mygamercard.net service is ending

[iLLGT3]

That's right, after 5 years of giving everyone the ability to share their gamercard over the internet, mygamercard.net has sadly shut down.

 

One of the longest running unofficial services for Xbox 360 users has been shut down. MyGamerCard.net, which has been around as long as the Xbox 360 itself, has closed its virtual doors. Founder Jason Young -- known to most of us by his Gamertag, Morgon -- has posted a lengthy goodbye on the site, explaining his reasons for the shutdown, which includes the service's leaderboards.

 

According to Young, the "love for community has been lost by Microsoft," and its many community-based projects, including the Xbox Community Developer Program, have "stagnated." He adds that some sites have been using non-kosher methods to scrape data from Xbox.com, a practice Microsoft has allegedly done little to quell, but one Young says shows a "lack of respect" nonetheless. Faced with this sort of unscrupulous competition, as well as a poor advertising environment, he was forced to shut down the service after paying half of MGC's costs himself for over a year.

 

Both Joystiq and its community have enjoyed the ever expanding service since its inception. Initially offering GamerCards that could be posted onto websites and forums, MGC expanded to offer leaderboards, Achievement completion percentages and even daily gaming news. In fact, looking back at my tenure at Joystiq's former Xbox site, Xbox 360 Fanboy, I can testify that many of our community projects wouldn't have been possible without it.

 

The article can be found here.

[t.]

It's ended. lol

 

It's a shame, I actually used it quite a bit. It was good for working out averages and also seeing who had got games early etc. A useful tool, and while there are loads of sites like it now none of them offer the same level of detail, at least none I've found.

[iLLGT3]

Yeah, I've yet to find a site as good as them.

[Speed]

Wondered why my signature was down, damn :(

[Ryzza5]

:yay:

 

Hopefully the TDUCk forums should load a lot faster for me now/when it happens :p

[iLLGT3]

Yeah speed, your sig was making the site slow...

[ScoobSTi]

love for community has been lost by Microsoft

 

As always?

[Leadfoot[YT]]

As always?

 

ZING! :cheeky:

 

-Leadfoot