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1 Dec 2007
Ziff Davis staff holds impromptu GameSpot rally N4G
PC News from N4G | Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
PC - Kane & Lynch: Dead Men - Ziff Davis staff holds impromptu GameSpot rally A number of Ziff Davis staffers (including a few writers for 1UP, arguably GameSpot's biggest competition) recently crafted an uplifting banner and marched to the GameSpot offices just two blocks away. The demonstration was a response to the recent unexplained firing of GameSpot contributor Jeff Gerstmann. After hearing the rumors that Gerstmann was fired due to pressure from advertisers following his lackluster review of Kane and Lynch, the ZD staff decided to show their support for their fellow gaming journalist.
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1 Dec 2007
GameSpot denies Eidos pressured firing of Gerstmann N4G
PC News from N4G | Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
PC - Kane & Lynch: Dead Men - GameSpot denies Eidos pressured firing of Gerstmann Joystiq just got off the phone with Sarah Cain, a CNET spokesperson who wanted to amend CNET's previous statement to Joystiq on the recent firing of executive editor Jeff Gerstmann. While reiterating that CNET does not discuss personal employee matters with the press, Cain said directly that "we do not terminate employees based on external pressure from advertisers." When asked specifically about whether any such pressure was even attempted on Eidos' part, Cain had no comment.
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1 Dec 2007
1UP confirms reason for GameSpot editor was fired N4G
PC News from N4G | Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
PC - Kane & Lynch: Dead Men - 1UP confirms reason for GameSpot editor was fired 1UP confirms through their own source that Jeff Gerstmann was fired for his negative review of Eidos Interactive's Kane & Lynch.

According to 1UP, Gerstmann already came under fired from Sony for scoring Ratchet & Clank Future a 7.5, for which he as the (former) GameSpot editorial director was responsible for overseeing and defending.

1UP's source also points to CNET's new management under the new executive VP Stephen Colvin as the real catalyst for the firing.
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30 Nov 2007
Eidos and GameSpot forums exploding over Gerstmann incident N4G
PC News from N4G | Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
PC - Kane & Lynch: Dead Men - Eidos and GameSpot forums exploding over Gerstmann incident Although GameSpot and publisher Eidos have not yet made public statements over what led to the firing of GameSpot's Editorial Director Jeff Gertsmann, the accusation of publisher pressure is exploding all over the companies' forums. GameSpot currently has numerous threads on the incident, with one thread in particular having thousands of posts. Eidos has taken a different approach, locking down all threads on their site after apparently purging derogatory posts from thousands of angry gamers reacting to the rumor yesterday night.
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30 Nov 2007
Confirmed: GameSpot's Gerstmann Fired N4G
PC News from N4G | Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
PC - Kane & Lynch: Dead Men - Confirmed: GameSpot's Gerstmann Fired Rumors have been swirling today that Jeff Gerstmann, executive editor at CNET-owned major video game site GameSpot, was fired after giving a generally unimpressed review of Io Interactive's Kane & Lynch: Dead Men. Gerstmann awarded the game a 6.0. (Though Shacknews does not score its reviews, our own Kane & Lynch review was similar in its verdict.)

Shacknews can confidently confirm via its own sources that Gerstmann was indeed fired yesterday from his position at GameSpot.
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24 Nov 2007
Kane and Lynch: Cross Platform Print Error or Dropped Feature N4G
PC News from N4G | Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
PC - Kane & Lynch: Dead Men - Kane and Lynch: Cross Platform Print Error or Dropped Feature Aeropause heard of some people asking about cross platform play for Kane and Lynch and decided to take a look at the box. Sure enough on several copies that all the writers looked at, the game states cross platform support via Live for Windows.
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23 Nov 2007
LOVEFiLM expects Creed to top its game rentals, sales N4G
PC News from N4G | Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
PC - Kane & Lynch: Dead Men - LOVEFiLM expects Creed to top its game rentals, sales LOVEFiLM, Europe's number one online DVD rental service, expects Assassin's Creed to top sales and rentals this holiday season.

"Assassins Creed will definitely be up there; our audience have already heavily pre-ordered this and the sure scale of the experience is very cinematic, so will prove popular amongst film fans," Chris Bird, head of marketing services for LOVEFiLM, told GamesIndustry.biz.

"Kane and Lynch will also do well, as will Call of Duty 4. FIFA 08 and PES will also be 'must buy' for anyone getting a new console over Christmas."
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21 Nov 2007
SCi still 'in discussions' over buy-out; unit sales up 14 per cent N4G
PC News from N4G | Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
PC - Kane & Lynch: Dead Men - SCi still 'in discussions' over buy-out; unit sales up 14 per cent SCi's latest interim management statement states that the company remains in talks over a possible buy-out, while outlining its latest quarterly sales results.

For Q1 FY '08 (July 1st to September 30th), SCi unit sales were up 14 per cent compared to the previous quarter, with notable success Pony Friends a highlight.

The statement also revealed first week sales of Kane and Lynch: Dead Men to be positive, which expectations high that the US launch of the title over the Thanksgiving period would yield good results.
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15 Nov 2007
Bruce Willis to star in Kane & Lynch flick?
PC News | Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
Nov 15, 2007 Bruce Willis is reportedly in the running to take a lead role in the movie adaptation of Eidos' Kane & Lynch: Dead Men. Peep our review here. According to Times Online, Billy Bob Thornton is also in the crosshairs and could star alongside the Die Hard actor in the flick. The Kane & Lynch film is in the hands of movie studio Lionsgate, which is apparently fast-tracking the adaptation. Kane & Lynch presents us with the dark, gritty and violent tale of two men bound together by ...
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14 Nov 2007
Analyst: DS Redesign Done, Uncharted & Haze At Risk N4G
PC News from N4G | Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
PC - Kane & Lynch: Dead Men - Analyst: DS Redesign Done, Uncharted & Haze At Risk Pacific Crest Securities' Evan Wilson says new version of Nintendo's portable complete; holiday release torrent creating retail woes.

Wilson notes that not all games will be affected by insufficient retail space. "Clearly, the end-of-year squeeze creates limited space at retail, which limits the size of initial orders of games with less publicity and reorders of games with lower quality." He anticipates games with high preorder rates such as Guitar Hero III, Call of Duty 4, Assassins' Creed, Mass Effect, WWE, and Rock Band to be less affected by insufficient retail space. "Titles that could be at risk of getting squeezed," he continues, "include Haze, Kane & Lynch, and Uncharted."
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