The GameSpot controversy continues in little hiccups hear and there as editors are starting to quit CNET and the site. Recently 8 year long reviewer for the site, Frank Provo quit as did Editor Alex Navarro. Both inferred that the Gerstmann controversy and the merging of sales and editorial as the cause.
Sam Kennedy, a 1Up editor, recently posted a blog entry that does an excellent job of summarizing this whole mess, provides some behind the scenes insight on what causes the fiasco (the guy in charge of advertisement is also in charge of editorial content) and explains why this matters.
Be sure to read the entry entry here.
Sadly, its further proof that the once fantastic gaming website's content is up for bids to whoever want to pay for it. The sites behavior is clearly tolerated by CNET and more then likely duplicated on other CNET owned websites. In my opinion, as a result of this and other behavior, any and all content from CNET owned websites should be considered bought and they are no longer a source of reliable information.
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