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	==Consumer response==		==Consumer response==
	There was outrage from consumers over the discontinuation of [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] services.{{Citation needed\|reason=Read comment}}<!-- However, the threads covering this incident have been long-since lost, we need people to recover this important info. --> Some communities responded by reverse-engineering the servers into new tools such as OpenSpy. One of the initial attempts to restore [[GameSpy]] functionality faced a shutdown notice from Electronic Arts regarding the restoration of multiplayer in older Battlefield games.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Moore \|first=Bo \|date=2014-06-23 \|title=Gamers Unite to Bring Back Titles Stranded by GameSpy Shutdown \|url=https://www.wired.com/2014/06/gamespy-server-shutdown/ \|url-status= \|access-date=2026-01-09 \|website=Wired}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Orland \|first=kyle \|date=2017-10-27 \|title=EA shuts down fan-run servers for older Battlefield games \|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/10/ea-shuts-down-fan-run-servers-for-older-battlefield-games/ \|url-status= \|access-date=2026-01-09 \|website=Ars Technica}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Chalk \|first=Andy \|date=2017-10-02 \|title=Star Wars: Battlefront 2 multiplayer restored, now with Steam/GOG crossplay \|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/star-wars-battlefront-2-multiplayer-restored-now-with-steamgog-crossplay/ \|url-status= \|access-date=2026-01-09 \|website=PCGamer}}</ref>		There was outrage from consumers over the discontinuation of [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] services.{{Citation needed\|reason=Read comment}}<!-- However, the threads covering this incident have been long-since lost, we need people to recover this important info. --> Some communities responded by reverse-engineering the servers into new tools such as OpenSpy. One of the initial attempts to restore [[GameSpy]] functionality faced a shutdown notice from Electronic Arts regarding the restoration of multiplayer in older Battlefield games.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Moore \|first=Bo \|date=2014-06-23 \|title=Gamers Unite to Bring Back Titles Stranded by GameSpy Shutdown \|url=https://www.wired.com/2014/06/gamespy-server-shutdown/ \|url-status= \|access-date=2026-01-09 \|website=Wired \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260101123839/https://www.wired.com/2014/06/gamespy-server-shutdown/ \|archive-date=1 Jan 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Orland \|first=kyle \|date=2017-10-27 \|title=EA shuts down fan-run servers for older Battlefield games \|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/10/ea-shuts-down-fan-run-servers-for-older-battlefield-games/ \|url-status= \|access-date=2026-01-09 \|website=Ars Technica \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260109054601/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/10/ea-shuts-down-fan-run-servers-for-older-battlefield-games/ \|archive-date=9 Jan 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Chalk \|first=Andy \|date=2017-10-02 \|title=Star Wars: Battlefront 2 multiplayer restored, now with Steam/GOG crossplay \|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/star-wars-battlefront-2-multiplayer-restored-now-with-steamgog-crossplay/ \|url-status= \|access-date=2026-01-09 \|website=PCGamer \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250903204138/https://www.pcgamer.com/star-wars-battlefront-2-multiplayer-restored-now-with-steamgog-crossplay/ \|archive-date=3 Sep 2025}}</ref>
	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:GameSpy]]		[[Category:GameSpy]]

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	On 31 May 2014, all multiplayer services hosted by [[GameSpy]] were shut down by Glu Mobile.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|first=Mike \|last=Futter \|title=Glu Shutting Down Gamespy Service, Affecting A Reported 800 Developers And Publishers \|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/04/03/glu-shutting-down-gamespy-service-affecting-a-reported-800-developers-and-publishers.aspx \|website=Game Informer \|date=3 Apr 2014 \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407072627/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/04/03/glu-shutting-down-gamespy-service-affecting-a-reported-800-developers-and-publishers.aspx \|archive-date=7 Apr 2014}}</ref> A documented library of over 800 video games on platforms such as PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, and far more were affected by this massive shutdown.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Stevoisiak \|title=List of games affected by GameSpy shutdown \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/22fz75/list_of_games_affected_by_gamespy_shutdown/ \|website=[[Reddit]] \|date=7 Apr 2014 \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410153634/https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/22fz75/list_of_games_affected_by_gamespy_shutdown/ \|archive-date=10 Apr 2014}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|title=GameSpy \|url=https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/GameSpy \|website=PCGamingWiki \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421173510/https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/GameSpy \|archive-date=21 Apr 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=2010 <nowiki>\|</nowiki> GameSpy Technology \|url=https://www.poweredbygamespy.com/projects/2010-titles/ \|website=[[GameSpy]] \|date=2014 \|access-date=29 Jun 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629233447/http://www.poweredbygamespy.com/projects/2010-titles/ \|archive-date=29 Jun 2014}}</ref> Some games, such as the ''Arma'' series,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|first=Chris \|last=Burns \|title=GAMESPY SHUTS DOWN MAY 31: WILL YOUR GAME BE AFFECTED? \|url=https://www.slashgear.com/gamespy-shuts-down-may-31-will-your-game-be-affected-04323788/ \|website=Slashgear \|date=4 Apr 2014 \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140406135603/https://www.slashgear.com/gamespy-shuts-down-may-31-will-your-game-be-affected-04323788/ \|archive-date=6 Apr 2014}}</ref> were retooled to function without needing to rely upon GameSpy services by the developer. Most of the games require third-party tools to regain functionality,<ref name=":1" /> such as ''Battlefield 2142'', which relies upon OpenSpy and the ''BF2142 Reclamation'' community.<!-- Reminder to harass the community to turn their story posted in their discord into an article! - Only if it's not original research (documented to be a recurring and systematic issue) --> A subset of affected games had their Digital Rights Management affected by this shutdown as well.{{Citation needed\|reason=Read comment}}<!-- This was hearsay I remember discussing in the BF2142 discord, where people mentioned that some DRM was reliant on GameSpy servers to function. I think it is related to GameSpy Comrade, but I need more documentation. - JamesTDG -->		On 31 May 2014, all multiplayer services hosted by [[GameSpy]] were shut down by Glu Mobile.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|first=Mike \|last=Futter \|title=Glu Shutting Down Gamespy Service, Affecting A Reported 800 Developers And Publishers \|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/04/03/glu-shutting-down-gamespy-service-affecting-a-reported-800-developers-and-publishers.aspx \|website=Game Informer \|date=3 Apr 2014 \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407072627/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/04/03/glu-shutting-down-gamespy-service-affecting-a-reported-800-developers-and-publishers.aspx \|archive-date=7 Apr 2014}}</ref> A documented library of over 800 video games on platforms such as PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, and far more were affected by this massive shutdown.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Stevoisiak \|title=List of games affected by GameSpy shutdown \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/22fz75/list_of_games_affected_by_gamespy_shutdown/ \|website=[[Reddit]] \|date=7 Apr 2014 \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410153634/https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/22fz75/list_of_games_affected_by_gamespy_shutdown/ \|archive-date=10 Apr 2014}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|title=GameSpy \|url=https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/GameSpy \|website=PCGamingWiki \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421173510/https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/GameSpy \|archive-date=21 Apr 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=2010 <nowiki>\|</nowiki> GameSpy Technology \|url=https://www.poweredbygamespy.com/projects/2010-titles/ \|website=[[GameSpy]] \|date=2014 \|access-date=29 Jun 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629233447/http://www.poweredbygamespy.com/projects/2010-titles/ \|archive-date=29 Jun 2014}}</ref> Some games, such as the ''Arma'' series,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|first=Chris \|last=Burns \|title=GAMESPY SHUTS DOWN MAY 31: WILL YOUR GAME BE AFFECTED? \|url=https://www.slashgear.com/gamespy-shuts-down-may-31-will-your-game-be-affected-04323788/ \|website=Slashgear \|date=4 Apr 2014 \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140406135603/https://www.slashgear.com/gamespy-shuts-down-may-31-will-your-game-be-affected-04323788/ \|archive-date=6 Apr 2014}}</ref> were retooled to function without needing to rely upon GameSpy services by the developer. Most of the games require third-party tools to regain functionality,<ref name=":1" /> such as ''Battlefield 2142'', which relies upon OpenSpy and the ''BF2142 Reclamation'' community.<!-- Reminder to harass the community to turn their story posted in their discord into an article! - Only if it's not original research (documented to be a recurring and systematic issue) --> A subset of affected games had their Digital Rights Management affected by this shutdown as well.{{Citation needed\|reason=Read comment}}<!-- This was hearsay I remember discussing in the BF2142 discord, where people mentioned that some DRM was reliant on GameSpy servers to function. I think it is related to GameSpy Comrade, but I need more documentation. - JamesTDG -->

