GamesRadar - Crysis

Steam Top 10 Weekly Sales Chart, November 8-14 (News)

Nov 16, 2009

Valve has released their weekly top ten sellers list on Steam for the week ending on November 14.

Overlord 75% Off, Crysis 50% Off This Weekend (News)

Nov 15, 2009

There's not one but two big sales going on through Steam this weekend. Until Monday, you can pick up the Overlord and Crysis series for cheap through digital game store Steam.

Crysis 50% Off on Steam (News)

Nov 13, 2009

This week's Steam Weekend Deal has Crytek's action shooters Crysis and Crysis Warhead at 50% off.

Crysis Cyberpunk-Noir City Environment: Fantastic graphics for the Cryengine 2 (News)

Oct 7, 2009

A new graphics set for Crysis has been released. PCGH has published screenshots of the Cyberpunk-Noir City Environment which gives the Cryengien2 a completely new look. The developers are also working on a modification for Crysis.

Crysis: Xtreme Rockets Mod with amazing explosions and effects (News)

Oct 3, 2009

Impressive explosions and particle effects in Crysis: New version of Xtreme Rocket mod for Crysis in development. Videos and screenshots inside!

Counter-Strike meets Crysis: Aztec released (News)

Sep 29, 2009

Counter-Strike map Aztec in CryEngine 2 with impressive graphics and weather effects: Modder "George_GEO" released a new map for Crysis Wars (Multiplayer) and Crysis (Singleplayer). Video and screens inside.

Half-Life meets Crysis: Red Mesa released (News)

Sep 13, 2009

Red Mesa is a crysis singleplayer level inspired by Half-Life, the award-winning game from Valve.

Crysis: Ultra-Quality-Config in works (News)

Sep 5, 2009

Reli 2: Modder Hawkeye Puppy work at a new ultra realistic custom config, impressive screens inside!

Crysis-2D: arcade shooter for free (News)

Aug 29, 2009

Crysis-2D: old school game released, screenshots and download inside! Crysis-2D is playable without the full version of Crysis.

The best user generated Crysis maps (News)

Aug 5, 2009

PCGH assembled a gallery with some of the best user generated levels, maps and mods for Crysis. The selection depends on the opinion of the individual users and thus is not said to meet everyone's taste.

Games censorship: Crytek threatens to leave Germany (News)

Aug 4, 2009

Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli confirms to pcgames.de that the game developer Crytek is going to leave Germany if action based games are banned by law. "A ban on action games in Germany is concerning because it is essentially like banning the German artists that create them. If the German creative community cant effectively participate in one of the most important cultural mediums of our future, will we be forced to relocate to other countries.", Crytek's CEO told pcgames.de

The Top 7... Deadliest shark attacks (Feature)

Aug 3, 2009

In real life, everyone knows sharks are perfectly lovely creatures that hold down good jobs, drive responsibly in hybrid cars, and almost never prey on humans. In popular media, however, they’re vicious aquatic bastards who like nothing better than to sneak up on unsuspecting swimmers and devour them as gruesomely as possible, preferably in front of an audience. ...

Far Cry 2 meets Crysis: FarCrysis-Demo and Screenshot-Comparison (News)

Jul 6, 2009

Modder "Simrad" published a Demo (200MB) for his CryEngine 2-Mod FarCrysis + Screenshots from the Mod and Screen-Comparison with DuniaEngine/CryEngine 2.

Crysis: Photorealistic surfaces due to Texture Pack (News)

Jul 6, 2009

The guys at PC games Hardware dug up another modding project for Crysis. This texture pack delivers textures for Parallax Occlusion Mapping (POM) giving the game realistic surfaces. There is now information about how much the textures affect the performance.

Petrograd: New Screens from the Crysis-Mod with Stalker-Setting and Warhead with 240 Fps (News)

Jun 28, 2009

Brandnew Screenshots from the CryEngine 2-Mod Petrograd and a Crysis-Warhead-Video with 240 Frames per Second.

1.15 Gigapixel: Biggest game screenshot ever (News)

Jun 19, 2009

Huge Crysis screenshot with 1.15 gigapixels. PCGH found a immense shot of Crysis that was created with the editor.

Scenes from Blade Runner, Aliens & I am Legend in CryENGINE 2 (News)

May 4, 2009

A group of three talented artists have put together an amazingly accurate scene from the science-fiction movie classic Blade Runner using Sandbox 2 World Editor. This meticulously re-created scene brought the team the grand prize in Game Artist forums' "Scene from a Movie" competition. Other impressive CryENGINE 2 re-creations of I am Legend (4th place) and Aliens (5th place) movies are included as well.

100 reasons fanboys hate shooters (Feature)

Mar 25, 2009

Cue the banjo! It wouldn’t be the Week of Hate without our trademark “100 Reasons” videos. In case you missed it, last year we targeted game platforms. So this year we thought we’d change it up and go after a few popular genres. Up first, the ubiquitous shooter. ...

OnLive Beta sign-up begins (News)

Mar 25, 2009

The official website of OnLive launched last night. If you haven't heard about, it's the newly unveiled internet-based game delivery service.

A beta sign-up form is now online. The requirements listed for signing up in the OnLive beta testing is: "You need to be at least 18, based in the US and have a broadband-connected PC running Windows Vista®/XP®, or an Intel®-based Mac." The beta is set to begin soon, in summer 2009.

The games listed and being featured on the OnLive network include:
Burnout Paradise
HAWX
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
Frontlines: Fuel of War
Tomb Raider: Underworld
GRID
World of Goo
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
Crysis Warhead
Wheelman
LEGO Batman: The Videogame
Unreal Tournament 3
Major League Baseball 2K9
Mirror's Edge
Prince of Persia
BioShock

New Crysis Mod (News)

Mar 16, 2009

This mod from jlim is a horror mod. Features custom buildings and props, custom melee weapons, new AI zombie behavior with attack animations, new character models, voice dialogue, higher FPS optimisation, reduced HUD and more.

