiculous thing I've heard on here, and theres been some real ass holes lol. what are you talkin about dude?

Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Post by pill92 (107 posts) See mini bio

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Sucks about the lay offs, congratz on the 60+ comments lol.

Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Post by dabada (32 posts) See mini bio

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Oh no.
Man, that makes me sad.

I don't know the editors at Gamespot personally, but I've been following Gamespot for going on 9 years. As each of the editors move on from the site I can't help but feel sad. I'm very fond of that site, and its staff, both past and present. I actually miss seeing those familiar faces on the site.

I wish all of them well.

Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago

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StaticFalconar said:

"BigBoss1911 said:
"Gamespot died sometime in 2007.,even before jeff was fired"
I think it all started with Rich, and to some extent Carrie. Id say more Rich though since he left GS for unemployment while Carrie left GS for another job. But if working at GS is the dream job, why did they leave unless something we don't know was wrong?

Working at GS used to be the dreamjob, but not even I want to work there anymore."

Carrie left to go make video games, her real passion (she worked at game developer Acclaim before GameSpot). While Rich left to go live with his girlfriend (wife?) on the east coast. So Carrie is living her real dreamjob, and Rich is loving his family. That hardly seems like "they left because something was wrong."

Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago

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Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Post by HellBound (115 posts) See mini bio

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Well I don't really know about Don and Bethany, all I know is that I am neither leaping for joy or sad about the loss of Aaron. He had some really horrible reviews, but then some decent ones. Maybe this is good, they will get there act cleaned up and get some better reviews out there when they get some new people if the economy gets better.

Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Post by serbsta (1,608 posts) See mini bio

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Dam, feel sorry for Bethany and especially Don, i knew him well while i was at GS.

=[

Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Post by Kazona (1,007 posts) See mini bio

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I really hate the mentality that big corperations like CBS have: "We are going to have 1% less growth this year! That means we only get 1.49 billion profit instead of the 1.50 we thought of at first. Quick! Fire people!"

Seriously, there should be a law in place that keeps companies from canning people as soon as their profit margins are a bit lower than expected. Making a profit is fine, and wanting to grow is fine as well, but god, why can't companies just be satisfied for once with what they got?

Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago

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pause422 said:

"Gearhead said:
"Artie-Its has been passing around, and from Don himself. Only Don, and Bethany are confirmed at the moment, and Arron Thomas, Kristen, and many others are rumored."
I can confirm Kristen as well. Anyway this isn't exactly "happy" news at all, regardless of who liked/disliked who there. I hardly understand how some people find it "hilarious" that these people are losing their jobs."

damn really. she has'nt even been there long.

Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Post by StaticFalconar (1,450 posts) See mini bio

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Artie said:

"StaticFalconar said:
"BigBoss1911 said:
"Gamespot died sometime in 2007.,even before jeff was fired"
I think it all started with Rich, and to some extent Carrie. Id say more Rich though since he left GS for unemployment while Carrie left GS for another job. But if working at GS is the dream job, why did they leave unless something we don't know was wrong?

Working at GS used to be the dreamjob, but not even I want to work there anymore."

Carrie left to go make video games, her real passion (she worked at game developer Acclaim before GameSpot). While Rich left to go live with his girlfriend (wife?) on the east coast. So Carrie is living her real dreamjob, and Rich is loving his family. That hardly seems like "they left because something was wrong.""

Perhaps wrong is the wrong word for it, but it obviously wasn't the dream job for those two since Carrie went for her actual dream job and Rich (about a month before his departure was on vacation in Hawaii with his GF and he tells us he's moving back for family reasons. Yeah I think he proposed at Hawaii and she said yes.)
Either way something wasn't right if not wrong because people don't leave dream jobs unless it wasn't a dream job.

In fact that totally does seem like they left because something wasn't right (aka WRONG), like the perceived dream job at GS is just another other job, but somehow we romanticized it to be the dream job. Most of us can't say since most of us never actually worked at GS. Either way, whether actually working at GS was a dreamjob or not, the perception of it is definitely gone.

Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago

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Of course it's romanticized by us twits on these messageboards. Most of us only think "paid to play games, zomg!!!!!!1 sign me up!" when in reality it is pretty hellish. It's easy to love what you do while working a job like that but even freelancing it, from the comfort of my home on a sometimes loose schedule, is still very hectic. It's multitasking in the extreme, doing a crazy amount of stuff at once while trying to do your job. It feels good in the end but it isn't what most people would hope.

That said this really saddens me. Between the losses they've suffered this year, including Matthew Rorie (my idol in the area of game guide writing) and all the previously mentioned ones, this site is really killing itself for me. Which is really annoying as it's been my homepage for well over three years. I like Kevin Van Ord and Shaun McGinnis but the rest of the new blood doesn't really do it for me. I feel bad for those being fired AND those left behind. Losing a job this close to Christmas is a horrendous thing which CBS should be ashamed of itself for (at least wait until the New Year people) and I can't imagine the feeling of seeing the people you're working with, even longtimers, being shed like itchy clothing.

