GameSpy’s Sean Flinn tells Gamasutra editor-at-large Chris Morris about GameSpy Open Initiative, a new initiative that makes GameSpy’s online game tech available free of charge to small devs.

With its connected gaming technology already integrated into hit titles like Red Dead Redemption, Mario Kart Wii and Crysis, GameSpy is turning its sights to the independent game community.

The company has announced the GameSpy Open initiative, which will make its entire catalog of multiplatform online game technology available free of charge to small development studios. That will allow burgeoning game makers to offer services including cross-platform multiplayer, leaderboards, cloud data storage and community services (such as buddy lists and matchmaking).

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