Killzone 2 gets mixed up with Crysis in the Cryzone (News)

Feb 23, 2009

What happens when you take the best looking PC game of all time and cross it with arguably the greatest looking console game of all time? Well, you end up with a hybrid of excellence that would make any gamer's jaw drop. A clever mod specialist has taken the Killzone 2 2005 CG trailer and recreated it within Crysis. The end result is a thing of beauty and deserves to be recognized. Please note that this is still a work in progress.

We've included the video below and a screenshot after that.

Type 3 - Graphical Juggernaut to Rival Crysis? (News)

Feb 19, 2009

Fudzilla writes:

"The team encompasses a variety of skills from a Crysis-centered background, ranging from the famous framerate-boosting Custom Crysis Configuration project to The Creation mod, an alternative multilayered storyline to the original game with major engine improvement tweaks."

Crysis not necessarily coming to the PS3, or 360 for that matter (News)

Feb 12, 2009

Gamezine: 'Crytek's admission that they are moving to console development excites Crysis fans, but the game isn't necessarily on the way to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

We reported on comments from Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli that their acquisition of Free Radical would speed up their move to consoles:

"This step will certainly bring us forward a bit faster to achieve our goal to develop high quality games on consoles."

He further commented that they'd of course be utilising their CryENGINE 2:

"[Free Radical] have a proven track record in developing great games on consoles and PC. This combined with our own CryENGINE technology and a very experienced team is more than perfect for us."

A couple of websites took this to mean that Crysis, the CryENGINE 2's show piece, would be coming to the PlayStation 3.'

Crysis Coming To PS3? (News)

Feb 11, 2009

There have been rumors in the past of a PS3 version of Crysis, but now it seems that there is credible evidence to back this up. Developer of Crysis Crytek recently purchased developer Free Radical for the specific purpose of accelerating Crytek's entry into development of console games.

Crysis: Maximum Edition coming March 10th (News)

Feb 6, 2009

Fudzilla writes, "Entire Crysis world in one box for $49.

Finally, PC gaming enthusiasts can get their hands on the entire Crysis collection with the announcement of Crysis: Maximum Edition. The package will include the "2007 PC Game of the Year" Crysis, along with the parallel story Crysis: Warhead as well as the separate multiplayer game known as Crysis Wars."

The 28 Best FPS Games (News)

Jan 3, 2009

From the dystopian corridors of BioShock's subterranean "paradise" to the Strogg-infested space stations found throughout the Quake franchise, First Person Shooters have found countless ways to establish themselves as rich, enjoyable experiences, capturing the hearts and trigger fingers of gamers worldwide.

Even if it's just blasting away wave after wave of demons in Blood, or perhaps saving mankind from itself as you traverse Half-Life 2's City 17, the FPS genre has proven itself time and time again.

How To Run Crysis At 60 FPS On High Settings (News)

Nov 19, 2008

The computer-melting first-person shooter Crysis can be run at sixty frames per second with the graphics settings turned way up. Yes, it's actually possible. It takes only one easy step: "Buy an $8,000 computer." See? Simple!

Crytek Opens Korean Office (News)

Nov 18, 2008

Crytek announced today that it has founded Crytek Ltd., a subsidiary company in Seoul. The South-Korean based office, led by gaming industry veteran Young Mok Park, started operations recently. The team will expand Crytek's business into Asian markets, starting with Crytek's engine licensing business, with a dedicated engine support team for their existing and new partners in Korea and Asia...

Can it run Crysis? (Feature)

Oct 16, 2008

In an effort to counter the widespread belief that the game requires a $3,000 computer to play smoothly, Crysis developer Crytek has teamed with Nvidia to release a $699 computer that they say can play Crysis Warhead at a high framerate. We're going one step further--here's a handy guide you can use to determine at a glance which everyday items can and cannot run last year's best game. Clip and save! ...

Movie To Crysis: Amazing Recreation of Castaway (News)

Sep 21, 2008

GameXtract writes "The Crysis editor is made of epic win. All the recent mods we have blogged about have had outstanding work, and its all due to the amazing capabilities of the Crysis editor. You have to give props to the developers for including such a handy tool. Today we a have come across ZapWizard who has recreated the island from the movie Castaway. The map is amazing, and the amount of detail is beyond belief. The mod is a singleplayer campaign, and is currently released, and available for download."

Get the full info, and images after the jump!

EA: We are working on a solution to the DRM problem (News)

Sep 20, 2008

Is it time to start a Boycott? Or is EA working on a tool to help customers get around the rediculous DRM?
An email from EA would suggest the second.
"EA is expediting development of a system that will allow consumers to
de-authorize machines and move authorizations to new machines."

New community portal for the Crysis (News)

Sep 19, 2008

The new official community website is available online as of today at www.mycrysis.com.

Confirmed: Crysis Warhead Has A Set Install Limit (News)

Sep 18, 2008

GameXtract writes "Rumors have been going around that Crysis Warhead is another title among a set with the so called protection that limits a customer to install the game on a limited set of machines. The rumors going about estimated that the title would only be available on three machines. The exact number is still unknown, but the rumor on this whole concept has been confirmed through the license agreement in the install wizard."

Get the full info and image after the jump.

Crysis: No More Stupid AI (Advanced AI Mod) (News)

Sep 16, 2008

GameXtract writes "I've always had a hate for enemy A.I. They were just too simple in Crysis. The ability to run into a house full of 30+ soldiers blazing guns was just a bit beyond realism for me. Even with the badass nanosuit you won't be able to absorb it all. Thanks to Rad15 we will no longer have to put up with the dumb A.I. The mod creator had been working on an Advanced A.I modification that would be more aggressive, and tactical than the current. After months of hard work he has released the modification, and it's now at version 1.1."

Get the full info after the jump.

Crysis: Achieve Graphics Beyond The Highest Setting (News)

Sep 14, 2008

GameXtract writes "Have you yet to purchase Crysis? Take out that best buy gift card you have lying around, and use it because the game is getting better, and better each day. Even better Crysis Warhead is coming out, and I'm sure that you can put that good old best buy gift card to good use. That's unless your planing on getting Star Wars the same day. The modding community is been ever expanding. This morning we posted about a portal gun for the game that would allow you to teleport yourself. Now we have something more visual that may please the eyes. The mod community has been working on config files for the game for the past year. One member known as [HP] has done a fantastic job of polishing up the file to maximize your graphics. Yes, that's right you can achieve graphics beyond the highest setting currently available. The hefty requirements are that you have a Nvidia 8800 graphic card, as well as 2GB of ram. What makes this config file better than the current one installed on your computer?"

