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Xfire was a proprietary freeware instant messaging service for gamers that also served as a game server browser with various other features. It was available for Microsoft Windows. Xfire was originally developed by Ultimate Arena based in Menlo Park, California.

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Software.name
xfire
Software.logo
Xfire logo.svg
Software.screenshot
New Xfire style screenshot.png
Software.caption
Screenshot of Xfire Client version 1.143, showing a list of buddies with the Phoenix skin
Software.author
Garrett Blythe, Chris Kirmse and Mike Judge
Software.developer
Xfire, Inc.
Software.discontinued
yes
Software.operating_system
Microsoft Windows
Software.genre
Instant messaging, file sharing; screenshooting, screencasting
Software.license
Freeware

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www.xfire.com
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  • History
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Xfire was a proprietary freeware instant messaging service for gamers that also served as a game server browser with various other features. It was available for Microsoft Windows. Xfire was originally developed by Ultimate Arena based in Menlo Park, California.

Xfire's partnership with Livestream allowed users to broadcast live video streams of their current game to an audience. The Xfire website also maintained a "Top Ten" games list, ranking games by the number of hours Xfire users spend playing each game every day. World of Warcraft had been the most played game for many years, but was surpassed by League of Legends on June 20, 2011.

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