Crossfire (2007 video game)

For the Apple II game, see Crossfire (1981 video game). For the role-playing computer game, see Crossfire (1992 video game).

Crossfire
Developer(s)Smilegate Entertainment
Publisher(s)
SeriesCrossfire
EngineLithtech Jupiter EX
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
  • KOR: June 3, 2007
  • CHN: August 28, 2008
  • NA: January 30, 2009
  • PHL: January 30, 2009
  • INA: August 31, 2009
  • RU: June 2, 2010
  • EU: November 7, 2011
Genre(s)First-person shooter,
tactical shooter
Mode(s)Multiplayer

Crossfire is an online tactical first-person shooter game developed by Smilegate Entertainment for Microsoft Windows. It was first released in South Korea on May 3, 2007.

Due to its popularity in Asia, especially China and South Korea, it has become one of the world's most-played video games by player count,[1] with a lifetime total of 1 billion users in 80 countries worldwide.[2] It was the world's top-grossing online game as of 2014,[3] and went on to become one of the highest-grossing video games of all time,[4] having grossed $6.8 billion in lifetime revenue as of 2017.

The game has spawned a media franchise. A film adaptation of the game was announced in October 2015.[5] A Chinese streaming television series based on the game named Cross Fire (穿越火线) premiered in July 2020, starring Luhan and Leo Wu and was a commercial success with more than 1.7 billion views in China as of October 2020.

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  5. ^ Kil, Sonia (October 14, 2015). "'Fast & Furious' Producer Neal Moritz to Make Movie of Korean Hit Game 'Crossfire'". variety.com. Archived from the original on October 15, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.