CBSi goes for staff cuts
A GameSpot representative acknowledged the cuts, saying, "GameSpot did some shifting of internal resources as part of our long-term content and user engagement strategy. A few positions were impacted."
Editors/Producers confirmed to be laid-off:The full extent of the cuts is not clear yet, but they extended beyond the editorial team.
GameSpot is the flagship gaming brand at CBS Interactive, which also owns Giant Bomb, GameFAQs, and onGamers.
Carolyn Petit
Tom Mc Shea
Justin Calvert (Former Editor-in-Chief and working since 99')
Maxwell McGee
Ryan Mac Donald (Been working with GS since 96')
Benito Gonzalez
Wernher Goff
All of the above are US based
GS Employees confirmed to stay-on:
Danny O'Dwyer
Justin Haywald
Chris Watters
Kevin VanOrd (Current Editor-in-Chief)
Shaun McInnis
Zorine Te (Australia based)
Jess McDonell (Australia based)
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I found the news while checking my twitter feed and finding Danny to be tweeting about still working at GS. Talk about crushing development for gaming journalism. Justin and Ryan have been there since the days of Jeff and crew. Literally grew up to some of their golden content (On the Spot, Hot Spot). I wish them the best for the future.
I do however think that GS will be seriously affected from from this. Their major writers are out of the picture now. Wonder where this leaves them for reviewing content.
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Extremely depressing stuff for GS readers. They've been up and down since Jeff went with GB, and I'm not a regular GS reader but this seriously sucks. I'm glad Danny and Kevin are still there since they're the reason I've been going back to the site but didn't think GS would end up like this. Moreover, it's even more scary to think that Giantbomb has more editors now.
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