By the way, the guys at Kontek are offering free hosting for all Classicgaming refugees, so it's likely many will find their way to <a href="http://domain.kontek.com">domain.kontek.com</a><div><br></div><div>So there might not be a need for a total panic just yet, but I figured I'd at least get the info out there...</div>
<div><br></div><div>-Devin<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 5:38 PM, Devin Monnens <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dmonnens@gmail.com">dmonnens@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
The deadline they gave is midnight, August 31. They claim it would be too expensive to upgrade their servers:<div><br></div><div>"We're moving our datacenter and the hosting platform is not compatible. The cost and resources to upgrade it are not realistically possible in the timeframe we have available for the move, so unfortunately this has forced us to make this very tough decision."</div>
<div><br></div><div>Personally, I think it's a horrible decision on IGN's part and I'll be certain to let everyone I talk to know that.</div><div><br></div><div>You're welcome to have a complete backup of the Metroid Database. I don't know how much is on the site (not including the Fileplanet files) but I've initiated a backup of the site proper that I'll be burning to DVD later (using my new burner, too :) However, it's a living site, so we'll certainly have a few additions between now and August 31 (especially with the Metroid Prime Trilogy coming out).</div>
<div><br></div><div>If I don't hear back from Classicgaming within the next few days, I'll post a message on the forums about this and also contact all the admins I know.</div><div><br></div><div><font color="#888888">-Devin</font><div>
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On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 5:29 PM, Andrew Armstrong <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:andrew@aarmstrong.org" target="_blank">andrew@aarmstrong.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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I'll really have to get into the web archiving stuff, get some crawlers
running off my PC for things like this and get some hard drives to
store it all on - for the Web Archive Team efforts I'd hope.<br>
<br>
Start backing up those DB's now - ask that everyone gets their material
into an offline location and, if they'd like, posted on the net or sent
to us - I am hoping to get a collection for zipped up website content
on the Internet Archive which is good for things like that which would
bypass filters. There are several games basically only covered on
Gamespy/Classicgaming - one good example, for instance, is Team
Fortress Classic, which after getting nostalgic, really took me forever
to find any information on, videos of, screenshots etc. except there.<br>
<br>
Also, on a personal note - this is pretty bad from IGN (although at
least it's with a warning), I doubt it'd save them too much money in
the long run, rather then reusing the sites or attempting to improve
them first. I am however surprised, in a way, it "took so long" since
the mergers and other problems they have had with Gamespy. I'll also be
looking to at some point in the future do a massive file download of
important files on Fileplanet (I'll ask permission first, but as they
don't own any of the files on there anyway, apart from possibly getting
a premium account to help with it there's little need to) since they
won't likely get any of that archived if they did decide to shut that
part down, which I'd see happening at some point in the future if they
move such stuff to IGN's main site.<br>
<br>
Thanks for bringing it up, I'll try and get a news post up about it.<br>
<br>
Andrew<br>
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Devin Monnens wrote:
<blockquote type="cite"><div><div></div><div>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. <br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
-Devin Monnens<br clear="all">
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