It appears that the popular freeware messaging service Xfire is under new ownership. In a message posted on the front page, the development team announced that the company has been sold, and that the majority of the team is leaving.
The message written by one member of the development team reads, “Xfire has been purchased by another company. Most of the team that has brought you Xfire for the last 6 years is leaving, including me. We’ve enjoyed our time and I personally am sad that I was only able to do 127 releases. Good bye and game on!”
Xfire was founded in 2002 by former pro gamer Dennis “Thresh” Fong, who has since gone on to create Raptr. The company was acquired by Viacom in 2006, and currently boasts 16 million registered users.
