[game_preservation] IGN is closing the Gamespy and Classicgaming networks

[Devin Monnens]

Unsurprising that they're keeping it quiet. I suppose if word of this got
out, there'd be a big uproar. Heh - maybe we should do it as front page news
on the MDb!

http://hosting.ign.com/faq.php

Here's the hosting requester site.

http://kontek.net/

-Devin

On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 1:22 PM, Andrew Armstrong <andrew at aarmstrong.org>wrote:


>  Hey Devin!

>

> Any links to a press release/article about this? and any more info? (exact

> dates, who is responsible, email addresses...)

>

> I'm going to contact the Archive Team about it, though it'd be good to link

> to the relevant info on it (I've searched IGN.com and Google for info but

> nothing has come up).

>

> Andrew

>

> Devin Monnens wrote:

>

> IGN has announced they will no longer be hosting the Gamespy and

> Classicgaming networks (but that they will still keep Fileplanet alive). I

> think they did this to cut costs in a season of bad economy - but it's not

> like I enjoyed IGN anyway.

>

> However, this raises a problem. As some of you may know, I run a

> Classicgaming domain, The Metroid Database, and so we've been talking

> amongst ourselves about where the site will be going - and so is everyone

> else who is running a site. Right now, I'm waiting to hear back from

> Classicgaming to see where they are deciding to go, but I just wanted to

> give you guys a heads-up that it's very possible some of these sites will be

> going down for good, and that means the SIG has an opportunity to make sure

> these pages get saved and archived.

>

> Again, this was literally announced last night, and so I don't know if the

> Classicgaming guys even know what they'll be doing. If Classicgaming will

> retain its own domain and pay for the hosted sites, then that will be good.

> Otherwise, places will be moving elsewhere and may be lost entirely.

>

> -Devin Monnens

>

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