Talk:GameSpy

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[edit] The software

Why there isn't an article on the software itself? And have everyone forgotten it's old name QuakeSpy? --Ypacaraí 17:08, 2005 Apr 2 (UTC)

I have corrected and updated the article now. It read too much like a GameSpy Industries self promotion and contained a lot of irrelevant information about Mark Surfas' personal career. I also removed a lot of references boasting how GameSpy compares favorably to other unrelated web companies. J. Straub 22:15, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Merger Info is Accurate

The transaction was a cash purchase of GameSpy funded by the private equity firm Great Hill Partners - same people who took IGN private in the previous year. Surfas turned down the offer to join the board and did not serve with management.

With that extra info available, I was able to verify those facts as accurate. Might be worth restoring the original info then. Thanks for the info! DigitalAvatar 14:39, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Cleanup

This article contains POV and reads like an advertisement. It needs to be cleaned up.Some guy 18:01, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

    Doesn't really seem all that POV.... Outsidethewall 00:59, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

Link to Joe Powel is wrong. Please, fix.