Jeff Gerstmann talks about Kane and Lynch issue, career options

After a few days of not commenting about his termination from GameSpot, former game editorial chief Jeff Gerstmann finally speaks out about his controversial Kane and Lynch: Dead Men review ( by Eidos Interactive for Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, PC) review, as well as his future career options. More details inside.

Former Gamespot editor Jeff Gerstmann finally broke his silence about his controversial Kane and Lynch: Dead Men by Eidos Interactive (Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, PC) review, which allegedly caused his untimely firing despite his 11-year tenure in the company.

“I stand by my work, regardless of where I do it,” Gerstmann said. However, he did not make any comments about the editing made on his text review, or on the removal of his Kane and Lynch: Dead Men video review.

Despite all the negative backlash GameSpot and CNet received, Gerstmann still believes that there is still ethics in the realm of journalism. “Despite the number of people who are taking these rumors … to mean that game writing is ethically bankrupt, I don’t feel that’s the case,” he said.

As for his future plans, Gerstmann is mulling over the possibility of working in the game development industry. But he is still keeping his options open, which means he may once again take up an editorial post in the near future.

It comes as no surprise that Gerstmann is still not speaking about the actual facts behind his termination from GameSpot due to legal reasons, but he did speak against the rumors that accuse him of not playing the game long enough to give a credible review. Gerstmann stated:

A reviewer’s Xbox Live Gamercard is rarely a good place to look for answers about how much that reviewer has (or hasn’t) played a game…For the record, I saw both endings in Kane & Lynch before writing about it.

Well, there you have it. We’re just glad that Gerstmann is keeping his cool despite this situation, but we also can’t wait to know the actual facts that brought about this dilemma. Do stick around for more updates.

Via Joystiq