Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Crysis 3 multiplayer DLC emerges via achievements listing]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/16/crysis-3-multiplayer-dlc-emerges-via-achievements-listing/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/16/crysis-3-multiplayer-dlc-emerges-via-achievements-listing/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/16/crysis-3-multiplayer-dlc-emerges-via-achievements-listing/#comments A new achievements listing suggests Crysis 3 is suiting up for multiplayer DLC. Posted on the typically reliable Xbox 360 Achievements, the listing indicates a 250G pack featuring four maps called Creek, Crossing, Ascent, and Coastline, and two modes called Frenzy and Team Possession. The mention of a flag points to Team Possession being a CTF variant.

The DLC apparently also has a new weapon: the boat oar. We mainly wanted to mention it because the associated achievement is called 'Totally Oarsome.'

EA hasn't announced any upcoming DLC for Crysis 3, although developer Crytek previously indicated it had "big plans" for post-launch content. We've reached out to EA for more info.

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Crytek is showcasing the latest version of its CryEngine 3 technology at GDC and has produced this video highlighting various games built using the engine. Games run the gamut from the expected shooters to racing and even some hack-and-slash action stuff. Also, a golf game.

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JoystiqThis GDC 2013 CryEngine 3 video is eclectic originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 30 Mar 2013 22:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cryengine-3crytekgdc-2013pcSat, 30 Mar 2013 22:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Crytek declares intent to acquire Darksiders IP in April's THQ auction]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/29/crytek-declares-intent-to-acquire-darksiders-ip-in-aprils-thq-a/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/29/crytek-declares-intent-to-acquire-darksiders-ip-in-aprils-thq-a/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/29/crytek-declares-intent-to-acquire-darksiders-ip-in-aprils-thq-a/#comments Crytek USA Corp. CEO David Adams revealed his company will bid on the Darksiders IP when it's auctioned next month. Posting on Twitter, Adams said the property "belongs at home with its creators," referring to himself and the other 35 ex-Vigil employees at the recently-formed Crytek USA studio. Darksiders creator Vigil was shuttered by now defunct publisher THQ.

Ryan Stefanelli, Crytek USA principal designer and Vigil co-founder, furthered Adams' comments. Talking to Destructoid, Stefanelli said, "When the Darksiders IP goes up for auction, Crytek will be bidding for it. Not much more to say since the rest is left up to courts and legal shenanigans, but we're all excited at the prospect."

The IP, which comprises the two Darksiders games, goes up for sale on April 1 in THQ's back catalog auction, with bidding ending on April 15. Other properties in the impending auction include Homeworld and Red Faction.

JoystiqCrytek declares intent to acquire Darksiders IP in April's THQ auction originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 29 Mar 2013 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>crytekcrytek-usadarksidersdarksiders-2thqvigil-gamesFri, 29 Mar 2013 08:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Crytek-approved TimeSplitters fan project gets title, preliminary details]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/15/crytek-approved-timesplitters-fan-project-gets-title-preliminar/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/15/crytek-approved-timesplitters-fan-project-gets-title-preliminar/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/15/crytek-approved-timesplitters-fan-project-gets-title-preliminar/#comments Crytekapproved 'TimeSplitters Rewind' being developed by fansA dedicated group of TimeSplitters fans have taken it upon themselves to create a new, free game for like-minded folks: TimeSplitters Rewind. Developed with permission from CryTek and using assets from actual TimeSplitters games as reference material, Rewind is being constructed in CryEngine 3 and will focus primarily on multiplayer.

While there is no further visual evidence of the game beyond the above logo and this rendered duck person, project manager Michael Hubicka has stated that a demo for Rewind should be available by Christmas. "The demo will be more or less a beta," Hubicka told Cooking with Grenades. "We plan to release patches to fix glitches/bugs/exploits/performance issues and Content Updates to add maps and characters."

Eventually, Hubicka hopes that Rewind will also include remade versions of the single-player story content from TimeSplitters' history, but the initial goal of the project is to faithfully recreate the most well-known multiplayer components within CryEngine 3. New multilpayer modes are in the works, however, though their eventual inclusion will depend on if the end result "feels right."

