[game_preservation] IGN is closing the Gamespy and Classicgaming networks
Andrew Armstrong
andrew at aarmstrong.org
Sat May 30 16:12:34 EDT 2009
Thanks a lot!
Andrew
Devin Monnens wrote:
> 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 <mailto: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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