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)

While it makes for fun copy, I don't recall ever firing anyone on a whim! -- Bastard

Inaccurate Merger Info

"In March 2004 GameSpy Industries was purchased by IGN Entertainment for a reported $63 million, ending Surfas's involvement with the company." Can anybody substantiate this? As far as I'm aware, the merger was a mutual one. Searching both Google and IGN Entertainment's press releases found no mention of any such deal involving cash sums. The merged company was originally dubbed "IGN/GameSpy" before the decision was made to label the company's trading name as IGN Entertainment, which indicates IGN didn't just buy out GameSpy Industries. For a time Surfas also retained an executive position with the company after the initial merger. He was on the board of directors, with the position title Strategic Advisor, although I believe he may now be no longer working in that position. Source for information is from IGN's press release of the formal merger. I'll attempt to do further research on this when I can, but unless anybody can provide factual evidence of the claims I'm deleting that sentence for now due to probably inaccurate information. It will be replaced by the following (more accurate) line mostly borrowed from the IGN article; "In March 2004, IGN Entertainment and GameSpy Industries merged, and was briefly known as IGN/GameSpy before formalizing their corporate name as IGN Entertainment." -DigitalAvatar 11:33, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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.