On May 31st, the company is shutting down its servers for good, and as a result, a bunch of games are losing their online capabilities. For console games, that largely amounts to multiplayer. For certain PC titles though, that also includes authentication servers for CD keys -- losing those means losing access to the game itself.

Well, according to IGN's sources, GameSpy's parent company has been working with some developers and publishers, including Rockstar, to migrate to different platforms for around two years. Activision said that its players won't be affected, and ARMA-developer Bohemia Interactive is "very near" to finding a solution, but couldn't share many details. Gearbox Software, the studio responsible for Borderlands, passed the buck to its publisher 2K Games, which declined to comment. As gaming moves further into a future that's ever-more reliant on the internet, these types of things will likely (perhaps inevitably) continue to happen.

...It is reported that they're transitioning the servers for three of the older games, that includes: Battlefield 2142, 2, and acclaimed Bad Company 2.

In the wake of GameSpy shutting their servers down, all is not lost with these beloved titles. EA is finally showing some love to their fanbase after the debacle that was the Battlefield 4 launch, which was plagued with software and server issues. EA has confirmed that they are "working on finding a transition, but still have technical hurdles to overcome. We will make an announcement when there is news to share."...