SixPrizes halts publication and ends Underground subscription service
SixPrizes founder announced the site is pausing after eleven years, terminating its paid Underground membership with prorated refunds and stopping publication of new free articles and submissions. The author cited the suspension of in-person Pokémon TCG events since March 2020 and a continuous decline in subscription revenue.
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- contextreported
Mississauga Regionals was cancelled in mid-March 2020 and in-person Pokémon play was suspended indefinitely
“In mid March 2020, Mississauga Regionals became the first major event to be canceled due to COVID”source
- contextreported
Four SixPrizes writers left to join ChannelFireball, which entered content creation in October 2020
“ChannelFireball entered the content creation sphere in October. Four of our writers were presented with the opportunity to join CFB and all accepted, departing 6P amiably.”source
- publication_pauseconfirmed
No new free articles will be published and submissions are not accepted
“No new free articles will be published, either. I will not be accepting submissions.”source
- refund_updateconfirmed
Refunds fully processed as of November 16, 2020
“[Update, Nov. 16: Refunds have fully processed. It may take a few business days for them to appear on your credit/debit cards.]”source
- service_terminationconfirmed
Underground membership terminated with prorated refunds using November 9, 2020 as subscription end date
“Underground is being terminated. I will be issuing prorated refunds for all active members for unused time (using Monday November 9 as the end date for your subscriptions).”source
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