Get the full info after the jump.

Crysis Wants The Portal Gun: Crysis Got The Portal Gun (News)

Sep 13, 2008

GameXtract writes "I'm starting to think Crytek's secret objective is to just take over the PC gaming world silently like an Assassin. Not like Altier, he's not even silent. Especially when he executes leaders right in public. Crytek uses their in-game editor to creep their inside the roots of the PC base, to slowly take over your computers. In recent reports we have shown you a Star Wars: Force Mod, A huge medieval castle, an urban city with an all out free running movie, and now we bring you the Portal Gun (weapon mod). The gun is a straight off copy from valve's title Portal, and does what you expect it to do except a Crysis world. Shoot two portals, walk through one of them, and you will magically teleport to the other. This is a fun way of creeping out your hostiles, or even getting to those spots on a map that your elite nanosuit solider is considered to be too weak to get to. Video, and images after the jump!"

View the images, and the video showing off the mod after the jump.

Crysis: Custom Map Introduces The City Life (News)

Sep 11, 2008

GameXtract writes "Crysis, and Warhead is all about an island with jungle terrain, and with the new conflict of aliens we now have ice too. With an engine as sexy as the Cry Engine surely someone can put the system to good use to create a more urban setting. Jlim is the team leader of a custom singleplayer map known as City Assault. The map takes an urban approach with lots of buildings, and city like objects making this map one kickass project. No longer are you strained to trees, bushes, grass, and mountains. It's time to got all out in the streets of a large city. Don't get too excited yet as the map is still in development, but the team leader has revealed some great screenshots.

I need to further mention that nano suites were made for free running. The perfect combo of speed, armor, and jump puts this game in a genre it was never intended for. The second video after the jump shows off the creator of the map taking the nano suite out for some roof jumping. This will convince me to download this custom map once released. Take a look at the screenshots, and free running videos after the jump."

Videos, and screenshots after the jump.

Crysis Gets A Star Wars Mod: Use The Force! (News)

Sep 6, 2008

GameXtract writes "Nanosuites, elite soldiers are all cool stuff, but sometimes even they themselves get bored to an extent, and wish for something new. mangobyebye, and his team have been working on a Star Wars Force Power Mod. It's turning out to be a total conversion mod meaning new levels, new story, new weapons, and new everything. This means you get to be a nanosuite lightsaber jedi, and use the force in a Crysis world. mangobyebye has posted some of their current work, and I say that I'm very impressed, and will be looking forward to this mod once released. Looks like Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is not all that original after all. Take a look at the AAT, Lightsaber, and a video showing off the force powers after the jump!"

Would Pirates Have Bought Crysis? (News)

Aug 28, 2008

Some argue that piracy isn't terribly detrimental to industries such as music, movies and gaming, because pirates are pirates, and they wouldn't have bought the product anyway.

But Germany-based Crysis developer Crytek doesn't completely agree with that theory.

Asked by Edge if Crysis pirates would have bought the game legally if pirated copies were unavailable, engine business manager Harald Seeley conceded, "Well, clearly not all would have."

Crysis: Unbelievable Custom Map (News)

Aug 27, 2008

GX writes "Crysis was thankfully blessed with an editor that allowed gamers to create their own mods, assets, and levels. I remember visiting a Crysis modification site, and taking a look at a modification that would drop a nuke and deplete everything in it's path for a good few miles. Today I came across another modification. This time it's a custom level built for Crysis, and boy am I beyond belief. If you think you've put hard work into a modification then maybe you should take a look at the following pictures. This medieval level is known as Niveus, and the artist who created this stunning level is Andrew "androkles" Hasko. The level is currently reported to run at 5fps on his machine. I'm right now speechless after taking a look at the pictures. Take a look at them after the jump. Video included!"

Gamestop - Win A Crysis Warhead PC Sweepstakes (News)

Aug 23, 2008

Gamestop has a sweepstakes that will let you win one of four limited-edition Crysis Warhead PCs:

Welcome to the Crysis Warhead Sweepstakes!

Take on the fight as the volatile Sergeant "Psycho" Sykes in a new parallel story to 2007's PC Game of the Year*. Psycho's mission will take him to the other side of the island where the battles are more intense than ever before.

In Crysis Warhead®, the mission protocol is no longer "Adapt to Survive", but to dominate the battle. Now you can truly take control of your mission by winning one of four limited-edition Crysis Warhead® PC's. Designed to produce high-quality performance for an intense, over-the-top gaming experience, the Crysis Warhead® PC's will let you blaze through the jungles or sneak through the KPA encampments with ease. Crysis Warhead® is a fully optimized gaming experience built to run smooth on your rig. Now you have the chance to add an optimized PC to that experience. Get ready, the action and the victory are on your terms!
*PC Gamer Magazine

IGN: Crysis Cost $22 Million to Make (News)

Aug 19, 2008

CEO and President of game developer Crytek said Crysis cost 15 million Euros (22 million USD) to develop during a panel about the future of gaming graphics at the Games Convention Developers Conference in Leipzig, Germany.

Yet despite the cost, Yerli maintained the game was profitable, adding, "if it wasn't profitable I wouldn't be able to stand here."

IGN: Crytek says New Engine in 2012 (News)

Aug 19, 2008

Speaking at Games Convention Developers Conference 2008 in Leipzig, Germany, Crytek CEO and President Cevat Yerli said the studio's next engine should be ready for sometime in 2012.

As of right now, he says, the degree to which graphics can represent real-life is bottlenecked by a lack of new hardware. He says GPU and CPU technology are converging, evident in the new technologies in development at Nvidia and ATI, as well as what Intel's doing with Larrabee.

Until the growing trend of CPU and GPU convergence is more defined, developers will have to focus on increased graphical stylization as well as more advanced physics and AI programming...

