In case you're worried about how well Crysis will perform on your new rig, it looks like it runs pretty smoothly at 2048x1536 assuming you have a Core 2 Duo and (single) 8800GTX running on Vista.

In an earlier article, it was reported that Crysis was running at 60+ fps for most of the time at CES 2007. In this new article, Jack Mamais tells techspot that the game is running at a resolution of 2048x1536.
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If further proof were needed that Crysis will eat your PC's hardware for breakfast, this fresh footage from the insanely ambitious Far Cry follow-up ought to illustrate how vital it'll be to upgrade your rig first, before embarking on the game's jungle-set freeform adventure. That, or be left with a smoking pile of molten silicon. Hit the Movies tab above for the in-game action movie entitled "Crysis - gameplay 2 01-08-07." Keep your eyes peeled for highlights like the player leaping across ... » Read More

Taking stage for the Microsoft keynote address at CES, Robbie Bach, president of the entertainment devices division at Microsoft, confidently announced that Vista and Games for Windows "will revitalise gaming" for the platform.

Bach explained that Games for Windows will benefit both the hardcore and casual gamer, and then introduced a video showcasing a line-up of Games for Windows titles, all of which can be controlled using the Xbox 360 controller.

Games featured in the video included Age of Empires III: The Warchiefs, Supreme Commander, Shadowrun, Alan Wake, Bioshock, Flight Simulator X, The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, World in Conflict, Hellgate: London, Company of Heroes, Lego Star Wars II, Age of Conan and Crysis.

Also shown was the much anticipated PC version of Halo 2 and a Games for Windows version of Xbox Live Arcade favourite Geometry Wars.

The much touted Live anywhere, that was announced back at E3 2006, has gone onto the operating table and is now known as the 'Live Games and Entertainment Network'. This service will enable PC and Xbox 360 gamers to play together, with games such as Shadowrun and UNO confirmed as cross-platform enabled titles when the service goes live in the summer.

Windows Vista is scheduled for release on January 30 and we're sure to hear much more on Vista/Xbox 360 cross platform gaming in the near future.
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This has been a hot topic ever since Crysis was announced. This question has been asked repeatedly to a number of different Crytek employees which all seem to have their own unique, yet similar response. This article provides the facts on the matter while hopefully clearing up most of the confusion that has been generated over the past couple of months.
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It appears Crysis has been further delayed but no date has been issued.

"There has been a lot of recent talk about Crysis' ship date. I wanted to send out a message to all those who are interested and set the record straight. The game will ship a little later than planned. I want to assure everyone that Crytek are working as hard as we possibly can to deliver this game to our fans and consumers in the earliest timeframe that meets our high quality threshold. Taking the extra time in the studio is the right decision because it helps us be sure that we can bring you the experience you expect from this new game.

2006 has been an amazing year for us and we have had great responses from press and fans coming out of Leipzig in August and E3 back in May. We appreciate all of the interest and comments -- positive and not so positive -- that we have been receiving. Crysis is an ambitious game in so many aspects and much of what we are doing will be a genuine first for the gaming industry: some of this stuff is really hard and just takes time to get right.

We are focussing our efforts right now on getting the best possible experience for the widest variety of PC configs, starting from entry-level PC's up to the hard-core game rigs. Multiplayer is also an area of big focus for us right now, and we listened very hard to our fans. This includes the post-launch modding and community plans. Crysis' core single player is improving all the time - the progress I am seeing from the team right now here in Frankfurt is just staggering.

We are tracking well and trying our very best to release the game as soon as we can but Crytek and EA can't provide a hard date just yet."
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It's all been quiet on the Crysis front for a while now but this new trailer offers us a glimpse of Crytek's revolutionary shooter at work, albeit in a more laid back mood than we've seen before. The video acts as a flyover of a new jungle/beach base location, with AI soldiers galloping between patrols. Hit the Movies tab above and look for "Crysis - Flythrough trailer 12-06-06" to see the footage. So what does the video tell us? Crysis is obviously a huge game - you can see for digital miles ... » Read More

Wednesday 5 December 2006 Crysis, the next-gen-tastic PC shooter from Far Cry creator Crytek, will launch "later than planned," as the developer takes extra time to create "the experience you expect" from the stunning jungle-based alien blast-fest, according to Crytek president Cevat Yerli. But Yerli promises - in a statement posted on gaming fansite InCrysis - that Crytek is burning the midnight oil and beetling away to deliver Crysis "in the earliest timeframe that meets [Crytek's] high ... » Read More

The highly anticipated PC shooter Crysis has been delayed to April 2007, EA revealed during an investor conference this week. Originally scheduled for a Q4 2006 release, Crysis was going to be the first major PC title using DirectX 10, resulting in stunning visuals. EA said Crysis would be released in the 12 moths after this fiscal year, making April 2007 the earliest possible release date.
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Thursday 26 October 2006 This amazing gameplay footage from PC super-shooter Crysis shouldn't show you anything new - unless you've been living in a box under the sea for the past two years - but it'll still blow your mind from here to next Tuesday with some truly gobsmacking jungle-based blasting and a teasing glimpse of the brittle ice-world at the centre of Crysis' pacific island locale. Hit the movies tab and enjoy. With you fighting both a trigger-happy Korean army and a horde of ... » Read More

Tropical alien shooter Crysis was never one to shy away from showing off, and this set of screens comparing real-world reference material to its in-game renderings is nothing if not that - check the Images tab for more. Of course, it helps that the screens are small enough to hide most of their computerized imperfections, but the natural lighting effects aren't to be sniffed at. And if we were forced to pick between a visually perfect jungle that just sat there looking pretty or one that could ... » Read More

Crytek's lead artist, Michael Khaimzon, has revealed that the developer could confidently port highly-anticipated PC title Crysis to PS3 and Xbox 360 - although there are no current plans to do so.

Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, Khaimzon said, "I don't think there would be any problem to convert anything we work on to the next-gen consoles if we decided to.

"We have enough power here, with programmers and artists, to be able to do such a thing. It's just a matter of making the decision."
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For all the talk about the security features of Windows Vista and the controversy surrounding its inclusion of a number of utilities and file formats that have some up in arms, there's one aspect of Vista that hasn't gotten much attention -- gaming. Microsoft looks to take a new approach to gaming with Windows Vista and is using the operating system as a launch pad for its new "gaming centric" focus.

With Vista, Microsoft is putting a lot of emphasis on DirectX 10 technology which will offload all rendering to the graphics card as well as most computational functions. DirectX 10 will be a Vista-only proposition making Vista the only choice for a number of hot titles launching in the coming months and Crytek proclaims that DirectX 10 is the only way to go to see Crysis in the way it was intended by the developers.
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The first-person shooter genre could be in for a very big wake-up call when Crysis debuts. The sophomore effort from Germany's Crytek is one of the biggest games on the horizon, thanks to the impressive screen shots released thus far and the reputation the company has earned from the superb Far Cry. As we covered in our last preview, the designers at Crytek want to create a game with a story that's as flexible and advanced as the cutting-edge graphics engine that powers it. In other words, you'll be able to go through the game in different ways instead of experiencing a rigidly linear storyline like that found in so many other first-person shooter campaigns. However, another goal of the design team is to create a believable and dynamic environment to battle in. The graphics in Crysis aren't just there for eye candy, as the game's physics engine means that everything behaves like it should, even when the conditions change drastically. Please note: this preview story may contain minor spoilers of some of the story elements in Crysis.
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At the opening of the show doors for the 2007 Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany, Microsoft Corp.'s booth was set to supply gamers with access to more than 130 playable game stations spanning more than 40 titles for Windows, Xbox 360 and the premier online gaming service, Xbox Live®. Attendees had a chance to try out upcoming releases that are poised to top the Xbox 360 and Xbox Live Arcade charts, such as "Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent," "Viva Pinata" and "Texas Hold 'em," as well as playing soon-to-be-released Windows games including "Flight Simulator X," "Hellgate: London" and "Crysis." The show floor also provided playable action for numerous other titles from first- and third-party publishers:
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Crysis, the none-more-gorgeous PC sci-fi shooter from Far Cry creator Crytek, will be throwing you into epic multiplayer battles in its Power Struggle match - a Battlefield-threatening, 32-player mash-up that could span 10 hours of blasting action as you duke it out on foot, in tanks and across the skies. After Far Cry's disappointingly buggy multiplayer mess, Crysis is aiming to offer a far more engaging online option. Casual killers can opt for the game's Tactical Deathmatch, Tactical Team ... » Read More

Tuesday 1 August 2006 Crysis is easily one of the most breathtaking games readying itself to burst on to PC in a shower of sparks and gun-blasting action - and not just because of its fantastic visuals. It has one of the most incredibly realistic game worlds you'll ever see: just click that movie tab above to see two new gameplay movies that'll show you why Crysis is worth waiting for. Set in a near-future world where an asteroid has crashed down on a deserted Pacific island, Crysis throws ... » Read More

You can read about our eye-busting preview of Crysis - just click the preview tab above - but we wanted to get some background on this stunning near-future FPS. So we grabbed Cevat Yerli, the man behind Far Cry's success story, and fired off some questions at him to get his word on the new project. Is the level that we've seen a high point of the game? I wouldn't say that. There are levels that are way more intensive. Crysis might have less overall playtime than Far Cry, but it will be much ... » Read More

After all the waiting, we've finally gone face-to-face with Crysis, spiritual successor to Far Cry and easily one of the most exciting games of the year. But wait. Forget the better-than-life visuals, the stunning environmental effects and triple-digit AI IQ - it is the overwhelming, epic and terrifying atmosphere that has left us dazed and ... » Read More

Everywhere you turn at E3, you hear someone talking about just how amazing Crysis looks. But don't take their word for it - see it for yourself. This first person shooter, from the developers of Far Cry, features some of the most advanced technology and artistry in game visuals. You'll be cheating yourself if you don't check out this amazing gameplay video right now - just click on that "movies" tab up ... » Read More

Imagine for a moment that you're standing in a jungle clearing, the darkness around you lit only by the flaming hulks of what used to be an alien armada. You pause to catch your breath, and that's when you hear a crash so loud that the ground itself shakes. You look up, and out of the gloom stomps a mammoth, four-legged bio-mechanical creature that's staring right at you. It rears up, opens its gigantic mouth and lets out a shriek that shakes the ground and actually bends the pillars of smoke ... » Read More