<s>
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
is	O
a	O
battle	O
royale	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Garena	B-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
the	O
most	O
downloaded	O
mobile	O
game	O
globally	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
,	O
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
had	O
surpassed	O
187	O
million	O
daily	O
active	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
Max	O
,	O
a	O
graphically	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
globally	O
on	O
28	O
September	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
,	O
players	O
control	O
a	O
character	O
in	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
and	O
use	O
a	O
joystick	O
to	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
offers	O
over	O
15	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
including	O
Team	O
Deathmatch	O
,	O
Clash	O
Squad	O
,	O
Big	O
Head	O
,	O
Explosive	O
Jump	O
,	O
Cold	O
Steel	O
,	O
Rampage	O
,	O
and	O
Pet	O
Mania	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Battle	O
Royale	O
mode	O
in	O
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
accommodates	O
up	O
to	O
52	O
players	O
landing	O
on	O
an	O
island	O
without	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Craftland	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
design	O
their	O
own	O
maps	O
in	O
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
using	O
an	O
in-game	O
builder	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
features	O
a	O
character	O
system	O
of	O
50+	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
characters	O
have	O
unique	O
backstories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
of	O
these	O
characters	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
real-life	O
celebrities	O
whom	O
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
had	O
collaborations	O
with	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Chrono	O
from	O
the	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Cristiano	O
Ronaldo	O
,	O
Dimitri	O
&	O
Thiva	O
from	O
the	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Dimitri	O
Vegas	O
&	O
Like	O
Mike	O
,	O
A-Patroa	O
from	O
the	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Anitta	O
,	O
Alok	O
from	O
the	O
collaboration	O
with	O
DJ	O
Alok	O
and	O
JBeibs	O
from	O
the	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Justin	O
Bieber	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
,	O
pets	O
can	O
provide	O
support	O
to	O
players	O
during	O
fights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
pets	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Poring	B-Protocol
,	O
was	O
added	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Ragnarok	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free	B-Application
Fires	I-Application
premise	O
is	O
detailed	O
in	O
animated	O
shorts	O
and	O
other	O
materials	O
published	O
by	O
Garena	B-Application
to	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
Universe	O
is	O
the	O
universe	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
comics	O
and	O
stories	O
take	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
released	O
the	O
first	O
short	O
film	O
,	O
"	O
How	O
to	O
Start	O
a	O
Fire	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
the	O
character	O
Hayato	O
Yagami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
were	O
described	O
as	O
having	O
"	O
a	O
benefit	O
for	O
mid	O
-	O
and	O
low-specification	O
phones	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
reviewer	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
games	O
with	O
good	O
graphics	O
are	O
your	O
thing	O
then	O
we	O
do	O
n't	O
recommend	O
that	O
you	O
play	O
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
Battlegrounds	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tais	O
Carvalho	O
of	O
Techtudo	O
commented	O
that	O
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
"	O
prioritizes	O
performance	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
a	O
great	O
choice	O
for	O
any	O
type	O
of	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
annual	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
Best	O
Apps	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
won	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Popular	O
Vote	O
Game	O
"	O
category	O
of	O
2019	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
most	O
publicly	O
voted	O
in	O
Brazil	O
and	O
in	O
Thailand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Garena	B-Application
Free	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
battle	O
royale	O
mobile	O
games	O
,	O
behind	O
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
,	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
and	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mobile	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
most	O
downloaded	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
in	O
the	O
fourth	O
quarter	O
of	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
most	O
downloaded	O
game	O
worldwide	O
in	O
2018	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
earned	O
approximately	O
182	O
million	O
downloads	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
second	O
most	O
downloaded	O
battle	O
royale	O
mobile	O
game	O
(	O
above	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
and	O
behind	O
only	O
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
grossed	O
approximately	O
$19.3	O
million	O
in	O
monthly	O
revenues	O
through	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
becoming	O
a	O
significant	O
financial	O
success	O
for	O
Garena	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
Garena	B-Application
Free	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
has	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