Video Games Live Brings Crysis Music Home (News)

Aug 12, 2008

Kotaku: The Video Games Live concert series is adding Crysis to their amazing arsenal of audio artistry, and they'll be debuting music from the title on Crytek's home turf. As with any giant industry event, Tiny Tommy Tallarico's traveling tour event will be hitting the Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany next week, where Inon Zur's masterful score will be performed, accompanied by game footage and lighting effects to drive the sound home.

EA wants to sell you a (Crysis Warhead-Branded) PC (News)

Jul 29, 2008

At Electronic Arts' Comic-Con booth today, an EA rep mentioned that the company plans to market pre-built PCs in conjunction with the release of Crytek's upcoming PC-exclusive shooter Crysis Warhead. The idea seems to be to try and circumvent some of the intimidation that exists for gamers who are either new to high-end PC gaming, or have been out of the scene for some time, and reassure them that it is not prohibitively expensive to acquire a machine that can tame something like Crysis and its followup.

Apparently, the rigs will come in various configurations, which will correspond to Crysis Warhead's levels of graphical detail, with a likely price range being $600-$800 (I doubt EA will want to market a machine that meets only the game's minimum spec), and they will probably be named accordingly–the Crysis Warhead Performance PC, and so on.

...

As the rep also mentioned to me, EA's own internal analysis indicates the PC market is growing–publishers just have to learn how to capitalize on it.

Better particle effects for Crysis (News)

Jul 24, 2008

A new mod for Crysis adds better particle effects. Crytek is also monitoring the community in search for new ideas.

Far Cry 2 dev takes swipe at competition - Island games just "cashing in" on Far Cry (News)

Jul 11, 2008

Don't let the crystal clear water and golden sands fool you: as far as the developer of Far Cry 2 is concerned, videogame tropical islands have become the imaginative equivalent of two weeks at Butlins.

With the sequel to Crytek's memorable PC shooter ditching the shores of paradise in favour of the treacherous beauty of Africa, creative director Clint Hocking believes anyone making a game on a tropical island now is just "cashing in" on the success of Far Cry. And that includes the series' original creator, whose second title, Crysis, is set on, yep, a tropical island.

"Going somewhere you knew was real but was really foreign and exotic, and you never really expected you would get to go in your real life - that's the magic of Far Cry," he told Eurogamer.

PC Gamers Start A Buy Crysis Warhead Pledge (Petition) (News)

Jul 7, 2008

A group of gamers have gotten together and created a pledge petition that looks to combat Crysis Warhead's eventual piracy and show Crytek the support of its community

The petition started late Saturday and has already nearly reached 100 members.

The body of the petition follows:

With the development of Crysis 2 and the Crysis franchise's PC exclusivity resting on the success of Crysis Warhead, we must insure the future of the franchise and hardcore PC development that innovates and pushes gaming technology to its limits and gives us stunning technical achievements like Crysis, Half-life 2, Far Cry, Doom 3, etc.

The original Crysis sold respectively and has since passed 1.5 million copies internationally. However, this is disappointing when considering that it was the Windows Platform's most publicized and tracked game of 2007.

With the PC's huge install base, it is disappointing that its sales didn't remotely approach the levels of other platform exclusives like the Xbox 360's Halo 3. A quick search on the internet reveals piracy as the leading reason, with 15-20 copies pirated for every copy sold.

We pledge to combat piracy and to buy Crysis Warhead as soon as possible after the game is released, both to support Crytek and future developers who risk developing for our heavily pirated but expansive platform.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

Crysis Performance Improvements (News)

Jul 5, 2008

Madshrimpsn has an article about "Cuban Ultima Doom Sword's CustomCrysisConfig," a modification that provides the seemingly contradiction of improved performance and improved visuals in Crysis. They offer benchmark results that indeed show impressive frame rate gains and they point the way to FileFront as where to download the mod.

Crysis, CoD4 and BioShock now playable on Eee PC (News)

Jun 17, 2008

StreamMyGame has announced support for the new range of ultra portable notebooks, including the Asus Eee PC and Ebox and over 100 other UMPCs. The new StreamMyGame software runs at full screen resolution on both Windows and Linux versions of the Eee PC.

"You can have your games installed on your home PC and play them on your Netbook around the home and remotely, providing a portable gaming experience on screens that have resolutions of 1024x600," said Richard Faria, StreamMyGame's CEO. "There are over 100 Netbooks and UMPCs that are now compatible with our technology and we will guarantee similar compatibility with the MID market."

StreamMyGame says titles including Crysis, Call of Duty 4, BioShock and Half-Life 2 can now be played "smoothly and without lag on the Eee PC and other UMPCs providing a responsive gaming experience".

Crytek's next platform... PSP? (News)

Jun 16, 2008

Far Cry developer Crytek is famous for setting the graphical standard of the generation with its stupidly gorgeous Cry Engine 2, which powers its icy jungle FPS Crysis.

We're sure you'll be a bit surprised to see a job ad on its official website then, advertising for a PSP programmer to work in its Budapest office. We don't think they're going to get high-dynamic range lighting working on that machine...

The developer ...

Crysis Finally Gets Playable at 2560x1600...with 2 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 in SLI (News)

Jun 11, 2008

When NVIDIA's new GeForce GTX 280 hits e-tailers next week, gamers who are running 30 inch displays with a 2560x1600 resolution, will finally be able to play Crysis with a solid framerate. In order to do so it will require 2 GeForce GTX 280 video cards running in SLI.

Our boring masked heroes (Feature)

Jun 6, 2008

See if you can guess what game we’re talking about: in the war-torn near future, a supersolider - outfitted in skin-tight armor - wages battle against legions of aliens/other supersoldiers. To protect his scar-ridden face, he dons a nondescript, yet sleek helmet, thereby rendering him mute and indistinguishable from everything else on sale. Give up? It’s a trick question.

You might remember our feature on the ...

Crytek issues statement to Crysis Community, support will contiune (News)

Jun 5, 2008

Crytek recently revealed that it wouldn't be working on anymore patches for Crysis, which lead many to believe that support for the Crysis community would be coming to a close. In order to perk the community up, Crytek has issued the following statement...

