FileFront Closing

[Adiuvo]

We regret to inform you that we are forced to indefinitely suspend the FileFront site operations on March 30, 2009. 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. Again, we want to give you a sincere “thank you” for your support over the years and wish you all the very best.


Keep gaming alive,

FileFront Management and Team.

Contact_us@filefront.com

http://farewell.filefront.com/

It's pretty sad, considering how many game mod communities are based there. I'm rapidly downloading KOTOR mods and some Oblivion mods while I still can.

 

[James.]

If it was closing on 31st, I would've call bs and said April Fools, but Im nt sure now

 

[Sullivan]

Wow, that sucks, that is such a popular site. I used it a lot.

 

[Cryox]

anyone know why they are closing?

 

[Sullivan]

Sounds odd that they don't say its closing, they say "when the site will be suspended."

lol, shutdown i say. I know a lot of illegal files are hosted there, such as PSP isos.

 

[Cryox]

Sounds odd that they don't say its closing, they say "when the site will be suspended."

lol, shutdown i say. I know a lot of illegal files are hosted there, such as PSP isos.

that is why i think they are closing

 

[Adiuvo]

That's strange, a few days ago they said that they were closing due to the economic climate. This news is actually a few days old, I just forgot to post it.

 

[Seth]

Woo that sucks,tho there are other download site out there almost none where as good as filefrount. Maybe I should have click on a few ads.

 

[Mr. Beefy]

A bunch of Half Life mods are located on FileFront, many of which aren't mirrored anywhere else. So I'd go download some if you're into that sort of thing.

 

[Colm]

ModDB probably has most HL2 mods that I want.. Unless you're talking about HL1. Those files will be a loss.

 

[Serideth]

Damn that was great for big downloads.

 

[JordanBlack68]

I could never download from filefront, I guess it was something to do with my ISP.

 

[Sullivan]

Video Game Downloads on FileFront

 

[-chw42-]

Man, Filefront ruled.

 

[eldiablov]

Man, Filefront ruled.

If you actually clicked Sullivans link

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.

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.

We're happy to announce to the gaming community that as of today, April 1st, 2009, FileFront is a completely independent company again and is no longer part of Ziff Davis Media. All previously suspended services should be active and working again. We thank Ziff Davis Media for their cooperation and willingness to keep the site and community alive.

Due to the very unfortunate timing of this event and related announcements on March 24th and April 1st (April Fool's Day), we'd like to make it perfectly clear that:

1) The March 24th announcement about FileFront shutting down was NOT an early April Fool's joke and Ziff Davis Media had every intention of shutting down FileFront by the end of March.

2) This announcement about the original founders buying back FileFront from Ziff Davis Media is also NOT an April Fool's joke.

3) We're making this announcement on April 1st because the deal was completed today and we want to bring all services back online immediately.

4) We would NEVER shut down FileFront as an April Fool's joke.

5) We are happy to be back!

FileFront has existed in one form or another (originally as FileLeech and Voodoo Extreme's downloads) since 1997. In the last 12 years, FileFront has become the gaming community's most comprehensive and trafficked library hosting millions of files for thousands of games while requiring no registration and providing uncapped download speeds. We look forward to improving FileFront and serving the gaming community for years to come.

Welcome home. Game On!

Yay filefront

 

[Cryox]

yay, no more closing. and the April 1st timing couldn't get any better, now could it? haha