Editing GameSpy Arcade (section)

==Subscription==
GameSpy Arcade was free. However the software maintained shareware status as there were three different subscription levels. These levels provided benefits, each according to their price.

=== Basic users ===

"Basic users" could be created for free at the GameSpy website. They were able to display and connect to games, as well as chat to users inside the game lobby. Advertisements were shown inside the program for these users.

=== GameSpy Arcade ===

"GameSpy Arcade", the first pay subscription service ($4.95/Month, $24.95/Year),<ref name=gamespyarcade>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespyarcade.com/subscribe/ |title=GameSpy Arcade Subscribe Price |accessdate=2021-12-17 |publisher=GameSpy |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040611121753/http://www.gamespyarcade.com/subscribe/ |archive-date=2004-06-11 }}</ref> provided extended functionality such as no advertisements and in-game voice chat, as well as priority service for technicians to assist in solving problems with the software.

=== Founders Club ===

"Founders Club", the second pay subscription service ($9.95/Month, $79.95/Year),<ref name=gamespyarcade /> was the highest possible level of membership to GameSpy arcade. This subscription had benefits which applied across the entire GameSpy network, including FilePlanet access, and ‘Insider’ newsletters. This was the most expensive of the subscriptions on offer. There were some issues with the "Founders Club" subscription that caused this subscription to show up as a normal subscription on GameSpy Arcade.{{citation needed|date=December 2010}}