*sigh* It's a shame too. The site has been slowing down in the stuff being posted, the rapid-fire days of old are starting to grind down. Blogs are less frequent too. I wonder how bad it's getting for those left behind... Good luck guys! I hope you don't need it.

Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Post by Unreal_dro (218 posts) See mini bio

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thats just sad

Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago

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Right when I thought GameSpot was going to start rebuilding and try to get better from the massive losses they had last year, this happens.

I'm going to miss Aaron the most :(

Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago

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Damn, son. I feel sorry for anybody who's still at GameSpot, they've been treated like dog shit since the Gerstmann fiasco. Wouldn't be surprised if the site goes under by next year.

Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago

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It really sucks. Most will be greatly missed by many, and for me, I will miss Don and Bethany the most. I hate talking about the economy because it's the new hot topic of the world, but it really stinks that this is happening, not just to CBS, but to many, many companies.

Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago

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We're in an economic crisis. Layoffs are happening everywhere. It's scary yes, but business have to survive and sadly that means job security is fucked in the ass right now.

Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Post by HartKnight (147 posts) See mini bio

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All of the big wig CEOs need to take a pay cut, since they make too much already, instead of laying off people. That's how they'll be able to save the company money.

Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Post by ZimpanX (276 posts) See mini bio

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Damn...I hope they found new jobs ASAP. GS is not at all what it used to be just a few years ago, but at least we all still have this awesome place intact. :)

Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago

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ZimpanX said:

"Damn...I hope they found new jobs ASAP. GS is not at all what it used to be just a few years ago, but at least we all still have this awesome place intact. :)"

I have absolutely no idea how GiantBomb is funding itself at all.

Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Post by Gameboi (459 posts) See mini bio

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Kazona said:

"I really hate the mentality that big corporations like CBS have: "We are going to have 1% less growth this year! That means we only get 1.49 billion profit instead of the 1.50 we thought of at first. Quick! Fire people!"

Seriously, there should be a law in place that keeps companies from canning people as soon as their profit margins are a bit lower than expected. Making a profit is fine, and wanting to grow is fine as well, but god, why can't companies just be satisfied for once with what they got?"

It's a thought process that has always bugged me as well. I love the way business claims to have a loss, when in reality, it just means that they fell short of a projected income that they came up with for the following year -- even if it is based on historical data. As far as I'm concerned, any income that is made after all the debts/bills have been paid is called a profit. I see no loss in that.

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get2sammyb said:

"ZimpanX said:
"Damn...I hope they found new jobs ASAP. GS is not at all what it used to be just a few years ago, but at least we all still have this awesome place intact. :)"
I have absolutely no idea how GiantBomb is funding itself at all."

They're powered by the tears of PS3 fanboys such as you.

I keed, I keed :P

They're probably just funded by Luchadeer's online human organ store.

Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Post by Superchris129 (290 posts) See mini bio

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Thank God CBS won't fire Dave Letterman.

Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Post by TwoOneFive (4,869 posts) See mini bio

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TeflonBilly said:

"get2sammyb said:
"ZimpanX said:
"Damn...I hope they found new jobs ASAP. GS is not at all what it used to be just a few years ago, but at least we all still have this awesome place intact. :)"
I have absolutely no idea how GiantBomb is funding itself at all."
They're powered by the tears of PS3 fanboys such as you.

I keed, I keed :P

They're probably just funded by Luchadeer's online human organ store."

they've just began doing subtle advertisement. Also, I think they get something for writing articles and linking them to other sites that sell stuff. They're also selling merchandise you know. But who knows, maybe they just work for whiskey...or do they? lol

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Post by SuperMooseman (2,246 posts) See mini bio

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I don't visit Gamespot as much as I used to, and as much as I have my opinions on each staff member there, it really is a shame to see people losing their jobs, especially when some of them haven't even had it for a full year. I hope none of the UK team have been terminated, as that is the branch of the site I spend all the time on (podcasts, video content, forum).

Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Post by lamegame621 (580 posts) See mini bio

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WooH Jeff!!! This sucks. The economy is really really going the wrong way. Tough times, indeed.

Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Post by Hexpane (1,111 posts) See mini bio

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I don't know who any of those people are.

Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Post by Toms115 (91 posts) See mini bio

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Why people insist on concerning themselves with GameSpot is beyond me. And what is an asswhole? :P

Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Post by Bethany (1 posts) See mini bio

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Oh well, at least there's plenty of time for games!

Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Post by Don (6 posts) See mini bio

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Thanks for those of you who expressed your kind concern for those of us who are departing.
I also appreciate the regulating Jeff did. Though he and I worked together for a short time, I have respected and followed his contributions for nearly 10 years. I am still a fan like most of you.
Here's to the future!
*toasts*

Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Post by Legend (95 posts) See mini bio

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This is really sad. This is the kind of news that makes me appreciate Giant Bomb more.

PS: Glad to see you post here Don and Bethany.

Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago

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