GameSpy

**GameSpy** is the shadow government, controlling all of ForumPlanet secretly from their space station.

## Overview

GameSpy serves as the final antagonist of The Nameless Mod. They are not encountered until the end of the game and become the final enemies at that point.

## Pre-TNM Events

GameSpy was first brought into the *Deus Ex* world when Gwog contacted them and arranged for Deus Ex Incarnate to be brought over to the GameSpy Network, creating a ForumPlanet location for it, PlanetDeusEx. Deus Ex Incarnate was brought to the GameSpy network in the event known as Planetization, resulting in large deaths for the Deus Ex Incarnate city and requiring the survivors to build the newly founded PlanetDeusEx. GameSpy was hidden from the general public of Deus Ex Incarnate, only revealed to the moderators.

The Firestaff was created by Deus Diablo as a secret contingency plan against GameSpy, allowing Deus Ex Incarnate to reformed and its moderators reinstated if creation of Forum City went incorrectly. It was ultimately left locked in the Moderator Control Room left there until Trestkon reaches it, although Deus Diablo and Beeblequix try to retrieve it in 2002, until the Deus Ex Incarnate Exploration Incidents closed the project.

GameSpy is apparently somewhat known by PlanetDeusEx residents as SymGeosis mentions a "Crash-To-GameSpy-Error-Page" virus that Scara B. King had a cure to but didn't release.

GameSpy's presence is seen in the intro, where Deus Diablo is kidnapped by them. They then email Phasmatis about the kidnapping.

## Events in TNM

GameSpy can be mentioned by Pete's friend in the Corporate District when asked about the Deus Diablo Kidnapping, in which Pete says he was "kidnapped by little green men".

A dead GameSpy alien, Specimen 01, can be found in the WorldCorp HQ Sublevel prison cells.

GameSpy and the Firestaff are talked about by Gwog, mentioning how the Firestaff, or "Admin Staff" at the time, was a contingency plan against GameSpy and a failed Planetization.

GameSpy is later mentioned in a recorded message from Despot to Silverdawn, found in the DXO HQ.

The message is used to form an alliance between DXO and PDX, vowing to take down GameSpy and Despot before they realize that they know about GameSpy's existence. This message is also hinted to by Raving Nutter when talked to on day 1.

Scara B. King says that he found out about GameSpy's existence "several" months ago. Ryan likely found out about them at the same time or earlier and is a likely reason for his space tech labs.

The final chapter for The Nameless Mod for either story ends with the player going to HTTP GameSpy, to take control and redistribute the power for PDX, to take control for Scara B. King or the player for WorldCorp, or to destroy it for Ryan.

## Post-TNM Events

### PDX Ending

In the PDX ending, GameSpy is defeated and their shadow government and control of their forums is removed. The HTTP GameSpy station is left in operation but under control of PDX, who try to divert all the power on it to the individual Planets on ForumPlanet, allowing their moderators to have full control over their forums. Phasmatis and King Kashue give Trestkon sole control of the codes to the station, ensuring that no other individual can access the controls of the station.

### WC Ending

In the WorldCorp ending, GameSpy is defeated and Trestkon/Scara B. King take control of the HTTP GameSpy station, using its powers to blow up the PDX HQ, killing the moderators in the process, taking over the planet for themselves.

### ABI Ending

In the ABI ending, the HTTP GameSpy station is blown up, resulting in nobody having any power over ForumPlanet, resulting in all forum members being equal and, according to Ryan, making anarchy rule.

## Organisation

* Silverdawn - Overseer
* Fragmaster - Community Manager
* Fargo - Unknown
* Sluggo - Unknown
* Tuttle - Unknown
* Delsyn - Likely medical
* Lynn - Likely field agent
* Bunky - Likely field agent

## Behind the Scenes

GameSpy was a real network which games used to connect to multiplayer games and forums. GameSpy closed in 2013, after The Nameless Mod's release. The named GameSpy characters found in HTTP GameSpy are named after real company employees at the time. GameSpy created the "Planet Network", which is what ForumPlanet materializes as in game, with PlanetDeusEx being a real website on the network.

## Links

* http://www.gamespy.com/ - GameSpy website.