GameSpy getting shut down. Lots of games MAY be affected.

Just thought you guys might find this article interesting. If you click "the full list" it takes you to this page. Of course, none of this is confirmed yet other than that GameSpy is getting shut down.

Sources:

• GameSpy: Projects
• Reddit: Comment from VOZ1/fredwilsonn
• PC Gaming Wiki: The Big List of 3rd Party DRM on Steam
• IGN: GameSpy Multiplayer Shutting Down, Hundreds of Games at Risk

Company Statements:

• Activision: "Activision won't be affected." (Source)
• Bohemia Interactive: "We are planning to introduce an alternative solution using Steam to Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead and Arma 3 users. Other games... will have [a] more limited multiplayer experience with loss of server browser... That said, direct IP connection to servers should work even after Gamespy services are no longer available." (Source)
• Capcom: "There are a few titles for which Capcom utilizes GameSpy's matchmaking services for online gameplay. We are evaluating migration solutions and will have more information in the near future" (Source)
• Epic: ""We're spinning [up an in-house solution] next week and we don't foresee any impact." (Source)

Affected:

• Arma (Source)
• Arma: Cold War Assault (Source)
• Arma 2 (Source)
• Arma 2: Free (Source)
• Borderlands
• Dungeon Defenders [PS3/Non-Steam] (Source)
• Halo: Combat Evolved
• Saints Row 2 (Source)
• Star Wars Battlefront
• Star Wars Battlefront 2
• Stronghold 2 (Source)
• Stronghold Legends (Source)
• Take On Helicopters (Source)
• Status Unknown
• Alien vs Predator 2
• Battlefield 1942
• Battlefield 2
• Battlefield 2142
• Battlefield Bad Company 2
• Battlefield Vietnam
• Call of Juarez
• Call of Juarez Bound in Blood
• Civilization III
• Civilization IV
• Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
• Commandos: Behind the Call of Duty
• Crysis
• Crysis Warhead
• Crysis Wars
• Far Cry
• Jagged Alliance 2
• Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault
• Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
• Medieval Total War
• Medieval Total War 2
• Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
• Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
• Postal 2
• Red Dead Redemption
• Shogun Total War
• SWAT 4
• Titan Quest
• Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
• Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
• Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
• Tom Clancy's HAWX
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent
• Two Worlds
• Two Worlds 2
• Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War
• Warhammer 40K: Dark Crusade
• Warhammer 40K: Soulstorm
• Warhammer 40K: Winter Assault

Probably Unaffected:

• Alien vs Predator (Classic) (Source)
• Call of Duty (Source)
• Call of Duty United Offense (Source)
• Call of Duty 2 (Source)
• Commandos 2 (Source)
• Commandos 3 (Source)
• Jagged Alliance (Source)
• Hexen (Source)
• Hexen 2 (Source)
• Quake 2 (Source)
• Quake 3 (Source)
• Quake 4 (Source)
• Soldier of Fortune (Source)
• Soldier of Fortune 2 (Source)
• SWAT 2 (Source)
• SWAT 3 (Source)
• Unreal Tournament
• Unreal Gold
• Unreal 2

Unaffected:

• Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead (Source)
• Arma 3 (Source)
• Company of Heroes (Source)
• Multiwinia (Source)
• Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike Online Edition (Source)
• Stronghold HD (Source)
• Stronghold Crusader HD ((Source)