South Korean developer Smilegate shocked viewers when learning that Crossfire will be receiving a sequel. The first-person shooter to combat Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is a recognized entry and alike the Valve-developed series is well-deserved of a second iteration following the audience that continually plays the game to this day.
More exciting was learning that this new version underway will also be shipped with a single player experience being developed by Alan Wake & Control studio Remedy Entertainment. The firm earlier this year offered a first glimpse at the campaign with a trailer showcasing gameplay of the title.
However, alike dozens of other firms working through the novel coronavirus – the teams working on the game announced that there will be an unfortunate rescheduling of the title’s release to 2021. Originally projected for late 2020, players will have to wait a little bit longer.
After much deliberation, and in consideration of the challenges faced by Smilegate development team due to COVID-19, we have made the difficult decision to delay the release of CrossfireX until 2021,” the letterhead reads. “Moving our release will allow us to deliver the Crossfire experience on console our team set to create.”
Collected from the statement, it is gathered that the console version for CrossfireX is to blame for the extra time. Furthermore, only Smilegate being referenced in the letterhead, it is presumed that the multiplayer portion, again on console, is what requires more dedicated development. For Remedy Entertainment’s portion, it is suggested the single player is prepared for the intended 2020 release.
Elsewhere previously, Remedy Entertainment pressed on some inspirations for the campaign’s plot for CrossfireX. While not directly taking from the source material, the Finnish team explained that Resident Evil is a big influencer for the story’s final product. You can read the full report by heading here.
Are you fine waiting until next year for CrossfireX?
CrossfireX is set to release sometime in 2021 for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
