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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.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.

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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.
 - JamesTDG -->