Xfire is a free gaming tool that automatically keeps track of when and where gamers are playing PC games online and lets their friends join them easily. It doesn't matter which online game your friends are playing, which server browser they are using, or which gaming service they're playing on; Xfire is intelligent enough to recognize where your friends are at any time.

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Xfire was created by the team at Ultimate Arena, the leading online tournament platform. For further information on the company, visit the About Us section of this website.

Installation is a breeze. You can find detailed instructions to install Xfire on the Download page on Xfire's website. Having a single button to create shortcuts for Xfire is something that could be coming down the road for a future release, but for now you'll have to do it the old fashioned way. Xfire's default install location is "C:\Program Files\Xfire". Navigate to there, or to wherever you decided to actually install it. Right-click on Xfire.exe, and click "Create Shortcut.

Xfire's uninstallation service can be accessed from the Add or Remove Programs tool in Windows XP. To access Add or Remove Programs, go to Start -> Control Panel and double click on Add or Remove Programs. Scroll down to Xfire and click Remove.

Yep. Each Xfire account is free and usable anywhere Xfire is installed. So if you need a different Username for each of your groups of friends or have decided that your last Username just doesn't get the right amount of respect, go ahead and make a change! Unfortunately, there's no way to transfer your network of friends over to the new Username, so you'll have to invite them again.

Some older User created skins do not have the latest In-Game support if any at all. The Xfire skin (default), Standard and Combat skins were created and tested by Xfire and always guaranteed to work with Xfire In-Game.

XFire is based on StAX and not all StAX implementations work correctly. See the Dependency Guide for information on how to choose a stax implementation.

XFire is structured so that in most cases the SOAP document does not need to be cached in memory at all. It is able to do this by using StAX - the streaming XML API. Several application servers (WebSphere and WebLogic, for example) include an older version of the QName class. XFire (as well as XMLBeans and Stax) require the new version. WebLogic usage has been documented, WebSphere will be similar.

Xfire is completely free. Xfire is supported by leading sponsors in the gaming industry, and brings relevant advertising messages to you. But rest easy; we do not sell, exchange, or share any user information with anyone. If you need further clarification on how we handle user information, read our privacy policy.

Of course! You can install Xfire on as many computers as you like (being that Xfire is free and all) and log in to any of them. Your list of friends and favorite servers will follow you around! Right now, however, your custom statuses are linked to only the machine you create them on, so you'll have to think of new, witty phrases to use at each system. But you can setup Xfire at home, on your laptop, at work, and at your friends' computer.

No. While we do want to support gamers regardless of operating system, right now we're focusing on working out the features and development of XFire on Windows based systems. This makes the development cycle much faster, and then can be ported over to other operating systems when necessary.

The process is as simple as it is quick. You've downloaded and installed the Xfire application, right? Then click on the "New User Registration" link where prompted at the log in screen. Spend a few seconds thinking of a suitably cool/ironic/l33t Username, type it in, followed by your email address (don't worry; we aren't sharing this information!) and then type in a Password. Make sure the Password is something you'll remember easily, and at least 5 characters.

You cannot change your Username, but what you CAN do is change your Nickname. This will change how you appear to all other users in XFire. To do this go to Tools menu, select Options, and under the General tab you will see a field to add a Nickname. Type in your new Nickname and click Ok.

Ack! There's nothing worse than a login screen with a Password you've forgotten/mislaid/eaten. Our lost password process is a little different. Go to the Lost Password Recovery page, type in just your username and click the "Go to next step" button. This will send you a Confirmation Code to the email you originally registered your Xfire account with. In the email you will have a hyperlink which takes you back to the lost password page and pre-populates your confirmation code.

Now you're in trouble. Just kidding. If the Lost password recovery system is not working for you (not getting the email, invalid code), please send an email to support@xfire.com with the user name you wish to recover and the email you believe it was registered with. Make the subject of the email "Lost Password". We're certainly not going to share it with anyone, so don't worry. However, for our users' security, Xfire only responds to the email addresses that you specify.

Here's one thing you can do to protect your info before discontinuing your use of the program. In your Xfire client go to Tools | Options | Privacy tab and uncheck "Show on my profile and miniprofile." This will hide your extended profile information, gaming history and friends list from other users browsing the website.

You've got places to see, people to frag and quests to fulfill. If typing in a Username and Password eats into your online gaming time, we'd recommend checking the "Save Password" and "Auto-Login" boxes on the login screen. Now the next time you login to Xfire it will launch directly into the last Username and Password used.

If someone is "spamming" you or being abusive, they are either on your Friends list or Friends of Friends list. If the User is on your Friends list, you should delete them by highlighting their name and pressing the "Delete" key on your keyboard or right clicking their name and selecting "Delete". If they are on your Friends of Friends list, right click on their name and select "Add User to block list". You can also get this menu under Tools | Friends.

The Xfire File system is a P2P system. If you download files from Xfire and leave them in the default directory with your download settings on, they are eligible to be "shared" with others using the Xfire File system. Set your Tools | Options | Files settings to 'Disabled'. If you disable your Xfire downloads, you will still get interim game updates for the latest game support and Xfire Updates via P2P but they will not be shared with the Xfire network.

The default key combination is Scroll Lock + S. You can change this in Tools | Options | Chat tab. Click 'Screenshot key binding' and set a single key or two key combination.

Xfire supports the latest and best PC games, with more being added constantly! Mosey on over to the Games section at the Xfire website to peruse the current lists of games Xfire supports.

Game server browsers help you find game servers to play on, but leave you on your own when it comes to playing with your buddies. Gamers regularly deal with the hassles of finding a game server to play on together and resort to having to cut & paste server IPs or call each other. We at Xfire believe gaming should be gamer-centric rather than game server-centric. It's simply more fun to play with your buddies than it is to play on some random game server against strangers.

Xfire couldn't exist without your help and support. Got an incredible idea? Heck, got a mild improvement? Then we'd love to hear it! Create a thread in our Feature Suggestions section of the forums and tell us all about it!

Thanks for your interest in Xfire! Good luck in your tournaments and keep us informed of your performances.

You betcha. You'll automatically receive Xfire updates the next time you (as an Xfire user) log in, once an update is available. If you have your Xfire Downloads enabled you will get the updater file a day ahead of everyone and be able to login right away once the servers are updated.

Launch the Xfire client application which you can access by clicking on the Xfire desktop icon or on your Start menu. Once the login screen appears, you'll notice the "New User Registration" button underneath the Username field. Click that button to open up the Registration page. Once you've created your account, you can enter your Xfire Username and Password at the login screen. Click on the Login button and you'll fire up Xfire.

The very first time you launch the Xfire application, you will be given the option to register a new User account. If you choose not to or close that window by mistake, right below the Username field you'll notice a link title "New User Registration." This will bring you to the web registration page. Either way, you have to register a user name in order to get into our database and be able to login!

of the 2005 edition, go to Norton Personal Firewall. Click Configure. Click Custom Level. Then check the box that says "Enable Control Access alerts". Then Norton will give you a pop up that allows you to permit Xfire to connect to the internet. You can also do this manually. Configure> Programs tab> Click Add. Browse to the xfire.exe. (Default is C:\Program Files\Xfire) You may need to also add xfire_exception.exe to the list as well.