Has Y8 Closed Its Doors?
Posted on October 20, 2010 by Harry
The world’s largest free games directory y8.com seems to have closed its doors to players since late last week as after a thread on a popular gaming forum followed a news post on Monday which confirmed that Y8 will most likely close its doors after allegations that it has a direct relationship with pornographic related spam emails which members of y8 have been receiving.
The popular free flash games site (y8.com) which has been online since the early conception of the internet and is traced to have more than 16 million monthly users which obviously will start looking for a new gaming home if the popular site remains closed permanently.
We have tried researching the issue further but there is no official announcement besides the forum thread and the news post that followed from a respected gaming directory which announced that y8 will most likely remain closed after fears of lawsuits and cease of earnings from advertising after amid speculations of breaching its privacy policy in regards to site members.
About y8
Y8 (y8.com) has been a free to play gaming website offering more than 200,000 different flash games since 1996-1997. The site made a strong appearance after 2000 when it updated its website and populated its gaming portfolio by offering publishers and game developers the opportunity to post and offer their games on the website with built in advertisements presented before the launch of a game. The site is estimated to have a monthly turnover from advertisement exceeding $500,000* solely from ads catered by CPC networks including the popular Google Adsense. We shall keep alert on the topic for further news and moreover for alternative solutions of similar or equal quality websites that can cater the needs of recreational gamers.
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