By now, just about anyone who’s anyone knows about the recent controversy involving Gamespot. Long time GS staff member, senior editor and reviewer, Jeff Gerstmann, has apparently been fired after giving Kane & Lynch a mediocre review. The ongoing conflict between Eidos, Gamespot and GS’s parent company Cnet continues to rage on.

What about poor little Jeff Gerstmann?

He’s going to Disney World!

Nobody could have predicted the absolutely off-the-charts reaction from the Gamespot user community. Hundreds of paid subscriptions have been canceled, untold numbers of forum posts and threads supporting Jeff and condemning GS have appeared, a boycott campaign is in the works and blogs across the world wide web are shouting a resounding “WE LOVE YOU JEFF!”

So, what does the future hold for Mr. Gerstmann? This newest addition into internet celebrityhood, who started out as a musician, and later on a video game reviewer, has nothing but options at this point. Because of all the GS hub bub, he has more clout as an honest reviewer than anyone else in the business right now. The totally mad reaction and cult like support for the man means that any website, or company that picks him up can more than likely cash in on his street cred.

Who knew all you had to do to get your dream job was to get fired for doing your previous job properly by an evil conglomerate?

Heck, at this point Jeff could start his own game review site and have zero problems getting a viewership going. I’d even venture to say that despite all the advertiser controversy, or perhaps because of it, he would have little trouble getting other, less spiteful advertisers to support his new endeavor if only because it would give their products the same overwhelming internet face time Jeff is currently receiving.

Don’t cry for poor old Jeff G. Getting fired was the BEST thing to ever happen to the man. He has become an instant internet celeb, without the taking the sleazy amateur video route, and can basically cash his own ticket anywhere he chooses.

Looks like it’s time for me to go get myself fired…

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