Itch.io back online

2 years ago by .Donuts to c/games

itch.io is a simple way to find, download and distribute indie games online. Whether you're a developer looking to upload your game or just someone looking for something new to play itch.io has you covered.

No update about this yet, but they have added info about how to edit your hosts file to get access:

We're probably going to wait this one out. We considered putting up a new domain but there are implications with third party services that make it not a trivial swap. In the meantime, if you know how to tweak your hosts file use: 45.33.107.166

If you did this, don't forget to remove it again:

⚠️ If you do edit your hosts file, please remember to remove all the lines after domain is restored.

Although we typically hold an IP for a while, it can change if we update our back-end infrastructure.

Source: https://xcancel.com/itchio

AlexanderESmith 19 points 2 years ago

Fuck funko

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caseofthematts 8 points 2 years ago

Fun fact: Funko's current CEO is the ex-president of Wizards of the Coast!

Why is this relevant? Well, under her leadership, WotC sent pinkerton agents to someone's home to threaten them because they got some Magic the Gathering cards early. She said things like Dungeons & Dragons players were under-monetised, pushing to make the Table Top game more like a microtransaction-filled video game, and helped with the OGL scandal.

The OGL, for anyone unfamiliar, was an Open Gaming License WotC had for years with D&D 3rd party creators. It allowed certain things to be created using D&D mechanics and lore by anyone that followed its guidelines and allowances. A couple years ago, WotC tried to change that so they would make more money off of people trying to create things for D&D - to profit off of indie creators passionate about the game. There was a huge backlash, and they eventually went back on this decision.

All this to say, you can see what kind of leader the current Funko CEO is, and what's happening with itch isn't surprising to me.

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sensiblepuffin 8 points 2 years ago

They're like the action figure version of Roblox.

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AlexanderESmith 1 point 2 years ago

Well, Roblox (who, yes, can get giga-fucked) exploits child labor and is just generally fucking creepy with kids.

Funko is just a shitty waste of money, and I've been sick of their fad bullshit for years now.

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sensiblepuffin 1 point 2 years ago

Funko partners with every Youtuber and semi-public figure under the sun to make figurines of them so they can then sell them to their (usually underage) audiences. That's the comparison I was making.

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AlexanderESmith 1 point 2 years ago

Ah. Yeah good point.

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gofsckyourself 3 points 2 years ago

I mean, the real culprit is the shitty service they used to help manage DMCA/Copyright claims for them. Granted, it was a dumbass move to use that service in the first place, but I doubt they knew it would wind up doing this kind of thing.

On a separate note, Funko toys are fucking dumb.

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hono4kami 17 points 2 years ago

Has Funko, BrandShield, and the registrar released any statements yet?

This is unprofessionalism on MANY many parts

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donuts 27 points 2 years ago

Depends to whom you mean..

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hono4kami 3 points 2 years ago

Funko: "Yo mama so fat"

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donuts 10 points 2 years ago

Actually, I searched some more and they did say things, so here's a new post: https://lemmy.world/post/22975147

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nutsack 2 points 2 years ago

i wish they would both be buried in lawsuits. companies that act like this are detrimental

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davidgro 3 points 2 years ago

That reminds me... Is the entire .io domain still planning to end or did that get resolved?

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merthyr1831 7 points 2 years ago

The top-level domains for the soviet union still exist, so io isn't gonna go, especially since it's so popular

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davidgro 5 points 2 years ago

From what I read, the policy of removing domains when the county stops existing was directly based on what happened with .su so that never happens again.

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echodot 3 points 2 years ago

I wish people would stop saying this. That was a political decision from decades ago back when the internet was far smaller. It has no bearing on today where the political situation here is completely different and not only that but the internet is far larger and the ICANN are far more powerful.

Back in the 1980s they didn't have the political clout to really be able to enforce anything. They just have to basically accept it as a fader complete, not so anymore

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donuts 4 points 2 years ago

Don't think it was ever "planned" to end, it's just unsure how Mauritius will handle the ccTLD, right?

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merthyr1831 6 points 2 years ago

Mauritius won't get the rights to .io, it's already held by a British corporation. Unless there's some kind of change since then.

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davidgro 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah, I didn't get a good wording there. I just mean is it still up in the air?

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donuts 5 points 2 years ago

It is, all I found was this from October: https://domainnamewire.com/...

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