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Special Force is a live service tactical FPS developed by South Korean developer Dragonfly GF Co. Ltd. and was published in the Philippines by Gameclub from 2008 to 2012. Another Philippine version by DF Interactive, Special Force: Philippine Chapter, ran from 2011 until 2013. A PlayPark SEA version was published from 2016 until 2020.

There are currently no official servers for the original Special Force in the Philippines, as its developer Dragonfly discontinued its service in Southeast Asia in 2020. A play-to-earn version, Special Force Rush, has been published in the Philippines since 2022.

The game is known as Soldier Front in the international version.

Special Force was the flagship title of Gamesoft Technology Inc., which was initially released under MyGame.Ph, Inc. on its MyGame portal. The closed beta test in the Philippines began on January 31, 2008, and ended on February 9, 2008. The open beta of the game started on February 14, 2008.

The game, with its Counter-Strike-like gameplay and low system requirements, made it incredibly popular in the Philippines. Its success showed the potential of live service FPS games in the country, which competing publisher Level Up! and E-Games attempted to replicate by licensing their own FPS games. It would eventually be overtaken by Gameclub's later-published FPS title CrossFire.

On September 15, 2011, the game's developer, Dragonfly, terminated the license of the game from Gameclub. Dragonfly handed the Philippine license to its joint-venture, Singaporean publisher DF Interactive Pte. Corp. which operated the portal DFI Games.^[1] Gameclub wanted to renew the license, and its unexpected termination began a social and legal fight between the companies. Gameclub claimed that Special Force's success in the country was due to its management, and thus it was entitled to the license. As an act of defiance, Gameclub continued to publish the game without a license, running parallel with an officially licensed server, and effectively acting as a commercial private server.

The Gameclub server was eventually forced to close down on July 13, 2012,^[2] two months before Netmarble Phils. Corp. was established as a proper Philippine publisher of the game.

Singaporean company DF Interactive Pte. Corp. began publishing a Philippine server in 2011 on its DFI Games portal after Dragonfly terminated the license with Gameclub. It named its server Special Force: Philippine Chapter. To prevent legal issues, DF Interactive established the Philippine company Netmarble Phils. Corp. in 2012.

PlayPark published the game from 2016 until 2020.

On January 7, 2020, PlayPark announced that the game's developer, Dragonfly, decided to discontinue the game's services in Southeast Asia. PlayPark encouraged players to migrate to the game's sequel, Special Force 2.^[3]

A play-to-earn variation of Special Force, Special Force Rush, was launched in the Philippines in 2022.

1. Official Announcement from Dragonfly Co. Ltd.. August 14, 2011. Special Force: Philippine Chapter team. Special Force: Philippine Chapter. Retrieved on 2023-11-17.
2. Special Force Online Philippines Facebook Page post dated July 3, 2012 at 8:59 PM. July 3, 2012 at 8:59 PM (UTC+8). Special Force Online Philippines team. Special Force Online Philippines Facebook page. Retrieved on 2023-11-04.
3. PlayPark Special Force Online Facebook page post dated January 7, 2020 at 12:00 AM. January 7, 2020 at 12:00 AM (UTC+8). PlayPark Special Force Online team. PlayPark Special Force Online Facebook page. Retrieved on 2023-11-04.