PC Gamer announces Crysis: Warhead (News)

Jun 5, 2008

PC Gamer is pleased to present the exclusive first look at the follow up to our 2007 Game of the Year, Crysis. This announcement answers a lot of questions - like why did Crytek cancel plans for a Crysis 1.3 patch ('cause they’re too busy building an awesome new game!) - but asks so many more: Will Warhead be a PC exclusive? Will it run better in DirectX 9 mode? All the answers, plus amazing screenshots and an interview with Crytek's ...

Crysis is dead, long live Crysis: hints on new project emerge (News)

Jun 4, 2008

Ars Technica writes: "Crysis was one of the few games released in the last few years that took advantage of high-end hardware and also remained a PC exclusive. Some people loved it, others found it pedestrian, but it's always good to see this sort of big-name first-person shooter stay true to its PC roots. It may be the last game Crytek releases that takes that path, as there will be no more patches for the game, and hints are starting to surface about something called Crysis: Warhead."

Intel demoes high-end PC games streamed to mobile (News)

Jun 3, 2008

According to Intel we will soon be able to play Crysis on the bus to work!

The future of gaming on the move just got a whole lot more exciting.

Just imagine playing World of Warcraft, Crysis or Age of Conan on the move with no compromise in gameplay from playing the same games on a high-spec PC at home.

According to Intel this is no longer a dream a near-future possibility.

See Intel's keynote speech from Computex '08 online for more.

Crysis Warzone Trademarked (News)

Jun 2, 2008

inCrysis writes: "It has come to our attention that Crytek has registered a new trade mark, and also a new website, for "Crysis Warzone". No additional information is available at this time.

Trade mark details for Crysis Warzone at UK Intellectual Property Office

The full list, as of 19 May 2008: www.ipo.gov.uk/search.htm?words=crysis

- Crysis Wars
- Crysis Warhead
- Crysis Warzone
- World in Crysis

Crysis Warzone website: www.crysiswarzone.com (registered by Crytek, currently a placeholder)."

Crysis Update: Interviews, End of Patch Support, and More (News)

Jun 1, 2008

Welcome to "Crysis Monthly Update #1", the first official status report from Crytek to the world-wide community since Crytek turned the weekly issue into a monthly one. From now on every month you will receive an update from Crytek in order to get you up-to-date on the progress of various Crysis related topics and also to tease you from time to time with an in-sight view on what is coming next.

Content: Crysis Monthly Update #1 Â¿ May 2008

* Statement: Cevat Yerli's Interview with PC Play

* Statement: Crysis Multiplayer Disconnect Issues

* Status Report: Crysis Linux Dedicated Server

* Community: Upcoming Q&A Â¿ Ask The Devs Now!

* So, What About Patch 1.3?

Crytek: Crysis was most pirated project (News)

May 1, 2008

Piracy hit new highs with the release of the PC shooter Crysis, Frankfurt, Germany-based developer Crytek has told Next Generation.

November's Crysis sold 1 million copies worldwide as of February this year, but Crytek is nevertheless struck by how many illegitimate copies are circulating.

Crytek engine business manager Harald Seeley said that he could not reveal specific internal figures pertaining to piracy of Crysis, but he ...

Crytek: Crysis Was Most Pirated Project (News)

May 1, 2008

Piracy hit new highs with the release of the PC shooter Crysis, Frankfurt, Germany-based developer Crytek told Next-Gen on Wednesday.

November's Crysis sold 1 million copies worldwide as of February this year, but Crytek is nevertheless struck by how many illegitimate copies are circulating.

Crytek engine business manager Harald Seeley said that he could not reveal specific internal figures pertaining to piracy of Crysis, but he added, "I can say the level of piracy was the highest of any I've experienced on a project."

When asked how PC developers are going to solve to piracy issue, or if digital distribution is the answer, Seeley said he couldn't answer the question "due to various NDAs."

"...There are multiple possible solutions to the problem but I can't discuss any of them at this time, or even guess when or if these solutions will become public."

Crysis developer to ditch PC exclusivity (News)

Apr 30, 2008

To date German developer Crytek has created games exclusively for PC, but piracy is forcing the developer to alter its platform focus.

"We are suffering currently from the huge piracy that is encompassing Crysis. We seem to lead the charts in piracy by a large margin, a chart leading that is not desirable. I believe that's the core problem of PC Gaming, piracy; to the degree PC gamers that pirate games inherently destroy the platform," ...

Future Crytek titles will be multi-platform, no more PC exclusives (News)

Apr 29, 2008

Strategy Informer writes: "Cevat Yerli, president of the German Studio Crytek, which is well known for developing Crysis. In the interview they discuss the success and failures of Crysis, but more importantly the state of the PC gaming industry.

Yerli was asked about the risk of going PC exclusive with a high-profile title, and replied with: 'It is certainly. We are suffering currently from the huge piracy that is encompassing Crysis. We seem to lead the charts in piracy by a large margin, a chart leading that is not desirable. I believe that's the core problem of PC Gaming, piracy. To the degree PC Gamers that pirate games inherently destroy the platform. Similar games on consoles sell factors of 4-5 more. It was a big lesson for us and I believe we wont have PC exclusives as we did with Crysis in future. We are going to support PC, but not exclusive anymore.'"

Crysis: Maniac Mod - Download with images (News)

Apr 28, 2008

A new mod has just been released for the First-Person Shooter, Crisis, which was released last year. It increases the number of enemies per level. It also increases the stats for weapons, ammunition, bonuses, and any other items that assist the player in the extermination of of their enemies

Artificial Stupidity (Feature)

Apr 18, 2008

It's very easy to confuse a computer – sometimes without doing anything at all. Here are some brilliant examples of Artificial Stupidity ...

Boom Blox producer impressed by 'gamer' Spielberg - Spielberg revealed as Crysis fan (News)

Apr 11, 2008

Steven Spielberg, aside from being one of the most successful movie directors on the planet, is definitely a serious games fan, and his involvement with EA's forthcoming Wii title Boom Blox has been far greater than a line for PR.

That's according to Amir Rahimi, senior producer on the Boom Blox project, who spoke to GamesIndustry.biz at a Nintendo media event in San Francisco.