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>communitycryengine-3crytekfan-gamefansFree-Radicalpcprojecttimesplitterstimesplitters-rewindFri, 15 Mar 2013 19:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Crysis 3 keeps its cool to top UK charts for second week]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/04/crysis-3-keeps-its-cool-to-top-uk-charts-for-second-week/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/04/crysis-3-keeps-its-cool-to-top-uk-charts-for-second-week/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/04/crysis-3-keeps-its-cool-to-top-uk-charts-for-second-week/#comments Crysis 3 is the first 2013 release to hold top spot in the UK charts. Despite a 43 percent dip in sales this week, Crytek's sci-fi shooter leads the pack again. As for last week's runner-up, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance drops a place to No 3 after a 60 percent fall in sales, while soccer stalwart FIFA 13 nudges ahead of it into second place.

With no major new releases, this week's charts paint a familiar, almost serene picture. Aliens: Colonial Marines and Dead Space 3 only suffer slight drops to make it three and four weeks respectively in the top ten, while lower down the charts Ni no Kuni shows it's still got life in its JRPG veins by returning to the top 40 in 25th spot.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dschart-trackchart-track-weeklycrysis-3crytekEAmicrosoftnintendopcplaystationplaystation-vitaps3ukvitawii-uxboxMon, 04 Mar 2013 08:40:00 EST<![CDATA[Yerli: Crysis 3 was up and running on Wii U, was 'very close to launching']]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/03/yerli-crysis-3-was-up-and-running-on-wii-u-was-very-close-to/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/03/yerli-crysis-3-was-up-and-running-on-wii-u-was-very-close-to/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/03/yerli-crysis-3-was-up-and-running-on-wii-u-was-very-close-to/#comments Yerli Crysis 3 was up and running on Wii U, was 'very close to launching'Crysis 3 rode the Wii U teeter-totter throughout 2012, with Crytek executives hinting at the possibility of development for Nintendo's console, maybe, until CEO Cevat Yerli put all the rumors to bed in January. At the time, Yerli said Nintendo and EA talked it over but couldn't work out a deal.

Turns out that while Nintendo and EA talked shop, Crytek was doing more than twiddling its thumbs - it had Crysis 3 almost ready to lauch on the Wii U.

"We did have Crysis 3 running on the Wii U," Yerli tells Venture Beat. "We were very close to launching it. But there was a lack of business support between Nintendo and EA on that. Since we as a company couldn't launch on the Wii U ourselves - we don't have a publishing license - Crysis 3 on Wii U had to die."

We'd like to think its death was quick and painless, but one year of touch-and-go doesn't sound like either of those things.

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Unsurprisingly given the series' roots, the PS3 was the lead platform for MGR: Revengeance, coming in at 61 percent. Xbox 360 sales dominated Crysis 3's retail performance with 57 percent of the share.

Dead Space 3 made it three weeks in the top ten, dropping to sixth, while last week's leader, Aliens: Colonial Marines, pipped the space horror to fifth place. Meanwhile, early 2013 chart successes Ni no Kuni and DmC: Devil May Cry left the top 40 altogether.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>chart-trackchart-track-weeklycrysis-3crytekEAkonamimetal-gear-rising-revengeancemicrosoftnintendopcplatinum-gamesplaystationps3ukwii-uxboxMon, 25 Feb 2013 08:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Metareview: Crysis 3]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/19/metareview-crysis-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/19/metareview-crysis-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/19/metareview-crysis-3/#comments Metareview Crysis 3Do you really think Crysis 3's Prophet cares what a bunch of reviewers think of his game? Yeah, the guy in the multi-million-dollar Nanosuit is going to waste his time reading the opinions of some people on the Internet. Come on!

