"Everyone needs to check out the media on this outstanding work-in-progress level called Niveus. The level has been put together in Sandbox 2, of course, and it features a stunning custom-modeled/textured medieval city crafted by environment artist Andrew "androkles" Hasko. It took two and a half months of Andrew's time to reach this development stage for the level.

According to Hasko the goal was to not make a playable level per se but a medieval environment which is nice to look at, and ..."

"After the intro there was a spectacular car chase with an included air strike. Here the memory usage increased to 2,180 MiByte. The framerate was around 35 fps and fell to 29 fps in challenging scenes. In the following scene we took a harbor on foot. Here the fps rate was round 35 pictures per second and Crysis Warhead used up to 2,190 MiByte. But you have to bear in mind that Crytek got a lot of time for optimizations. We are anxious to see the final version."

"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."

In the past, Crytek was responsible for the first-person shooters Far Cry (2004) which ran on its CryEngine 1, and Crysis (2007), which ran..."

"No surprise here, but PureBalance, the creators of the popular anti-cheat software PunkBuster have been contracted to provide anti-cheat counter measures for Call of Duty: World at War by Activision.

Although most of us are against multiplayer cheating, clients like PunkBuster usually add new and very annoying compatibility issues for the end user."

"Crysis Warhead puts gamers in the shoes of 'Psycho', your gun-happy squadmate from the original Crysis. The game takes place at the same time as the original, but from his perspective.."

"When the original Crysis released in late 2007, it raised the bar for graphics. However, since the graphics were so impressive, the system requirements intimidated many PC owners who didn't have killer gaming rigs. The German developer is attempting to alleviate that fear to reach a wider install base.

Yerli told German publication PCGames.de to expect Warhead to run any where from 30-35 frames per second at high settings on a $620 rig.

While Yerli said Warhead's optimizations were poss..."

"Next-Gen: Were Cevat's recent comments about "no more PC exclusives" for real, or just out of frustration felt at that moment?

Engine business manager Harald Seeley, Crytek: When Cevat said we would not create new PC exclusives, he was referring to any new projects we will start in the future. Of course Warhead has been under development for quite some time, and we had no desire or intention to disappoint our loyal PC fans. So, after some careful consideration, we decided to continue o..."

"In Crysis Warhead, players will don the Nanosuit of Sergeant Sykes, also known as ‘Psycho’, one of the most memorable characters from Crysis. More brash and aggressive than his Delta Force squadmate Nomad, players will experience Psycho’s parallel story during the events of the original game, finding that life on the other side of the island is even more intense and explosive than they ever could have imagined. Luckily, Psycho’s Nanosuit is just as capable and he’s equipped with an even bigge..."

"On Monday, developer Crytek announced it would no longer be developing Crysis (PC) patches for "a good reason" that it hoped to say more about "in the very, very near future."

Apparently, the "very, very near future" meant two days.

The official Crysis website has now been updated with a teaser image for Crysis Warhead (pictured above), presumed to be the next entry in the sci-fi shooting series. No other details, such as platforms or a release date, have been unveiled.

The origin..."

"If you ask me, Crytek looks like they're totally neglecting the fans that have stuck with them and endured with Crysis. With Crytek's whining and whoa-is-me attitude, they certainly aren't doing themselves any favors by screwing over their community. Good developers know that they have to satisfy their audience and perhaps more importantly, retain their trust. Crytek complains about PC piracy hurting their sales. But did they make sure they released a polished product (Crysis is still bug..."

"At this time, there almost certainly will not be a patch 1.3 delivered for Crysis. We are aware that this news will disappoint many of you, and we would like to apologize profusely. There is a good reason for this and we hope you understand when you hear more about the reasons why in the very, very near future. Please realize this was an extremely difficult decision, but please do know that we are listening to your comments and are making more consistent community support a high priority.

..."

"Cevat Yerli: 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. 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.

Cevat Yerli: Crysis as we have seen is impossible. Crysis would have to be largely changed to bring it to Xbox 360 or Playstation 3. Cry..."

"Patch 1.2 can be applied to both vanilla Crysis (v1.0) and Crysis v1.1 since it will update automatically to Crysis version 1.2.

*Added new effects for vehicle shattering after being frozen
*Player movement will now be cancelled if the player is shooting while moving in prone mode.
*Fixed issue where player will exit VTOL from closed rear hatch irrespective of seat.
*Continuously firing the VTOL machine gun in 3rd person mode no longer causes the VTOL to descend.
*Fixed an issue where..."

