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WilHarris · 25th Apr 2006, 09:34

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/04...V_buys_X-Fire/

airchie · 25th Apr 2006, 09:35

Hope they're not gonna bloat it up with excessive ads and generally muck around with it!

fev · 25th Apr 2006, 09:58

x-fire? err where the hell's this program come from?

DaSuperFly · 25th Apr 2006, 10:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by fev

x-fire? err where the hell's this program come from?

Exactly what I thought!

fev · 25th Apr 2006, 10:13

obviously not aimed at the pro-sumer market... damn teeny boppers

MiNiMaL_FuSS · 25th Apr 2006, 10:26

never heard of it.

kempez · 25th Apr 2006, 11:03

X-Fire is what a helluva lot of gamers use for in-game comms. Its a great little program with a load of third party skins and big support in the gaming community

I hope this move doesn't bloat the program up as its a great little program

Meanmotion · 25th Apr 2006, 11:03

I can't believe, out of a random sample of 5 bit-techer's, only one of you has heard of xfire. Moreover, i can't believe it only has 4 million users! It's a great little program. Admittedly i don't use it much but that's cause i don't really play multiplayer games at the moment.

I can't see there being any good coming from any of these acquistions - myspace, xfire, etc - it's not like they have massive overheads that require big money to push them forward. I know we'd all probably do the same if it meant us becoming millionaires but i really wish some of these companies would hold out and take a stand.

DXR_13KE · 25th Apr 2006, 11:14

this software is very comon in WOW players, and most of my CS friends. it is realy nice and fast. i hope we dont see the program being transformed into a ad deliver system.

apoogod · 25th Apr 2006, 11:25

damn does that really mean that Viacom paid 25.5 per xfire account?

BioSniper · 25th Apr 2006, 11:27

Im also surpsied most of the people here dont know of it. hell, I mostly use it in place of MSN.
Shame its been bought and its whole ad-free ethos will probably be ditched. Guess its time to find another similar app

Lazlow · 25th Apr 2006, 11:55

I've used it a few times, and it's good. Think of it as a game orientated IM - such as MSN or Yahoo.

Steam has a similar messaging program built-in, but I've only ever had it working properly once, seems to be full of problems.

specofdust · 25th Apr 2006, 11:58

This can only be bad, but lets just hope its not quite "yahoo" bad. I've used Xfire on and off for a while now, and for certain games its absolutely brilliant, really hoping MTV don't break it with marketing and bloat, but I'd be surprised if they don't to some extent.

Solidus · 25th Apr 2006, 13:41

i used it a while back and found it to be very good although i only had like 2 online games :P

gpw111 · 25th Apr 2006, 14:05

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Originally Posted by Lazlow

Steam has a similar messaging program built-in, but I've only ever had it working properly once, seems to be full of problems.

I thought since the last update it was more or less working fine (for the first time in about 5 years)

I hope Xfire only keeps getting better tho

SeBbY_007 · 25th Apr 2006, 16:40

Wow! I thought far more people would use it regularly, I have used it for about a year now and I couldn't be without it. So it’s not as pretty as MSN or other IM programs but it says me having to Alt+Tab out of it. I suppose it is targeted around gamers and especially the FPS and the online RPG players so I suppose not all of you will have heard of it. But it is an awesome program for me.

Shame it might have a ton of ads splashed on its interface soon, if Viacom bought it to advertise.

Rich_13 · 25th Apr 2006, 17:16

I think if they replaced the default skin it would do better. I know alot of people who give up on it straight away when they see it. FluidX is brilliant.

yahooadam · 25th Apr 2006, 23:40

aww man this is only gonna suck ass

ive been registered for (and regularly using) x-fire since Aug 2004 - like 2 years (weird i thought it was longer ..)
anyway, bascially since i started playing americas army

great program, in recent times though ive found the program has become worse, more unstable

4 million users and how can u lot not know about (and use) this awesome (at the moment) program

automagsrock · 26th Apr 2006, 09:26

If Viacom does anything stupid I swear the angry emails will not cease...