But if you're not Prophet then why not take a quick glance at what those other reviewers had to say? And don't forget to read our review too, you scallywag!
  • Game Informer (85/100): "This impressive graphical fidelity takes a serious hit in the transition to multiplayer. Though Crysis 3 has some of the better-designed maps in the series, the muddied textures are a far cry from the jaw-dropping visuals of the single-player campaign, especially on consoles."
  • IGN (85/100): "It's not quite a next generation experience come early, but it's a superbly controlled, tightly paced and tactically flexible shooter with a satisfyingly focused story, and an excellent way to tie up the Crysis series... for now."
  • Destructoid (75/100): "Crysis 3 attempts to strike a balance between Crysis and Crysis 2, but in doing so manages to lose a little bit of what made each game appealing. The result is a title that doesn't truly match the open-ended excitement of the first game nor the revelatory empowerment of the second, yet manages to provide enough of both to at least tantalize, even if it doesn't completely satisfy."
  • GamesRadar (70/100): "A gratifying shooter experience. Even though the campaign is on the shorter side, there are a few visual hiccups, and some of the enemy AI is unbalanced, those small gripes get overshadowed by Crysis 3's tactical gameplay, beautiful environments, and superb online multiplayer. While not treading new ground for the FPS genre, Crysis 3 is a solid shooter."
  • VideoGamer (60/100): "By the end of the game I was bored silly, and considering the scope of what was going on that shouldn't have been the case. Sadly, bar a few exceptions - a Jurassic Park-style hunting section in long grass, an open-ended assault on Ceph AA emplacements - I'd rinsed and repeated the same thing so much that I couldn't care less."

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Crysis 3 distills its story down to an identifiable and simple problem - the big bad CELL corporation controls all of the power on the planet, and indentured servitude is pretty much the only way to survive. The alien race called the Ceph take a backseat for a majority of the campaign, which helps Crysis 3 to avoid the pitfalls of Crysis 2, namely that it was hard to know what was going on if you weren't already invested in the series.

This time around, it's simple. A man called Prophet, clad in a powerful Nanosuit, has to help a group of rebels take down CELL for the good of all humanity. It's hardly groundbreaking narrative, but at least it's something practically anyone can identify with.

The real beauty of the campaign, however, comes courtesy of its sandbox encounters. In each of these skirmishes, Crysis 3 proves a malleable melange of mayhem, a series of situations that adapt to however you wish to play.

Gallery: Crysis 3 (2/19/2013)

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Bow hunting is the in thing with FPS games lately, and while Crysis 3 doesn't slack on that front, it also offers other, equally absurd weapons for exploding aliens in a hyper-stylized future environment. Why use a regular gun when you can use a 10-barreled gun infused with the power of dubstep?

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Based on pre-order stats, the early indications look promising for the third entry in Crytek's sci-fi shooter series. EA noted 40 percent more pre-orders for Crysis 3 over Crysis 2 in its financials at the end of January, and today that number holds steady enough at 35 percent.

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In the final episode of the "7 Wonders of Crysis 3" series, we're forced to rethink our stance on Frank, our crazy neighbor with a bomb shelter stocked with cans upon cans of creamed corn - he may actually be the sanest guy in the whole neighborhood.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>crysis-3crytekeamicrosoftpcplaystationps3xboxWed, 13 Feb 2013 23:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Yerli: Crytek plans to be fully free-to-play within 5 years]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/10/yerli-crytek-plans-to-be-fully-free-to-play-within-5-years/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/10/yerli-crytek-plans-to-be-fully-free-to-play-within-5-years/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/10/yerli-crytek-plans-to-be-fully-free-to-play-within-5-years/#comments Yerli delves deeper into Crytek's freetoplay, game service transitionCrytek's plan to transition to free-to-play games includes expanding the studio's role as a service provider, building upon the GFace gaming platform, CEO Cevat Yerli tells Venture Beat. Crytek should be fully free-to-play within five years, he says.

"We decided five or six years ago that we want to marry the quality of triple-A games with the business model of free-to-play," Yerli says. "And at that time, we decided some other games, in some of our other studios, would head in this direction. But we kept pushing the quality bar higher on our console business, which is the main dominating business for the Western world, but we are observing, plainly - and we see this already with Warface - that the free-to-play market is on the rise. I think over the next two to three years, free-to-play is going to rival retail with quality games like Warface."

Crytek as a business will "transition from a developer to a service company" and will offer GFace to any developer that needs it, Yerli says.

"If we could launch our games on a platform that already exists today, and we could get the same results, then we wouldn't build our own platform," he says. "But we're convinced that our platform does some particularly new things that makes our games behave better. That's why we plan to offer this service to third parties."

