Filefront says 'Farewell'

[MC707]

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. 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.

Keeping gaming alive,
FileFront Management and Team.

Taken from the site’s farewell letter.

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.

I don't know if you used and/or liked filefront, but I will personally miss it. If you regret Filefront's soon death, post your condolences in this thread.
R.I.P. Filefront, may you rest in peace.

[loki1950]

And maybe pull a Phoenix Well that's an other resource that will be missed by lots of people.

Enjoy the Choice

[Deus Siddis]

Well it is good to see that I'm not the only one who gets suckered by an AF's prank every now and then.

[ace123]

I don't think it's a joke--from their homepage:

We're sorry, but you've experienced a temporary problem on the site. It's likely that this problem has already been fixed. Please refresh the page.

If you've seen this error message more than once during your visit, we already know about it and we're working on it. Please check back soon!

If you need help using the site, please contact FileFront support.

And now a few minutes later their servers just give connection refused.

Maybe their site got hacked?

[MC707]

I don't think it's a joke--from their homepage:

We're sorry, but you've experienced a temporary problem on the site. It's likely that this problem has already been fixed. Please refresh the page.

If you've seen this error message more than once during your visit, we already know about it and we're working on it. Please check back soon!

If you need help using the site, please contact FileFront support.

And now a few minutes later their servers just give connection refused.

Maybe their site got hacked?

Maybe Filefront died... I wish it was april fools day. Although it would be a BAD joke, I would be glad if FF didn't die.

[Deus Siddis]

Heh, well now their home page says this:

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!

Email us, founders@filefront.com

[loki1950]

That was a close call down to the wire and they did pull off a Phoenix

Enjoy the Choice

[MC707]

Yeh I checked that. Glad FF didn't die!!! I would feel FF dying as if VS itself died

[Drekorig]

Yeah, I was also gonna miss it...
But when I saw it is back in the mood, I got extremely happy...
I was shocked when I saw the message.

.......

Oh! And it wasn't an April's fool joke..

Cya..!!

[MC707]

Yeah, but that's month old news brotha...