"The latest issue of UK magazine, PSW, features an article stating that "it's no secret Crysis is coming to PS3". They explain the upcoming PlayStation 3 version will have aspects of the sequel, and is not a direct port. Let's take a look at the article.

"First up, we have Crysis. Now it's no secret that Crysis is coming to PS3 this year. The excitable, hard-worked coders over at Crytek have said as much in many interviews - they've even produced a new, multi-platform engine in readines..."

"The winners of the 2nd annual ELANS Awards have been announced and with five awards, this years big winner is BioWare. Their sci-fi RPG Mass Effect walked away with the Game of the Year, Best Art Direction, Best Game Design, Best Writing for a Game Production, and Best Character (Commander Shepard) awards."

"At the Game Developers Conference next month, for the first time ever, Crytek will be showing how CryENGINE 2 runs on other systems, namely on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Don’t get too excited just yet though - the presentation will be open to a select audience only, so whether or not some footage will be released outside that room is a big fat question mark right now."

"Release:
Sumthing Else Music Works, Inc., through a licensing relationship with Crytek, proudly presents CRYSIS Original Soundtrack. The soundtrack from the next-generation PC first-person shooter is released on January 29th, 2008 to retail outlets worldwide through Nile Rodgers’ Sumthing Else Music Works record label www.sumthing.com, and for digital download at www.sumthingdigital.com and iTunes®....
(Full Release at Source)"

"Although Ubisoft’s sprawling third-person epic Assassin’s Creed runs without any serious issues on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, it would appear that PC gamers hoping to fully enjoy the adventures of master assassin Altair will first need to think about investing in better hardware.

Specifically, Windows XP and Vista owners should be armed with a minimum of 2GB of RAM (3GB recommended) as well as a 2.6GHz Intel Pentium D CPU as basic (with Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz or better recommended). ..."

"Here sharky sharky…What better way to stop players from going out of bounds and meeting game walls than getting them eaten by a shark. Crysis takes an engaging game world a step further with impressive animation and A.I."

"Even before the PC version released, rumours of a PS3 conversion of the stunning Crysis (developed by Far Cry creators Crytek) were rife, and not far off the mark if insiders at the studio are to be believed. The game looks to be a port of the PC original plus some extra modes and features, a kind of Crysis 1.5. Like the PC game you can expect a visual powerhouse; an open-world shooter that begins on a beautiful tropical island before things take a turn for the worse and aliens from a paralle..."

"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 wate...

"

"It’s been discovered that a game store in Austria is displaying the Xbox 360 version of Crysis with the release date of November 20th 2008 in their online store. While there has been no official announcement of any kind, don’t be too surprised if this pans out."

"Desolation: The long deserted colony of the Pitcairn Islands was one of the last crash sites to be discovered. The KPA reached the area first and set up a base amid the swampy wasteland.

Crossroads: Caught between two hostile nations, the tight forested roads and tracks of the Pescadores are better suited to infantry than vehicles.

Training: Caught between two hostile nations, the tight forested roads and tracks of the Pescadores are better suited to infantry than vehicles.

Excavatio..."

"Unfortunately, there are still a ton of bugs in the game that can affect performance even more so than the high system requirements. At this time, patch #1 is currently being readied for release. Hopefully, this will fix some of these issues as it is always a shame for bugs to bring down opinion of an otherwise excellent game."

"Research firm NPD Group said that EA and Crytek's critically lauded FPS Crysis sold just 86,633 units last month, following its release on November 13.

A Metacritic average review score of 91 wasn’t enough to overcome the apparent apprehension regarding the game's relatively steep hardware requirements. A PC with a dual core processor, 2GB of RAM and a mid-level DX10 card runs the game at around 30 framers per second average at midrange resolution. [Judging by my own rig.--Ed.]

Midway a..."

"Now, far be it from me to disagree with Time...I have to call shenanigans on a few things here. First: Halo 3, while a great game, is not as good as BioShock. Halo 3 is still plagued by problems seen in previous games where both level design and gameplay are concerned. BioShock, on the other hand, was a superb gaming experience and should have easily been the top of the bunch on the list."

"Xbox 360:

Assassin's Creed

BlackSite: Area 51

Beowulf: The Game

Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

Need for Speed Pro Street

Monster Jam

Soldier of Fortune: Pay Back

America's Army: True Soldiers

WWE Smackdown Vs. RAW 2008

Xbox Live Arcade:

Screwjumper

PS3:

Assassin's Creed

Need for Speed Pro Street

Beowulf: The Game

WWE Smackdown Vs. RAW 2008

Uncharted Drake's Fortune

Nintendo Wii:

Super Mario Galaxy

Geometry Wars: Galaxies

Cars: Mater National

Spongebob: Atlantis Squarepanti...

