Tag Archives: Crytek

Yolanda Green

Crytek CEO – graphics drive gameplay

April 15, 2013 at 2:00 pm | 40 Comments

As reported, Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli has made a statement regarding long-time argument of graphics versus gameplay. Yerli says that graphics have always driven gameplay and believes that it’s 60 percent of the game.


Geoffrey Tim

Crytek – “Single-player experience has to go away”

March 1, 2013 at 1:30 pm | 50 Comments

Most of you know that I seldom play multiplayer games online. It’s not because I don’t play well with others, hate human beings or suck at games (though all three of those could well be true). It’s just that I prefer my videogames to be solitary escapism. I like shutting myself off from the rest of the world and retreating to the realm of fantasy. Crytek wants that to go away.


Geoffrey Tim

Crysis 3 review – Following Suit

February 22, 2013 at 5:00 pm | 16 Comments

I’m probably in the minority, but I actually liked Crysis 2. It didn’t offer the sandbox freedom that the first game provided, but it was an entertaining battle through smaller, tighter and decidedly more linear levels. With Crysis 3, Crytek have sought to find a modicum of balance between the two philosophies – and they’ve largely succeeded.


Darryn Bonthuys

Don’t expect to see Darksiders 3 from Crytek USA

February 5, 2013 at 1:00 pm | 16 Comments

With the gaming industry having finished picking who and what they wanted from the leftovers of THQ, there was still one fine studio that was left forever alone. It looked like nobody wanted a slice of Darksiders developer Vigil Games, until Crytek swooped in and formed a new studio with that staff, Crytek USA. So what’s up first for the new studio then? Darksiders 3? Nope!


Geoffrey Tim

Crytek saves Vigil! Sort of…

January 29, 2013 at 9:30 am | 17 Comments

One of the saddest things to come out of THQ’s recent dissolution and auction is that nobody picked up Vigil Game, the developers of Darksiders. As a result, that studio now no longer exists – but thanks to Crytek, its memory might yet live on.


Geoffrey Tim

THQ auctioned off; Assets divided

January 24, 2013 at 9:30 am | 71 Comments

Yesterday the video game industry, like vultures circling a soon-to-be-corpse, swopped in to snatch up bits and pieces of THQ and its properties in  an auction. Here’s who got which properties.


Darryn Bonthuys

Not even 1% left, as Crysis 3 maxes out consoles

December 12, 2012 at 9:00 am | 30 Comments

Think back to 2011, and if you had to name a contender for best visuals, you’d be hard pressed to find a game that looked better than Crysis 2. While new mods and extra hardware made the Independence Day simulator look unreal on PC, the game still looked real good on console. And for the next entry in that franchise, developer Crytek is promising a next-gen game on current-gen hardware.


Geoffrey Tim

The next Crysis won’t be Crysis 4

November 13, 2012 at 2:30 pm | 16 Comments

Crysis 3 isn’t even out yet, not expected for a few months – but that hasn’t stopped Crysis developer Crytek from talking about the next Crysis. Here’s the kicker though; they won;t be calling it Crysis 4, and plan on releasing something a game that does 'radical and new' things.


Darryn Bonthuys

Free to play games could make the PS3 the dominant console

November 6, 2012 at 9:45 am | 1 Comment

There’s no denying that we’re looking at a future wherein games are turning into freemium services, with a core package being gratis, while the niftier features will cost you a few extra pennies. Whether this will be a phase or something that reworks the digital landscape is uncertain though, but whoever takes advantage of it, could see themselves at the top of the food chain. And that’s something that Crytek believes is going to happen with the PS3.


Darryn Bonthuys

Prepare for a new type of concrete jungle in Crysis 3

October 23, 2012 at 11:15 am | 14 Comments

CPU-Melting games Crysis 1 and 2, while similar in gameplay, were worlds apart when it came to locales. The first game busted heads in a thick jungle, while the sequel went urban, taking on an alien invasion in the heart of New York City. With Crysis 3 on the horizon, it looks like the term “concrete jungle” gets an all new twist, as Crytek looks to combine the best of both worlds.


Geoffrey Tim

Crytek thinks next-gen could fail without F2P

August 28, 2012 at 12:15 pm | 13 Comments

Free to play is the next big thing in games, with numerous top tier developers and publishers - including Crytek - embracing the model. It allows developers to release a game for free, making their money through in-game microtransactions. It’s proven to be rather lucrative - and has the added side effect of nullifying software piracy. It’s not something you find much on consoles right now, but it should be - and might be a necessary model for platform holders to embrace come next-gen, if Crytek is to be believed.


Geoffrey Tim

Hands on with Crysis 3 multiplayer

August 21, 2012 at 2:30 pm | 1 Comment

Crysis Developer Crytek is such a technology focused developer - with many believing that they’re too focused on technology, and have lost sight of what it takes to make a great game. I can;t honestly tell you if they’ve turned that around with Crysis 3 just yet, because I’ve not had the opportunity to tackle the single player - but I have had some time with two of the game’s multiplayer modes - and they’re pretty damned fun.


Geoffrey Tim

CryEngine 3 sure is pretty

August 10, 2012 at 3:30 pm | 10 Comments

Crytek, the graphics-focused game developer is pretty pleased with its new CryEngine - believing it not only goes head to head with, put surpasses Epic’s Unreal Engine 4. We’ll only really be able to tell which is the superior engine once games that utilise them start coming out, but until then, we can ogle at videos showing off each engines features. Today, we take a look at CryEngine 3.


Geoffrey Tim

How will you play Crysis 3?

July 27, 2012 at 10:00 am | 19 Comments

Did you ever read those “Choose your own adventure” books, where you’d have to flip to random pages for the story to proceed in the manner of your choosing? They were kind of like rudimentary RPGs, only mostly pretty poorly written and inevitably about wizards or barbarians.  If you did, then you’re probably a giant nerd - but that’s OK. I’m a giant nerd too! But then you’d also know what to expect from this interactive Crysis 3 trailer.


Darryn Bonthuys

“We’ll figure out” how to make free-to-play AAA work” says Crytek

July 3, 2012 at 3:30 pm | 7 Comments

So what exactly does the future hold for the traditional gaming model? If some analysts are to be believed, then we’re headed for a market that deals in freemium games, titles which hook people in with a core, free game, and then go for the kill with some premium content that you’ll be paying for.

Can that model work? Crytek certainly believes so, as they’re gambling their entire future on going free to play.

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