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	==Consumer response==		==Consumer response==
	There was outrage from consumers over the discontinuation of [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] services.{{Citation needed\|reason=Read comment}}<!-- However, the threads covering this incident have been long-since lost, we need people to recover this important info. --> Some communities responded by reverse-engineering the servers into new tools such as OpenSpy. One of the initial attempts to restore [[GameSpy]] functionality faced a shutdown notice from Electronic Arts regarding the restoration of multiplayer in older Battlefield games.<ref ~~name="wired-stranded"~~>{{~~cite news~~ \|last=Moore \|first=Bo \|date=~~June~~ 23~~, 2014~~ \|title=Gamers Unite to Bring Back Titles Stranded by GameSpy Shutdown \|url=https://www.wired.com/2014/06/gamespy-server-shutdown/ \|access-date=~~October 2, 2014~~ \|~~work~~=[[Wired~~.com]] \|publisher=[[Condé Nast]]~~}}<cite id="CITEREFMoore2014" class="citation news cs1" data-ve-ignore="">Moore, Bo (June 23, 2014). [https://www.wired.com/2014/06/gamespy-server-shutdown/ "Gamers Unite to Bring Back Titles Stranded by GameSpy Shutdown"]. ''[[Wired.com]]''. [[Condé Nast]]<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 2,</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Wired.com&rft.atitle=Gamers+Unite+to+Bring+Back+Titles+Stranded+by+GameSpy+Shutdown&rft.date=2014-06-23&rft.aulast=Moore&rft.aufirst=Bo&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wired.com%2F2014%2F06%2Fgamespy-server-shutdown%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGameSpy" class="Z3988" data-ve-ignore=""></span></ref><ref>{{Cite ~~news~~ \|last=Orland \|first=~~Kyle~~ \|date=~~October~~ 27~~, 2017~~ \|title=EA shuts down fan-run servers for older Battlefield games \|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/10/ea-shuts-down-fan-run-servers-for-older-battlefield-games/ \|access-date=~~October 29, 2017~~ \|~~work~~=[[Ars Technica~~]] \|publisher=[[Condé Nast]]~~}}<cite id="CITEREFOrland2017" class="citation news cs1" data-ve-ignore="">Orland, Kyle (October 27, 2017). [https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/10/ea-shuts-down-fan-run-servers-for-older-battlefield-games/ "EA shuts down fan-run servers for older Battlefield games"]. ''[[Ars Technica]]''. [[Condé Nast]]<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 29,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Ars+Technica&rft.atitle=EA+shuts+down+fan-run+servers+for+older+Battlefield+games&rft.date=2017-10-27&rft.aulast=Orland&rft.aufirst=Kyle&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farstechnica.com%2Fgaming%2F2017%2F10%2Fea-shuts-down-fan-run-servers-for-older-battlefield-games%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGameSpy" class="Z3988" data-ve-ignore=""></span></ref><ref>{{Cite ~~news~~ \|last=Chalk \|first=Andy \|date=~~October 2,~~ 2017 \|title=Star Wars: Battlefront 2 multiplayer restored, now with Steam/GOG crossplay \|url=~~http~~://www.pcgamer.com/star-wars-battlefront-2-multiplayer-restored-now-with-steamgog-crossplay/ \|~~access~~-~~date=October 29, 2017 \|magazine~~=~~[[pcgamer.com]]~~ \|publisher=[[Future US, Inc.]]}}<cite id="CITEREFChalk2017" class="citation news cs1" data-ve-ignore="">Chalk, Andy (October 2, 2017). [http://www.pcgamer.com/star-wars-battlefront-2-multiplayer-restored-now-with-steamgog-crossplay/ "Star Wars: Battlefront 2 multiplayer restored, now with Steam/GOG crossplay"]. ''[[pcgamer.com]]''. [[Future US, Inc.]]<span class="reference-accessdate"> Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 29,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=pcgamer.com&rft.atitle=Star+Wars%3A+Battlefront+2+multiplayer+restored%2C+now+with+Steam%2FGOG+crossplay&rft.date=~~2017~~-10-~~02&rft.aulast~~=Chalk&rft.aufirst=Andy&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcgamer.com%2Fstar-wars-battlefront-2-multiplayer-restored-now-with-steamgog-crossplay%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGameSpy" class="Z3988" data-ve-ignore=""></span></ref> ~~<!-- These were direct copy/pastes that NEED proper cleanup! ALL links retrieved on 1/9/25 -->~~		There was outrage from consumers over the discontinuation of [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] services.{{Citation needed\|reason=Read comment}}<!-- However, the threads covering this incident have been long-since lost, we need people to recover this important info. --> Some communities responded by reverse-engineering the servers into new tools such as OpenSpy. One of the initial attempts to restore [[GameSpy]] functionality faced a shutdown notice from Electronic Arts regarding the restoration of multiplayer in older Battlefield games.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Moore \|first=Bo \|date=2014-06-23 \|title=Gamers Unite to Bring Back Titles Stranded by GameSpy Shutdown \|url=https://www.wired.com/2014/06/gamespy-server-shutdown/ \|url-status= \|access-date=2026-01-09 \|website=Wired}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Orland \|first=kyle \|date=2017-10-27 \|title=EA shuts down fan-run servers for older Battlefield games \|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/10/ea-shuts-down-fan-run-servers-for-older-battlefield-games/ \|url-status= \|access-date=2026-01-09 \|website=Ars Technica}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Chalk \|first=Andy \|date=2017-10-02 \|title=Star Wars: Battlefront 2 multiplayer restored, now with Steam/GOG crossplay \|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/star-wars-battlefront-2-multiplayer-restored-now-with-steamgog-crossplay/ \|url-status= \|access-date=2026-01-09 \|website=PCGamer}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

	[[Category:GameSpy]]		[[Category:GameSpy]]

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	==Background==		==Background==
	In 2012, the mobile game developer Glu Mobile purchased GameSpy's multiplayer service department GameSpy Industries.		In 2012, the mobile game developer [[Glu Mobile]] purchased [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] multiplayer service department [[GameSpy]] Industries. 2 years after this acquisition, all multiplayer services hosted by [[GameSpy]] were discontinued.

	==The shutdown==		==The shutdown==
	Shortly after Glu Mobile purchased GameSpy Industries from IGN in August 2012,<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Seth \|last=Potter \|title=Glu Acquires GameSpy Technology to Expand Connected, Cross-platform Mobile Leadership \|url=http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=207033&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1721900&highlight= \|website=[[Glu Mobile]] \|date=2 Aug 2012 \|access-date=18 Jan 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140721180216/http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=207033&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1721900&highlight= \|archive-date=21 Jul 2014		Shortly after [[Glu Mobile]] purchased [[GameSpy]] Industries from [[IGN]] in August 2012,<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Seth \|last=Potter \|title=Glu Acquires GameSpy Technology to Expand Connected, Cross-platform Mobile Leadership \|url=http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=207033&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1721900&highlight= \|website=[[Glu Mobile]] \|date=2 Aug 2012 \|access-date=18 Jan 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140721180216/http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=207033&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1721900&highlight= \|archive-date=21 Jul 2014
	}}</ref> the company concluded services for many older games reliant on GameSpy services, such as ''Fairytale Fights'', ''Star Wars: Battlefront'', ''Sniper Elite'', ''Microsoft Flight Simulator X'', ''Saints Row 2'', and ''Neverwinter Nights''. This was done without prior notice to the developers of these games or the users who paid for them.<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Kevin \|last=Parrish \|title=Glu Shutting Down Multiplayer for GameSpy-based PC Titles \|url=https://www.tomshardware.com/news/Glu-Mobile-GameSpy-Multiplayer-PC-Gaming-Rebellion,19684.html \|website=Tom's Hardware \|date=11 Dec 2012 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214062736/https://www.tomshardware.com/news/Glu-Mobile-GameSpy-Multiplayer-PC-Gaming-Rebellion,19684.html \|archive-date=14 Dec 2012}}</ref>		}}</ref> the company concluded services for many older games reliant on [[GameSpy]] services, such as ''Fairytale Fights'', ''Star Wars: Battlefront'', ''Sniper Elite'', ''Microsoft Flight Simulator X'', ''Saints Row 2'', and ''Neverwinter Nights''. This was done without prior notice to the developers of these games or the users who paid for them.<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Kevin \|last=Parrish \|title=Glu Shutting Down Multiplayer for GameSpy-based PC Titles \|url=https://www.tomshardware.com/news/Glu-Mobile-GameSpy-Multiplayer-PC-Gaming-Rebellion,19684.html \|website=Tom's Hardware \|date=11 Dec 2012 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214062736/https://www.tomshardware.com/news/Glu-Mobile-GameSpy-Multiplayer-PC-Gaming-Rebellion,19684.html \|archive-date=14 Dec 2012}}</ref>

