Gamespot Loses Another Reviewer

Gamespot just lost another staff member. I don’t think I need to say anything further at this point.

Long time video game reviewer Alex Navarro, a frequent contributor to GameSpot’s podcast The HotSpot and go-to video review narrator, will be leaving the site, according to the site’s Editorial Director Ricardo Torres. We learned in a phone call with Torres earlier today that Navarro, who many will remember from his infamous (and hilarious) video review of Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing, had given his notice yesterday, with the rest of staff told his last day of GameSpot editorial duties would occur on January 24th.

First it was Jeff, who was then followed by Frank. Not to belittle Frank’s contributions to the site, but he’s only a contributor (a major one). Alex, like Jeff was, is a full-time employee.

I think I’ve already said what I think about Gamespot’s current management so I don’t want to repeat that. All I can say is that a long-time gamer like me has gotten used to visiting Gamespot for reviews and previews. Over the course of time I got to know the writing styles of its reviewers and became familiar with the names of its staff members. Back in the day when Greg Kasavin was still around I had this little rule: if he liked it, then it’s very likely that I would too. It means that if he gave a game a high rating, then there was a very good chance that I would like it as well. What I’m saying here is that I used to trust Gamespot’s reviews. Now I’m more than a little hesitant to do so.

Source: Kotaku

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