Filefront is closing

[Kael]

Where is FFH going to host itself now?

I didnt even realize it was on filefront. I upload to moddb, and they distribute to mirror sites like filefront. But this thread does make more sense now that i realize the filefront is one if the mirrors.

 

[ushram]

I am glad filefront is closing. I hate that site. I get about 2 kb/s from their servers when dl'n from this area of the world.

 

[deanej]

I guess the Chinese government doesn't like FileFront either because here in the US we get normal download speeds.

 

[Hawkwood]

I am glad filefront is closing. I hate that site. I get about 2 kb/s from their servers when dl'n from this area of the world.

I've tried downloading from a lot sites and Filefront has always been my favourite.
I'm not hoping that some popular Chinese downloading sites closes just because I don't get proper downloading speeds from them (and before you ask, yes there some of my mods that had to download from Chinese sites because they weren't uploaded on western ones).

 

[ushram]

Other US sites DL fine when I am DL'n in China, just that one site in particular has horrible DL speeds here and is one of the more popular ones that people upload mods onto. Even when I was back home in the states I did not like that site.

 

[JanusTalaiini]

From the Filefront main page:

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 suspend 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) 1) The March 24th announcement about FileFront suspending its operation was NOT an early April Fool's joke.

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 suspend 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

 

[Thunder_Gr]

This is good news!
I always liked the fact that Filefront did not require registration and had decent download speeds and no waiting times.

I am glad it stays on.

 

[[to_xp]Gekko]

hell yeah baby! long live the file front!

 

[JonathanStrange]

Welcome news. I hope that this means years of Filefront to come!