	In April 2014, Glu Mobile announced that on May 31st of the same year, the remainder of all GameSpy services would be shut down.<ref name=":0" /> All games on the Wii and Nintendo DS that relied upon the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection platform lost all multiplayer functionality, as Nintendo tied the functionality of this platform on services offered by GameSpy.<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Katie \|last=Williams \|title=Nintendo Terminating Wi-fi Service For DS and Wii \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/27/nintendo-terminating-wi-fi-service-for-ds-and-wii \|website=IGN \|date=26 Feb 2014 \|access-date=14 Jul 2014 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302022652/https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/27/nintendo-terminating-wi-fi-service-for-ds-and-wii \|archive-date=2 Mar 2014}}</ref>		In April 2014, Glu Mobile announced that on May 31st of the same year, the remainder of all GameSpy services would be shut down.<ref name=":0" /> All games on the Wii and [[Nintendo]] DS that relied upon the [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]] platform lost all multiplayer functionality, as [[Nintendo]] tied the functionality of this platform on services offered by [[GameSpy]].<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Katie \|last=Williams \|title=Nintendo Terminating Wi-fi Service For DS and Wii \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/27/nintendo-terminating-wi-fi-service-for-ds-and-wii \|website=IGN \|date=26 Feb 2014 \|access-date=14 Jul 2014 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302022652/https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/27/nintendo-terminating-wi-fi-service-for-ds-and-wii \|archive-date=2 Mar 2014}}</ref>

	==Consumer response==		==Consumer response==
	There was outrage from consumers over the discontinuation of GameSpy's services.{{Citation needed\|reason=Read comment}}<!-- However, the threads covering this incident have been long-since lost, we need people to recover this important info. --> Some communities responded by reverse-engineering the servers into new tools such as OpenSpy. One of the initial attempts to restore GameSpy functionality faced a shutdown notice from Electronic Arts regarding the restoration of multiplayer in older Battlefield games{{~~Citation needed~~}}. <!-- ~~From Wikipedia~~:		There was outrage from consumers over the discontinuation of [[GameSpy\|GameSpy's]] services.{{Citation needed\|reason=Read comment}}<!-- However, the threads covering this incident have been long-since lost, we need people to recover this important info. --> Some communities responded by reverse-engineering the servers into new tools such as OpenSpy. One of the initial attempts to restore [[GameSpy]] functionality faced a shutdown notice from Electronic Arts regarding the restoration of multiplayer in older Battlefield games.<ref name="wired-stranded">{{cite news \|last=Moore \|first=Bo \|date=June 23, 2014 \|title=Gamers Unite to Bring Back Titles Stranded by GameSpy Shutdown \|url=https://www.wired.com/2014/06/gamespy-server-shutdown/ \|access-date=October 2, 2014 \|work=[[Wired.com]] \|publisher=[[Condé Nast]]}}<cite id="CITEREFMoore2014" class="citation news cs1" data-ve-ignore="">Moore, Bo (June 23, 2014). [https://www.wired.com/2014/06/gamespy-server-shutdown/ "Gamers Unite to Bring Back Titles Stranded by GameSpy Shutdown"]. ''[[Wired.com]]''. [[Condé Nast]]<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 2,</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Wired.com&rft.atitle=Gamers+Unite+to+Bring+Back+Titles+Stranded+by+GameSpy+Shutdown&rft.date=2014-06-23&rft.aulast=Moore&rft.aufirst=Bo&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wired.com%2F2014%2F06%2Fgamespy-server-shutdown%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGameSpy" class="Z3988" data-ve-ignore=""></span></ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Orland \|first=Kyle \|date=October 27, 2017 \|title=EA shuts down fan-run servers for older Battlefield games \|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/10/ea-shuts-down-fan-run-servers-for-older-battlefield-games/ \|access-date=October 29, 2017 \|work=[[Ars Technica]] \|publisher=[[Condé Nast]]}}<cite id="CITEREFOrland2017" class="citation news cs1" data-ve-ignore="">Orland, Kyle (October 27, 2017). [https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/10/ea-shuts-down-fan-run-servers-for-older-battlefield-games/ "EA shuts down fan-run servers for older Battlefield games"]. ''[[Ars Technica]]''. [[Condé Nast]]<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 29,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Ars+Technica&rft.atitle=EA+shuts+down+fan-run+servers+for+older+Battlefield+games&rft.date=2017-10-27&rft.aulast=Orland&rft.aufirst=Kyle&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farstechnica.com%2Fgaming%2F2017%2F10%2Fea-shuts-down-fan-run-servers-for-older-battlefield-games%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGameSpy" class="Z3988" data-ve-ignore=""></span></ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Chalk \|first=Andy \|date=October 2, 2017 \|title=Star Wars: Battlefront 2 multiplayer restored, now with Steam/GOG crossplay \|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/star-wars-battlefront-2-multiplayer-restored-now-with-steamgog-crossplay/ \|access-date=October 29, 2017 \|magazine=[[pcgamer.com]] \|publisher=[[Future US, Inc.]]}}<cite id="CITEREFChalk2017" class="citation news cs1" data-ve-ignore="">Chalk, Andy (October 2, 2017). [http://www.pcgamer.com/star-wars-battlefront-2-multiplayer-restored-now-with-steamgog-crossplay/ "Star Wars: Battlefront 2 multiplayer restored, now with Steam/GOG crossplay"]. ''[[pcgamer.com]]''. [[Future US, Inc.]]<span class="reference-accessdate"> Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 29,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=pcgamer.com&rft.atitle=Star+Wars%3A+Battlefront+2+multiplayer+restored%2C+now+with+Steam%2FGOG+crossplay&rft.date=2017-10-02&rft.aulast=Chalk&rft.aufirst=Andy&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcgamer.com%2Fstar-wars-battlefront-2-multiplayer-restored-now-with-steamgog-crossplay%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGameSpy" class="Z3988" data-ve-ignore=""></span></ref> <!-- These were direct copy/pastes that NEED proper cleanup! ALL links retrieved on 1/9/25 -->
	~~By contrast~~, in 2017, ~~Electronic Arts demanded the takedown of modified versions of~~ Battlefield ~~2 and~~ Battlefield ~~2142 on alternate~~ servers, ~~distributed by a group known as~~ "~~Revive Network~~", ~~as infringement of their copyrights~~. ~~https~~://en.wikipedia.org/~~wiki~~/~~GameSpy~~ -->

	==References==		==References==

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	Shortly after Glu Mobile purchased GameSpy Industries from IGN in August 2012,<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Seth \|last=Potter \|title=Glu Acquires GameSpy Technology to Expand Connected, Cross-platform Mobile Leadership \|url=http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=207033&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1721900&highlight= \|website=[[Glu Mobile]] \|date=2 Aug 2012 \|access-date=18 Jan 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140721180216/http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=207033&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1721900&highlight= \|archive-date=21 Jul 2014		Shortly after Glu Mobile purchased GameSpy Industries from IGN in August 2012,<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Seth \|last=Potter \|title=Glu Acquires GameSpy Technology to Expand Connected, Cross-platform Mobile Leadership \|url=http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=207033&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1721900&highlight= \|website=[[Glu Mobile]] \|date=2 Aug 2012 \|access-date=18 Jan 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140721180216/http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=207033&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1721900&highlight= \|archive-date=21 Jul 2014
	}}</ref> the company concluded services for many older games reliant on GameSpy services, such as ''Fairytale Fights'', ''Star Wars: Battlefront'', ''Sniper Elite'', ''Microsoft Flight Simulator X'', ''Saints Row 2'', and ''Neverwinter Nights''. This was done without prior notice to the developers of these games or the users who paid for ~~these games~~.<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Kevin \|last=Parrish \|title=Glu Shutting Down Multiplayer for GameSpy-based PC Titles \|url=https://www.tomshardware.com/news/Glu-Mobile-GameSpy-Multiplayer-PC-Gaming-Rebellion,19684.html \|website=Tom's Hardware \|date=11 Dec 2012 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214062736/https://www.tomshardware.com/news/Glu-Mobile-GameSpy-Multiplayer-PC-Gaming-Rebellion,19684.html \|archive-date=14 Dec 2012}}</ref>		}}</ref> the company concluded services for many older games reliant on GameSpy services, such as ''Fairytale Fights'', ''Star Wars: Battlefront'', ''Sniper Elite'', ''Microsoft Flight Simulator X'', ''Saints Row 2'', and ''Neverwinter Nights''. This was done without prior notice to the developers of these games or the users who paid for them.<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Kevin \|last=Parrish \|title=Glu Shutting Down Multiplayer for GameSpy-based PC Titles \|url=https://www.tomshardware.com/news/Glu-Mobile-GameSpy-Multiplayer-PC-Gaming-Rebellion,19684.html \|website=Tom's Hardware \|date=11 Dec 2012 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214062736/https://www.tomshardware.com/news/Glu-Mobile-GameSpy-Multiplayer-PC-Gaming-Rebellion,19684.html \|archive-date=14 Dec 2012}}</ref>

