Hence why Gamers With Jobs is my absolute fav-ou-rite site on the interwebs.

For the record, I never saw any of the Kane and Lynch ads myself.

It is an honor to be a part of a site with such integrity, sir.

*salutes*

At this point in the controversy, if I saw a Kane & Lynch ad here, I'd think it was a joke.

I doubt you even have to bother with disabling, since they will opt to remove their ad money once they see that you are questioning them. Either way, bravo. It just stinks that principles have to be costly - and I've never seen a K&L ad here either.

I love GWJ.

Good call Elysium. I like your style.

I always get ads about dealing with my alcoholism and how not to be a cyberbully. Are you trying to tell me something?

One of many reasons why I love GWJ.

GWJ: Honesty, Integrity, and Oogaba

Veritas, Integritas, Oogabatatas!

I say take their money but pull no punches.

Yeah Certis.

That's why this is the only game site I usually frequent.

Ok, see this? This right here is why I can't let you have a nice back patting thread all to yourself. Remember, you brought this on yourself. Jerk.

I don't disagree strongly enough with this particular decision to countermand it, but as a general rule I have no problem taking money from large corporations who want to advertise on the Tribal Fusion ad service. Even the stupid ones ... or maybe especially the stupid ones. Nearly every publisher has pulled some underhanded, slimy move in their zeal to move product, I don't see why we give Eidos special consideration because they happen to have made the latest, most noticeable gaffe.

If our editorial content is truly seperate from our ad space (given that we don't arrange the ads ourselves and receive no special consideration, it is) then it doesn't matter, from an integrity standpoint, how we feel about Puzzle Pirates, Eve Online, Classmates.com or Kane & Lynch. If they pay well, then we take the money from Tribal Fusion and carry on as we always do. Pulling these ads is an emotional decision and a soapbox statement rather than a logical move to operate with more integrity. Our integrity is WHY we can have game ads on the site and continue speaking our minds on the front page and the podcast. The trust of our readers and listeners is not something we enjoy despite the ads on the page. As far as I'm concerned, they're irrelevant.

I understand why this decision was made and I don't really mind because I'll take a happy Elysium over a few extra bucks any day.

Any marketing department worth its salt is going to track where hits to their ads are coming from. Wouldn't it make more of a statement and help Eidos make better marketing decisions by having a link on a gaming website, yet receive few hits from it? Maybe Elysium's decision makes the same point to Eidos, but GWJ is poorer for it"…monetarily speaking.

I am inclined to agree with Certis, from a editorial standpoint it is irrelevant. Or should be irrelevant anyway.

Plus the thought of taking their money and giving them nothing for it (no purchases) is compelling.

Though perhaps part of the fun of running your own website is being able to make emotional soapbox decisions.

It's what I do.

I think they'd probably just interpret it as the site just not being a good advertising spot, whereas a gaming site rejecting the ad completely would send an obvious one.

Pardon me if this has been dealt with previously and I wasn't around at the time to partake in it, but did you ever gloat about your success? Gamers With Jobs Radio, Episode 14, you made a bet that the Wii would outsell the PS3 and Certis mocked you for it.