Cause of Death
Acquired & Killed
The company was acquired and the product discontinued. Often the team is the asset, not the product.
What Happened
GameSpy Technologies powered the online multiplayer backend for over 800 games at its peak, including Battlefield, Halo, and Medal of Honor. IGN acquired it in 2004. Ziff Davis bought IGN in 2013 and shut GameSpy's servers down in May 2014, simultaneously breaking multiplayer for hundreds of classic games.