"I was actually pretty surprised to find out how much of a gamer Steven Spielberg is," said Rahimi. "He - regularly, when we meet with him - makes references to games that a lot of us game developers haven't played or haven't played in years. But also recent games, like Crysis, he talks a lot about."

Crysis + Wii Remote (News)

Mar 20, 2008

The wait is finally over! RenEvo Software & Designs is proud to present a project that had started out half a year ago as a simple question: could the Wii Remote be used by a PC modding community? RenEvo Software & Designs think Wiisis has answered that question. And now, RenEvo Software & Designs would like to offer you the opportunity to see for yourself. And for RenEvo's modding friends, RenEvo Software & Designs have a special gift for you as well!

'Crysis' - v1.21 Hotfix Patch Available NOW (News)

Mar 19, 2008

In Crysis, shooter fans will face a new kind of challenge requiring adaptive tactics and customization of weapons and armor in dynamic, hostile environments as mankind struggles to survive in the face of an alien invasion. This v1.21 hotfix addresses the known security hole in the game code which causes client and server crashes...

Rumor: Crytek arming Crysis Warhead? (News)

Mar 11, 2008

So what is Crysis Warhead? To begin with, it could be nothing. As the patent was filed by Crytek, and not Crysis publisher Electronic Arts, the German outfit may simply be protecting the name for some future potential use, similar to its patenting of Crysis Wars and World in Crysis in 2007, as noted by Trademork.

Bogus or not bogus?: Bogus that Crytek has announced Crysis Warhead as the title of any specific game. However, the trademarked title would fit for several projects, including a Crysis sequel or a console adaptation of the PC original.

Crysis + Wii Remote = Wiisis (News)

Mar 11, 2008

Nope, we've not tried it out yet, but a mod team is saying it's managed to get Nintendo's Wii Remote and Nunchuk working with Crysis to bring motion control to the FPS. The name of the mod? Wiisis. Ho-ho. According to the team, the mod "supports many different gesture controls," including: jumping by flicking your Wii Nunchuk up, crouching by tilting your Wii Nunchuk down or prone by tilting it even further, punch or zoom in with your weapon by ...

Wiisis: play Crysis with a Wiimote (News)

Mar 10, 2008

The wait is finally over! Today, RenEvo Software & Designs is proud to present a project that had started out half a year ago as a simple question: could the Wii Remote be used by a PC modding community? They think Wiisis has answered that question. And now, they would like to offer you the opportunity to see for yourself.

Crysis Patch 1.2 Available Now (News)

Mar 6, 2008

The second patch for Crytek's highly-acclaimed Crysis is now available! Recent recipient of the "Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering" award from the Academy of Arts and Interactive Sciences and "Best Technology" award from the Game Developer's Conference Awards, Patch 1.2 continues to tune and improve what was already one of the highest rated games of 2007.

Crytek is committed to continuing their support of the community, and CEO Cevat Yerli is driving the team towards attacking the Crysis community's most wanted list.

Cysis Mod SDK v1.0 Hits The World-Wide Community (News)

Feb 22, 2008

Today the existing world-wide modding community of Crysis will receive a major boost as Crytek is happy to release the first version of the Mod Software Development Kit for the award-winning FPS.

With the tools and the assets provided now modders will be able to not only get their own creations exported into the Sandbox2 Editor but will also be able to create complete new levels and modifications with outstanding content.

Developer commentary: Crysis (Feature)

Feb 22, 2008

Seeing as they’re so adept at (justified) high-end technological willy-waving, it’s interesting to discover that in person the gents who make up Crytek are some of the most polite, interesting and decent human beings in the entirety of the games industry. Always honest and philosophical about their achievements, our interview with them on the creation of the gameplay marvel that was Crysis was so open and so interesting that ...

GDC 2008: Crytek's Coy On Console Crysis (News)

Feb 22, 2008

Crytek's engine business manager Harald Seeley made the remark to clarify any rumors that Crysis would in fact make its way to Xbox 360 and PS3, despite persistent suspicions that the limited PC market and transition of CryENGINE 2 to console were indicative that such a move would occur.

While Seeley did say that work on CryENGINE 2 for console was proceeding well with quality exceeding the PC engine's medium-level settings at 720p, and that most assets would transition easily from the PC engine to the console engine, he was adamant that the company had yet to make the decision to actually port the award-winning game.

Anti-cheat Crysis patch coming (News)

Feb 7, 2008

Not content with its hefty info splurge on Crysis patch 1.2 last week, Crytek's gone and provided an ever bigger update on what's in the pipe.Amidst bullet-point lists detailing game balancing, tweaks and bug fixes is word from the developer that its own anti-cheat solution for multiplayer is debuting in patch 1.2."Punkbuster and the anti-cheat solution are able to run in conjunction on one game server, but also can be used separately if ...

Anti-cheat Crysis patch coming (News)

Feb 7, 2008

Not content with its hefty info splurge on Crysis patch 1.2 last week, Crytek's gone and provided an ever bigger update on what's in the pipe.

Amidst bullet-point lists detailing game balancing, tweaks and bug fixes is word from the developer that its own anti-cheat solution for multiplayer is debuting in patch 1.2.

Crysis sold 1 million copies worldwide (News)

Feb 1, 2008

After listening to the Q3 2008 Electronic Arts Earnings Conference Call we have learned that Crysis has been a strong performer with sales having exceeded expectations. EA also reported Crysis reaching the platinum mark meaning over 1 million copies of the game have been sold worldwide.

Crysis - Patch 1.2 Details (News)

Jan 30, 2008

Crysis v1.2 Patch Details :

Fixed potential server exploit that could cause servers to crash.
Added mouse wheel scrolling support for server browser.
Fixed an issue where in unarmed mode, the character's arms will suddenly reappear and disappear when picking up and dropping an object.
Added new effects for vehicle shattering after being frozen.
C4 will now stick to doors correctly.
Added new grenade indicator icon.
Adjusted explosion radius of grenade launcher to be more efficient vs. players.
Added check for players riding on vehicles while not seated to prevent them being killed.
Tweaked damage for players hit by vehicles at lower speeds.
Adjusted wall collision damage for civilian car.
Improved AI machinegun handling (both stationary and mounted machineguns on vehicles).
Fixed an issue with "Escort Prophet out of sphere" objective failure causing reloading issues.
Added team colors to kill/death messages (explained in detail further above).
Fixed some game states not properly resetting after game restart.
Fixed issue where VOIP doesn't work properly on non-dedicated servers.
Added auto team balance. Players will now be moved from full teams to the opposing side when dead if the numbers are unbalanced.

