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{{ii}} See [[The Big List of 3rd Party DRM on Steam#GameSpy|The Big List of 3rd Party DRM on Steam]] a list of games that use GameSpy matchmaking.
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{{ii}} See [[The Big List of 3rd Party DRM on Steam#GameSpy|The Big List of 3rd Party DRM on Steam]] a list of games that used GameSpy matchmaking.
 
{{--}} All remaining GameSpy services were shut down on May 31, 2014 (June 30, 2014 for [[Publisher:Electronic Arts|Electronic Arts]] titles).<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20140625050818/http://www.poweredbygamespy.com/pricing/ Pricing | GameSpy Technology]</ref><ref>[http://www.ea.com/news/update-on-ea-titles-hosted-on-gamespy Update on EA Titles Hosted on GameSpy - EA News]</ref> This affected matchmaking support for most games using it.
 
{{--}} All remaining GameSpy services were shut down on May 31, 2014 (June 30, 2014 for [[Publisher:Electronic Arts|Electronic Arts]] titles).<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20140625050818/http://www.poweredbygamespy.com/pricing/ Pricing | GameSpy Technology]</ref><ref>[http://www.ea.com/news/update-on-ea-titles-hosted-on-gamespy Update on EA Titles Hosted on GameSpy - EA News]</ref> This affected matchmaking support for most games using it.
  

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Key points

See The Big List of 3rd Party DRM on Steam a list of games that used GameSpy matchmaking.
All remaining GameSpy services were shut down on May 31, 2014 (June 30, 2014 for Electronic Arts titles).[1][2] This affected matchmaking support for most games using it.

Essential improvements

GameSpy server emulator

One user examined the protocols and setup of GameSpy, detailing his notes here: http://aluigi.altervista.org/papers.htm#distrust

In the set of links includes a server emulator that should function for games like Battlefield 2.

GameRanger

GameRangers supports many GameSpy games; see GameRanger - Supported Games for a full list.


References