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| Jeff Gerstmann | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1975-08-01) August 1, 1975 (age 49) Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Unemployed |
| Nationality | American |
| Website | |
| www.gamespot.com | |
Jeff Gerstmann (born August 1 1975) is the former editorial director of the popular gaming website GameSpot. He began working at GameSpot in the fall of 1996, around the launch of VideoGameSpot (back when GameSpot separated PC and console games into completely separate entities). He shared his thoughts on a variety of other subjects every Monday on his GameSpot blog. He has also been quoted by the New York Times as a video game expert, and says that he owns over 2000 games .
Founding member of the bands Headboard, The Suburban All-Stars, and Midnight Brown, Gerstmann has an extensive musical career that has earned him a fair amount of musical fame.
Jeff was largely part of the audio section of GameSpot. Most of the background music or intro music for shows is provided by instrumental tracks from Midnight Brown. In older video reviews at the end of the video the numerical score would be announced, Jeff also provided the voice for these scores. Additionally, Gerstmann's vocal stylings can be heard on the theme songs for Time Trotters (A single episode live-action series that was later revived in animated form), GameSpot's game show, Button Mashing, and Indievelopment: a video documentary following Echelon Software's progress on their game Black Powder Red Earth.
Gerstmann also appeared on ABC's T.V. show, Good Morning America as a guest in September 1999 to discuss the launch of Sega's Dreamcast gaming console.
The first game system Gerstmann owned was a Fairchild Channel F which his parents, who own an auto-repair and tire business, bought as there were some educational games available for it. After a flood ruined the system, he then purchased an Atari home computer.
He replaced Rich Gallup as the host of On the Spot.
Gerstmann was terminated from his job at Gamespot after 10 years on November 29, 2007; while initial rumors believed the termination to be a result of external pressure from Eidos Interactive after Gerstmann gave an average rating to their video game Kane & Lynch: Dead Men despite Eidos heavily advertising on Gamespot's web site at the time, CNET (parent company of Gamespot) has stated that the company " not terminate employees based on external pressure from advertisers". The exact reasons for his departure are not yet known.
Trivia
- He enjoys the music of hard rock band Van Halen, as evidenced by "The Bad" section of his review of Guitar Hero stating that it has no songs from the band. He also stated in the "Greatest Games of All Time" section covering Lode Runner that when he first played the game when at age nine, all he did that summer was listen to Van Halen while playing his Atari 800..
- Purchased Garou: Mark of the Wolves on the Neo-Geo for about $1200.
- Two films he enjoys are Heat (1995) and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), of which he bought an HD-DVD version before an HD-DVD player.
- His favorite The Legend of Zelda game is The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.
- In the credits of Guitar Hero II for the Xbox 360, he is listed in the "Special Thanks" section as a beta tester.
References
- "Nintendo's Wii, Radiating Fun, Is Eclipsing Sony Machine". New York Times. 2007-01-31. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
- http://www.gamespot.com/users/AaronThomas/video_player.php?id=dnYykzL75bgMvTbX
- http://www.gamespot.com/users/AaronThomas/video_player.php?id=dnYykzL75bgMvTbX
- http://kotaku.com/gaming/rumor/alleged-gamespot-employee-spills-guts-on-valleywag-328797.php
- Klepek, Patrick (2007-11-30). "GameSpot Fires Editorial Director". 1UP. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Faylor, Christ (2007-11-30). "CNET Denies 'External Pressure' Caused Gertsmann Termination". Shacknews. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Orland, Kyle (2007-11-30). "GameSpot denies Eidos pressured firing of Gerstmann". Joystiq. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/puzzle/guitarhero/review.html
- http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/greatestgames/p-2.html
- http://www.gamespot.com/pages/features/hotspot/index.php?id=574
External links
- Jeff Gerstmann at GameSpot
- Jeff Gerstmann at MySpace
- Jeff Gerstmann at TV.com
- The Suburban All-Stars
- Midnight Brown