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"A host of Rockstar games will be affected by the closure of Gamespy online servers. Titles including GTA 4, Red Dead Redemption, Midnight Club Los Angeles and Max Payne 3 will lose certain online features when Gamespy shuts down, reports VG247.  While online multiplayer won&amp;#039;t be affected in GTA 4 and Red Dead Redemption, the games will lose certain Social Club features and leaderboard support. Newer releases such as GTA 5 won&amp;#039;t be affected by the closure. In a move that could potentially impact hundreds of games, GameSpy&amp;#039;s multiplayer hosting services will be terminated on May 31. Used by the likes of Activision, Capcom, Ubisoft, Sega and Electronic Arts, GameSpy supported matchmaking, leaderboards and cloud storage across multiple platforms.  The affected Rockstar games and modes in full: Max Payne 3 Online multiplayer gameplay: Removed for the Mac version only Red Dead Redemption / RDR Game of the Year Edition / RDR Undead Nightmare Social Club website stat tracking and leaderboards: Removed In-game Social Club services: Removed In-game multiplayer leaderboards: Removed for PlayStation 3 version only Grand Theft Auto 4 / GTA4 Complete / GTA Episodes from Liberty City Social Club website stat tracking and leaderboards: Removed In-game multiplayer leaderboards: Removed for PlayStation 3 version only Midnight Club Los Angeles / MCLA Complete Edition Online multiplayer gameplay: Removed for the PlayStation 3 version only All Social Club website features and account linking: Removed In-game multiplayer leaderboards: Removed for PlayStation 3 version only In-game Rate My Ride and Driving Test unlocks: Removed Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable Only) Social Club website minigames and features: Removed In-game Social Club content unlocks: Removed Social Club website stat tracking: Removed Beaterator All Social Club website features: Removed In-game Track Upload/Download feature: Removed Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition / MC3: Dub Edition Remix Online multiplayer gameplay: Removed In-game multiplayer leaderboards: Removed  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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