Crytek gives community Crysis map pack for Christmas

by Ross Miller { Dec 24th 2007 at 3:00PM }

Although taking a beating in sales alongside another high-profile PC shooter, Crysis will still hang onto its Christmas cheer. Developer Crytek is celebrating the holiday season with free presents for Crysis owners. The big box under the tree is a Tournament Map Pack, including:

Power Struggle - Desolation
Power Struggle - Isolation
Power Struggle - Training
Instant Action - Excavation
Instant Action - Terminal

The map locales span the globe, with settings in the Americas, French Polynesia and North Korea. Crytek stocking stuffers include a 1600x1062 Christmas-themed wallpaper (pictured) and expanded documentation for the Sandbox2 editor. "But Crytek," you complain, "documentation sounds like books, and I hate reading." At this point, Crytek (or the personification thereof) sits you down on its laps, taps on his Alien Molecular Accelerator, and reminds you not to be ungrateful. And while you're at it, he says, be sure to buy three copies of the game to boost sales.

[Thanks, Jeff]

Tags: christmas, crysis, crytek, free, holiday, maps

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Neebs @ Dec 24th 2007 3:16PM

I'll be buying a copy on the 26th.

GANNONSMASH @ Dec 24th 2007 3:24PM

Desolation AND isolation? Isn't that a little redundant?

giantenemycrab @ Dec 24th 2007 3:24PM

That game really is amazing even if you have to turn the graphics all the way down.

Neebs @ Dec 24th 2007 3:36PM

The game looks like Battlefield 2 did on Medium-high two years ago if you turn everything down.

Jeff @ Dec 24th 2007 3:27PM

Wow. I feel special. =)

soot @ Dec 24th 2007 3:33PM

Aren't those all names of Halo maps?

GANNONSMASH @ Dec 24th 2007 4:03PM

Yep, except Training and Excavation.

Brian Fantana @ Dec 24th 2007 3:38PM

Must be nice to be a PC gamer. That kind of shit wouldn't fly on consoles.

Jeff @ Dec 24th 2007 3:43PM

It's one of the admittedly few bonuses we get.

I'm a bit bitter right now... I just had to completely reinstall windows and my internet isn't 100% right now. Lesson of the day: don't play with shady driver cleaners.

A bunch of really good UT3 mod maps are already out, too, and available on Ps3. An over-the-shoulder view is also available and being cooked up for ps3... so they can get their GoW fix. =P

jynxycat @ Dec 24th 2007 6:58PM

free maps?

console owners would be upset that they can't pay $10 for them -_-

Evan @ Dec 24th 2007 4:00PM

Forget content packs, I want a fucking patch already!

jynxycat @ Dec 24th 2007 6:58PM

for?

Shane B. @ Dec 24th 2007 4:34PM

The game that nobody bought.

Ted @ Dec 24th 2007 5:54PM

It had never occured to me to play Crysis multiplayer.

BananaBoat @ Dec 25th 2007 12:48AM

Noone will be playing multiplayer on these things, but I'm grateful for the new maps to explore in the editor.

It's a shame that only 80,000 people bought the game, but it's worth it if the next big game has a mode that can actually be played by "Last Gen" computers (Like anything made on the source engine)

Jeff @ Dec 25th 2007 2:26PM

Crysis has plenty of modes that can be played on shitty computers. They start with the word "Low".

This shows that you shouldn't *market* your game purely based on graphics. And actually, I don't even think that's the case. I think it shows that PC gamers pirate everything unless you give it starforce or Steam. And sure, those are pirated too, but not as easily. You'll never weed out the hardcore pirates-- you just have to keep the average person from being able to.

TeamAwesome @ Dec 25th 2007 11:08AM

I think Crysis will continue to sell for at least a year or two... as people by new rigs, they'll want to play Crysis. All we've been hearing about this game is that it takes Deep Blue to play it in high quality. I know when I get my new machine, Crysis will be my benchmark.