More GameSpot Fallout, Ryan Davis Resigns.

[SonicSpeed]

Following "Gerstmann-gate" GameSpot loses another long-term employee. Having already lost Alex Navarro, Frank Provo, and the aforementioned Gerstmann Ryan Davis has decided to quit.

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Originally Posted by GameDaily

After having received a news tip, GameDaily BIZ has confirmed with GameSpot Editor-in-Chief Ricardo Torres that Ryan Davis is the latest staffer to quit the website following the controversy that boiled over when Jeff Gerstmann was unceremoniously canned. Davis follows Frank Provo and Alex Navarro who both left within the last month as well. While Navarro did not speak up, Provo directly blamed CNet management for Jeff Gerstmann's firing and for creating the "ultimate soul-crushing work environment."

It's unclear at the moment if Jeff Gerstmann had anything to do with Davis' decision, but judging by his last blog post in December the Gerstmann situation certainly appears to have hit Davis hard:

"It's been almost 8 years since I started working at GameSpot, and Jeff was there for nearly all of my fondest and most memorable experiences on the job. ... Simply put, I would not be in the video game business at all were it not for Jeff Gerstmann, and I am loathe to imagine what I might be doing with my life right now without the focus I've earned from having this ridiculous job. ... But now, Jeff's gone, and I'm not afraid to say that it absolutely breaks my heart. I felt the departure of Rich Gallup from the site earlier this year in my bones, but this goes deeper. Jeff was a rare constant, and this marks the end of an era for both GameSpot and myself, a fact that doesn't seem to be getting any less upsetting for me."

GameDaily

Anybody need a job? Rumor has it Gamespot's hiring.

[Craig]

Awesome for him...I hope most of these guys get together and make an uber-fan-review site that mocks GS for all their corporate bullshat. If they build it, I'll click on an ad :-0

[SonicSpeed]

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Originally Posted by Craig

Awesome for him...I hope most of these guys get together and make an uber-fan-review site that mocks GS for all their corporate bullshat. If they build it, I'll click on an ad :-0

I'd click on two ads.

A Mini-List of Gamespotter's who've left in the past year:

Greg Kesavin: Left to work at EA
Rich Gallup: Went back to Boston to be with family (hosted most media)
Jeff Gerstmann: Started this whole fiasco
Alex Navarro: Good friend of Gerstmann's, can be seen on Gerstmann's latest Blog video.
Ryan Davis: Also a good friend of Gerstmann.

That is basically the core of Gamespot, and its all CNet's fault, stupid corporation BS.

[CoffeeShark]

generally, when one person leaves, it helps others to ge the balls to make the leap.