If you’re a PC gamer who plays online, then undoubtedly you’re familiar with Xfire, the instant messaging, server browsing, file downloading, and do-it-all software that makes playing online games with your friends tremendously easy.  Started 2.5 years ago, the gaming community has 4 million registered members, and an active userbase of 1 million.  MTV Networks, a Viacom company, acquired Xfire with the intent of tapping into its prime 18-34 year old male demographic.  The acquisition which is valued at $102 million USD, will in return allow Xfire to draw upon the vast resources at MTV.

For those of you not familiar with Xfire, some of the features that make it so well liked are:
• Friend List for Gamers – Users can see when their gamer friends are online and what games they are playing.
• One-Click Join – Users can see what games their friends are playing and use the one-click join feature to play alongside their friends instantly.
• Xfire In-Game Messaging – Xfire users can send and receive instant messages while playing in many games without having to minimize or leave the game.
• Stats Tracking – Through automatically updated player profiles, Xfire displays what games users are playing and how many hours they have played them.
• File Downloads – Xfire’s file download system delivers demos, patches, trailers, and other files to users via a closed peer-to-peer distribution system.
• Voice Chat – Allows gamers to talk to each other over a private peer-to-peer chat network.

Xfire is tremendously popular in the PC gaming community, and we’re hoping that the acquisition only helps to strengthen and promote their position.

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