Tag Archives: crytek

Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 07:04 BST

Crytek shows off iOS tactics game at WWDC – report

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Crysis developer Crytek seems set to make another foray onto iOS with a tactics title called The Collectibles.

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Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 05:53 BST

Ryse’s QTE’s extremely rewarding to gamers who master them – Crytek

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Crytek has issued a statement defending Ryse’s controversial quick time event based combat to Mark Serrels of Kotaku AU, who posted some none-too-flattering impressions of the title last week.

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Wed, Jun 12, 2013 | 09:18 BST

Xbox One’s Ryse: Roman conquest of emotion

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Patrick Garratt played an Xbox One game. Crytek talks about the challenges of Ryse: Son of Rome’s development and letting you act as a “Roman badass”.

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Mon, Jun 10, 2013 | 21:11 BST

Ryse: Son of Rome confirmed for Xbox One at launch

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Ryse: Son of Rome was confirmed today for Xbox One, it’s the game in the works at Crytek.

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Thu, Jun 06, 2013 | 21:32 BST

CryEngine 3 PlayStation 4 support confirmed

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In news to be filed under the “water is wet” category, Crytek has announced PlayStation 4 support for its lauded CryEngine 3. Crytek also confirmed that it will itself develop games for the platform in the future. Being the force behind such things of beauty at Crysis 3, CryEngine 3 is growing in popularity and is noted for boasting a wide range of built-in high-end graphics features.

Wed, Jun 05, 2013 | 09:50 BST

Crysis 3: The Lost Island DLC out now, prices inside

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Crysis 3: The Lost Island is the shooter’s latest multiplayer expansion, taking players back to the setting of Crytek’s original blaster.

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Thu, May 30, 2013 | 15:18 BST

Crysis 3: The Lost Island multiplayer expansion lands next week

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Crysis 3: The Lost Island is the multiplayer expansion Crytek has been teasing, and it will be released next week.

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Tue, May 28, 2013 | 12:10 BST

Crysis 3 DLC: Crytek teaser images suggest return to the jungle

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Crysis 3 developer Crytek has been teasing its incoming DLC for the game through a series of images. The shots show tropical locations similar to those explored in the first game, and the studio is also asking fans to choose between two new weapons.

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Mon, Jun 10, 2013 | 21:07 BST

Ryse confirmed as Xbox One title per Crytek website

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Ryse is an Xbox One exclusive, according to an update on Crytek’s website.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 21:13 BST

Crytek’s CryEngine 3 “an officially licensed provider of middleware and tools” for Xbox One

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Crytek has announced that its CryEngine 3 technology is “already primed for Xbox One,” and the firm is “equipped to start creating software for the system now.”

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Thu, May 16, 2013 | 14:14 BST

Warface heading to Japan due to Crytek and NEXON partnership

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Crytek has announced a partnership with NEXON in order to bring its free-to-play FPS, Warface, to PC players in Japan.

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Wed, Apr 17, 2013 | 21:56 BST

Warface has 9 million players in Russia

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Crytek’s fee-to-play FPS Warface has over 9 million registered players in Russia alone. According to GI International, this figure is up from 5 million reported for the region in November 2012. According to new figures, 5% of players using the Mail.Ru’s servers are located in territories such as Kazakhstan and Zimbabwe – the later has two players, at least. Warface has been available in Russia for one year now, and is currently in closed beta in both the US and UK. Sign up for it here.

Fri, Apr 12, 2013 | 16:32 BST

Crytek: graphics “matter,” are “60% of the game”

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Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli has said graphics “matter” in a game because it drives gameplay and helps with player immersion.

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Thu, Apr 11, 2013 | 15:13 BST

Ryse a major launch title for next generation Xbox – report

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Ryse is a next-generation Xbox launch title according to a report on The Verge.

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Thu, Apr 04, 2013 | 12:58 BST

Crysis 3 patch 1.3 hits consoles, patch notes inside

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Crysis 3 patch 1.3 has hit PS3 and Xbox 360, following its release on PC a few weeks ago. Crytek has published the patch notes in full, along with a few extra PC changes as well.

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Thu, Mar 28, 2013 | 18:23 GMT

Crytek looking to pick up the rights to Darksiders

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Although Crytek is not interested in making a new Darksiders game, they did pick up a number of developer Vigil’s staff members to form the studio Crytek USA studio when all that stuff with THQ went down. And now they’re looking to buy the rights to the franchise, because, well, if somebody is going to have them it might as well be the people who made it.

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Thu, Mar 28, 2013 | 01:18 GMT

Warface trailer dramatically urges you to play both sides

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You may recall Warface’s recent, very interesting trailer on weapon modding. Do you know, some people didn’t find that interesting? “Stop showing actual gameplay mechanics and showing us in-game footage,” they complained. “Let us watch highly cinematic cutscenes instead.” So that’s what you’ll find below the break. I hope you’re happy.

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Tue, Mar 26, 2013 | 09:31 GMT

CryEngine 3: GDC licensee video shows future games

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Crytek has released a video showing off the games its CryEngine 3 licensees are currently working on. It’s an impressive look at games on the horizon going into next-gen and shows off a variety of technical tricks.

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Fri, Mar 15, 2013 | 03:28 GMT

TimeSplitters Rewind: mod team working with Crytek, loads of new details

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The team behind TimeSplitters Rewind, a non-commercial HD blend of all three TimeSplitters games, works closely with license holder Crytek.

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Fri, Mar 08, 2013 | 13:24 GMT

Crysis 3 patch 1.3 hits PC: weapon and gameplay tweaks inside

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Crysis 3 has received a new PC update today courtesy of developer Crytek. While the patch is yet to be dated for consoles, the contents should be the same.

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