Crysis Warhead dropping exclusively on PC this Fall

by Ludwig Kietzmann { Jun 5th 2008 at 9:27AM }

EA and Crytek have officially announced the development of Crysis Warhead, "a parallel story" to hardware-taxing tropical shooter, Crysis. Built by Crytek's Budapest studio atop an optimized version of the CryEngine 2 technology, Crysis Warhead sees players squeezing into the nanosuit of Sergeant Sykes, affectionately dubbed "Psycho," and learning that "life on the other side of the island is even more intense and explosive than they ever could have imagined." Given all the eyeball-melting events in Crysis, we reckon they're capable of imagining quite a bit.

Crytek president and CEO, Cevat Yerli, found the original game's reception by gamers and the media to be quite pleasing, but noted to the studio's intention to raise the ol' bar. "With Warhead, we are focusing on refining our storytelling and game performance, while also delivering more of the visually stunning graphics and immersive, free-roaming gameplay everyone loved in Crysis," he said. Expect more weapons, more vehicles and more multiplayer content when Crysis Warhead nukes lesser computers this Fall.

Tags: BreakingNews, CryEngine, CryEngine-2, Crysis, Crysis-Warhead, Crytek, EA, FPS

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

jhrf89 @ Jun 5th 2008 9:38AM

Horray! A Pc exclusive.

I believe someone predicted the Psycho parralel stroyline in the other Warhead post. Congratualtions to them.

Looking forward to some more detail.

Evan @ Jun 5th 2008 12:06PM

Yeah, I guess the company is hell bent on not making money. Sorry, I can't afford a system that plays this game in addition to my console already. I really hope they port this one, I've been really looking forward to playing the original Crysis game.

BananaBoat @ Jun 5th 2008 9:02PM

Isn't this the same dude that JUST proclaimed that his company would never be making a PC exclusive game ever again? I can't blame him for doing it, since they already have the engine and all of the resources (which makes the second game a hell of a lot cheaper to create) but what happened to people sticking with their word?

I think you are right though; A console game would make a hell of a lot more money. This isn't the smartest business move.

FOXHOUND @ Jun 5th 2008 9:41AM

By all means, raise the bar, but not the system requirements... My wallet's already being depleted by all the games coming up, heh. :]

SoulBlade @ Jun 5th 2008 9:52AM

I second that. Hopefully enhancing game performance really means letting high end machines run their game at the highest settings w/o problems.

borland502 (SDF - Macross Ring) @ Jun 5th 2008 11:21AM

Dunno, a 9600GT is sufficent to run Crysis at High with a modest monitor. I built my new computer for $500 and it is more than sufficient for good gaming. Sometimes I think review sites cast an spell making people think they need MONSTER (crap, that's a lawsuit) machines. You'll pay more than a console, but you shouldn't have to put a lien on your soul for a good rig.

Avoli @ Jun 5th 2008 9:50AM

Aren't these the same asstards that said they hated PC due to priacy? The word 'exclusive' seems to be held loosely. It may be to begin with, but give it a year.

Sora267 @ Jun 5th 2008 9:59AM

They hate the PC because of piracy, yes. But tell me: Do the PS3, Wii, 360, PSP, and DS look like ANY of those could run Crysis smoothly without visual problems without being gimped? No? That's why this is PC exclusive.

Zertoss @ Jun 5th 2008 10:04AM

This is exactly why I don't give a damn about this game. Crytek can just take it and their attitudes and shove them up their asses.

If they can fit them with their heads shoved up there.

Brodie-san @ Jun 5th 2008 10:09AM

Asstard. Thanks - I like that. I'm going to be screaming that at my developers for the rest of the day now.

Back on topic: Crysis's audience was quite limited due to the behemoth system requirements and the piracy issues (not everyone who WANTED the game actually paid for it).