	In April 2014, Glu Mobile announced that on May 31st of the same year, the remainder of all GameSpy services would be shut down.<ref name=":0" /> All games on the Wii and Nintendo DS that relied upon the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection platform lost all multiplayer functionality, as Nintendo tied the functionality of this platform on services offered by GameSpy.<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Katie \|last=Williams \|title=Nintendo Terminating Wi-fi Service For DS and Wii \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/27/nintendo-terminating-wi-fi-service-for-ds-and-wii \|website=IGN \|date=26 Feb 2014 \|access-date=14 Jul 2014 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302022652/https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/27/nintendo-terminating-wi-fi-service-for-ds-and-wii \|archive-date=2 Mar 2014}}</ref>		In April 2014, Glu Mobile announced that on May 31st of the same year, the remainder of all GameSpy services would be shut down.<ref name=":0" /> All games on the Wii and Nintendo DS that relied upon the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection platform lost all multiplayer functionality, as Nintendo tied the functionality of this platform on services offered by GameSpy.<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Katie \|last=Williams \|title=Nintendo Terminating Wi-fi Service For DS and Wii \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/27/nintendo-terminating-wi-fi-service-for-ds-and-wii \|website=IGN \|date=26 Feb 2014 \|access-date=14 Jul 2014 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302022652/https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/27/nintendo-terminating-wi-fi-service-for-ds-and-wii \|archive-date=2 Mar 2014}}</ref>

	==Consumer response==		==Consumer response==
	There was outrage from consumers over the discontinuation of GameSpy's services.{{Citation needed\|reason=Read comment}}<!-- However, the threads covering this incident have been long-since lost, we need people to recover this important info. --> Some communities responded by reverse-engineering the servers into new tools such as OpenSpy. One of the initial attempts to restore GameSpy functionality faced a shutdown notice from Electronic Arts regarding the restoration of multiplayer in older Battlefield games. <!-- From Wikipedia:		There was outrage from consumers over the discontinuation of GameSpy's services.{{Citation needed\|reason=Read comment}}<!-- However, the threads covering this incident have been long-since lost, we need people to recover this important info. --> Some communities responded by reverse-engineering the servers into new tools such as OpenSpy. One of the initial attempts to restore GameSpy functionality faced a shutdown notice from Electronic Arts regarding the restoration of multiplayer in older Battlefield games{{Citation needed}}. <!-- From Wikipedia:
	By contrast, in 2017, Electronic Arts demanded the takedown of modified versions of Battlefield 2 and Battlefield 2142 on alternate servers, distributed by a group known as "Revive Network", as infringement of their copyrights. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameSpy -->		By contrast, in 2017, Electronic Arts demanded the takedown of modified versions of Battlefield 2 and Battlefield 2142 on alternate servers, distributed by a group known as "Revive Network", as infringement of their copyrights. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameSpy -->

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	On 31 May 2014, all multiplayer services hosted by [[GameSpy]] were shut down by Glu Mobile.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|first=Mike \|last=Futter \|title=Glu Shutting Down Gamespy Service, Affecting A Reported 800 Developers And Publishers \|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/04/03/glu-shutting-down-gamespy-service-affecting-a-reported-800-developers-and-publishers.aspx \|website=Game Informer \|date=3 Apr 2014 \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407072627/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/04/03/glu-shutting-down-gamespy-service-affecting-a-reported-800-developers-and-publishers.aspx \|archive-date=7 Apr 2014}}</ref> A documented library of over 800 video games on platforms such as PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, and far more were affected by this massive shutdown.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Stevoisiak \|title=List of games affected by GameSpy shutdown \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/22fz75/list_of_games_affected_by_gamespy_shutdown/ \|website=[[Reddit]] \|date=7 Apr 2014 \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410153634/https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/22fz75/list_of_games_affected_by_gamespy_shutdown/ \|archive-date=10 Apr 2014}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|title=GameSpy \|url=https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/GameSpy \|website=PCGamingWiki \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421173510/https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/GameSpy \|archive-date=21 Apr 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=2010 <nowiki>\|</nowiki> GameSpy Technology \|url=https://www.poweredbygamespy.com/projects/2010-titles/ \|website=[[GameSpy]] \|date=2014 \|access-date=29 Jun 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629233447/http://www.poweredbygamespy.com/projects/2010-titles/ \|archive-date=29 Jun 2014}}</ref> Some games, such as the ''Arma'' series,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|first=Chris \|last=Burns \|title=GAMESPY SHUTS DOWN MAY 31: WILL YOUR GAME BE AFFECTED? \|url=https://www.slashgear.com/gamespy-shuts-down-may-31-will-your-game-be-affected-04323788/ \|website=Slashgear \|date=4 Apr 2014 \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140406135603/https://www.slashgear.com/gamespy-shuts-down-may-31-will-your-game-be-affected-04323788/ \|archive-date=6 Apr 2014}}</ref> were retooled to function without needing to rely upon GameSpy services by the developer. Most of the games require third-party tools to regain functionality,<ref name=":1" /> such as ''Battlefield 2142'', which relies upon OpenSpy and the ''BF2142 Reclamation'' community.<!-- Reminder to harass the community to turn their story posted in their discord into an article! - Only if it's not original research (documented to be a recurring and systematic issue) --> A subset of affected games had their Digital Rights Management affected by this shutdown as well.{{Citation needed\|reason=Read comment}}<!-- This was hearsay I remember discussing in the BF2142 discord, where people mentioned that some DRM was reliant on GameSpy servers to function. I think it is related to GameSpy Comrade, but I need more documentation. - JamesTDG -->		On 31 May 2014, all multiplayer services hosted by [[GameSpy]] were shut down by Glu Mobile.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|first=Mike \|last=Futter \|title=Glu Shutting Down Gamespy Service, Affecting A Reported 800 Developers And Publishers \|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/04/03/glu-shutting-down-gamespy-service-affecting-a-reported-800-developers-and-publishers.aspx \|website=Game Informer \|date=3 Apr 2014 \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407072627/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/04/03/glu-shutting-down-gamespy-service-affecting-a-reported-800-developers-and-publishers.aspx \|archive-date=7 Apr 2014}}</ref> A documented library of over 800 video games on platforms such as PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, and far more were affected by this massive shutdown.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Stevoisiak \|title=List of games affected by GameSpy shutdown \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/22fz75/list_of_games_affected_by_gamespy_shutdown/ \|website=[[Reddit]] \|date=7 Apr 2014 \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410153634/https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/22fz75/list_of_games_affected_by_gamespy_shutdown/ \|archive-date=10 Apr 2014}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|title=GameSpy \|url=https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/GameSpy \|website=PCGamingWiki \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421173510/https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/GameSpy \|archive-date=21 Apr 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=2010 <nowiki>\|</nowiki> GameSpy Technology \|url=https://www.poweredbygamespy.com/projects/2010-titles/ \|website=[[GameSpy]] \|date=2014 \|access-date=29 Jun 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629233447/http://www.poweredbygamespy.com/projects/2010-titles/ \|archive-date=29 Jun 2014}}</ref> Some games, such as the ''Arma'' series,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|first=Chris \|last=Burns \|title=GAMESPY SHUTS DOWN MAY 31: WILL YOUR GAME BE AFFECTED? \|url=https://www.slashgear.com/gamespy-shuts-down-may-31-will-your-game-be-affected-04323788/ \|website=Slashgear \|date=4 Apr 2014 \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140406135603/https://www.slashgear.com/gamespy-shuts-down-may-31-will-your-game-be-affected-04323788/ \|archive-date=6 Apr 2014}}</ref> were retooled to function without needing to rely upon GameSpy services by the developer. Most of the games require third-party tools to regain functionality,<ref name=":1" /> such as ''Battlefield 2142'', which relies upon OpenSpy and the ''BF2142 Reclamation'' community.<!-- Reminder to harass the community to turn their story posted in their discord into an article! - Only if it's not original research (documented to be a recurring and systematic issue) --> A subset of affected games had their Digital Rights Management affected by this shutdown as well.{{Citation needed\|reason=Read comment}}<!-- This was hearsay I remember discussing in the BF2142 discord, where people mentioned that some DRM was reliant on GameSpy servers to function. I think it is related to GameSpy Comrade, but I need more documentation. - JamesTDG -->

