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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah, I remember Kane and Lynch 2, a huge stinker, had a full banner ad on ~~IGN~~ GameSpot that caused a lot of controversy with it's review.

Edit: corrected publication, thanks to comrade AernaLingus

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wasn't it Jeff Gerstmann's review on GameSpot which led to him being fired and creating Giant Bomb

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

You're right, it was GameSpot!