In 2012, Yerli laid down plans to transition to free-to-play, though he didn't provide a timeline or any service goals at the time. Still, GFace won't become the new focus at Crytek, Yerli says:

"This doesn't mean our main business will be driven by our platform business. We are just going to open it up and see how it works. We are always going to be a games-first company. We will always have our own development because we are all about making games. We provide technology, but technology is not our main driver. We make technology to make great games."

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cevat-yerliCrytekfree-to-playgfacepcwarfaceSun, 10 Feb 2013 18:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Crytek USA was the result of a single meeting]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/05/crytek-usa-was-the-result-of-a-single-meeting/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/05/crytek-usa-was-the-result-of-a-single-meeting/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/05/crytek-usa-was-the-result-of-a-single-meeting/#comments The formation of Crytek USA was a whirlwind affair, reports GamesBeat, with the fledgling company founded on the basis of a single meeting. On Friday, January 25, the day that Vigil Games was officially shuttered, studio head David Adams was told that Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli was flying in from Germany. "He came out the next day," said Adams told. "We met, and the day after we were pulling a new studio together called Crytek USA." Yerli had spoken with Adams during the final days of THQ. Crytek had considered bidding on Vigil during the auction of THQ assets, but Yerli said there were "too many unknowns."

He had been impressed by Adams, however, and Crytek had already decided its US operation would be based in Austin, Texas, Vigil's home turf. Yerli flew out to meet with Adams on a Saturday, the day after Vigil shut down. They held a meeting with the former Vigil staff the next day, and it was the team's solidarity under Adams that sealed the deal for Yerli. "When they all showed up and expressed that they really wanted to work together - that team integrity and the fact that they really didn't want to split up was enough for me to say this goes beyond an interview."

Yerli didn't read a single resume or conduct any formal interviews, even for Adams. The team's commitment, and the quality of the Darksiders series, was enough. And that Monday, three days after Vigil closed down forever, Crytek USA was born.

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To be the ultimate weapon, all you really need is a shotgun and a nanosuit that costs billions of dollars in research and development. Simple, right?

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"Dead Space 3 pre-sells are outpacing Dead Space 2, and Crysis 3 pre-orders are tracking 40 percent ahead of Crysis 2," the company stated in its third quarter financials.

In gauging the franchise's growth, EA CEO John Riccitiello has said Dead Space could reach the "5 million unit cadence" with its third primary installment.

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Make way, because the Crysis 3 open beta super-speeds onto Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC today. The beta went live earlier this morning on Origin and Xbox Live Marketplace (for Gold subscribers only), and should arrive on PSN later today (tomorrow in Europe).

Crysis 3 producer Mike Read gets into the nitty-gritty of the beta's two multiplayer modes in this video. Hunter features cloaked assassins taking out CELL soldiers with bows, while Crash Site has teams vying to capture and hold pod locations dropped across the map.

The beta runs until February 12, and the game proper hits a week later on February 19.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>betacrysis-3crytekEAmicrosoftmultiplayeroriginpcplaystationps3PSNXBLMxboxxbox-liveTue, 29 Jan 2013 13:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Crytek on Homefront 2 purchase from THQ: It's 'beneficial for us to have control']]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/28/crytek-on-homefront-2-purchase-from-thq-its-beneficial-for-us/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/28/crytek-on-homefront-2-purchase-from-thq-its-beneficial-for-us/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/28/crytek-on-homefront-2-purchase-from-thq-its-beneficial-for-us/#comments Crytek spent over half a million bucks to make sure the Homefront IP stuck around after the collapse of THQ and now has the potential to do anything with it - a position Crytek general manager of games Nick Button-Brown says will allow developer Crytek UK to finish its work for the sequel to Kaos Studios' 2011 game.

"The worst case scenario for us was that this situation meant that all that work just ended up being thrown into the bin, so we wanted to buy the IP to make sure the team can finish off the game they wish to make," Button-Brown said. He added that "it's now beneficial for us to have control over the IP's destiny," noting earlier in the VG 24/7 interview that current Homefront 2 progress is "great" and that the "last milestone was excellent."