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	On 31 May 2014, all multiplayer services hosted by ''[[GameSpy]]'' were shut down by [[Glu Mobile]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|first=Mike \|last=Futter \|title=Glu Shutting Down Gamespy Service, Affecting A Reported 800 Developers And Publishers \|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/04/03/glu-shutting-down-gamespy-service-affecting-a-reported-800-developers-and-publishers.aspx \|website=Game Informer \|date=3 Apr 2014 \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407072627/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/04/03/glu-shutting-down-gamespy-service-affecting-a-reported-800-developers-and-publishers.aspx \|archive-date=7 Apr 2014}}</ref> A documented library of over 800 video games on platforms such as PC, [[Xbox]] 360, [[PlayStation]] 3, [[Wii]], and far more were affected by this massive shutdown.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Stevoisiak \|title=List of games affected by GameSpy shutdown \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/22fz75/list_of_games_affected_by_gamespy_shutdown/ \|website=[[Reddit]] \|date=7 Apr 2014 \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410153634/https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/22fz75/list_of_games_affected_by_gamespy_shutdown/ \|archive-date=10 Apr 2014}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|title=GameSpy \|url=https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/GameSpy \|website=PCGamingWiki \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421173510/https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/GameSpy \|archive-date=21 Apr 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=2010 <nowiki>\|</nowiki> GameSpy Technology \|url=https://www.poweredbygamespy.com/projects/2010-titles/ \|website=[[GameSpy]] \|date=2014 \|access-date=29 Jun 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629233447/http://www.poweredbygamespy.com/projects/2010-titles/ \|archive-date=29 Jun 2014}}</ref> Some games, such as the Arma series,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|first=Chris \|last=Burns \|title=GAMESPY SHUTS DOWN MAY 31: WILL YOUR GAME BE AFFECTED? \|url=https://www.slashgear.com/gamespy-shuts-down-may-31-will-your-game-be-affected-04323788/ \|website=Slashgear \|date=4 Apr 2014 \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140406135603/https://www.slashgear.com/gamespy-shuts-down-may-31-will-your-game-be-affected-04323788/ \|archive-date=6 Apr 2014}}</ref> were retooled to function without needing to rely upon [[GameSpy]] services by the developer~~, however a majority~~ of ~~these~~ games require third-party tools to regain functionality,<ref name=":1" /> such as ''[[Battlefield ~~(series)\|Battlefield]]~~ 2142'', which relies upon ''OpenSpy'' and the ''BF2142 Reclamation'' community.<!-- Reminder to harass the community to turn their story posted in their discord into an article! --> A subset of affected games had their [[Digital ~~rights management\|DRM]]~~ affected by this shutdown as well.{{Citation needed\|reason=Read comment}}<!-- This was hearsay I remember discussing in the BF2142 discord, where people mentioned that some DRM was reliant on GameSpy servers to function. I think it is related to GameSpy Comrade, but I need more documentation. - JamesTDG -->		On 31 May 2014, all multiplayer services hosted by [[GameSpy]] were shut down by Glu Mobile.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|first=Mike \|last=Futter \|title=Glu Shutting Down Gamespy Service, Affecting A Reported 800 Developers And Publishers \|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/04/03/glu-shutting-down-gamespy-service-affecting-a-reported-800-developers-and-publishers.aspx \|website=Game Informer \|date=3 Apr 2014 \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407072627/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/04/03/glu-shutting-down-gamespy-service-affecting-a-reported-800-developers-and-publishers.aspx \|archive-date=7 Apr 2014}}</ref> A documented library of over 800 video games on platforms such as PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, and far more were affected by this massive shutdown.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Stevoisiak \|title=List of games affected by GameSpy shutdown \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/22fz75/list_of_games_affected_by_gamespy_shutdown/ \|website=[[Reddit]] \|date=7 Apr 2014 \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410153634/https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/22fz75/list_of_games_affected_by_gamespy_shutdown/ \|archive-date=10 Apr 2014}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|title=GameSpy \|url=https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/GameSpy \|website=PCGamingWiki \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421173510/https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/GameSpy \|archive-date=21 Apr 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=2010 <nowiki>\|</nowiki> GameSpy Technology \|url=https://www.poweredbygamespy.com/projects/2010-titles/ \|website=[[GameSpy]] \|date=2014 \|access-date=29 Jun 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629233447/http://www.poweredbygamespy.com/projects/2010-titles/ \|archive-date=29 Jun 2014}}</ref> Some games, such as the ''Arma'' series,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|first=Chris \|last=Burns \|title=GAMESPY SHUTS DOWN MAY 31: WILL YOUR GAME BE AFFECTED? \|url=https://www.slashgear.com/gamespy-shuts-down-may-31-will-your-game-be-affected-04323788/ \|website=Slashgear \|date=4 Apr 2014 \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140406135603/https://www.slashgear.com/gamespy-shuts-down-may-31-will-your-game-be-affected-04323788/ \|archive-date=6 Apr 2014}}</ref> were retooled to function without needing to rely upon GameSpy services by the developer. Most of the games require third-party tools to regain functionality,<ref name=":1" /> such as ''Battlefield 2142'', which relies upon OpenSpy and the ''BF2142 Reclamation'' community.<!-- Reminder to harass the community to turn their story posted in their discord into an article! - Only if it's not original research (documented to be a recurring and systematic issue) --> A subset of affected games had their Digital Rights Management affected by this shutdown as well.{{Citation needed\|reason=Read comment}}<!-- This was hearsay I remember discussing in the BF2142 discord, where people mentioned that some DRM was reliant on GameSpy servers to function. I think it is related to GameSpy Comrade, but I need more documentation. - JamesTDG -->

	==Background==		==Background==
	In 2012, the mobile game developer Glu Mobile purchased [[GameSpy~~]]<nowiki/>~~'s multiplayer service department GameSpy Industries.		In 2012, the mobile game developer Glu Mobile purchased GameSpy's multiplayer service department GameSpy Industries.

	==The shutdown==		==The shutdown==
	Shortly after Glu Mobile purchased GameSpy Industries from IGN in August 2012,<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Seth \|last=Potter \|title=Glu Acquires GameSpy Technology to Expand Connected, Cross-platform Mobile Leadership \|url=http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=207033&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1721900&highlight= \|website=[[Glu Mobile]] \|date=2 Aug 2012 \|access-date=18 Jan 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140721180216/http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=207033&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1721900&highlight= \|archive-date=21 Jul 2014		Shortly after Glu Mobile purchased GameSpy Industries from IGN in August 2012,<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Seth \|last=Potter \|title=Glu Acquires GameSpy Technology to Expand Connected, Cross-platform Mobile Leadership \|url=http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=207033&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1721900&highlight= \|website=[[Glu Mobile]] \|date=2 Aug 2012 \|access-date=18 Jan 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140721180216/http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=207033&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1721900&highlight= \|archive-date=21 Jul 2014
	}}</ref> the company concluded services for many older games reliant on GameSpy services, such as ''Fairytale Fights'', ''Star Wars: Battlefront'', ''Sniper Elite'', ''Microsoft Flight Simulator X'', ''Saints Row 2'', and ''Neverwinter Nights''. This was done without prior notice to ~~neither~~ the developers of these games ~~nor~~ the users who paid for these games.<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Kevin \|last=Parrish \|title=Glu Shutting Down Multiplayer for GameSpy-based PC Titles \|url=https://www.tomshardware.com/news/Glu-Mobile-GameSpy-Multiplayer-PC-Gaming-Rebellion,19684.html \|website=Tom's Hardware \|date=11 Dec 2012 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214062736/https://www.tomshardware.com/news/Glu-Mobile-GameSpy-Multiplayer-PC-Gaming-Rebellion,19684.html \|archive-date=14 Dec 2012}}</ref>		}}</ref> the company concluded services for many older games reliant on GameSpy services, such as ''Fairytale Fights'', ''Star Wars: Battlefront'', ''Sniper Elite'', ''Microsoft Flight Simulator X'', ''Saints Row 2'', and ''Neverwinter Nights''. This was done without prior notice to the developers of these games or the users who paid for these games.<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Kevin \|last=Parrish \|title=Glu Shutting Down Multiplayer for GameSpy-based PC Titles \|url=https://www.tomshardware.com/news/Glu-Mobile-GameSpy-Multiplayer-PC-Gaming-Rebellion,19684.html \|website=Tom's Hardware \|date=11 Dec 2012 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214062736/https://www.tomshardware.com/news/Glu-Mobile-GameSpy-Multiplayer-PC-Gaming-Rebellion,19684.html \|archive-date=14 Dec 2012}}</ref>

	In April 2014, [[Glu Mobile]] announced that on May 31st of the same year, the remainder of all GameSpy services would be shut down.<ref name=":0" /> All games on the [[Wii]] and [[Nintendo DS]] that relied upon the [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]] platform lost all multiplayer functionality, as [[Nintendo]] tied the functionality of this platform on services offered by [[GameSpy]].<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Katie \|last=Williams \|title=Nintendo Terminating Wi-fi Service For DS and Wii \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/27/nintendo-terminating-wi-fi-service-for-ds-and-wii \|website=IGN \|date=26 Feb 2014 \|access-date=14 Jul 2014 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302022652/https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/27/nintendo-terminating-wi-fi-service-for-ds-and-wii \|archive-date=2 Mar 2014}}</ref>		In April 2014, Glu Mobile announced that on May 31st of the same year, the remainder of all GameSpy services would be shut down.<ref name=":0" /> All games on the Wii and Nintendo DS that relied upon the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection platform lost all multiplayer functionality, as Nintendo tied the functionality of this platform on services offered by GameSpy.<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Katie \|last=Williams \|title=Nintendo Terminating Wi-fi Service For DS and Wii \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/27/nintendo-terminating-wi-fi-service-for-ds-and-wii \|website=IGN \|date=26 Feb 2014 \|access-date=14 Jul 2014 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302022652/https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/27/nintendo-terminating-wi-fi-service-for-ds-and-wii \|archive-date=2 Mar 2014}}</ref>

