XFIRE ONLINE GAME COMMUNITY
CONTINUES RAPID GROWTH
SURPASSING SEVEN MILLION
REGISTERED USER MARK
Xfire Offers a Quick and Easy Solution To Find and Play with Friends
Online
MENLO PARK, CA - May 7, 2007 –
Xfire, one of the fastest growing online gaming communities, announced today it
recently crossed seven million registered users and supports over 800 of the
most popular PC games worldwide. Xfire’s
goal is “gaming simplified,” offering gamers a quick and easy way to find and
play games with their friends online.
“Our seven million users
constitute a very active community that spent over 14,300 man-years on Xfire in
the month of March alone,” said Mike Cassidy, CEO of Xfire, Inc. “In addition
to helping gamers play online with their friends, Xfire also offers a slew of
innovative features such as in-game messaging in over 500 games, automated
gameplay statistics, free voice chat, and live online gaming events.”
Xfire is a free,
advertising-supported product. Providing
valuable services to gamers that enrich their online game playing experiences,
Xfire includes friend tracking, a one-click option to join friends’ games, a server
browser, in-game messaging, peer-to-peer file downloading, game statistics,
automated player profiles, and voice chat.
Xfire is the largest host
of live online gaming events on the Internet.
Xfire and its advertising partners such as ATI, Cadbury, Electronic
Arts, Intel, Pepsi, Taco Bell, 20th Century Fox, and others sponsor
online events where members can play with pro gamers, join in online chats with
celebrities, and participate in machinima contests involving their favorite
games. Currently, Xfire is hosting “The Ridiculously Long Lasting Stride Xfire
Cup 2007,” an online Counter-Strike:
Source invitational tournament bringing the best North American teams
together to compete for $24,000 in winnings, sponsored by Stride Gum.
Please visit Xfire at http://www.xfire.com
About Xfire, Inc.
Xfire, Inc. is one of the fastest growing
online gaming platforms and communities in the world helping gamers to easily
connect, chat, and play with their friends online. Xfire is a free service that
allows gamers to easily browse for game servers, chat with friends through IM
and voice chat and download the latest updates and additions to their favorite
games. With more than seven million members in over 100 countries, Xfire is an
international community connecting gamers across the globe. Xfire is a wholly
owned subsidiary of MTV Networks and is based in Menlo Park, CA.
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