FileFront are closing [UPDATE]

[Camel]

...on the 30th of March this year. Every file hosted there will be unavailable to download after the 30th of March. So you modders with your mods hosted there may want to host them somewhere else so you don't lose them.

 

Another one bites the dust.

Long time gaming file download repository FileFront announced today that it will be closing its doors at the end of the month, marking another victim of the ongoing recession. Filefront is in its tenth year of operation.

 

“We regret to inform you that due to the current economic conditions we are forced to indefinitely suspend the FileFront site operations on March 30, 2009,” reads the site’s farewell letter. “If you have uploaded files, images or posted blogs, or if you would like to download some of your favorite files, please take this opportunity to download them before March 30th when the site will be suspended.”

 

“We would like to give a warm thank you to all of you who have been part of the FileFront communities we have built together. Your support has had a meaningful impact for all of us here at FileFront,” continued the message before signing off, “Keeping gaming alive.”

 

While bandwidth costs have dropped steadily over the years, the recent events have forced FileFront to cease operations at the end of the month. FileFront was acquired by Ziff Davis Media Game Group in 2005. While UGO acquired Ziff Davis’ 1UP.com gaming property early 2009, FileFront stayed behind. With the sagging sales and support from Ziff Davis’ gaming group, FileFront saw harder times than ever.

 

Although the reliance on game-centric download service is decreasing, largely thanks to P2P technologies such as BitTorrent, destinations such as FileFront served the gaming community well.

 

One of the last major file services still in operation is the IGN-owned FilePlanet and the GameFly-owned FileShack. Both offer a paid-subscription account which for privileges such as decreased wait times and the removal of ads.

 

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Last week it was reported that the long time gaming file download repository, FileFront would be closing its doors at the end of the month, marking another victim of the ongoing recession.

 

“We regret to inform you that due to the current economic conditions we are forced to indefinitely suspend the FileFront site operations on March 30, 2009,” read the site’s farewell letter on March 24. “If you have uploaded files, images or posted blogs, or if you would like to download some of your favorite files, please take this opportunity to download them before March 30th when the site will be suspended.”

 

Yesterday a much cheerier message graced the site’s homepage. “FileFront has been acquired by the original founders of the site and will NOT be suspended as previously announced. This is NOT an April Fool's Joke,” it read. “After learning about Ziff Davis Media's plan to shut down FileFront at the end of March, the original founders of FileFront made the decision to buy it back from Ziff Davis Media,” the post went on to explain, all the while assuring hopeful users that FileFront would never, ever joke about shutting the site down and stressing that Ziff Davis Media had every intention of waving bye bye to the download site.

 

Finishing off with a warm, “Welcome home!” the staff vowed to improve the site even further and said it looked forward to serving the gaming community for many more years.

 

Good news during a recession, this does make a change! Happy faces all around we assume? You guys seemed both shocked and saddened that the site was going to be closing down when we reported on this last week. Check out the full Welcome Home post by clicking here.

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[Immelmann]

Noooooooooo!

 

:cry:

 

This is not a good sign.

[Tool831]

Ah crap... I have to move all my TDU mods to another site then.

[ShadowGT]

Whoa had me worried there for a sec till i noticed i use Fileplanet not Filefront

[The Queen]

That sucks as thats one of the best places to download mods for rFactor and such so will be missed by me. :(

[Nodz86]

This is pants as now its only rapidshare and to get decent speeds and multiple downloads at one time you have to pay

[And3rs]

Brilliant. >_>

[KoenigseggBG]

Well, I only used RapidShare once to upload files. I don`t use those kind of sites, so I guess I won`t miss it...:cheeky: Anyways, anyone recommend me a good FREE site (no payment) for uploading big stuff (200-400 MB)? :)

[Baldy]

Badongo.com You have to sign up but i'm sure you get some upload allowance as a free member.

[KoenigseggBG]

It`s ok with signing up, I just hate when it has Premium accounts (like in Rapid). ;) Thanks for the link, never heard of that one. :)

[Andreas¹]

Awww :( That sucks to hear! I don't know of any other site that had statistics of how many times your files has been downloaded etc :(

[560BHP]

oh darn, filefront was the best (rapidshare has 200 MB block X(

[beem3r]

This is pants as now its only rapidshare and to get decent speeds and multiple downloads at one time you have to pay

 

guess you have to send all ETS mods to me on msn then Noddy.

 

 

:bsod:

[Immelmann]

Hey guys, there is still Mediafire ;)

[Immelmann]

*Bump*

 

Could it be a hoax? It's still up...

[eleKtro]

*Bump*

 

Could it be a hoax? It's still up...

 

 

Yes, but if you look at the downloads list " Game Demos " the last time something got uploaded was 24/02/09.

 

Same goes for every other section.

[Andreas¹]

Yep, they have disabled uploading, I have tried. :(

[Shy Guy]

Its not closing down, it wasn't an April Fool(I thought it was though) the original founders bought it back.

 

http://welcome.filefront.com/

[Andreas¹]

I just saw the message aswell :D YAY :D I still hope I'm not getting fooled here, but if it was an April Fool's joke, it wouldn't be here today..

 

So WOOOO :D

[Camel]

FileFront Acquired by Founders, Staying Online

 

Last week it was reported that the long time gaming file download repository, FileFront would be closing its doors at the end of the month, marking another victim of the ongoing recession.

 

“We regret to inform you that due to the current economic conditions we are forced to indefinitely suspend the FileFront site operations on March 30, 2009,” read the site’s farewell letter on March 24. “If you have uploaded files, images or posted blogs, or if you would like to download some of your favorite files, please take this opportunity to download them before March 30th when the site will be suspended.”

 

Yesterday a much cheerier message graced the site’s homepage. “FileFront has been acquired by the original founders of the site and will NOT be suspended as previously announced. This is NOT an April Fool's Joke,” it read. “After learning about Ziff Davis Media's plan to shut down FileFront at the end of March, the original founders of FileFront made the decision to buy it back from Ziff Davis Media,” the post went on to explain, all the while assuring hopeful users that FileFront would never, ever joke about shutting the site down and stressing that Ziff Davis Media had every intention of waving bye bye to the download site.

 

Finishing off with a warm, “Welcome home!” the staff vowed to improve the site even further and said it looked forward to serving the gaming community for many more years.

 

Good news during a recession, this does make a change! Happy faces all around we assume? You guys seemed both shocked and saddened that the site was going to be closing down when we reported on this last week. Check out the full Welcome Home post by clicking here.

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[And3rs]

YAY :D *trows cookies wild all around*

[Immelmann]

Yay! *Clears that chunk of HDD space*