[game_preservation] IGN is closing the Gamespy and Classicgaming networks

[Andrew Armstrong]

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

>>

>>     -- 

>>     Devin Monnens

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>>

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