US PC Chart: Call of Duty 4 holds off Warcraft (News)

Jan 29, 2008

Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has taken the top spot in the US's PC chart for the week of January 13th Â¿ 19th, according to NPD data. MCV has the full top ten list.

Sumthing Else Releasing Crysis Original Soundtrack (News)

Jan 25, 2008

Sumthing Else Music Works today announced that they will be releasing the Crysis Original Soundtrack. The soundtrack will release through Nile Rodgers' Sumthing Else Music Works record label and will also be available for digital download at www.sumthingdigital.com and iTunes on January 29, 2008.

Play Crysis At Ludicrous Quality, Watch Your PC Cry (News)

Jan 24, 2008

If you think your PC has the balls to run Crysis at its very highest settings, then there's a small article over at Planet Crysis that you should read.

Okay, when I say "very highest", I'm not talking about moving all the in-game sliders to the far right. To see what pain Crytek's shooter is truly capable of dishing out on your humble PC, you'll need to dive into the game's configuration files and tweak a few settings.

Surfer Girl: Assassin's Creed 2 and new Prince of Persia at Ubidays (News)

Jan 21, 2008

In her latest rumors Surfer Girl states that Crytek is overseeing, but not developing the console versions of Crysis, she tells what we can except from Ubidays, what Raven Software and Infinity Ward are working on, and more.

CryENGINE2's monstruous power: maps 458 times bigger than Earth's surface (News)

Jan 16, 2008

From Playfuls.com: "Yeah, we all know how truly amazing Crytek's engine is and how tormenting it becomes even for Quad Cores and 8800 Ultras, but just wait till you see what huge maps this baby can render!"

Crysis Multiplayer Security Update (News)

Jan 15, 2008

Crytek writes:

"Crysis has been out for quite some time already and we constantly focus on getting the Multiplayer part more balanced and the servers less filled with cheaters. The last point is a topic we want to address today. The following is only the beginning of our initiative against Hacks, Cheats and Trainers. We know this is going to be tough, but we think it is rudimental and absolutely necessary."

"With this day we would like to announce our collaboration with the well known Anti-Cheat web site Punksbusted.com."

Crytek proves you can get Crysis running on high settings for $900 US (News)

Jan 15, 2008

The folks at Crytek set themselves a challenge to create a PC within a budget of $900 USD that would be able to play Crysis on the highest settings. And according to them, they managed to succeed. Their system consisted of a Core2Duo, 8800GT 512MB, NVIDIA nForce 650i Socket 775 MB, 2GB ram 240 pin DDR 2 800 and other necessary components such as a 250GB 7200 RPM. They conclude that their experiment shows Crysis provides unparalleled performance on high settings on an easily affordable machine.

Crysis Patch Doubles Framerates, Remains Unplayable (News)

Jan 14, 2008

Kotaku reports that Crysis' 1.1 firmware patch was touted to improve framerates across the board, but after TechSpot ran the benchmarks, they've found the update to be a pretty large disappointment...except in the highest end. You know what we're talking about, that 1920x1200 setting that was melting computers and stuff. ATI Crossfire setups saw their framerates nearly double in this range-an amazing feat, until you realize...even after such improvements, not one tested setup is breaking the 30fps playable threshold.

Original Crysis' 3-act Structure Discovered (News)

Jan 14, 2008

One inCrysis forum user found something really interesting in Crysis' resources. In Demo, open Data/Gamedata.pak with Rar. Then open folder Libs/GameTokens. You'll find the following files that could prove that Act 3 was completely removed from the game.

Game Ports: Will They or Won't They? (News)

Jan 10, 2008

GamePro Feature by Tracey Erickson, 01/09/2008:

Will they or won't they? GamePro sets the record straight for eight infamous game port rumors:

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Â¿ Confirmed Platform: PlayStation 3
Â¿ Rumored Platform: Xbox 360
Â¿ Chance of Port: Slim

BioShock
Â¿ Confirmed Platform: Xbox 360, PC
Â¿ Rumored Platform: PlayStation 3
Â¿ Chance of Port: Likely

Mass Effect 2
Â¿ Confirmed Platform: Xbox 360
Â¿ Rumored Platform: PlayStation 3
Â¿ Chance of Port: Bet on it

Halo 4
Â¿ Confirmed Platform: Xbox 360
Â¿ Rumored Platform: PlayStation 3
Â¿ Chance of Port: Never

Haze
Â¿ Confirmed Platform: PlayStation 3
Â¿ Rumored Platform: Xbox 360, PC
Â¿ Chance of Port: Slim to none

Final Fantasy XIII
Â¿ Confirmed Platform: PlayStation 3
Â¿ Rumored Platform: Xbox 360
Â¿ Chance of Port: Slim

World of Warcraft
Â¿ Confirmed Platform: PC
Â¿ Rumored Platform: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Â¿ Chance of Port: Slim to None

Crysis
Â¿ Confirmed Platform: PC
Â¿ Rumored Platform: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Â¿ Chance of Port: Highly likely

Crytek defends Crysis spec requirements (News)

Jan 10, 2008

Jan 10, 2008 Crytek's boss has defended its hardware-hungry FPS Crysis, saying he believes the studio struck a good balance between performance and spec requirements. "I think an important distinction that many gamers overlooked was that we designed 'medium' settings to look and play great," Cevat Yerli told IGN. "Our 'medium' setting should run great on 70 percent of gaming PCs." On the defensive, Yerli said that the tendency for many PC gamers is to automatically whack graphics settings to ...

Crytek defends Crysis spec requirements (News)

Jan 10, 2008

Crytek's boss has defended its hardware-hungry FPS Crysis, saying he believes the studio struck a good balance between performance and spec requirements.

