We just got off the phone with GameSpot Editor-in-Chief Ricardo Torres who gave us some more clarity on the "exodus" situation and the latest member to leave: Ryan Davis. Torres said that Davis' last day is ironically Valentine's Day (Feb. 14). His reason for leaving? "He started thinking it was time to move on," said Torres. "He sees that there's a group of us here that are going to stay and move things forward and he just felt it was probably best for us if he just took off, so he wouldn't kind of bring everybody down."

Davis and Gerstmann have been very close friends, and Davis was markedly down after Gerstmann was let go. We pressed Torres on how much the Jeff Gerstmann situation had to do with Davis leaving, and he admitted, "I think it was definitely a big factor for him. You know, he's a person and people react to things. ... You've got somebody you've seen everyday just kind of go, so I'm sure it was definitely a factor for him."

So is Davis the last of the Gerstmann fallout, or is Torres expecting to announce further resignations? "Everybody asked me this when I talked about Alex [Navarro], but it's a hard thing – I can't say one way or another. People are people and they're going to react... I've already told everybody that I just want them to do what's right for them. ... Most everybody that I've talked to has told me that they're in for this for the long haul."

With seemingly one staffer after another walking out the door, it makes putting "Gerstmann-gate" in the rear-view mirror a bit tougher, as it perpetuates an aura of negativity among readers. "Ultimately, all I can really do is focus on the content because you can't argue semantics. To one person it is an exodus, and to another person it is basically three people total so far. It's a half empty, half full kind of situation," he said. "I knew this wasn't going to be easy regardless, and this is living up to not being easy. That said, we still are focused and we want to make this work and we will."

Finally we asked Torres if there's been a change in attitude from parent company CNet towards GameSpot or if CNet has affected the staff or its policies in any way. "No, [CNet exec] Josh Larson stays out of our way now. With an EIC position I'm in charge of editorial – editorial stuff I have to sweat now. Last year, because we didn't have that position, he was kind of like straddling – he was trying to do business and kind of support editorial. Clearly there needed to be a better line drawn, so that's why the EIC position came up and that's what I'm doing. ... I'm here to ensure that editorial is kept siloed away. Let us do our thing... and make sure the editorial integrity sticks. Although if you read the Internet, it went up in a pile of smoke, but we believe that's not the case."