GameSpy Technology
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{{Infobox company
| name = GameSpy Industries, Inc.
| logo = Poweredbygamespy horizontal screen. small.jpg
| logo_size = 200px
| parent = Glu Mobile Inc. (2012–present)
IGN Entertainment, Inc. (2000–2012)
Independent (1997–2000)
| type = Subsidiary of Glu Mobile Inc.
| defunct = May 31, 2014
| foundation = {{start date and age|1997|4|30}}
Irvine, California, U.S.
| location = Costa Mesa, California and San Francisco, California
| key_people = Todd Northcutt (Division Vice President)
| industry = Video games
Game Middleware
Game development tool
| homepage = {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140722062547/http://www.poweredbygamespy.com/ |date=July 22, 2014 |title=www.GameSpyTechnology.com }}
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GameSpy Technology (also known as GameSpy Industries, Inc.), a division of Glu Mobile, was the developer of the GameSpy Technology product, a suite of middleware tools, software, and services for use in the video game industry.
Gamespy Technology was acquired by Glu Mobile in 2012. The company and service were shut down in May 2014 when GameSpy was shut down.
Technology
GameSpy Technology consisted of an array of portable C SDKs that plug into hosted web services that provided the following functionality:
- Game advertising and player matchmaking{{cite web|title=Learn About Our Matchmaking Features |url=http://www.poweredbygamespy.com/features/matchmaking/ |website=GameSpy Technology |accessdate=4 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511053834/http://www.poweredbygamespy.com/features/matchmaking/ |archivedate=11 May 2013 }}
- Player and team scores and statistics gathering, arbitration, ranking, rules processing, and leaderboards{{cite web|title=Learn About Our Player Metrics, Rankings and Competition Features |url=http://www.poweredbygamespy.com/features/player-metrics/ |website=GameSpy Technology |accessdate=4 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511083249/http://www.poweredbygamespy.com/features/player-metrics/ |archivedate=11 May 2013 }}
- Arbitrary game data storage and retrieval for files to atomic data{{cite web|title=Learn About Our Cloud Storage Features |url=http://www.poweredbygamespy.com/features/cloud-storage/ |website=GameSpy Technology |accessdate=4 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140711103304/http://www.poweredbygamespy.com/features/cloud-storage/ |archivedate=11 July 2014 }}
- Team, guild, and clan services and management
- NAT Negotiation
- In-game purchases and downloadable content
- Presence, authentication, game invites, and instant messaging{{cite web|title=Learn About Our Community Features |url=http://www.poweredbygamespy.com/features/community/ |website=GameSpy Technology |accessdate=4 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702150815/http://www.poweredbygamespy.com/features/community/ |archivedate=2 July 2014 }}
- Player chat rooms
- CD key authentication
- Voice communication
- HTTP, XML, and socket data transport
Supported platforms
Integrated technology partners
Game engines
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140722062547/http://www.poweredbygamespy.com/ GameSpy Technology's Official Site]