Jeff Gerstmann, Gamespot and a soon-to-be huge scandal

In short, these are the facts:

- Eidos Interactive pays (big bucks) to gaming website Gamespot to put advertisement of their latest game, Kane & Lynch.
- Jeff Gertsmann, Editorial Director at Gamespot, reviews the game on november 13 and gives it a score of 6.0, which means he considers the game "mediocre".
- Penny Arcade, on november 29 publishes a comic strip implying that Jeff has just been fired because of his bad review of Kane & Lynch.
- Gaming website/blog Kotaku tells the story but at first considers it a rumor. Then the story is updated: They get confirmation that Jeff has been fired.
- As of this moment, Gamespot and Eidos remain silent.

Ok, I don't expect Eidos to release a public statement anytime soon, but I think Gamespot should, before the thing becomes a scandal of epic proportions.