"

It seems like this years most anticipated game Crysis has not* been leaked and scene group Fairlight (FTL), has managed to get a hold of it. At the moment the game itself is being cracked, however, the bonus DVD which contains trailers, screenshots and high resolution renders from the game has been released. Crysis is set for a release date of Nov 16th, and has gone gold as of Oct 29th. If you know where to look you can find it.

You can find FTL at irc.belwue.de 6667 #fairlight however, se...

"I encourage all gamers with mediocre gaming PCs to join me in my sitting and muttering, as we tell people we really don't care about graphics at all."

"After two delays, the Crysis single-player demo has finally been unleashed. The 1.8GB demo features the entire first level from the game and includes around 45 minutes of gameplay."

"EA and Crytek have tickled the brakes on the Crysis demo and pushed the worldwide release back to tomorrow."

"Online activation is all the rage these days. Yet, despite the good intentions of publishers, things always go awry.

Tipster Brendan sends word that gamers who pre-ordered Crysis through EA's digital download system, with the promise of receiving the demo a day before everyone else, have been disappointed. According to the members of EA's forums, there's a problem with both the demo's delayed activation and authentication system:

quote

I was actually able to install it, amazingly enough,...

"

"The Crysis single-player demo is set to launch worldwide in 14 hours time, according to a countdown on the website set up for the taster of Crytek's FPS."

The CryEngine 2 does truly show what it's capable of with these new screens. They just leave you gawping for sometime. It makes you think how much technology has advanced. These screens were taken from a PC mod for the upcoming game Crysis.

With the highly anticipated demo of Crysis being pushed back there's a bit of a surprise for all of you. I'm happy to announce that I got a heads up from a friend over at EA that Fileplanet is giving out keys. RIGHT NOW (zomg).

I managed to get my key, you better hurry up and get yours too if you want to get in to the beta. So, did you get your key yet? have they already run out? what's your story.

Note: This is for the multi player beta not the single player.

"Hi everyone,

We have some news to announce.

First, I am sorry for the bad news - the Crysis single player demo will now be available everywhere on October 26th, 2007.

We are taking some extra time to make sure you that you have an amazing experience but also we did not want to risk the release date of Crysis at this stage. To get the game into your hands by November the 16th, we had to make this call.

Now the good news - the big surprise. The SP demo will be released with our CryE..."

"If you're a PC gamer, chances are September 25, 2007 is meaningless to you. What many are marking down as the day Halo 3 comes out is just another Tuesday. EA, however, decided to change that.

They have just announced that the first Crysis demo will be available on September 25, 2007, giving PC gamers a reason to circle the date. The demo will feature the entire first level "Contact," as well as a "huge surprise from Crytek.""

"This 3-disc set contains a tremendous amount of extras including behind the scenes looks and interviews with the minds behind Crysis at Crytek, and some of the breathtaking art that has kept people buzzing since the game’s debut. Beyond getting one of the year’s most anticipated PC games and first person shooters of 2007, the special steelbook box will contain:

* “Making of Crysis” featurette taking you inside the making of the epic game
* A unique in-game vehicle*
* “Meet th..."

"Crytek have not yet announced system requirements for Crysis. However, the kind folks at Crysis-Online.com have crafted their own set of system requirements based on confirmed information, interviews, and videos. These specs are not official and not confirmed and should strictly be used as a guideline. We should have the official specs soon, so until then this should do.

This means that if you were to purchase a new CPU, graphics card, and RAM based on those specs before Crysis comes ou..."

"Although no-one’s actually ever pointed it out, it would perhaps be fair to accuse GamerSquad of focusing more on the videogame console side of the gaming industry rather than the PC side. To be fair, that’s likely because the console industry is predominantly made up of corporate back-biting, hardware slamming, handbag swinging, and moronic fanboys… and, y’know, that’s just a fabulous source of news.

Just because the PC industry rarely degenerates into a vicious maul of banal bitch-slappi..."

"Imagine this gaming scenario - you’re chasing a thief through a city. Suddenly he runs out into a busy market square, trying to hide in the huge crowd. Each individual reacts as you push past them, searching for the culprit’s distinctive face.

Crysis from Crytek and EA is a great ambassador for DX10’s gameplay-enriching potential. Working with NVIDIA’s The Way It’s Meant To Be Played developer relations program, Crytek has achieved an unprecedented level of realism, not just with objects ..."

