Sam Kennedy is a guy you can respect. As the Editor of the 1up site, he’s overseen some great features and some unbelievable breaking news; he also has a great point of view on the games industry. So his massive blog entry posted today talking about Gamespot’s sad state of affairs post-Gerstmann-gate is something you should take seriously. Sam runs down the sordid affair itself, the changes to C|Net and Gamespot management that led to unreal expectations at Eidos, and what this could mean for the future of game reviews. “Shortly after Gerstmann was fired, I got a call from a friend at one of the major nationwide news networks asking me what I knew about what happened, as he was considering trying to pitch a story to his editor. You want to know what it was? ‘Game Reviews: can they be trusted?’ Basically, ‘You’re a parent and you’re going to buy a videogame for your kids this holiday season, but can you trust those reviews you’re reading on the web?’ That’s why this story matters so much. Gerstmann-gate … made him want to give the industry a nice kick in the pants. I applaud his motives, but again, it’s a shame to have this sort of doubt hanging over us all.”Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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Globalfun to Develop Tom & Jerry Mobile Game
Tom & Jerry (2008) (Cell)Globalfun will develop another game based on the Turner properties.

World of Warcraft Hits 10 Million Subscribers
technirvana writes “Blizzard Entertainment, owners of World of Warcraft, announced today that the game now has more than 10 million paying subscribers around the world. Online gameplay costs an average of $15 USD per month. Those 10 million paying subscribers include 5.5 million players in Asia, 2.5 million in the US and 2 million in Europe. The Warcraft brand was first introduced in 1994 and World of Warcraft was launched in 2001.”Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Dark Sector Combat Move of the Day: Tuesday
Dark Sector (PS3)Hayden helps the bad guys let off some steam.

Writers Guild Honoring Videogame Scribes
The inaugural nominees for the Videogame Writing Award are announced.

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Dark Sector (X360)Combat move of the day.

Monster Lab Teaser Trailer
Monster Lab (Wii)See the first footage of the stylized Wii action game.

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