[game_preservation] IGN is closing the Gamespy and Classicgaming networks

[Andrew Armstrong]

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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