Wouldn't it make (economic) sense to port this bad-boy to as many consoles as possible asap? Maybe THEN make another PC exclusive?

acefondu @ Jun 5th 2008 10:28AM

I was ok with the settings I had to run it on. All medium with high textures and low shadow. That ran smooth for the most part. But I will be annoyed if they ramp that up any further. *crosses fingers for demo*

JonFitt @ Jun 5th 2008 10:30AM

We might see a gimped version appear on the consoles like Far Cry Instincts or Battlefield Modern Combat, but PCs have swept on past the current consoles like they always do and Crysis with all the effects on won't run on a current gen console.

Thatoneguy64 @ Jun 5th 2008 10:35AM

"But tell me: Do the PS3, Wii, 360, PSP, and DS look like ANY of those could run Crysis smoothly without visual problems without being gimped?"

Then again, neither can any PC.

And that's not because of high system requirements, it's because of an extremely shoddy, inefficient game engine.

PojoMofo @ Jun 5th 2008 10:03AM

I think there was a typo, you said "Exclusive to PC" when you clearly meant "Exclusive to BitTorrent"

NATO_Duke @ Jun 5th 2008 10:08AM

Aren't these the guys who said they would stop support for Crysis to allocate people to another project? Now, if this is the other project, don't they fear that people will be pissed about support being abandoned after buying Crysis after only 6 months? Shouldn't those people realize it will happen again and avoid the second game?

JonFitt @ Jun 5th 2008 10:24AM

I wouldn't say I'd avoid the second game because of support fading after 6 months, many AAA games don't even get that much.

However I hope that after Warhead is finished they roll some of that optimised engine back into Crysis, and fix the few bad bugs.

koehler83 @ Jun 5th 2008 10:12AM

Yeah, there was a 'very good' reason to stop updates and support for Crysis:

"Yeah.. Sorry guys.. All those that bought Crysis... Yeah.. This is the real game.. Sorry about that"

Cyro @ Jun 5th 2008 10:50AM

Burn!

Oh wait... Who the hell bought this game ? I thought everyone just downloaded it through BitTorrent.

I mean, really. I don't know a single PC Gamer that actually buys PC games. They all download them. Just to quote one of them: "Why would I buy the games, I already have to spend on hardware every few months. The games should be free." Thats their logic.

Thats why I don't like PC Gamers. That and the fact that they measure their PC's like if they were comparing their penis.

Culhag @ Jun 5th 2008 11:35AM

@Cyro : is that any worse than console fanboys ?

colin @ Jun 5th 2008 1:10PM

i buy my pc games ... nice to meet you

Grimble Crumble @ Jun 5th 2008 5:56PM

If your friend spends money on components every few months, he is in no way knowledgeable about PCs, or he has way too much money to spend, which he could use on games.

Tiptup300 @ Jun 6th 2008 10:56AM

"Why should I have to buy gas if I have to repair my car every year!?"

xFenixKnightx @ Jun 5th 2008 10:15AM

What happened to console dev Crytek? Don't you hate piracy?

Teh Ghey :(

JonFitt @ Jun 5th 2008 10:20AM

Consoles don't have the meat to handle this.

xFenixKnightx @ Jun 5th 2008 10:25AM

Oh...I didn't know that. *rolls eyes

DangerMouse @ Jun 5th 2008 10:57AM

It can, it just needs to be optimized right. Who would've thought that Doom 3 and Half-Life 2 could run on the original X-Box. It's not as pretty as its PC counterpart, yet quite playable from what i understand.

fischju @ Jun 5th 2008 11:05AM

Half-Life 2 ran at 640x480, which my 5 year old laptop can do. Crysis used 1.3GB of my RAM (with insane amounts of "object popping") - and the consoles just don't have it.

PojoMofo @ Jun 5th 2008 10:25AM

will it play on my laptop, with 1GB RAM and GMA X3100?

PojoMofo @ Jun 5th 2008 10:25AM

Sorry, the sarcasm wasnt very noticable in above post

Sagan @ Jun 5th 2008 10:28AM

Yes! I am super happy for this :).