	==Consumer response==		==Consumer response==
	There was outrage from consumers over the discontinuation of GameSpy's services,{{Citation needed\|reason=Read comment}}<!-- However, the threads covering this incident have been long-since lost, we need people to recover this important info. --> ~~some~~ communities responded by ~~slowly working to~~ reverse-~~engineer~~ the servers into new tools such as OpenSpy. One of the initial attempts to restore GameSpy functionality faced a shutdown notice from [[Electronic Arts]] regarding the ~~[[EA shuts down fan servers for old Battlefield games\|~~restoration of multiplayer in older Battlefield games]]. <!-- From Wikipedia:		There was outrage from consumers over the discontinuation of GameSpy's services.{{Citation needed\|reason=Read comment}}<!-- However, the threads covering this incident have been long-since lost, we need people to recover this important info. --> Some communities responded by reverse-engineering the servers into new tools such as OpenSpy. One of the initial attempts to restore GameSpy functionality faced a shutdown notice from Electronic Arts regarding the restoration of multiplayer in older Battlefield games. <!-- From Wikipedia:
	By contrast, in 2017, Electronic Arts demanded the takedown of modified versions of Battlefield 2 and Battlefield 2142 on alternate servers, distributed by a group known as "Revive Network", as infringement of their copyrights. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameSpy -->		By contrast, in 2017, Electronic Arts demanded the takedown of modified versions of Battlefield 2 and Battlefield 2142 on alternate servers, distributed by a group known as "Revive Network", as infringement of their copyrights. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameSpy -->

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	On 31 May 2014, all multiplayer services hosted by ''[[GameSpy]]'' were shut down by [[Glu Mobile]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|first=Mike \|last=Futter \|title=Glu Shutting Down Gamespy Service, Affecting A Reported 800 Developers And Publishers \|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/04/03/glu-shutting-down-gamespy-service-affecting-a-reported-800-developers-and-publishers.aspx \|website=Game Informer \|date=3 Apr 2014 \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407072627/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/04/03/glu-shutting-down-gamespy-service-affecting-a-reported-800-developers-and-publishers.aspx \|archive-date=7 Apr 2014}}</ref> A documented library of over 800 video games on platforms such as PC, [[Xbox]] 360, [[PlayStation]] 3, [[Wii]], and far more were affected by this massive shutdown.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Stevoisiak \|title=List of games affected by GameSpy shutdown \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/22fz75/list_of_games_affected_by_gamespy_shutdown/ \|website=[[Reddit]] \|date=7 Apr 2014 \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410153634/https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/22fz75/list_of_games_affected_by_gamespy_shutdown/ \|archive-date=10 Apr 2014}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|title=GameSpy \|url=https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/GameSpy \|website=PCGamingWiki \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421173510/https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/GameSpy \|archive-date=21 Apr 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=2010 <nowiki>\|</nowiki> GameSpy Technology \|url=https://www.poweredbygamespy.com/projects/2010-titles/ \|website=[[GameSpy]] \|date=2014 \|access-date=29 Jun 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629233447/http://www.poweredbygamespy.com/projects/2010-titles/ \|archive-date=29 Jun 2014}}</ref> Some games, such as the Arma series,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|first=Chris \|last=Burns \|title=GAMESPY SHUTS DOWN MAY 31: WILL YOUR GAME BE AFFECTED? \|url=https://www.slashgear.com/gamespy-shuts-down-may-31-will-your-game-be-affected-04323788/ \|website=Slashgear \|date=4 Apr 2014 \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140406135603/https://www.slashgear.com/gamespy-shuts-down-may-31-will-your-game-be-affected-04323788/ \|archive-date=6 Apr 2014}}</ref> were retooled to function without needing to rely upon [[GameSpy]] services by the developer, however a majority of these games require third-party tools to regain functionality,<ref name=":1" /> such as ''[[Battlefield (series)\|Battlefield]] 2142'', which relies upon ''OpenSpy'' and the ''BF2142 Reclamation'' community.<!-- Reminder to harass the community to turn their story posted in their discord into an article! --> A subset of affected games had their [[Digital rights management\|DRM]] affected by this shutdown as well.{{Citation needed\|reason=Read comment}}<!-- This was hearsay I remember discussing in the BF2142 discord, where people mentioned that some DRM was reliant on GameSpy servers to function. I think it is related to GameSpy Comrade, but I need more documentation. - JamesTDG -->		On 31 May 2014, all multiplayer services hosted by ''[[GameSpy]]'' were shut down by [[Glu Mobile]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|first=Mike \|last=Futter \|title=Glu Shutting Down Gamespy Service, Affecting A Reported 800 Developers And Publishers \|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/04/03/glu-shutting-down-gamespy-service-affecting-a-reported-800-developers-and-publishers.aspx \|website=Game Informer \|date=3 Apr 2014 \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407072627/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/04/03/glu-shutting-down-gamespy-service-affecting-a-reported-800-developers-and-publishers.aspx \|archive-date=7 Apr 2014}}</ref> A documented library of over 800 video games on platforms such as PC, [[Xbox]] 360, [[PlayStation]] 3, [[Wii]], and far more were affected by this massive shutdown.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Stevoisiak \|title=List of games affected by GameSpy shutdown \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/22fz75/list_of_games_affected_by_gamespy_shutdown/ \|website=[[Reddit]] \|date=7 Apr 2014 \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410153634/https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/22fz75/list_of_games_affected_by_gamespy_shutdown/ \|archive-date=10 Apr 2014}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|title=GameSpy \|url=https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/GameSpy \|website=PCGamingWiki \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421173510/https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/GameSpy \|archive-date=21 Apr 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=2010 <nowiki>\|</nowiki> GameSpy Technology \|url=https://www.poweredbygamespy.com/projects/2010-titles/ \|website=[[GameSpy]] \|date=2014 \|access-date=29 Jun 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629233447/http://www.poweredbygamespy.com/projects/2010-titles/ \|archive-date=29 Jun 2014}}</ref> Some games, such as the Arma series,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|first=Chris \|last=Burns \|title=GAMESPY SHUTS DOWN MAY 31: WILL YOUR GAME BE AFFECTED? \|url=https://www.slashgear.com/gamespy-shuts-down-may-31-will-your-game-be-affected-04323788/ \|website=Slashgear \|date=4 Apr 2014 \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140406135603/https://www.slashgear.com/gamespy-shuts-down-may-31-will-your-game-be-affected-04323788/ \|archive-date=6 Apr 2014}}</ref> were retooled to function without needing to rely upon [[GameSpy]] services by the developer, however a majority of these games require third-party tools to regain functionality,<ref name=":1" /> such as ''[[Battlefield (series)\|Battlefield]] 2142'', which relies upon ''OpenSpy'' and the ''BF2142 Reclamation'' community.<!-- Reminder to harass the community to turn their story posted in their discord into an article! --> A subset of affected games had their [[Digital rights management\|DRM]] affected by this shutdown as well.{{Citation needed\|reason=Read comment}}<!-- This was hearsay I remember discussing in the BF2142 discord, where people mentioned that some DRM was reliant on GameSpy servers to function. I think it is related to GameSpy Comrade, but I need more documentation. - JamesTDG -->

