It’s been a great year for Cristiano Ronaldo. He reportedly made $70 Million in salary/winnings this year and another $47 Million from endorsements across this year. This surely will only increase his financial profile, as Garena made a huge announcement. Cristiano Ronaldo is officially part of Garena’s Free Fire mobile game as a new playable character. If you’ve ever wanted to play a mobile shooter as a footballer, now’s your chance with Operation: Chrono.
Operation Chrono
Operation Chrono is the latest Free Fire event with Ronaldo’s Chrono figures heavily in it. It’s probably not much of a surprise that Chrono is the central figure of the event. This isn’t the first major collaboration with Free Fire, either. Previously, celebrities like Hrithik Roshan and DJ KSHMR (Jai and K) have been added to the game. Now, we can confirm that Chrono is on the way.
“This is a really significant partnership for Free Fire,” said Harold Teo, a producer for Garena. “Cristiano Ronaldo is a role model for many of us, and being able to collaborate with him and present him to hundreds of millions of people around the world is truly exciting.”
This event began today, Dec. 7, and it’s rumored that the actual Chrono character will be unveiled on Dec. 19. The actual character looks incredible, sporting a very futuristic aesthetic. According to the reveal, Chrono’s character comes from a “futuristic slum universe,” which is great timing with the impending launch of Cyberpunk 2077.
“It’s a great feeling having not only a character in Free Fire modeled after me but also having the whole universe within the game-changing along with it,” Ronaldo said. “The Garena team has worked into the game tons of new features and elements for Operation Chrono. I hope Free Fire players all over the world are just as excited as I am!”
We can’t wait to see what Chrono can do in Free Fire, but Ronaldo starring as him is a seriously huge move. This is one of the many wise moves that Garena makes when they pick who joins the cast as a guest celebrity. They pick people that are household names in the territory they’re from/in. For example, Ronaldo is one of the biggest stars in Portugal. Everyone knows who he is. He’s got a lot of global reaches and social media presence to help boost Free Fire.
Supposedly, Ronaldo will be a global brand ambassador for Free Fire, though we do not know what terms were discussed to make this happen. It could not have been cheap, but with a name like Ronaldo, it will undoubtedly pay big dividends for the hit mobile battle royale.
Free Fire, Garena's first self-developed game, revealed Cristiano Ronaldo as its latest global brand ambassador. According to a statement from the developer, Free Fire's partnership with Ronaldo is based on his strategy to continually deliver exciting content to all users around the world. Speaking about the new development, the Free Fire producer in Garena Hérodal Teo said that this is a really important partnership for the sport as Cristiano Ronaldo is a role model for many people and wants to collaborate with him and turn him into a model to follow. for millions of people capable of presenting. People all over the world are extremely exciting.
Teo further added that the partnership with Cristiano Ronaldo provides more ways for their communities around the world to enjoy the sport.
"This is a really important partnership for Free Fire. Cristiano Ronaldo is a role model for many of us, and it's really exciting to be able to collaborate with him and introduce him to millions of people around the world," Our partnership with Cristiano Ronaldo still offers more ways for our communities around the world to enjoy Free Fire, ”said Harold Teo, producer of Free Fire at Garena.
With the inclusion of the iconic player in the game, players can look forward to playing as him, in an all-new character called Chrono.
Operation Chrono is live now! 💥 Update the game now and experience all the fun of the special collaboration with Cristiano Ronaldo. @cristiano#OperationChrono #OB25 #7December #FreeFire #IndiaKaBattleRoyale #Booyah pic.twitter.com/uv6VKUBDMf
— Free Fire India Official (@IndiaFreeFire) December 7, 2020
Expressing his delight at partnering with the popular mobile battle royale title, Cristiano said, “It’s a great feeling having not only a character in Free Fire modeled after me, but also having the whole universe within the game-changing along with it.”
He added that the Garena team has worked into the game a number of features and elements for Operation Chrono. The footballer added he hopes Free Fire players around the world are as excited as him with the development.
Operation Chrono is scheduled to launch on 19 December 2020.
SportQuake CEO, Matt House, shared how this partnership is not only exciting for fans of Cristiano Ronaldo and Free Fire, but also for the wider sports and gaming industry. He added that football, gaming, and tech coming together to create exciting news is on another level.
House added that the partnership demonstrates the endless possibilities for both industries.
Here’s the direct link for players to download Free Fire for free at Apple iOS App Store, and Google Play Store.