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English
Etymology
From Gerstmann + -gate.
Proper noun
Gerstmanngate
- (informal) A controversy following the 2007 dismissal of Jeff Gerstmann from his position as Editorial Director of GameSpot, alleged by some to be a consequence of his giving only a mediocre rating to a video game that was being heavily advertised on GameSpot at the time.
2008 January 25, Lisa, “The idiot is whinier than the sword”, in Felix, number 1,393, London: Imperial College Union, →ISSN, page 9:It's fair to say that people's reaction to Gerstmanngate has been less than rational. The media, or rather 'the bits of the media who give a toss', covered it with the usual aplomb and overuse of inflammatory headlines, and most blogs took the opportunity to wax lyrical on the ethics of journalism and, of all things, the integrity of the games industry.