2014-05-09, 21:03
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What is GameSpy?
GameSpy was a provider of online multiplayer and matchmaking middleware for video games. The company originated from a Quake fan site founded by Mark Surfas in 1996; after the release of a multiplayer server browser for the game, QSpy, Surfas licensed the software under the GameSpy brand to other video game publishers through a newly-established company, GameSpy Industries, which also incorporated his Planet Network of video game news and information websites, and GameSpy.com.
To the main piece of news..
Hundreds of video games - including those made by EA, Ubisoft, Gearbox, Nintendo, Konami, Capcom, 5th Cell, Koei, Firaxis, and more - may be taken offline as Glu's GameSpy multiplayer servers shut down on May 31. This is devastating for thousands of players as many old games, which used GameSpy as a multiplayer server provider, will or may be dying out.
Full list of affected games
Reddit's compilation of affected games
If you find a game which you've played in the past, feel free to have a good time with it until the servers shut down. Relive your memories and let the great company rest in peace.
Full list of affected games
Reddit's compilation of affected games
If you find a game which you've played in the past, feel free to have a good time with it until the servers shut down. Relive your memories and let the great company rest in peace.