GuardianStorm · 26th Apr 2006, 11:20

ive been using it for ages

it rocks...i used FluidX and XFire Lite as skins...makes it look normal

25th Apr 2006, 09:34	#1
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25th Apr 2006, 09:58	#3
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25th Apr 2006, 10:13	#5
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25th Apr 2006, 10:26	#6
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25th Apr 2006, 11:03	#7
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25th Apr 2006, 09:35	#2
airchie Mod Master Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Posts: 2,087	Hope they're not gonna bloat it up with excessive ads and generally muck around with it!

25th Apr 2006, 11:03	#8
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25th Apr 2006, 11:14	#9
DXR_13KE Madeira's banana is the best!!! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Madeira ; Portugal Posts: 6,464	this software is very comon in WOW players, and most of my CS friends. it is realy nice and fast. i hope we dont see the program being transformed into a ad deliver system. __________________ *Renegade X - 0.40 Release!* <---- CLICK!

25th Apr 2006, 11:25	#10
apoogod Xport1.com Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,029	damn does that really mean that Viacom paid 25.5 per xfire account? __________________ It's like a koala bear crapped a rainbow in my brain!

25th Apr 2006, 11:27	#11
BioSniper I Mod, Therefore I Own Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Somewhere in the south Posts: 3,454	Im also surpsied most of the people here dont know of it. hell, I mostly use it in place of MSN. Shame its been bought and its whole ad-free ethos will probably be ditched. Guess its time to find another similar app __________________ My Flickr :: Bit-tech Flickr Wii: 1792 1527 2926 7945 :: Xbox Live: BioSnipr :: PSN: Biosnipr

25th Apr 2006, 11:55	#12
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25th Apr 2006, 11:58	#13
specofdust Banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Aberdeen, UK, EU Posts: 7,607	This can only be bad, but lets just hope its not quite "yahoo" bad. I've used Xfire on and off for a while now, and for certain games its absolutely brilliant, really hoping MTV don't break it with marketing and bloat, but I'd be surprised if they don't to some extent. __________________ Like marmite, only no-one hates it Mmm bop!

25th Apr 2006, 13:41	#14
Solidus Superhuman Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: England Posts: 1,645	i used it a while back and found it to be very good although i only had like 2 online games :P __________________ I'm a n00b in need of constant h3lp! Xbox Live GT: Mephestic PSN Tag: M3phestic Twitter: Mephestic

25th Apr 2006, 16:40	#16
SeBbY_007 Supermodder Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: England Posts: 289	Wow! I thought far more people would use it regularly, I have used it for about a year now and I couldn't be without it. So it’s not as pretty as MSN or other IM programs but it says me having to Alt+Tab out of it. I suppose it is targeted around gamers and especially the FPS and the online RPG players so I suppose not all of you will have heard of it. But it is an awesome program for me. Shame it might have a ton of ads splashed on its interface soon, if Viacom bought it to advertise.

25th Apr 2006, 17:16	#17
Rich_13 Hypermodder Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: London /Essex Uni Posts: 716	I think if they replaced the default skin it would do better. I know alot of people who give up on it straight away when they see it. FluidX is brilliant. __________________ [Gaming laptop:][Intel Cour Duo2 T7200 ] [Nvidia7900GS GO] [1920x1200 display] [2GB DDR][Creative 6.1's ] My blog

25th Apr 2006, 23:40	#18
yahooadam Ultra csavarkulcs Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UK Posts: 1,323	aww man this is only gonna suck ass ive been registered for (and regularly using) x-fire since Aug 2004 - like 2 years (weird i thought it was longer ..) anyway, bascially since i started playing americas army great program, in recent times though ive found the program has become worse, more unstable 4 million users and how can u lot not know about (and use) this awesome (at the moment) program

26th Apr 2006, 09:26	#19
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26th Apr 2006, 11:20	#20
GuardianStorm Ultramodder Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 1,464	ive been using it for ages it rocks...i used FluidX and XFire Lite as skins...makes it look normal __________________ Sites: My Site :: My blog Tools: Project Log Previewer Curent Projects: Dark Vortex Finished Projects: Yarrrbox :: Laptop Stand :: Bench PSU MK2 :: FS2 Guides: How To Bend Metal