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Read More »MS nearly brought Crytek in-house
Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has admitted that it at one stage considered making German developer Crytek one of its first party developers. The studio rose to fame following its 2004 release Far Cry. This was followed by powerhouse PC release Crysis in 2007, expansion Crysis Warhead in 2008 and …
Read More »Now ESRB rates Crysis for consoles
It looks like 2007 PC hit Crysis could be coming to PS3 as well as Xbox 360. Last week a rating from Korean games regulators suggested that the game was to be released on consoles for the first time – a claim supposedly backed up by EA Korea. Now a …
Read More »Crysis getting 360 release?
2007 PC title Crysis could be due for a long-awaited console release on Xbox 360. That’s if the rumours coming from Korea, and published by Kotaku, are found to be correct. A new listing from the Korean ratings board lists Crytek’s game for the console and names the publisher as …
Read More »In pictures: Crysis 2’s DirectX 11 upgrade
New features include geometry tessellation and parallax occlusion mapping
Read More »Crytek to release UDK alternative
Co-founder Yerli ponders releasing engine for free; talks up mobile future
Read More »PC a generation ahead of PS3/360
PC gaming is technically so far advanced compared to consoles that it is effectively ‘a generation ahead’, according to the boss of Crysis and Crysis 2 developer Crytek. PC is easily a generation ahead right now. With 360 and PS3, we believe the quality of the games beyond Crysis 2 …
Read More »E3 2010: 3D ‘a quantum leap’ for games
Crytek last night confirmed that its EA Partners-published Crysis 2 will boast stereoscopic 3D – and described the new vision tech as a ‘quantum leap’ for games. Crysis 2 is due this autumn for consoles and PC, it is built with German studio Crytek’s proprietary CryENGINE 3. EA says the …
Read More »Crysis 2 locked in for autumn
Crysis 2 will definitely launch by the end of the year – and will be in stores by the autumn. That’s according to an EA trade press ad featured in this week’s MCV that proudly proclaims the Autumn 2010 release of Crytek’s ambitious console and PC shooter. The game was …
Read More »Crysis 2 is a Halo killer
Akin to staring into the mirror and saying ‘Candyman’ three times, daring to label your product a ‘Halo killer’ has become a move only the brave or the stupid would dare to take – but that’s exactly how EA has chosen to describe upcoming shooter Crysis 2. The term ‘Halo …
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