NET ▁Network s , ▁Game Sp ot ▁could ▁not ▁give ▁details ▁as ▁to ▁why ▁Ger st mann ▁was ▁terminated . ▁Both ▁Game Sp ot ▁and ▁parent ▁company ▁C NET ▁stated ▁that ▁his ▁dismiss al ▁was ▁un related ▁to ▁the ▁negative ▁review . ▁However , ▁a ▁subsequent ▁interview ▁with ▁Ger st mann ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁counter ed ▁this ▁statement , ▁with ▁Ger st mann ▁claim ing ▁that ▁management ▁gave ▁in ▁to ▁publish er ▁pressure . ▁▁ ▁Following ▁Ger st mann ' s ▁term ination , ▁edit ors ▁Alex ▁Navar ro , ▁Ryan ▁Davis , ▁Brad ▁Sho em aker , ▁and ▁Vin ny ▁Car av ella ▁left ▁Game Sp ot , ▁feeling ▁that ▁they ▁could ▁no ▁longer ▁work ▁for ▁a ▁publication ▁that ▁was ▁perce ived ▁as ▁having ▁c aved ▁in ▁to ▁advert iser ▁pressure . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁with ▁Ger st mann ' s ▁Gi ant ▁Bomb ▁site ▁acquired ▁by ▁CBS ▁Inter active ▁which ▁owned ▁C NET , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁null ified ▁the ▁non - dis par agement ▁agreement ▁between ▁Ger st mann ▁and ▁C NET . ▁During ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Game Sp ot ▁" On ▁the ▁Sp ot " ▁interview ▁with ▁Ger st mann , ▁Ger st mann ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁talk ▁of ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁his ▁dismiss al ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Ger st mann ▁revealed ▁that ▁his ▁firing ▁was ▁in ▁fact ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁low ▁review ▁score ▁he ▁had ▁given ▁to ▁K ane ▁& ▁Lyn