[game_preservation] IGN is closing the Gamespy and Classicgaming networks

[Devin Monnens]

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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