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	On May ~~31st,~~ 2014, all multiplayer services hosted by ''[[GameSpy]]'' were shut down by [[Glu Mobile~~\|''Glu Mobile''~~]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite ~~news \|last=Futter~~ \|first=Mike \|~~date~~=~~Apr 3, 2014~~ \|title=Glu Shutting Down Gamespy Service, Affecting A Reported 800 Developers And Publishers \|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/04/03/glu-shutting-down-gamespy-service-affecting-a-reported-800-developers-and-publishers.aspx \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407072627/~~http~~://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/04/03/glu-shutting-down-gamespy-service-affecting-a-reported-800-developers-and-publishers.aspx \|archive-date=Apr 7, 2014 ~~\|access-date=Jul 8, 2025 \|work=Game Informer~~}}</ref> A documented library of over 800 video games on platforms such as PC, [[Xbox]] 360, [[PlayStation]] 3, [[Wii]], and far more were affected by this massive shutdown.<ref ~~name=":1"~~>{{Cite web \|~~last~~=u/Stevoisiak ~~\|date=Apr 7, 2014~~ \|title=List of games affected by GameSpy shutdown \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/22fz75/list_of_games_affected_by_gamespy_shutdown/ \|access-date=Jul 8, 2025 \|~~website~~=~~[[Reddit]]~~}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=GameSpy \|url=https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/GameSpy \|access-date=Jul 8, 2025 \|~~website~~=~~PC Gaming Wiki~~}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=GameSpy ~~Titles Archive~~ \|url=https://www.poweredbygamespy.com/projects/2010-titles/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629233447/~~https~~://www.poweredbygamespy.com/projects/2010-titles/ \|archive-date=Jun ~~29,~~ 2014 ~~\|access-date=Jul 8, 2025 \|website=[[GameSpy]]~~}}</ref> Some games, such as the Arma series,<ref name=":3">{{Cite web ~~\|last=Burns~~ \|first=Chris \|~~date~~=~~Apr 4, 2014~~ \|title=GAMESPY SHUTS DOWN MAY 31: WILL YOUR GAME BE AFFECTED? \|url=https://www.slashgear.com/gamespy-shuts-down-may-31-will-your-game-be-affected-04323788/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/~~20140717091309~~/~~http~~://www.slashgear.com/gamespy-shuts-down-may-31-will-your-game-be-affected-04323788/ \|archive-date=~~Jul 17,~~ 2014 ~~\|access-date=Jul 8, 2025 \|website=Slashgear~~}}</ref> were retooled to function without needing to rely upon [[GameSpy]] services by the developer, however a majority of these games require ~~3rd~~-party tools to regain functionality,<ref~~>{{Cite web \|title~~=~~GameSpy \|url=https~~:/~~/www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/GameSpy \|access-date=Jul 8, 2025 \|website=PC Gaming Wiki}}</ref~~> such as ''[[Battlefield (series)\|Battlefield]] 2142'', which relies upon ''OpenSpy'' and the ''BF2142 Reclamation'' community.<!-- Reminder to harass the community to turn their story posted in their discord into an article! -->A subset of affected games had their DRM affected by this shutdown as well.{{Citation needed\|reason=Read comment}}<!-- This was hearsay I remember discussing in the BF2142 discord, where people mentioned that some DRM was reliant on GameSpy servers to function. I think it is related to GameSpy Comrade, but I need more documentation.		On 31 May 2014, all multiplayer services hosted by ''[[GameSpy]]'' were shut down by [[Glu Mobile]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|first=Mike \|last=Futter \|title=Glu Shutting Down Gamespy Service, Affecting A Reported 800 Developers And Publishers \|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/04/03/glu-shutting-down-gamespy-service-affecting-a-reported-800-developers-and-publishers.aspx \|website=Game Informer \|date=3 Apr 2014 \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407072627/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/04/03/glu-shutting-down-gamespy-service-affecting-a-reported-800-developers-and-publishers.aspx \|archive-date=7 Apr 2014}}</ref> A documented library of over 800 video games on platforms such as PC, [[Xbox]] 360, [[PlayStation]] 3, [[Wii]], and far more were affected by this massive shutdown.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Stevoisiak \|title=List of games affected by GameSpy shutdown \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/22fz75/list_of_games_affected_by_gamespy_shutdown/ \|website=[[Reddit]] \|date=7 Apr 2014 \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410153634/https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/22fz75/list_of_games_affected_by_gamespy_shutdown/ \|archive-date=10 Apr 2014}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|title=GameSpy \|url=https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/GameSpy \|website=PCGamingWiki \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421173510/https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/GameSpy \|archive-date=21 Apr 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=2010 <nowiki>\|</nowiki> GameSpy Technology \|url=https://www.poweredbygamespy.com/projects/2010-titles/ \|website=[[GameSpy]] \|date=2014 \|access-date=29 Jun 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629233447/http://www.poweredbygamespy.com/projects/2010-titles/ \|archive-date=29 Jun 2014}}</ref> Some games, such as the Arma series,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|first=Chris \|last=Burns \|title=GAMESPY SHUTS DOWN MAY 31: WILL YOUR GAME BE AFFECTED? \|url=https://www.slashgear.com/gamespy-shuts-down-may-31-will-your-game-be-affected-04323788/ \|website=Slashgear \|date=4 Apr 2014 \|access-date=14 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140406135603/https://www.slashgear.com/gamespy-shuts-down-may-31-will-your-game-be-affected-04323788/ \|archive-date=6 Apr 2014}}</ref> were retooled to function without needing to rely upon [[GameSpy]] services by the developer, however a majority of these games require third-party tools to regain functionality,<ref name=":1" /> such as ''[[Battlefield (series)\|Battlefield]] 2142'', which relies upon ''OpenSpy'' and the ''BF2142 Reclamation'' community.<!-- Reminder to harass the community to turn their story posted in their discord into an article! --> A subset of affected games had their [[Digital rights management\|DRM]] affected by this shutdown as well.{{Citation needed\|reason=Read comment}}<!-- This was hearsay I remember discussing in the BF2142 discord, where people mentioned that some DRM was reliant on GameSpy servers to function. I think it is related to GameSpy Comrade, but I need more documentation. - JamesTDG -->
	- JamesTDG -->

	==Background==		==Background==
	In 2012, the mobile game developer ~~''[[~~Glu Mobile~~]]''~~ purchased ''[[GameSpy]]''<nowiki/>'s multiplayer service department ~~''[[~~GameSpy]] Industries''.		In 2012, the mobile game developer Glu Mobile purchased [[GameSpy]]<nowiki/>'s multiplayer service department GameSpy Industries.

	==The ~~Shutdown~~==		==The shutdown==
	Shortly after ~~''[[~~Glu Mobile~~]]''~~ purchased ~~''[[~~GameSpy]] Industries'' from ~~''[[~~IGN~~]]''~~ in August 2012,<ref>{{Cite ~~news \|last=Potter~~ \|first=Seth \|~~date~~=~~Aug 2, 2012~~ \|title=Glu Acquires GameSpy Technology to Expand Connected, Cross-platform Mobile Leadership \|url=http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=207033&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1721900&highlight= \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/~~20160411143602~~/http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=207033&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1721900&highlight= \|archive-date=~~Apr 11, 2016 \|access-date=~~Jul ~~8, 2025 \|work=[[Glu Mobile]]~~}}</ref> the company concluded services for many older games reliant on [[GameSpy]] services, such as ''Fairytale Fights'', ''Star Wars: Battlefront'', ''Sniper Elite'', ''Microsoft Flight Simulator X'', ''Saints Row 2'', and ''Neverwinter Nights''. This was done without prior notice to neither the developers of these games nor the users who paid for these games.<ref>{{Cite ~~news \|last=Parrish~~ \|first=Kevin \|~~date~~=~~Dec 11, 2012~~ \|title=Glu Shutting Down Multiplayer for GameSpy-based PC Titles \|url=https://www.tomshardware.com/news/Glu-Mobile-GameSpy-Multiplayer-PC-Gaming-Rebellion,19684.html \|url-status=live \|~~access~~-~~date~~=~~Jul 8~~, ~~2025~~ \|~~work~~=~~Tom's Hardware~~}}</ref>		Shortly after Glu Mobile purchased GameSpy Industries from IGN in August 2012,<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Seth \|last=Potter \|title=Glu Acquires GameSpy Technology to Expand Connected, Cross-platform Mobile Leadership \|url=http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=207033&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1721900&highlight= \|website=[[Glu Mobile]] \|date=2 Aug 2012 \|access-date=18 Jan 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140721180216/http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=207033&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1721900&highlight= \|archive-date=21 Jul 2014
			}}</ref> the company concluded services for many older games reliant on GameSpy services, such as ''Fairytale Fights'', ''Star Wars: Battlefront'', ''Sniper Elite'', ''Microsoft Flight Simulator X'', ''Saints Row 2'', and ''Neverwinter Nights''. This was done without prior notice to neither the developers of these games nor the users who paid for these games.<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Kevin \|last=Parrish \|title=Glu Shutting Down Multiplayer for GameSpy-based PC Titles \|url=https://www.tomshardware.com/news/Glu-Mobile-GameSpy-Multiplayer-PC-Gaming-Rebellion,19684.html \|website=Tom's Hardware \|date=11 Dec 2012 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214062736/https://www.tomshardware.com/news/Glu-Mobile-GameSpy-Multiplayer-PC-Gaming-Rebellion,19684.html \|archive-date=14 Dec 2012}}</ref>

