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| Developer(s) | Smilegate Entertainment Remedy Entertainment |
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| Engine | Lithtech Jupiter EX |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Xbox One |
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| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
CrossFire is an online tactical first-person shooter for Microsoft Windows developed by Smilegate Entertainment. The game was released in China by Tencent Games, with the company also acting as the exclusive agent service company. The tests for its software bugs were started publicly on April 2008.
Due to its popularity in Asia, especially China and South Korea, it became the most played game in the world by player count of all time, with 660 million players worldwide. It was the world's top-grossing online game as of 2014, and went on to become one of the highest-grossing video games of all time, having grossed $10.8 billion in lifetime revenue, as of 2018.
A film adaptation of the game was announced in October 2015. A remake and a sequel, CrossFire HD and CrossFire 2, respectively, are in development at Smilegate, with Remedy Entertainment working on both games' single-player portions.
An Xbox One version of the game, known as CrossFire X, was announced at E3 2019.
Gameplay
CrossFire is a free-to-play first-person shooter that features two mercenary corporations named the "Black List" and "Global Risk," fighting each other in an epic global conflict. Players assume the role of either a Black List or Global Risk mercenary, joining an online team that must work together to complete objective-based scenarios. With the exception of the Zombie mode and Wave mode, each mode can support a maximum of 16 players, each divided into an 8-man team.
Players will progress and be promoted through various Military Ranks, beginning at trainee, with the highest being Marshall. Players also have the ability to customize their character's equipment and appearance through in-game items.
CrossFire has a free currency which is called Game Points (GP), which are earned through playing and completing matches, buying premium items that grant bonus GP, or fulfilling certain missions. Premium and special items like modified weapons can only be bought using monetary currencies. The content tends to vary from version to version.
Modes
CrossFire features several game modes, each with unique maps and rules.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
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|Gameclub
|September 17, 2009
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|Lytogame
|December 8, 2009
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|http://crossfire.lytogame.com/
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|Mail.Ru
|June 2, 2010
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|https://cfire.mail.ru/
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|Macrowell OMG
|March 24, 2011
|March 23, 2014
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|Smilegate West
|August 31, 2011
|November 8, 2018
|http://crossfire.gamerage.com/
|Merged with CrossFire NA/UK on November 7, 2018
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|Smilegate West
|November 29, 2011
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|http://br.crossfire.z8games.com/
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|Gambooz
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|Smilegate West
|January 28, 2014
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|http://es.crossfire.z8games.com/
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|Ariogames
|March 16, 2019
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Commercial performance
CrossFire is the most played online FPS game worldwide, with over 8 million concurrent users and 650 million registered players by 2017, according to developer Smilegate, with the majority of players in Asia, especially China and South Korea. As of 2018, the game has 660 million players worldwide.
In 2013, the game was one of the three most popular video games in China, with a revenue of almost $1 billion. It was the world's top-grossing game of 2014 at ₩1.5 trillion ($1.3 billion). By 2015, CrossFire had grossed $6.8 billion, making it one of the top five highest-grossing video games of all time, along with Space Invaders, Pac-Man, Street Fighter II and World of Warcraft. CrossFire grossed $1.1 billion in 2016 and $1.4 billion in 2017, making it one of the three top-grossing PC games for both years, along with League of Legends and Dungeon Fighter Online (DFO). In 2018, CrossFire grossed $1.5 billion, making it one of the year's five top-grossing video games, along with Fortnite, DFO, League of Legends and Pokémon Go. In total, CrossFire has grossed $10.8 billion in lifetime revenue, as of 2018.
Film adaptation
In October 2015, it was announced that Neal Moritz would be producing a film version of CrossFire, after spending a year weighing up proposals from Hollywood producers and studios.
References
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- ^ Lee Ji-yoon (May 20, 2015). "[Herald Interview] The woman behind success of 'Crossfire'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- ^ "World of Warcraft Leads Industry With Nearly $10 Billion In Revenue". Game Revolution. CraveOnline. January 26, 2017.
- Kil, Sonia (October 14, 2015). "'Fast & Furious' Producer Neal Moritz to Make Movie of Korean Hit Game 'Crossfire'". variety.com. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- https://www.polygon.com/2016/7/27/12303804/crossfire-2-remedy-entertainment-smilegate
- https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-08-22-remedy-building-third-development-team
- "CrossFire West What Belongs Together Will Grow Together". gamerage.com.
- "Smilegate shuts down CrossFire SEA". gamerage.com.
- "Most Played FPS in the World, CROSSFIRE". Archived from the original on December 15, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
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- Davis, Kurt (December 9, 2014). "Why the South Korean game market looks almost nothing like it did last year". Tech in Asia. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
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