Button-Brown also noted that such control would allow the developer to "be a little more open" about the game's development "than if we were working with a publisher," yet he would not comment on how this acquisition changes potential launch timing for Homefront 2. Previously, THQ pegged Homefront 2 for launch during the company's fiscal 2014, ranging between April 2013 and March 2014 - Button-Brown dodged the question on current launch timing, replying that Crytek "might change the release date that we haven't announced, and move this to another release date we won't announce yet either."

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>crytekhomefronthomefront-2microsoftpcplaystationps3thqxboxMon, 28 Jan 2013 17:05:00 EST<![CDATA[Crytek USA to be headed by former Vigil boss]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/28/crytek-usa-to-be-headed-by-former-vigil-boss/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/28/crytek-usa-to-be-headed-by-former-vigil-boss/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/28/crytek-usa-to-be-headed-by-former-vigil-boss/#comments Crytek USA to be headed by former Vigil GMCrysis developer Crytek has formed Crytek USA Corp. in Austin, Texas. Crytek notes the Austin studio is its ninth worldwide and will be headed by former Vigil general manager David Adams, who'll oversee a team of "35 experienced developers."

Gamasutra asked Crytek if the new Austin studio was basically a purchase of defunct publisher THQ's shuttered Vigil Games, but Crytek informed the outlet it was "more like a new start for [the team at Vigil]."

Vestiges of Vigil aren't the only thing Crytek picked up out of the THQ bankruptcy, purchasing the rights to Homefront for a half-million.

Update: IGN has confirmed all 35 employees are former Vigil staff.

[Image: Kushal Bose via Shutterstock]

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>austincrytekcrytek-usadavid-adamsvigil-gamesMon, 28 Jan 2013 16:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Crysis 3 open multiplayer beta uncloaks on Jan. 29]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/23/crysis-3-open-multiplayer-beta-uncloaks-on-jan-29/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/23/crysis-3-open-multiplayer-beta-uncloaks-on-jan-29/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/23/crysis-3-open-multiplayer-beta-uncloaks-on-jan-29/#comments On January 29, Crytek will issue an open invitation to sample the multiplayer side of Crysis 3. This two-week affair will conclude on February 12, giving PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 players a chance to sample two modes and two maps ahead of Crysis 3's February 19 launch.

The game modes in question are Crash Site, a team-based mode where players fight to capture and defend specifically marked location on the map for points, and Hunter, an asymmetrical mode where two cloaked guys with bows stalk and kill visible CELL soldiers - once a CELL soldier is killed, he respawns on the other team as a Hunter.

EA says the beta will be available to all players, though we should note that does not override the need for a Gold subscription on Xbox Live.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>betacrysis-3crytekeamicrosoftmultiplayer-betapcplaystationps3xboxWed, 23 Jan 2013 21:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Crytek opens Istanbul (not Constantinople) studio]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/20/crytek-opens-istanbul-not-constantinople-studio/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/20/crytek-opens-istanbul-not-constantinople-studio/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/20/crytek-opens-istanbul-not-constantinople-studio/#comments Crytek recently announced the opening of its eighth studio, Crytek Istanbul. The Turkish studio will support Crytek's free-to-play ambitions as well as the Warface and Gface brands.

While Crytek's primary headquarters are located in Germany, its three founders are Turkish brothers: Avni, Faruk and Cevat Yerli, the latter being the developer's CEO. Cevat Yerli recently stressed that Crysis 3 will not make its way to Wii U.

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This halfway-point-marking episode of the '7 Wonders of Crysis 3' series, as directed by Albert Hughes, may tell you it has a lot to say, but it mostly lets the Typhoon assault rifle do the talking.

