Cristiano Ronaldo Becomes Mobile Game Star in Garena Free Fire

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Cristiano Ronaldo joins one of the most popular mobile games (Image Credit: Garena)

Garena Free Fire – never heard of it? That’s no problem, it’s only one of the most successful games of the last few years, and the most downloaded mobile game of 2019. Now, the developers announced an exciting partnership with soccer icon Cristiano Ronaldo!

With over 450 million registered users and over $1 billion in sales since its release in 2017, the Battle Royale shooter Garena Free Fire is one of the most popular mobile games EVER! This partnership with soccer legend Cristiano Ronaldo will most certainly increase its popularity EVEN MORE!

CR7 in Garena Free Fire

Cristiano Ronaldo has become the worldwide brand ambassador for Free Fire. But, instead of just holding his face to the camera, CR7 will even become a name-giving, playable character with Operation Chrono, which starts on December 19!

The 2016 soccer world champion embodies the character Chrono in the Mobile Battle Royale and is enthusiastic about the new partnership:

“It’s a great feeling to not only have a character in Free Fire based on my role model, but also to have the entire universe change with him in the game. The Garena team has brought numerous new features and elements for Operation Chrono into the game. I hope that Free Fire players all over the world will be as excited as I am!"

Garena Free Fire, also known as Free Fire Battlegrounds, was created by a Singapore-based development studio and has enjoyed enormous popularity since its release in late 2017.

In 2019, the game was downloaded approximately 267 million times on the Google Play Store and App Store, making it the most downloaded game of the year. The game is similar to other genre classics such as Fortnite or PUBG, with the difference that only 50 players are fighting for survival at the same time.

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Garena Free Fire was downloaded 267 million times in 2019! That's a hell of a lot of players! (Image Credit: Garena)

Due to the low hardware requirements of smartphones and tablets, you can enjoy Garena Free Fire even with older devices. In India, there is even a special Esports tournament series for the title, whose games attract an average of around one million viewers.

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