We have reported in the past few months on Cross Fire, one of the many free-to-play FPSs in the works. This morning we got word that the game from developer SmileGate and publishers G4Box and Wicked Interactive will enter its open beta phase on Friday at 12 pm ET.

The open beta phase will be accompanied by a new version of the game. That version will have not only new weapons and maps compared to the closed beta but also the game's persistant miitary ranking and stats for its players. The first week of open beta will also allow player to earn 50 percent more of the game's "GP" than normal and the first 30 clans who register will get to do so at no "GP" cost. There's no word yet when Cross Fire will come out of beta and have it's official launch.