Gallery: Crysis 3 (The Typhoon)

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JoystiqNab Crysis 1 and 2 for $5 each on Origin today originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The third episode of 'The 7 Wonders of Crysis 3,' as directed by Albert Hughes of Menace II Society, first shows you an innocuous-seeming effect, and then neatly winds back to a rather brutal cause.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>7-wonders-of-crysis-3crysis-3crytekEAmicrosoftpcplaystationps3xboxThu, 10 Jan 2013 12:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Crysis 3 is not coming to the Wii U, for real this time]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/08/crysis-3-is-not-coming-to-the-wii-u-for-real-this-time/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/08/crysis-3-is-not-coming-to-the-wii-u-for-real-this-time/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/08/crysis-3-is-not-coming-to-the-wii-u-for-real-this-time/#comments Crysis 3 is not coming to the Wii U, for real this timeWe mean it - Crysis 3 is definitely not coming to the Wii U, Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli tells Digital Spy. In July Crytek hinted that a Wii U version of Crysis 3 was a possibility, but even that slim chance has since vanished.

"There has been discussions between Nintendo and EA and Crytek, but the bottom line is that there is that there's not enough business drive in it," Yerli says. "It's a business decision between EA and Nintendo. If that business decision doesn't make sense, or seems to not make sense for them, it's... not possible for us to make it. We can't publish ourselves, and that's the bottom line."

In August, Crytek general manager Nick Button-Brown had the opportunity to put down any Wii U rumors, but he hedged his phrasing, saying Crytek wasn't "currently" developing for Wii U. But if EA doesn't see money in the Wii U, that's the final nail in Crysis 3's touchscreen, NFC-enabled coffin.

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This gameplay video for Crysis 3 takes players through the tall grass of a train yard level. The game will launch February 19 on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.

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In this second episode of the Albert Hughes/EA video series, 7 Wonders of Crysis 3, we learn how Cell managed to take over the world.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>7-wonders-of-crysis-3albert-hughescrysis-3crytekeamicrosoftpcplaystationps3xboxThu, 20 Dec 2012 04:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Crytek rhythm minigame spreads charitable Xmas cheer]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/13/crytek-rhythm-minigame-spreads-charitable-xmas-cheer/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/13/crytek-rhythm-minigame-spreads-charitable-xmas-cheer/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/13/crytek-rhythm-minigame-spreads-charitable-xmas-cheer/#comments Crytek rhythm minigame spreads charitable Xmas cheer In festive news, Crytek published a free Christmas-themed minigame on its website today. Hop over there and you'll find 'A Very Crytek Christmas' on the front page, the game mixing scrolling rhythm play with a couple of Xmas classics. The Crysis developer says it's giving the money it would normally spend on Xmas cards to charity, instead choosing to spread some holiday love this way.

Not that the game itself is particularly charitable. You can either try Silent Night on normal difficulty, which is tricky enough on its own, or you can get your butt rhythmically kicked by the expert-rated Jingle Bells. At least you'll have a few familiar Crysis faces to festively cheer you on, or in our case tell us we're hurting their ears.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>crysiscrytekmusicxmasThu, 13 Dec 2012 15:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Albert Hughes, EA producing Crysis 3 web series '7 Wonders of Crysis']]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/13/albert-hughes-ea-producing-crysis-3-web-series-7-wonders-of-cr/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/13/albert-hughes-ea-producing-crysis-3-web-series-7-wonders-of-cr/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/13/albert-hughes-ea-producing-crysis-3-web-series-7-wonders-of-cr/#comments
Acclaimed director Albert Hughes (Menace II Society) is producing a web series centered around Crysis 3 called 7 Wonders of Crysis - and the first episode isn't even about a young kid in a nanosuit overcoming his environment to go on and do great things. It's mostly about dudes getting shot with guns.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>albert-hughescrysis-3crytekeaea-partnersmicrosoftpcplaystationps3xboxThu, 13 Dec 2012 02:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Crysis 3 sneaks to North America Feb. 19, Europe Feb. 22]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/06/crysis-3-sneaks-to-north-america-feb-19-europe-feb-22/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/06/crysis-3-sneaks-to-north-america-feb-19-europe-feb-22/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/06/crysis-3-sneaks-to-north-america-feb-19-europe-feb-22/#comments Last night, EA hosted a preview event focusing on its early 2013 lineup, including Crysis 3. There, Crytek founder Cevat Yerli announced Crysis 3 will launch on February 19 in North America and February 22 in Europe.

Last month, EA revealed the pre-order bonuses for Crysis 3, which include multiplayer perks - the Predator Bow, Recon Arrow, Hunter Nanosuit Module, an instant start at level five and three exclusive dog tags - plus a free digital copy of the original Crysis.

