Smilegate's 'Crossfire' Selected as Official Event for Esports World Cup
Saudi Arabia Officially Includes 'EWC 2025' as an Event
Smilegate announced on the 24th that its FPS (first-person shooter) game, Crossfire, has been selected as an official title for the 'Esports World Cup (EWC) 2025' scheduled to be held in Saudi Arabia.
The EWC is the world's largest comprehensive esports tournament hosted by the Saudi Esports World Cup Federation. This year, 200 clubs and over 1,500 players from 100 countries participated in 21 events. The total prize money reached 60 million USD (approximately 86 billion KRW). Over 2.6 million viewers watched over 8 weeks, achieving 500 million views. The next tournament is scheduled to be held next summer in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.
Crossfire, selected as an official title this time, is an FPS game released in 2007. It has 1.1 billion users worldwide across online and mobile platforms in 80 countries.
Jang In-ah, CEO of Smilegate Entertainment, said, "Being selected as an EWC 2025 title will be a very important turning point for the Crossfire esports ecosystem," adding, "We will further solidify our position on the global stage."
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Fabian Scheuermann, Chief Gaming Officer (CGO) of the EWC Federation, said, "We will achieve greater success together based on the strong global community of Crossfire," and added, "We will showcase Crossfire in Riyadh and collaborate to ensure sustainable growth of esports as a global sport."
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