

Ryan Davis, an editor at GameSpot for eight years, has become the latest high-profile departure from the site, GameDaily reports.

Davis follows reviewer Frank Provo and reviews editor Alex Navarro, both of whom departed GameSpot in the wake of the controversial firing of editorial director Jeff Gerstmann.

The final entry in Davis' blog at GameSpot, written after Gerstmann's departure, reads in part: "Jeff's gone, and I'm not afraid to say that it absolutely breaks my heart... this marks the end of an era for both GameSpot and myself, a fact that doesn't seem to be getting any less upsetting for me."

One more crushing blow for GameSpot's editorial team; particularly its game review department. Davis, along with Navarro and Provo, was one of the site's more prolific review writers.

The stated editorial policy of GameSpot is that editors who have written previews of a game will not be allowed to review it, which means that remaining editors like Ricardo Torres won't necessarily be able to play ironman and pitch in with the review duties.

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GameSpot Exodus Continues As Ryan Davis Leaves [GameDaily]