Gallery: Crysis 3 (12/6/12)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>crysis-3crytekeaea-partnersmicrosoftpcplaystationps3xboxThu, 06 Dec 2012 13:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Crysis 3 system requirements published, PCs everywhere wince]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/03/crysis-3-system-requirements-published-pcs-everywhere-wince/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/03/crysis-3-system-requirements-published-pcs-everywhere-wince/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/03/crysis-3-system-requirements-published-pcs-everywhere-wince/#comments Crysis 3 system requirements published, PCs everywhere winceCrysis 3 having high-end PC specs is about as eyebrow-raising as Cliff Bleszinski posting a photo of a courting game studio. Nonetheless, EA has published the shooter's minimum, recommended, and hi-performance system requirements for your perusal.

For starters, DirectX 11 support is a minimum, which means Windows XP isn't on the guest list. Also minimums are a 1GB graphics card and dual core CPU, with EA detailing Nvidia GTS 450 & Intel Core2 Duo 2.4Ghz (E6660) and AMD Radeon HD5770 & AMD Athlon 65 X2 2.7 Ghz (5200+) as example minimalist Intel and AMD setups respectively.

The full list of specifications is after the break.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>crysis-3crytekEApcpc-specsspecificationsMon, 03 Dec 2012 09:30:00 EST<![CDATA[EA Christmas sale offers cheap Origin games every day in Europe]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/30/ea-christmas-sale-offers-cheap-origin-games-every-day-in-europe/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/30/ea-christmas-sale-offers-cheap-origin-games-every-day-in-europe/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/30/ea-christmas-sale-offers-cheap-origin-games-every-day-in-europe/#comments EA Christmas sale offers cheap Origin games every day in EuropeStarting on December 1 and running until December 25, European consumers can take advantage of exclusive daily deals on Origin, including "pre-order bonuses, discounts on top new titles and franchises, partner promotions and many more."

The sale will end on Christmas day with a 50% off deal on the entire Origin catalog. Other highlights include up to 50% off select Battlefield 3 items on December 5, £40 worth of voucher codes when you pre-order Crysis 3 on December 12 and a "buy one, get more" deal on December 22 - buy one game, get 20% off; buy two games, get 30% off; buy three or more and get half-off.

Continue reading EA Christmas sale offers cheap Origin games every day in Europe

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>battlefield-3countdown-to-christmascrysis-3crytekeaeuropemacoriginpcFri, 30 Nov 2012 19:45:00 EST<![CDATA[TimeSplitters 4 couldn't find a publisher through a haze of mistrust]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/26/timesplitters-4-couldnt-find-a-publisher-through-a-haze-of-mist/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/26/timesplitters-4-couldnt-find-a-publisher-through-a-haze-of-mist/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/26/timesplitters-4-couldnt-find-a-publisher-through-a-haze-of-mist/#comments TimeSplitters 4 couldn't attract publishersWe've been talking about TimeSplitters 4 since 2007. We guess that's better than talking about TimeSplitters 4 once in 2007 and then never again, but it's still tedious when no news other than, "Sure, it's still in development," comes out of Crytek.

Crytek bought series developer Free Radical in 2008, following the studio's closure. At the time, TimeSplitters 4 couldn't find a publisher because its story was too complex, series co-creator Steve Ellis and Karl Hilton, a former Free Radical staffer now at Crytek UK, tell GamesTM.

"TimeSplitters 4 was in the very early stages of development when Free Radical went into administration," Ellis says. "A small playable demo was shown to several publishers, but it didn't attract any publishing deals."

Hilton says Free Radical's FPS flop, Haze, contributed to publisher hesitancy. Marketing people would play the demo, and then ask what happened with Haze, stressing a lack of trust in the studio.

"Secondly, their marketing person would say something alone the lines of, 'I don't know how to sell this,'" Hilton says. "The unanimous opinion among all publishers that we pitched TimeSplitters 4 to is that you can't market a game that is based around a diverse set of characters and environments - you need a clear and easily communicated marketing message, and TimeSplitters doesn't have one. Perhaps they are all right. Perhaps this is why the previous games in the series achieved much more critical success than commercial success. For these reasons, one by one they all declined to sign the project."

