Games.on.net’s Tim Colwill has today confirmed the site will indeed be shut down.
“Following a review of the website and a cost-benefit analysis, it has been decided that games.on.net does not fit into the future plans for the iiNet Group,” Colwill said.
Stevivor yesterday cited sources within TPG, the ISP that owns iiNet, who said the site was to be closed. Our sources also said TPG and iiNet were considering changing iiNet Freezone content to exclude game downloads like Xbox.com and iiNet-hosted Steam server content.
In his statement, Colwill said unmetered content will remain just that.
“There are currently no plans to introduce metering to content such as Steam downloads, XBox LIVE downloads, and other Freezone content typically accessed via games.on.net,” he wrote. “You can continue to use these services provided your broadband service is eligible for the Freezone.”
We’ll continue to look into changes to the iiNet Freezone scheme. TPG is yet to respond to our requests for a statement.
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