Files with apk file extension were also found in older GameSpy Arcade service for multiplayer gaming.
APK file extension - GameSpy Arcade service data file
What is apk file? How to open apk files?
File type specification:
File extension apk is used by GameSpy Arcade service, a shareware multiplayer game server browsing utility that allows players to view and connect to available multiplayer games and chat with other players using the service. As of February 21, 2013 the GameSpy service is defunct and no longer available.
These apk files contain service-exclusive data and are not useable in other programs.
This apk file type entry was marked as obsolete and no longer supported file format.
This type of file is no longer actively used and is most likely obsolete. This is typically the case for system files in old operating systems, file types from long discontinued software, or previous versions of certain file types (like documents, projects etc.) that were replaced in higher versions of their original programs.
Updated: April 21, 2024
The default software associated to open apk file:
Company or developer:
IGN Entertainment, Inc.
GameSpy Arcade is a shareware multiplayer game server browsing utility that allows players to view and connect to available multiplayer games, and chat with other users of the service.
List of software applications associated to the .apk file extension
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and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open apk file, edit apk file, convert apk file, view apk file, play apk file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).
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Programs that can create apk file - GameSpy Arcade service data file
Programs supporting the exension apk on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about GameSpy Arcade for create apk file action.