	On April 2014, ''[[Glu Mobile]]'' announced that on May 31st of the same year, the remainder of all ~~''[[~~GameSpy~~]]''~~ services would be shut down.<ref name=":0" /> All games on the ''[[Wii]]'' and ''[[Nintendo DS]]'' that relied upon the ''[[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]]'' platform lost all multiplayer functionality, as ''[[Nintendo]]'' tied the functionality of this platform on services offered by ''[[GameSpy]]''.<ref>{{Cite ~~news \|last=Williams~~ \|first=Katie \|~~date~~=~~Feb 26, 2014~~ \|title=Nintendo Terminating Wi-fi Service For DS and Wii \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/27/nintendo-terminating-wi-fi-service-for-ds-and-wii \|access-date=Jul ~~8, 2025~~ \|~~work~~=~~[[IGN]]~~}}</ref>		In April 2014, [[Glu Mobile]] announced that on May 31st of the same year, the remainder of all GameSpy services would be shut down.<ref name=":0" /> All games on the [[Wii]] and [[Nintendo DS]] that relied upon the [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]] platform lost all multiplayer functionality, as [[Nintendo]] tied the functionality of this platform on services offered by [[GameSpy]].<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Katie \|last=Williams \|title=Nintendo Terminating Wi-fi Service For DS and Wii \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/27/nintendo-terminating-wi-fi-service-for-ds-and-wii \|website=IGN \|date=26 Feb 2014 \|access-date=14 Jul 2014 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302022652/https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/27/nintendo-terminating-wi-fi-service-for-ds-and-wii \|archive-date=2 Mar 2014}}</ref>

	==Consumer response==		==Consumer response==
			There was outrage from consumers over the discontinuation of GameSpy's services,{{Citation needed\|reason=Read comment}}<!-- However, the threads covering this incident have been long-since lost, we need people to recover this important info. --> some communities responded by slowly working to reverse-engineer the servers into new tools such as OpenSpy. One of the initial attempts to restore GameSpy functionality faced a shutdown notice from [[Electronic Arts]] regarding the [[EA shuts down fan servers for old Battlefield games\|restoration of multiplayer in older Battlefield games]]. <!-- From Wikipedia:
			By contrast, in 2017, Electronic Arts demanded the takedown of modified versions of Battlefield 2 and Battlefield 2142 on alternate servers, distributed by a group known as "Revive Network", as infringement of their copyrights. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameSpy -->

	~~There was outrage from consumers over the discontinuation of GameSpy's services,~~{{~~Citation needed\|reason=Read comment~~}}<!-- However, the threads covering this incident have been long-since lost, we need people to recover this important info. -->some communities responded by slowly working to reverse-engineer the servers into new tools such as OpenSpy. One of the initial attempts to restore [[GameSpy]] functionality faced a shutdown notice from [[Electronic Arts]] regarding the [[EA shuts down fan servers for old Battlefield games\|restoration of multiplayer in older Battlefield games]]. <!-- From Wikipedia:		==References==
	By contrast, in 2017, Electronic Arts demanded the takedown of modified versions of Battlefield 2 and Battlefield 2142 on alternate servers, distributed by a group known as "Revive Network", as infringement of their copyrights.		{{Reflist}}

	~~https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameSpy -->~~

	~~==References==~~
	~~{{reflist}}~~
	[[Category:GameSpy]]		[[Category:GameSpy]]

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	On May 31st, 2014, all multiplayer services hosted by ''[[GameSpy]]'' were shut down by [[Glu Mobile\|''Glu Mobile'']].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|last=Futter \|first=Mike \|date=Apr 3, 2014 \|title=Glu Shutting Down Gamespy Service, Affecting A Reported 800 Developers And Publishers \|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/04/03/glu-shutting-down-gamespy-service-affecting-a-reported-800-developers-and-publishers.aspx \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407072627/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/04/03/glu-shutting-down-gamespy-service-affecting-a-reported-800-developers-and-publishers.aspx \|archive-date=Apr 7, 2014 \|access-date=Jul 8, 2025 \|work=Game Informer}}</ref> A documented library of over 800 video games on platforms such as PC, [[Xbox]] 360, [[PlayStation]] 3, [[Wii]], and far more were affected by this massive shutdown.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=u/Stevoisiak \|date=Apr 7, 2014 \|title=List of games affected by GameSpy shutdown \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/22fz75/list_of_games_affected_by_gamespy_shutdown/ \|access-date=Jul 8, 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=GameSpy \|url=https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/GameSpy \|access-date=Jul 8, 2025 \|website=PC Gaming Wiki}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=GameSpy Titles Archive \|url=https://www.poweredbygamespy.com/projects/2010-titles/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629233447/https://www.poweredbygamespy.com/projects/2010-titles/ \|archive-date=Jun 29, 2014 \|access-date=Jul 8, 2025 \|website=[[GameSpy]]}}</ref> Some games, such as the Arma series,<ref name=":3">{{Cite web \|last=Burns \|first=Chris \|date=Apr 4, 2014 \|title=GAMESPY SHUTS DOWN MAY 31: WILL YOUR GAME BE AFFECTED? \|url=https://www.slashgear.com/gamespy-shuts-down-may-31-will-your-game-be-affected-04323788/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717091309/http://www.slashgear.com/gamespy-shuts-down-may-31-will-your-game-be-affected-04323788/ \|archive-date=Jul 17, 2014 \|access-date=Jul 8, 2025 \|website=Slashgear}}</ref> were retooled to function without needing to rely upon [[GameSpy]] services by the developer, however a majority of these games require 3rd-party tools to regain functionality,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=GameSpy \|url=https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/GameSpy \|access-date=Jul 8, 2025 \|website=PC Gaming Wiki}}</ref> such as ''[[Battlefield (series)\|Battlefield]] 2142'', which relies upon ''OpenSpy'' and the ''BF2142 Reclamation'' community.<!-- Reminder to harass the community to turn their story posted in their discord into an article! -->A subset of affected games had their DRM affected by this shutdown as well.{{Citation needed\|reason=Read comment}}<!-- This was hearsay I remember discussing in the BF2142 discord, where people mentioned that some DRM was reliant on GameSpy servers to function. I think it is related to GameSpy Comrade, but I need more documentation.		On May 31st, 2014, all multiplayer services hosted by ''[[GameSpy]]'' were shut down by [[Glu Mobile\|''Glu Mobile'']].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|last=Futter \|first=Mike \|date=Apr 3, 2014 \|title=Glu Shutting Down Gamespy Service, Affecting A Reported 800 Developers And Publishers \|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/04/03/glu-shutting-down-gamespy-service-affecting-a-reported-800-developers-and-publishers.aspx \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407072627/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/04/03/glu-shutting-down-gamespy-service-affecting-a-reported-800-developers-and-publishers.aspx \|archive-date=Apr 7, 2014 \|access-date=Jul 8, 2025 \|work=Game Informer}}</ref> A documented library of over 800 video games on platforms such as PC, [[Xbox]] 360, [[PlayStation]] 3, [[Wii]], and far more were affected by this massive shutdown.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=u/Stevoisiak \|date=Apr 7, 2014 \|title=List of games affected by GameSpy shutdown \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/22fz75/list_of_games_affected_by_gamespy_shutdown/ \|access-date=Jul 8, 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=GameSpy \|url=https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/GameSpy \|access-date=Jul 8, 2025 \|website=PC Gaming Wiki}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=GameSpy Titles Archive \|url=https://www.poweredbygamespy.com/projects/2010-titles/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629233447/https://www.poweredbygamespy.com/projects/2010-titles/ \|archive-date=Jun 29, 2014 \|access-date=Jul 8, 2025 \|website=[[GameSpy]]}}</ref> Some games, such as the Arma series,<ref name=":3">{{Cite web \|last=Burns \|first=Chris \|date=Apr 4, 2014 \|title=GAMESPY SHUTS DOWN MAY 31: WILL YOUR GAME BE AFFECTED? \|url=https://www.slashgear.com/gamespy-shuts-down-may-31-will-your-game-be-affected-04323788/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717091309/http://www.slashgear.com/gamespy-shuts-down-may-31-will-your-game-be-affected-04323788/ \|archive-date=Jul 17, 2014 \|access-date=Jul 8, 2025 \|website=Slashgear}}</ref> were retooled to function without needing to rely upon [[GameSpy]] services by the developer, however a majority of these games require 3rd-party tools to regain functionality,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=GameSpy \|url=https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/GameSpy \|access-date=Jul 8, 2025 \|website=PC Gaming Wiki}}</ref> such as ''[[Battlefield (series)\|Battlefield]] 2142'', which relies upon ''OpenSpy'' and the ''BF2142 Reclamation'' community.<!-- Reminder to harass the community to turn their story posted in their discord into an article! -->A subset of affected games had their DRM affected by this shutdown as well.{{Citation needed\|reason=Read comment}}<!-- This was hearsay I remember discussing in the BF2142 discord, where people mentioned that some DRM was reliant on GameSpy servers to function. I think it is related to GameSpy Comrade, but I need more documentation.
	- JamesTDG -->		- JamesTDG -->