The incredibly successful online shooter Crossfire in Asia is set to launch in Europe according to the developer Smilegate.
In the lists of titles generating the most revenue globally, Crossfire is always at the top. In December 2016, Crossfire ranked 2nd on PC, far ahead of games like CS:GO or Battlefield 1, reports Superdata. Only the worldwide phenomenon LoL is more successful.
Crossfire is considered “the Korean Counterstrike.”
However, Crossfire has so far been mostly known in Asia. That is set to change now. Smilegate is opening an office in Europe, primarily to promote Crossfire. The free-to-play online shooter will be managed from Berlin. Emanuel Schleussinger, the former CTO of Aeria Games, is to head the office.
Smilegate Europe will now take care of the brand “Crossfire” in the EU region.
Crossfire is set to receive a German version
Smilegate hopes that a local presence will help build an eSports scene. Currently, a team is working on a German version. The focus will be on developing Crossfire into an eSports brand.
Crossfire has existed in South Korea since 2007. It is a PC-only game. The version for the US market, which also runs here in Europe, differs from the South Korean original and is developed separately.
Oldie, but Goldie?
Mein MMO thinks: When thinking of the “most successful shooter in the world,” one might envision a different game than a 10-year-old title that shows its age. But for the “most successful MMORPG in the world,” one wouldn’t expect it to look like WoW, but rather have a visually stunning title like Black Desert in mind. Even LoL, in comparison to Paragon, doesn’t look fresh anymore but still earns significantly more money.
Perhaps it really is about the “inner values.”
It remains to be seen whether Smilegate can establish such a game in Europe. It certainly won’t be easy. Even the oldie Lineage is extremely successful in the MMORPG genre in Korea, but it has never been able to gain a foothold here in the West.
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