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A few years ago, the game industry was all abuzz about how in-game advertising was going to be a brand new and significant revenue stream for game developers and publishers. And then in 2008 the "Great Recession" hit the ad industry in general like a ton of bricks. The chairman of one of the leading in-game ad companies, IGA Worldwide, Justin Townsend, admitted in March 2009 that it was trying to raise more funds and was even thinking of selling off the company.

Now that the economy is slightly better off (knock on wood) IGA Worldwide has announced that it has in fact secured new funding through new and existing sources. The company stated in a press release that it is "aggressively focusing on expanding our advertising product lineup, game portfolio and global reach for 2010 and 2011." Specific financial numbers for the privately held IGA were not revealed. It states that it has "an exciting line up of AAA game titles" for its services but specific games were not revealed.

The recently launched free-to-play first person shooter Cross Fire is about to get a major update. Beginning today the game from deveoper Smilegate and publisher G4Box will launch a new Mutation gameplay mode. Yes, Cross Fire is getting their version of pitting humans against zombies. In this case the creatures are nanite-infected humans with three different levels.

Players can control the new Mutant faction which can infect other players from their claw attacks and turn them into Mutants themselves. The new content update for the game will also add three new weapons and two new maps along with a new story mission.

Download Cross Fire Mutation Mode Trailer (32 MB)
Download the Cross Fire Install Client (379 MB)

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The recently launched free-to-play first person shooter Cross Fire is adding some new content for the extended Thanksgiving holiday and are even getting into the Black Friday sales spirit. The new free patch adds a new Search and Destroy map, Downtown, to the game's line-up. There are also three new weapons added to the game's arsenal (the classic Winchester Rifle, a Thompson SMG and an M16 Scope-Camo). And for the Thanksgiving weekend only players can purchase a Turkey backpack and helmet through the in-game store.

Speaking of which, beginning at 5 pm ET today all Cross Fire in-game items are on sale for 20 percent off via the game's online mall. The sale lasts until 11:50 pm ET on Sunday.

After several months of both closed and open beta testing, the free-to-play FPD Cross Fire has now officially launched to the public. Developed by Smilegate and released in the US and Europe via publisher G4Box, the shooter has also added a number of new content and features in celebration of the official release.

Those new features include female player characters for the first time and three new gameplay modes. These include the battle arena mode (where only knives are used) and the more traditional Free For All deathmatch mode. Cross Fire is also allowing players to earn extra experience for a limited time during the game's launch period.

G4Box has released the latest version of its online mulitplayer shooter, Cross Fire, which is currently in open beta. Visit the official website for more information and to register for an account.

"Cross Fire is an online military first-person shooter. Players assume the role of either a Black List or Global Risk mercenary, and then join an online team that must work together to complete objective-based scenarios. Modes of play include Team Death Match, Search & Destroy, Elimination, and the exclusive Ghost Mode, in which you become an invisible stealth assassin. Cross Fire is free-to-download-and-play."

Download Cross Fire Client

This client installs the online mulitplayer shooter, Cross Fire, which is currently in open beta. Visit the official website for more information and to register for an account.

Download Cross Fire Client

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.

If you are like most of us, the economy's quick drop this fall may have left you with a lack of cash to pay for that new copy of Left 4 Dead or Far Cry 2. However if you want to play a first person shooter game for free and don't feel like paying for it there are actually quite a number of free-to-play titles out there that you can download and play right now.

Big Download has noticed a growing trend of first person shooter titles that are already out there, in beta testing or coming up in the near future that you can just download and play. Some of these games do have or will have premium fees or micro-transactions to get more content but all of them can be enjoyed for free without the need to pay a cent. We decided to do a quick round-up of just a few of the current and upcoming free-to-play FPS titles. And remember, the best things in life are free..or so we have been told.

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The rise of free-to-play first person shooter has been rapid this year and now another title in the genre, Cross Fire, has just entered its closed beta test. Folks who have paid subscriptions to FilePlanet have the first shot of entering the beta which will run for one month.

The game itself is title being developed by Smilegate and will be released in the US and Europe via publisher G4Box. When it is officially launched, the full game will have 15 maps, four gameplay modes and a way to earn achievements and experience points that will let your player character level up with access to more weapons and items.

The new screenshots show off the game's Team Deathmatch mode, which will feature two teams of 8 players each attempting to blast each other apart in six maps. Those maps will include settings like "a cursed Egyptian tomb, an abandoned railway station, and a speedway in Monaco." When the full game is available to download later this fall Cross Fire will include 15 maps, four gameplay modes and a way to earn achievements and experience points that will let your player character level up with access to more weapons and items. There's no word yet on a beta test for the game.