I think Psycho is everyone's favorite character from Crysis.

And when you ask him at the end of the game "Where have you been?" and he answers "You wouldn't believe it", I thought the developer was just sissying out, and didn't have a real reason for him to be away. But now I'm happy, that they put more Psycho into the story.

Not to mention that I want more of those amazing battles against koreans.

knightsray @ Jun 5th 2008 10:30AM

crysis will never be on the xbox or ps3..at least not until they come out with new ones that have REAL power! the audience was not limited idiots...there's like 400 servers up right now! an i know of people on there playing with 30 dollar video cards! don't speak on a pc game just cause you can't have it! that's why i got all 3 systems,so i wouldn't miss out!

Cyro @ Jun 5th 2008 10:53AM

30 Dollar video cards? Right.......

Optimaximal @ Jun 5th 2008 10:59AM

I'm glad you clarified your statement with a measure of your richness, jackass!

PojoMofo @ Jun 5th 2008 11:01AM

$30 GPU??? Exaggerate much????

It runs on med/low settings on an 8600gt, which is $100, but I dont think any $30 GPU could handle this

Zertoss @ Jun 5th 2008 11:02AM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127354

Won't run Crysis at full settings, but it'll run it.

Zertoss @ Jun 5th 2008 11:04AM

I should clarify that you still need a really good processor and plenty of RAM, so don't expect to get away with spending $500 on a Crysis rig.

GaryM @ Jun 5th 2008 10:43AM

Nice.

And the obvious bitterness/envy displayed by some people in this thread makes the news even nicer.

SugarDaddy @ Jun 5th 2008 11:02AM

Hopefully they come up with some better combat situations. I thought Crysis was most fun tearing through squads of N.Koreans like they didn't know what hit them. Once the game turned into fighting aliens that looked like sentinels from the Matrix, it lost a lot of its fun. Especially that whole level inside the alien complex or that crap having to defend Bishop. Just my opinion though...

gamerprophet @ Jun 5th 2008 11:18AM

Do they want this game to fail or something, PC exclusivity is a bad idea, a really bad idea.

Jojo @ Jun 5th 2008 12:10PM

umm, the original sold over a million copies.

Cyro @ Jun 5th 2008 1:54PM

Shipped 1 million not actually sold, I believe.

GreyFox @ Jun 5th 2008 2:08PM

Yes any PC exclusive is doomed for failure. That's exactly why Valve is going bankrupt and not making tons of money off Steam. Stupid! So Stupid!

Ninjakamster (PS360 FTW!) @ Jun 5th 2008 11:23AM

Great to see this coming out, I rather enjoyed Crysis and that crazy little mofo Psycho.

Also sorta happy its a PC exclusive, I first started out as a PC gamer but transitioned to consoles obviously because of their lower cost.

Still, PCs have some advantages consoles don't have but they are bridging the gap, such as with DLC and mods which PC games have had forever.

J.Goodwin @ Jun 5th 2008 11:47AM

Bizarre.

Is this going to be a free to play game that runs in your web browser that you can pay for extra items and is supported by Coke ads every three feet?

sinai @ Jun 5th 2008 12:01PM

can they at least wait until computers can play the original crysis first? sheesh!

riggs @ Jun 5th 2008 12:34PM

anyone can point me to a guide for a buildable pc that can play this game on high? preferably.....cheap :(

Louis Sansano @ Jun 5th 2008 3:39PM

I designed a rig that will play it with parts from newegg haven't built it yet though (still saving up) but I got it to about 650ish.

riggs @ Jun 5th 2008 3:58PM

details....i need details!

quickshade @ Jun 5th 2008 12:41PM

Did no one notice that the crysis engine WILL run on the 360 and PS3, and they are selling it. Don't believe everything they tell you. BTW I will never support a developer who stops working on a patch to produce another game, Thats what EA does, and it's bullshit. If you can make a game preform better via a patch then do it. But they sold out to corp America and want to make more money.