First Crysis patch arrives (News)

Jan 8, 2008

Jan 8, 2008 The first patch for Crysis is now available, updating the game to v1.1 and featuring bug fixes and gameplay and performance tweaks. Weighing in at a tasty 139MB, the patch can be downloaded here. A full rundown of patch content follows: Fixes: - Damage dealt to vehicles when shot by LAW has been made consistent - F12 (screenshot) now works in restricted mode as well - When player melees during gun raise animation, their gun will not be in a permanently raised position anymore - ...

First Crysis patch arrives (News)

Jan 8, 2008

The first patch for Crysis is now available, updating the game to v1.1 and featuring bug fixes and gameplay and performance tweaks.

A full rundown of patch content follows:

Fixes:
- Damage dealt to vehicles when shot by LAW has been made consistent
- F12 (screenshot) now works in restricted mode as well
- When player melees during gun raise animation, their gun will not be in a permanently raised position anymore
- Memory leaks and potential crashes

Updates:
- Improved SLI / Crossfire support and performance
- Improved overall rendering performance (DX9 and DX10)
- Enabled VSync functionality in D3D10

Tweaks:
- Reduced grenade explosion radius in multiplayer
- Clamped water tessellation to avoid cheating in MP
- Reduced LAW splash damage vs. infantry in PowerStruggle mode
- Slowed Rocket projectile speed down in MP slightly

Rumor Killer: EA Says No Plans For 360 Version of Crysis (News)

Jan 4, 2008

TheGameReviews.com decided to call EA today and ask if Crysis was going to come to the 360? Our contact in Licensed Games PR for EA said "There are currently no plans for an Xbox 360 version of Crysis."

New Territory: Crytek releases 5 new Crysis maps (News)

Jan 2, 2008

Getting bored of the maps that came with the game? No problem, just download these.

According to sources Crytek has released 5 new maps for the hit game for PC, Crysis. These maps, which have been tested over the last few weeks, are multiplayer maps and will not cost you a dime.

Crytek gives multiplayer Crysis a boost (News)

Jan 2, 2008

Jan 2, 2008 In a fit of generosity Crysis developer Crytek has released five new multiplayer maps - for free - for its first-person shooter. The maps actually began life as a community-driven project for Far Cry, but Crytek has taken them under its wing and turned them into official products for its new FPS. "Both the two InstantAction and three PowerStruggle maps have been tested over several weeks and are optimized for competitive gameplay, but also provide a valid size for public gaming," ...

Kotaku's 2007 Games of the Year and Overall Game of the Year (News)

Dec 29, 2007

Kotaku's Brian Crecente writes:

"Our first-ever Game of the Year awards was a pretty straight forward deal. I asked all of the writers to submit a list of three games for each category and the three that showed up most in each category made it as a finalist. Once we had the list of finalists I asked each writer to go through and order the finalists and then tallied the vote. The one with the most points was named Game of the Year, the runner-up was named Not Quite Game of the Year. The game with the most votes for Worst Game of the Year received that dubious honor."

Super Mario Galaxy won Kotaku's Overall Game of the Year award. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune came as second, it won the Not Quite Game of the Year award. (Kotaku posted the overall results as a separate post, see the link at the Alternative Sources below for more details.)

ActionTrip's 2007 Game of the Year (News)

Dec 25, 2007

ActionTrip's 2007 Game of the Year voting poll registered 10673 participants. 1809 registered users voted for Call of Duty 4, 1279 for Halo 3, 1192 for Assassin's Creed, 837 for "None of the Above", 716 for BioShock, 710 for Crysis, 627 for The Orange Box, and so on. The rest of the results can be viewed in ActionTrip's voting poll section.

Â¿ People's Choice: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Â¿ Runners-up: Halo 3, Assassin's Creed, Crysis, Half-Life 2: The Orange Box

Â¿ Game of the Year (ActionTrip Staff): Portal
Â¿ Runners-up: Mass Effect, Halo 3, BioShock, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, The Witcher

Â¿ Best Action Game: Halo 3
Â¿ Runners-up: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Half-Life 2: The Orange Box, God of War II, BioShock, Crysis

Â¿ Best Strategy Game: World in Conflict
Â¿ Runners-up: Supreme Commander, Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars

Â¿ Best RPG: Mass Effect
Â¿ Runners-up: The Witcher, Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer

Â¿ Best Sports Game: FIFA 08
Â¿ Runners-up: SSX Blur, NHL 08, Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2008

Â¿ Best MMOG: World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
Â¿ Runners-up: Tabula Rasa, The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar

Â¿ Best Rhythm/Music Game: Rock Band
Â¿ Runners-up: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

Â¿ Babe of the Year: Joanna Krupa

Crysis Tournament Map Pack Released (News)

Dec 25, 2007

Crytek Community Manager, Alexander Marschal writes:

"Of course we have prepared a little Christmas present for you as well. Within the past few months and weeks we haven't been working on patches, SDK and Linux Server only, but also our Level Designers have been very active. Thus we are happy to announce you the release of the official "Crysis Tournament Mappack".

Some of you might know this map pack series from FarCry already. We wanted to continue it for Crysis and have turned it into an official map pack that is being developed and approved by Crytek.

The package includes 5 brand new multiplayer maps for Crysis. All of them have been tested by Crytek's QA department and the professional Crysis teams [00] - Die Doppelnullen, GT - GlobalTeam.eSports and N! - Ninth Gaming."

Aussie game charts: Dec. 10-16 - Grand Theft Scratchy hijacks the charts (News)

Dec 22, 2007

The Simpsons Game for PlayStation 2 has finally managed to take out the top spot in the Australian game charts -- seven weeks after its initial release -- according to data trackers GfK Australia. The DS version of the game also made it into the top 10, taking out the seventh spot.

Super Mario Galaxy for the Nintendo Wii -- last week's number one -- fell down to number two during the week of December 10-December 16. Drawn to Life for the Nintendo DS has reappeared in the overall charts at number three after a brief hiatus. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare for the Xbox 360 climbed up from the previous week to number five, while Activision's other chart topper -- Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock -- is nowhere to be seen. Halo 3 for the 360 has reappeared at number nine, while Nintendo's Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree bundle ended the week at number 10.