billion	O
downloads	O
on	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Q1	O
2021	O
,	O
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
surpassed	O
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
in	O
revenues	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
generating	O
$100	O
million	O
in	O
turnover	O
as	O
compared	O
to	O
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
's	O
$68	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
's	O
revenues	O
jumped	O
by	O
4.5	O
times	O
as	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
for	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
November	O
2019	O
,	O
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
had	O
grossed	O
over	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
fourth	O
highest-grossing	O
video	B-Architecture
game	I-Architecture
of	I-Architecture
2020	I-Architecture
with	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
the	O
eighth	O
highest-grossing	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
2021	I-Application
with	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
grossed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
and	O
2021	O
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
won	O
the	O
Esports	O
Mobile	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
Esports	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
began	O
the	O
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
World	O
Series	O
(	O
FFWS	O
)	O
esports	O
competition	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
FFWS	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
regional	O
events	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
Continental	O
Series	O
"	O
(	O
FFCS	O
)	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2021	O
,	O
Garena	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
World	O
Series	O
(	O
FFWS	O
)	O
with	O
a	O
$2	O
million	O
prize	O
pool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
World	O
Series	O
became	O
the	O
most-watched	O
esports	O
event	O
in	O
history	O
with	O
over	O
5.4	O
million	O
peak	O
live	O
viewers	O
,	O
surpassing	O
the	O
League	O
of	O
Legends	O
World	O
Championship	O
which	O
had	O
5.1	O
million	O
peak	O
viewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
EMEA	O
Invitational	O
"	O
was	O
a	O
replacement	O
for	O
the	O
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
World	O
Series	O
in	O
2021	O
for	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
and	O
Africa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
Asia	O
Championship	O
was	O
a	O
replacement	O
for	O
the	O
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
World	O
Series	O
in	O
2021	O
for	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Liga	O
Brasileira	O
de	O
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
(	O
LBFF	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
esports	O
event	O
in	O
Brazil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comprising	O
3	O
divisions	O
,	O
Series	O
A	O
,	O
B	O
,	O
and	O
C	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
played	O
in	O
two	O
stages	O
a	O
year	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
elite	O
qualifying	O
for	O
the	O
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
World	O
Series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
collaborated	O
with	O
popular	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
celebrities	O
,	O
TV	O
shows	O
and	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
has	O
two	O
types	O
of	O
collaborations	O
which	O
are	O
global	O
and	O
regional	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
collaborated	O
with	O
singer	O
Justin	O
Bieber	O
and	O
debuted	O
his	O
song	O
"	O
Beautiful	O
Love	O
"	O
in	O
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2022	O
,	O
PUBG	B-Application
developer	O
Krafton	O
filed	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
Garena	B-Application
and	O
its	O
parent	O
company	O
Sea	O
for	O
copyright	O
infringement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lawsuit	O
accused	O
Garena	B-Application
of	O
copying	O
in-game	O
items	O
,	O
game	O
mechanics	O
and	O
overall	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
PUBG	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battlegrounds	I-Application
and	O
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
in	O
their	O
games	O
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
and	O
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
Max	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Krafton	O
,	O
"	O
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
and	O
Free	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
Max	O
extensively	O
copy	O
numerous	O
aspects	O
of	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
,	O
both	O
individually	O
and	O
in	O
combination	O
,	O
including	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
 '	O
copyrighted	O
unique	O
game	O
opening	O
'	O
air	O
drop	O
 '	O
feature	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
structure	O
and	O
play	O
,	O
the	O
combination	O
and	O
selection	O
of	O
weapons	O
,	O
armor	O
,	O
and	O
unique	O
objects	O
,	O
locations	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
overall	O
choice	O
of	O
color	O
schemes	O
,	O
materials	O
,	O
and	O
textures.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
India	O
's	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Electronics	O
and	O
Information	O
Technology	O
banned	O
Garena	B-Application
Free	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
along	O
with	O
53	O
other	O
apps	O
which	O
posed	O
a	O
threat	O
to	O
India	O
's	O
privacy	O
and	O
security	O
under	O
Section	O
69A	O
of	O
the	O
Information	O
Technology	O
Act	O
,	O
Constitution	O
of	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