"Oldmike, a user on the PlayStation 3 official forum, has posted a couple of photographs which, he believes, indicates that a PS3 version of Crysis is on its way. There's a fun wee story that goes along with the photos, too. Whilst in a local Gamestop oldmike spotted a PS3 box with some Crysis promo art on it. When he asked about it the manager overheard and, after getting flustered, yelled at the shop assistant that they shouldn't be on the shop floor yet. Alledgedly.

An intriguing story, ..."

Yesterday it was known there was going to be a date push back, but, how far and how much are we going to cry? far...cry...get it? anyways, it was announced by EA today that Crysis can be expected to ship out on November 16th 2007 just in time for the Holidays. The news is that Crysis will be released for PC only on the November 16th date. Console owners who don't have a beefy godly computer will have to sit on their hands for now.

"According to Electronic Arts executives speaking during the company's latest analyst conference call, Crytek's highly anticipated first-person shooter Crysis has been delayed into the company's upcoming third fiscal quarter, which runs from October to December of this year. EA expects the game to release in early November.
Previously, Crysis was only officially confirmed as releasing in fiscal year 2008. Last month, various sources reported on a fact sheet claiming a September 14 ship date...."

"The day after Epic Games' Mark Rein stated that PC gaming technology (with Crysis cited as currently being the PC pinnacle) would be stifled for years to come by the profiteering of home consoles, today brings the closest information so far perpetuating the hope that Crysis might just be heading to the Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3."

"GFW: We'll see, because everyone's tardy with their stuff. Of course, Crysis is coming out. We'll see if that makes it out... Not necessarily declaring one or the other better-looking right off the bat, but...

MR: If that's the quote you want, is Crysis better-looking than Gears of War? I don't think so. It's different. It looks great in its own way, but does it top the graphics bar for Gears of War? No.

...

GFW: Considering right now I don't even have Vista... [Laughs]

MR: That's..."

"Epic's Mark Rein has said the huge gulf between low-end and high-end PCs at present is making PC development a lot less economically viable.

He added that developers are going to want to plump for creating games on the Sony PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Xbox 360 rather than the PC, even if it means restricting themselves from the limits of their known graphical capabilities."

"Earlier this year we longingly gazed ahead into the year of gaming lying ahead of us. There was so much to look forward to. At this point, some of it has been release while some of it has been pushed out of 2007 and into 2008 (hopefully not beyond). With that in mind, and having just visited Santa Monica for this year's E3, we decided to take an updated look at the rest of this year's future because there's oh so much to be excited about.

The following are lists of your IGN PC Editors' mo..."

"Global tensions have reached boiling point as the U.S. and North Korea square off in the South China Sea. At stake: a mysterious artifact uncovered by a team of U.S. archaeologists.
The North Korean government quickly seizes the area, prompting the U.S. to dispatch an elite team of Special Forces operatives on a rescue mission. During the siege the true nature of the artifact quickly emerges, pointing to the existence of an alien presence on Earth, and ultimately the trigger for a massive-s..."

"If you were a PC game which console would you make your way to — The Xbox 360 or the Playstation 3? Let us think about the recent course of events for a moment and examine the facts.

Could Crytek be following in the footsteps of Epic? There has been a job post on Crytek’s official site looking for a PS3 developer for a few months now, however when asked about it Crytek declined to comment."

"Crysis is a next-generation PC first-person shooter from Crytek, the award-winning developers of Far Cry. A stunning technical achievement, Crysis combines incredible visuals, cunning gameplay and an epic story that challenges gamers to adapt to survive."

"Welcome to the ultimate community destination for those anticipating Crytek Studios' upcoming PC sci-fi action game, Crysis. Tune in here for all the latest Crysis screens, videos, news, community events and contests.

Pre-order Crysis now and you'll also receive the exclusive unlockable 'NK Amphibious APC'.

After the game ships pre-order customers will receive an e-mail from Amazon containing a redemption code and instructions for downloading the APC."

DX10 is just around the corner and throughout forums everywhere people are getting hyped up. Two titles which are poking out from the crowd are Haze and Crysis. PSU takes a head to head stance with side by side comparison photos of similar situations between the two. Both are very appealing but which visually sticks out the most to you?

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Video interview by Gamereactor talking about the upcoming game Crysis, from the same company who brought us Farcry.

"IGN AU: Crysis is probably the other really big DX10 example. We've heard a few reports about the performance of that under DX10 and we have an expectation of how this game will look, based on all the screens that have come out. Can you comment on the performance of that? Will we get to see all of this eye candy running on today's hardware?

Keita Iida: We have nothing but pure confidence - especially with 8800-series cards - that with Crysis, you're going to have a tremendous experience. A..."