GameSpy Technology explained

GameSpy Industries, Inc.
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:	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

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^[1]
• Player and team scores and statistics gathering, arbitration, ranking, rules processing, and leaderboards^[2]
• Arbitrary game data storage and retrieval for files to atomic data^[3]
• Team, guild, and clan services and management
• NAT Negotiation
• In-game purchases and downloadable content
• Presence, authentication, game invites, and instant messaging^[4]
• Player chat rooms
• CD key authentication
• Voice communication
• HTTP, XML, and socket data transport

Supported platforms

• Microsoft Windows
• Mac OS
• PlayStation 2
• PlayStation 3
• PlayStation Portable
• Nintendo Wii
• Nintendo DS
• Nintendo DSi
• Linux
• iPhone

Integrated Technology Partners

Game Engines

• Unreal Engine 3

External links

• GameSpy Technology's Official Site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Learn About Our Matchmaking Features . GameSpy Technology . 4 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130511053834/http://www.poweredbygamespy.com/features/matchmaking/ . 11 May 2013 .
2. Web site: Learn About Our Player Metrics, Rankings and Competition Features . GameSpy Technology . 4 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130511083249/http://www.poweredbygamespy.com/features/player-metrics/ . 11 May 2013 .
3. Web site: Learn About Our Cloud Storage Features . GameSpy Technology . 4 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140711103304/http://www.poweredbygamespy.com/features/cloud-storage/ . 11 July 2014 .
4. Web site: Learn About Our Community Features . GameSpy Technology . 4 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140702150815/http://www.poweredbygamespy.com/features/community/ . 2 July 2014 .