Earlier this year Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli said that public interest in TimeSplitters 4 was high, but "not high enough yet."

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This clip from Crysis 3 starts with a stealthy stroll through a lush, dilapidated New York City and expands into all-out conflict. This is why we don't venture in Central Park at night.

Continue reading Take a stroll through NYC in Crysis 3

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>crysis-3crytekeamicrosoftnew-york-citynycpcplaystationps3xboxWed, 14 Nov 2012 23:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Crytek's franchise getting more 'flexible' after Crysis 3, possibly F2P]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/12/cryteks-franchise-getting-more-flexible-after-crysis-3-possi/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/12/cryteks-franchise-getting-more-flexible-after-crysis-3-possi/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/12/cryteks-franchise-getting-more-flexible-after-crysis-3-possi/#comments Though the tale of Prophet, the guy underneath the nanosuit, will conclude with Crysis 3, Crytek is hardly ready to call it quits on that universe. Cevat Yerli, CEO and President of Crytek, says it "doesn't mean it's the end of the franchise." In fact, Crytek is already in the initial stages of developing the next Crysis game.

"There can be literally tonnes of titles out there within the franchise," Yerli told Eurogamer. "Unlike Far Cry, this time around we feel very flexible about Crysis." Yerli says that calling the next game Crysis 4 "would be misleading" since it would "imply the story just moves on" after Crysis 3.

"We do have a plan for a F2P version of Crysis, but how this looks and when this will be done, whether this is the next one or the next next one, is to be decided," Yerli added. "But we have a very clear picture of how this will look in a transitional period where retail and free-to-play can coexist for one title."

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Pre-orders of Crysis 3 get upgraded to the Hunter Edition, which includes the following multiplayer perks: Predator Bow, Recon Arrow, Hunter Nanosuit Module, a level 5 XP headstart and three exclusive dog tags. This is on top of the free digital copy of the original Crysis already announced.

The Predator Bow allows firing while cloaked and the Recon Arrow is a long-distance projectile with "advanced optical recognition," which sounds like something we heard during our last eye exam. The Hunter Nanosuit Module removes all suit sounds while moving and muffles footsteps, like an invisibility cloak for the ears.

Of course, Crysis 3 pre-orders get a free download of Crysis for Origin, Xbox Live or PSN, according to pre-order platform.

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If you're still gaming on the same PC you tried to run Crysis on back in 2007, then this isn't going to help you. Also, you definitely shouldn't be pre-ordering Crysis 3 for your PC. That's just silly.

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EA bestows us with a new Crysis 3 trailer to remind us the game is coming out next year, and that some people have some nice things to say about it - all of which is lovely. EA also sends us a few shiny screens of the game's 'Hunter' multiplayer mode.

The third entry in the sci-fi shooter series is coming to Xbox, PS3, and PC in February 2013. That gives you plenty of time to read Richard's preview of the Hunter mode.

Gallery: Crysis 3 (Multiplayer 9/19/12)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>crysis-3crytekEAmicrosoftpcplaystationps3xboxWed, 19 Sep 2012 13:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Crysis series 75% off on Steam this weekend]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/06/crysis-series-75-off-on-steam-this-weekend/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/06/crysis-series-75-off-on-steam-this-weekend/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/06/crysis-series-75-off-on-steam-this-weekend/#comments The Crysis franchise is 75 percent off this weekend on Steam. Crysis and its semi-sequel, Crysis Warhead, are only $5 apiece. Crysis 2 is currently $10, while all three games are also available as a bundle for $17.50.

The discounts will deactivate on Monday, September 10. The latest game in the series, Crysis 3, should be available in February 2013.

Gallery: Crysis 2 (DirectX 11)

JoystiqCrysis series 75% off on Steam this weekend originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 06 Sep 2012 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The latest trailer for Crytek's Warface shows off the places where you'll be putting on your warface. Let's see. Eastern Europe: Check. The Middle East: Yup. Brazilian favelas: Of course. USA: No (at least not yet).

JoystiqWarface trailer showcases familiar locations originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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