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on the Internet proved difficult, as players could only share IP addresses of known servers between themselves or post them on websites. To solve this problem, a team of three programmers (consisting of Joe "QSpy" Powell, Tim Cook, and Jack "morbid" Matthews) formed Spy Software and created QSpy (or
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and various assets from HearMe; the MPlayer service was shut down and the RogerWilco technology is improved and incorporated into GameSpy Arcade. GameSpy Arcade was the company's flagship matchmaking software, allowing users to find servers for different online video games (whether they be free or
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A wider attempt to reverse engineer the original Gamespy Protocol was undertaken by the OpenSpy Project. OpenSpy currently supports over 132 games. The project is open source, and is split into a variety of components, which restore lobby functionality such as chat, account creation, and score
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In April 2014, Glu announced that it would shut down the GameSpy servers on May 31, 2014, so its developers could focus on work for Glu's own services. Games that still used GameSpy are no longer able to offer online functionality or multiplayer services through GameSpy. While some publishers
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QuakeSpy). This allowed the listing and searching of Quake servers available across the Internet. Surfas licensed QSpy and became the official distributor and marketer while retaining the original programming team. QSpy became QuakeSpy and went on to be bundled with its
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in 2004; by 2014, its services had been used by over 800 video game publishers and developers since its launch. In August 2012, the GameSpy Industries division (which remained responsible for the GameSpy service) was acquired by mobile video game developer
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The expanding of the company's websites included the games portal, GameSpy.com, created in October 1999; the Planet Network (also known as the GameSpy Network), a collection of "Planet" websites devoted to popular video games (such as Planet Quake,
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GameSpy Industries (the entity responsible for GameSpy multiplayer services) was bought from IGN Entertainment by Glu Mobile in August 2012, and proceeded in December to raise integration costs and shut down servers for many older games, including
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voice chat software, primarily meant for communication and co-ordination in team-oriented games, where users join a server to chat with other users on the server using voice communication. This software rivaled the other major voice chat software
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funding from entrepreneur David Berkus. The company released MP3Spy.com (later renamed RadioSpy.com), a software browser allowing people to browse and connect to online radio feeds, such as those using
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shutdown, a fan continuation of the project was created named Wiimmfi. By contrast, in 2017, Electronic Arts demanded the takedown of modified versions of
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Ryan Scott, then of GameSpy, previously the executive editor for the 1UP.com Network's reviews department, and the reviews editor for both
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and from Guillemot Corporation. GameSpy shut down its RadioSpy division, backing away from the online music market which was dominated by
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and GameSpy Industries merged, and was briefly known as IGN/GameSpy before formalizing their corporate name as IGN Entertainment.
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was a party-style discussion between editors of GameSpy and IGN Entertainment on (purportedly) that week's gaming news.
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ended with an episode consisting of only the main crew. Following its conclusion, they launched a fundraising drive on
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update – an unprecedented move by a top tier developer and huge validation for QuakeSpy. With the release of the
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on alternate servers, distributed by a group known as "Revive Network", as infringement of their copyrights.
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restored online functionality with alternative servers for some games. One such mod for the PC version of
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platform for DS and Wii games) did not, particularly due to the age of the affected games.
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purchased) and connect the user to game servers of that game. GameSpy also published the
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founded in 1999 by Mark Surfas. After the release of a multiplayer server browser for
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announced plans to migrate GameSpy-equipped games to other platforms (such as
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was the 25th most popular podcast under the category "Games and Hobbies" on
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to its stable supported platforms. In March 2007, GameSpy added the
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Brian Altano, Humor Editor and graphic designer for IGN.com/GameSpy
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was officially incorporated into a patch for the game released by
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In 2000, GameSpy received additional investment funding from the
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which resulted in the release of their own popular podcast,
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Anthony Gallegos, then of IGN Entertainment, previously of
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series, would be affected by the end of GameSpy service.
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Brian Miggels, formerly of IGN Entertainment and GameSpy
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However, finding a 551:or in-house servers), some publishers, such as 1224:"Goodbye, And Thank You From The GameSpy Team" 1107:"GameSpy online services shutting down May 31" 862:Will Tuttle, former Editor-In-Chief of GameSpy 1765: 1255:Games Industry International (May 12, 2005). 1217: 1215: 1042: 1040: 1018:"GameSpy and IGN announce intention to merge" 8: 1655:"The Comedy Button Podcast by Scott Bromley" 845:Scott Bromley, formerly of IGN Entertainment 462:Also in 2000, GameSpy turned GameSpy3D into 134: 618:helped developers create a similar mod for 1980:Internet properties disestablished in 2013 1772: 1758: 1750: 922:Sliwinski, Alexander (February 21, 2013). 856:Arthur Gies, formerly of IGN Entertainment 810:The main crew at the show's conclusion of 781: 334:also marked the beginning of the Internet 133: 122:Learn how and when to remove this message 1480:Andy Chalk published (October 2, 2017). 1250: 1248: 1159: 1157: 902:ended with 550 episodes being produced. 840:Games for Windows: The Official Magazine 443:for video game consoles, such as Sony's 1975:Internet properties established in 1996 911: 865:Jack DeVries, former Editor of GameSpy 659: 1384:Williams, Katie (February 26, 2014). 624:(2005) in 2017. 10 days prior to the 7: 1349:Stapleton, Dan (December 11, 2012). 1317:Parrish, Kevin (December 11, 2012). 1222:Stapleton, Dan (February 21, 2013). 1196:. 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