Talk:GameSpy server shutdown - Revision history

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	:So why is the relevance questioned? It seems like a classic example of the sort of new consumer issue the wiki is intended for. [[User:Drakeula\|Drakeula]] ([[User talk:Drakeula\|talk]]) 01:36, 24 October 2025 (UTC)		:So why is the relevance questioned? It seems like a classic example of the sort of new consumer issue the wiki is intended for. [[User:Drakeula\|Drakeula]] ([[User talk:Drakeula\|talk]]) 01:36, 24 October 2025 (UTC)
	::Another member of our staff applied the mark without discussing why it deserved the mark. I still have no awareness as to why they were thinking this. [[User:JamesTDG\|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG\|talk]]) 03:47, 24 October 2025 (UTC)		::Another member of our staff applied the mark without discussing why it deserved the mark. I still have no awareness as to why they were thinking this. [[User:JamesTDG\|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG\|talk]]) 03:47, 24 October 2025 (UTC)
			:::I think this article needs a stub (or incomplete notice). The consumer response is somewhat critical to this issue but is very lacking here [[User:Beanie Bo\|Beanie Bo]] ([[User talk:Beanie Bo\|talk]]) 13:41, 25 October 2025 (UTC)

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	:So why is the relevance questioned? It seems like a classic example of the sort of new consumer issue the wiki is intended for. [[User:Drakeula\|Drakeula]] ([[User talk:Drakeula\|talk]]) 01:36, 24 October 2025 (UTC)		:So why is the relevance questioned? It seems like a classic example of the sort of new consumer issue the wiki is intended for. [[User:Drakeula\|Drakeula]] ([[User talk:Drakeula\|talk]]) 01:36, 24 October 2025 (UTC)
			::Another member of our staff applied the mark without discussing why it deserved the mark. I still have no awareness as to why they were thinking this. [[User:JamesTDG\|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG\|talk]]) 03:47, 24 October 2025 (UTC)

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	== Points of additional research ==		==Points of additional research==

	GOG giving free copies of STALKER to people who were affected by GameSpy		GOG giving free copies of STALKER to people who were affected by GameSpy
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	https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/22ljrh/after_the_annoucement_of_the_gamespy_shutdown/ [[User:JamesTDG\|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG\|talk]]) 09:17, 8 July 2025 (UTC)		https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/22ljrh/after_the_annoucement_of_the_gamespy_shutdown/ [[User:JamesTDG\|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG\|talk]]) 09:17, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

	== Relevance ==		==Relevance==

	So, we should probably discuss the relevance mark, since the GameSpy shutdown hurt ownership on a massive scale, and it was not because GS was unable to afford it, but rather the company that bought their server infra decided to just shut it all down [[User:JamesTDG\|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG\|talk]]) 09:38, 1 October 2025 (UTC)		So, we should probably discuss the relevance mark, since the GameSpy shutdown hurt ownership on a massive scale, and it was not because GS was unable to afford it, but rather the company that bought their server infra decided to just shut it all down [[User:JamesTDG\|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG\|talk]]) 09:38, 1 October 2025 (UTC)

			:So why is the relevance questioned? It seems like a classic example of the sort of new consumer issue the wiki is intended for. [[User:Drakeula\|Drakeula]] ([[User talk:Drakeula\|talk]]) 01:36, 24 October 2025 (UTC)

JamesTDG: /* Relevance */ new section

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	https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/22ljrh/after_the_annoucement_of_the_gamespy_shutdown/ [[User:JamesTDG\|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG\|talk]]) 09:17, 8 July 2025 (UTC)		https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/22ljrh/after_the_annoucement_of_the_gamespy_shutdown/ [[User:JamesTDG\|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG\|talk]]) 09:17, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

			== Relevance ==

			So, we should probably discuss the relevance mark, since the GameSpy shutdown hurt ownership on a massive scale, and it was not because GS was unable to afford it, but rather the company that bought their server infra decided to just shut it all down [[User:JamesTDG\|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG\|talk]]) 09:38, 1 October 2025 (UTC)

JamesTDG: /* Points of additional research */ new section

2025-07-08T09:17:01Z

Points of additional research: new section

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== Points of additional research ==

GOG giving free copies of STALKER to people who were affected by GameSpy

https://wccftech.com/gog-drm-free-copy-retail-stalker-game/

http://www.docterror.com/gog-gives-all-stalker-owners-a-drm-free-copy/

https://copyrightisshit.blogspot.com/2015/04/redeem-your-old-stalker-keys-for-drm.html

Borderlands

https://www.pcgamer.com/borderlands-patch-adds-steamworks-support-reinstates-multiplayer-after-gamespys-shutdown/

[unrelated but WTF???] GameSpy menacing researchers?!

https://www.eff.org/pages/unintended-consequences-fifteen-years-under-dmca

http://news.dmusic.com/article/8969

OpenSpy

https://www.moddb.com/tutorials/gcii-multiplayer-via-openspy

https://www.wired.com/2014/06/gamespy-server-shutdown/

Rewriting DRM based on GameSpy

https://keowu.re/posts/Rewriting-completely-the-GameSpy-support-from-2000-to-2004-using-Reverse-Engineering-on-EA-and-Bungie-Games/

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/3s1e6y/psa_spellforce_an_old_game_mentioned_in_pc_games/

Steam better than GameSpy

https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/fn5q5/dear_gamespy_comrade_and_direct2drive_there_is_a/

Other:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/27mvjq/here_are_community_solutions_to_many_pc_games/

https://www.gog.com/forum/general/does_gogcom_have_any_plans_to_remove_gamespy_and_the_gamespy_logos/post19

https://www.reddit.com/r/gog/comments/sci7uh/can_i_get_a_game_in_gog_if_i_have_a_disk/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/22ljrh/after_the_annoucement_of_the_gamespy_shutdown/ [[User:JamesTDG|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG|talk]]) 09:17, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

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	:So why is the relevance questioned? It seems like a classic example of the sort of new consumer issue the wiki is intended for. [[User:Drakeula\|Drakeula]] ([[User talk:Drakeula\|talk]]) 01:36, 24 October 2025 (UTC)		:So why is the relevance questioned? It seems like a classic example of the sort of new consumer issue the wiki is intended for. [[User:Drakeula\|Drakeula]] ([[User talk:Drakeula\|talk]]) 01:36, 24 October 2025 (UTC)
	::Another member of our staff applied the mark without discussing why it deserved the mark. I still have no awareness as to why they were thinking this. [[User:JamesTDG\|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG\|talk]]) 03:47, 24 October 2025 (UTC)		::Another member of our staff applied the mark without discussing why it deserved the mark. I still have no awareness as to why they were thinking this. [[User:JamesTDG\|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG\|talk]]) 03:47, 24 October 2025 (UTC)
			:::I think this article needs a stub (or incomplete notice). The consumer response is somewhat critical to this issue but is very lacking here [[User:Beanie Bo\|Beanie Bo]] ([[User talk:Beanie Bo\|talk]]) 13:41, 25 October 2025 (UTC)