<s>
GameRanger	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
software	O
for	O
Macintosh	B-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
created	O
by	O
Australian	O
developer	O
Scott	O
Kevill	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
online	O
and	O
provides	O
social	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
chat	O
rooms	O
and	O
voice	B-Protocol
chat	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
Macintosh	B-Device
in	O
July	O
1999	O
and	O
was	O
given	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Internet	O
Gaming	O
Achievement	O
"	O
by	O
Macworld	O
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
support	O
was	O
added	O
in	O
2008	O
and	O
it	O
currently	O
supports	O
over	O
700	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
and	O
Bungie	O
ran	O
a	O
competitor	O
platform	O
known	O
as	O
NetSprockets	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
later	O
became	O
OpenPlay	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
GameSpy	O
went	O
offline	O
,	O
GameRanger	B-Operating_System
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
support	O
games	O
previously	O
supported	O
by	O
GameSpy	O
.	O
</s>
