Gamersgate.com Website Down, Please Confirm

[DedZedNub]

First, this discussion has nothing to do with the #Gamergate crapola, there are plenty of other threads about that.

Gamersgate.com is a digital distributor of games, like Impulse, Gog, and Steam. It has been unreachable for four days for me, and in several other rare posts (hard to find with all the #Gamergate irrelevant discussions), it seems others may have similar problems.

If you are having a problem reaching Gamersgate.com, please confirm.

If you are not located in the USA and can access the Gamersgate Website, either via Gamersgate.co.uk or whatever, please post your failure or success.

They are still pushing out emails and newsletters, but accessing any part of the site is not possible for the last 3-4 days.

PLEASE THIS IS NOT ABOUT #Gamergate, FIND ANOTHER THREAD IF YOU WISH TO POST ON THAT ISSUE.

I am concerned that the site is down for this long, as it means that there is some small chance that the library of Gamersgate games may be permanently unreachable. To gamers of any ilk, this is an important moment. So please do not waste the time of people reading this thread to post on #Gamergate issue.

Many of us suspect that a potential Denial of Service attack has occurred on Gamersgate.com because of this unrelated #Gamergate nonsense, which is because almost every inflammatory thread on the #Gamergate issue has been misspelled at Gamersgate. This is unfortunate for those who use the Gamersgate.com site.

Imagine if someone used STEAM and some bozos started some controversy over #STEAMS and Steam became unaccessible, how would you like it?

Ok, so lets please stick to the topic of Gamersgate.com. Thanks.

If you are able to reach them directly in Sweden via telephone and get an update, we'd also be much obliged, especially if you could get someone from Gamersgate to post here, thanks.

[HLCinSC]

I can access it from the US no problem, but expect this thread to be locked in short order as this is not a steam related discussion beyond the fact you can buy steam keys from there.

[Brujeira]

It's not a DDoS attack as it's working fine for most people - a Denial of Service attack would knock it offline for everyone. There might be a busted DNS entry on the Internet somewhere or some other random technical problem. They have a Twitter feed, so maybe send them a message to see if they have any info on what's happening.

[TeKraken]

It's working fine here in the UK (for me).

[Satoru]

No issues with the site from the USA

[DedZedNub]

SUMMARY:

Gamersgate is aware of problem per its Facebook page. It is being worked on and more are getting through. It is now only confined to some, probably via region. Looks like a potential DNS problem. It is not someone's imagination, they do not seem to be going defunct.

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(Original longer post if you care)

If you look at Gamersgate's Facebook page, you can see that it has been an issue for many of their gamers. For example, quite a few from Australia, some from Canada, some from the USA, seems that the West Coast of USA is ok, I think.

I'm leaning towards a DNS entry problem. Also in the thread on the Facebook page, a Gamersgate official says that they are aware of the problem (posted at least 7 hours ago), and that they are looking into it with their IPS, which if you check Wikipedia, suggests basically the domain name controller, or it could be that they misspelled ISP for Internet Service Provider.

At any rate, someone on Gog.com did a traceroute and said that it looks for Gamersgate.com and then gets absolutely nowhere from New York City, which suggests that the DNS entry (to my mind) is bad in at least the East Coast of the USA.

So the good news is that they are not defunct, are aware of the problem, and are working with others to fix the issue. They also post on the Facebook page that more and more of us are able to get through.

I appreciate the replies. Thanks for the help all. I'll update the thread when I am able to get through to the site. Hopefully, I'll be able to get to use, even though it has expired, my Autumn coupon with 20 percent off, the site has been down for me all the last 3-4 days. Either way, I'm glad they seem to still be alive and kicking.

[Imamar]

Dont scare us dude. Its working normally in Finland.

[DedZedNub]

I don't think it will be locked, the thread, because it is as you say Steam-related. Not only can you get Steam keys to games provided by Steam there, but in addition it is a digital game provider, like Steam, therefore it relates to Steam if only in the parallel concern that might happen if such a digital provider of games goes down and the legal and other ramifications of such. It also clarifies that the # Gamergate controversy has nothing to do with Gamersgate.com, which may help gamers everywhere from having their favorite gaming portals hit with DoS attacks and so forth.

I can only see that as a positive for Steam and gaming in general. But the thread has served its purpose, which is to inform gamers on Steam and elsewhere, of the situations with such sites and their sales/access.

[DedZedNub]

I'm going to play some games now. It is still down for many in the USA and other locations. Check the other links. However, it seems that it will eventually be ironed out, which is good.

Fear is a reaction, I merely asked questions, considered options, and then informed when I had more viable information. Praise be to Finland and dudes in general.

Thanks for the replies.

[HLCinSC]

DedZedNub eredeti hozzászólása:

I don't think it will be locked, the thread, because it is as you say Steam-related. Not only can you get Steam keys to games provided by Steam there, but in addition it is a digital game provider, like Steam, therefore it relates to Steam if only in the parallel concern that might happen if such a digital provider of games goes down and the legal and other ramifications of such. It also clarifies that the # Gamergate controversy has nothing to do with Gamersgate.com, which may help gamers everywhere from having their favorite gaming portals hit with DoS attacks and so forth.

I can only see that as a positive for Steam and gaming in general. But the thread has served its purpose, which is to inform gamers on Steam and elsewhere, of the situations with such sites and their sales/access.

I just assumed that as people having problems with third party sites (like CSGO Lounge. Humble Bundle, etc...) are often told to ask somewhere else. Also, I could see it being in conflict as Steam makes money when you buy games from them not from other retailers that sell Steam activatable keys.

EDIT: It got moved rather than locked so I guess that's a good sign.

[Τhe Rolling Cheese Wheel]

Hmm the website doesn't load for me, but loads perfectly fine with a russian vpn. Now testing on whether this is a DNS problem or just my isp. My best guess is DNS since Americans in this thread claim to have loaded the website fine.

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

I'm having trouble connecting, and I'm in the eastern part of the USA, so I'm probably also affected. Good thing that they're not actually down, though.

Also, most coincidentially unfortunate choice of website name in gaming history, probably.

[Τhe Rolling Cheese Wheel]

Quint S. Akemi eredeti hozzászólása:

I'm having trouble connecting, and I'm in the eastern part of the USA, so I'm probably also affected. Good thing that they're not actually down, though.

Also, most coincidentially unfortunate choice of website name in gaming history, probably.

What a coincidence, I'm on the east of the USA as well . I use Cox Isp, do you also happen to be using Cox Isp?

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

No. I am using a specific local ISP that is not available elsewhere, as far as I know. Unless this ISP contracts internet service out to some other ISP...

[Satoru]

What is your DNS settings

Does changing to Open DNS or Google DNS help

[DedZedNub]

I have Cox as ISP.

Satoru, how would I change DNS settings, that I do not know offhand in Windows 7. I do recall something in the past about being able to force a DNS update somehow. But, I have not kept up to date on such things for well over a decade, and my knowledge was at best cursory at the time.