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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{{ | 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 --> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||