GameSpy Technology
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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.
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 Player and team scores and statistics gathering, arbitration, ranking, rules processing, and leaderboards Arbitrary game data storage and retrieval for files to atomic data Team, guild, and clan services and management NAT Negotiation In-game purchases and downloadable content Presence, authentication, game invites, and instant messaging 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
References
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