Our latest coverage of CrossFire.
While CrossfireX was first announced at E3 2019, we finally have a release date for the FPS. CrossfireX is launching on February 10 for Xbox. Smilegate also unveiled a new trailer for the game's single-player mode which will feature an in-depth campaign. The single-player experience is developed by Remedy Entertainment, the studio best known for Control, Alan Wake, and Max [...]
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South Korean studio Smilegate has announced the closure of the tactical shooter CrossFire in its home market. Despite grossing over $1 billion last year, CrossFire has only found success in Mainland China where it is licensed by Tencent. The success of this licensing partnership has made the founder of Smilegate a billionaire and Korea's 8th richest man. An English language [...]
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A console version of Crossfire, the world's most popular shooter, is coming to Xbox One in 2020. Titled Crossfire X, the console version is developed by Smilegate, the same studio behind the 2007 original Crossfire. The original PC version of Crossfire still boasts over 8 million concurrent players, over 650 million registered accounts, and its routinely grosses over $1 billion [...]
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SmileGate announced today that CrossFire's annual CFS tournament grand finals will run from November 30th to December 3rd in the city of Xi'an, China. CrossFire is a free to play tactical shooter that launched back in 2007 and it's way more popular than you think. The game earns over $1 billion a year, making it the second highest grossing PC [...]
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Quick, what's the biggest FPS in the world? Overwatch? Counter Strike? Nope. Its Crossfire! First released by the Korean studio Smilegate back in 2007, Crossfire is a free to play tactical shooter inspired by Counter-Strike 1.6 but with crazy game modes, a cash shop, daily rewards, and all the other Asian bells and whistles thrown in. Crossfire has consistently been one of the most [...]
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Crossfire is a tactical 3D first-person shooter that emphasizes teamwork in a modern warfare setting. Choose between one of two mercenary corporations and engage in a large variety of game modes. Publisher: Z8Games Playerbase: High Type: MMOFPS Release Date: May 3, 2007 Pros: +Lightweight client. +Varied game modes. +Daily rewards. +Permanent weapons. Cons:-Items locked behind in-game currency. -Dated graphics.
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First-person shooters are regarded as mainly a Western genre. Asians hold the top spots in RTS games like Starcraft 2 and MOBAs like League of Legends, but the best Counter Strike: Global Offensive players usually hail from North America and Europe. Many Asians even get motion sickness when they play FPS games for prolonged periods of time. The popularity of [...]
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SuperData's latest report is out. Several predictions are included, but the one that stands out most is the prediction that "Chinese companies will scoop up 1-2 western publishers a month from here on." The prediction comes just over a week after it was announced that Jagex may be acquired by a Chinese mining company called Shandong Hongda. The full quote [...]
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CrossFire's biggest update to date, CrossFire 2.0, officially launched today. The update overhaul's the game's graphics, introduces new characters, weapons, additional game modes, and more. One of the more interesting new features with this update is the introduction of ranked matches. Players can compete against others in more serious games through the Ranked Match system. See the official CrossFire 2.0 [...]
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Crossfire has announced that they will be opening up a pre-order campaign for the upcoming VIPER Sisters! These three mercenaries might look gorgeous on the battlefield but they're ready to literally kick you in the face. The three Sisters feature CQB kick animations and throwing knife weapons for a deadly silent kill. There are currently three packages ranging from 52,000 [...]
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