Remember this? GameSpot reviewer Jeff Gerstmann gave a bad review of the latest "Kane & Lynch" instalment, and presto! he was out of a job. Fans stopped short of mailing anthrax to the heads of GameSpot, but the site's reputation as a serious, neutral, independent, true-to-the-fans gaming site took a critical hit. Gerstmann's termination coincided with GameSpot's site being sponsored by the "Kane & Lynch" producers, and the gaming community simply didn't believe these events to be unrelated, as Penny Arcade illustrated like this.

Today, the fans who lamented the popular Gerstmann's termination can smile with glee: Kotaku reports that Josh Larson, VP of games at parent company CNET, the guy responsible for firing Gerstmann, is being given the boot. The departure has been confirmed by Editor in Chief Ricardo Torres. Larson isn't very popular with the GameSpot employees, being more of a business suit than interested in creativity, and one can only guess what's for lunch in the company mess when he departs on April 9th. My guess is cake and champagne.