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Are you still consoling your PC every night, saying its inability to play Crysis is okay? All the while, you know you're lying to both yourself and your poor rig, just wishing you could sneak out and buy a better machine and feel the sweet embrace of Crytek's excellent game. Well, there's no need to tell the PC you're "just going for a jog" anymore.

The supposedly less hardware-intensive Crysis Warhead is ready to show you what it's made of and will supposedly run quite well on a €600 rig. It may not be as stunning as Crysis, but it won't require a second job to keep happy either. Check out the first screens below and a new trailer after the break.

Gallery: Crysis Warhead


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]]>crysiscrysis-warheadcrytekeatrailerAlexander Sliwinski2008-07-01T17:25:00+00:00Crysis Warhead won't make your PC cryhttp://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/20/crysis-warhead-wont-make-your-pc-cry/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/20/crysis-warhead-wont-make-your-pc-cry/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/20/crysis-warhead-wont-make-your-pc-cry/#commentsFiled under: ,

It's always a little ... awkward explaining to guests that the "modern art" in our living rooms are actually PCs melted by playing Crysis on its highest settings. Thankfully, Crytek has heard our whimpering and is working to make Cysis: Warhead play more nicely with mid-range gaming rigs.

Voodoo Extreme was kind enough to translate an article on German gaming site PCGamers.de which states that the PC-exclusive Crysis folllow-up is being designed to run at a locked 30fps on a roughly $600 system. Now, compare that to the original game, which was sluggish even on a PC costing three times that much and ... you have happier PC gamers. If Crytek's programmers can actually pull off such a formidable feat, we sense a stalling in the PC upgrade market come the game's release.

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]]>crysiscrysis-warheadcrytekRandy Nelson2008-06-20T03:15:00+00:00Crytek shows interest in PSP developmenthttp://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/17/crytek-shows-interest-in-psp-development/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/17/crytek-shows-interest-in-psp-development/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/17/crytek-shows-interest-in-psp-development/#commentsFiled under:


Crytek is known for cramming high-end graphics into titles that are just as capable to give your PC a hernia as they are to entertain. However, with the Crysis developer now done with PC exclusives, the company has adopted a new strategy, one that apparently includes the PSP.

A new job posting on the developer's official website notes that the company is currently seeking a PSP programmer with multiplatform experience to work out of its Budapest office, suggesting that Crytek's next project following the recently announced Crysis Warhead will target Sony's handheld. Of course, nothing is known about the developer's PSP agenda or whether that includes plans to somehow squeeze its CryEngine technology into a more bite-sized format. That leaves us wondering if we'll someday be playing Crysis on the go, or if Crytek has something entirely different up its high-def sleeves.

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]]>crysiscrytekdeveloperfar-cryfarcryjobpspJason Dobson2008-06-17T09:31:00+00:00Crysis Warhead dropping exclusively on PC this Fallhttp://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/05/crysis-warhead-dropping-exclusively-on-pc-this-fall/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/05/crysis-warhead-dropping-exclusively-on-pc-this-fall/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/05/crysis-warhead-dropping-exclusively-on-pc-this-fall/#commentsFiled under: ,


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.

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]]>BreakingNewsCryEngineCryEngine-2CrysisCrysis-WarheadCrytekEAFPSLudwig Kietzmann2008-06-05T09:27:00+00:00Crytek teases 'Crysis Warhead'http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/04/crytek-teases-crysis-warhead/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/04/crytek-teases-crysis-warhead/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/04/crytek-teases-crysis-warhead/#commentsFiled under:


Crysis developer Crytek just placed the mysterious image you see above on the splash page for its site. Could "Crysis Warhead" be the "good reason" for not continuing work on the original Crysis the developer recently hinted at? They did say we'd know more "very, very soon."

Sequel? Title of the console port? Actual military weapon utilizing a PC powerful enough to run Crysis at max settings? We just love mysteries.

[Thanks, Matt]

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]]>BreakingNewscrysiscrysis-warheadcrytekmysteriesRandy Nelson2008-06-04T19:30:00+00:00Crytek turns back on Crysis updateshttp://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/03/crytek-turns-back-on-crysis-updates/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/03/crytek-turns-back-on-crysis-updates/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/03/crytek-turns-back-on-crysis-updates/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Developer Crytek recently gave fans of its FPS Crysis some bad news, confirming that it had not only abandoned work on a dedicated Linux server for the game, but that the shooter's forthcoming 1.3 update "almost certainly" won't be released.

Beyond stating that "there is a good reason," Crytek has offered little in the way of an explanation for its decision to abandon the expected updates, adding only that "...we hope you understand when you hear more about the reasons why in the very, very near future." The developer broke the news as part of a series of updates concerning its plans for Crysis, though considering the mood left in the wake of this latest offering, we're left wondering what exactly Crytek has planned for an encore ... killing kittens perhaps?

[Via Big Download]

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]]>crysiscryteklinuxpatchupdateJason Dobson2008-06-03T12:25:00+00:00Crytek turns back on PC exclusivity, cites piracyhttp://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/30/crytek-turns-back-on-pc-exclusivity-cites-piracy/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/30/crytek-turns-back-on-pc-exclusivity-cites-piracy/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/30/crytek-turns-back-on-pc-exclusivity-cites-piracy/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,


Crysis developer and PC gaming evangelist Crytek may soon fly the flag of multiplatform solidarity, as company president Cevat Yerli revealed in a recent interview that the studio will no longer create games exclusively for the PC due to poor sales and game piracy that he says is "encompassing Crysis."

The comments were made as part of an interview with Croatian magazine PC Play, during which Yerli stated that "I believe that's the core problem of PC gaming, piracy ... It was a big lesson for us and I believe we won't have PC exclusives as we did with Crysis in future." He added that while the company will continue to create games for the PC, these titles will not be released solely for that platform.

Of course, this brings into question not only the oft-rumored PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 ports of Crysis, but also the game's planned trilogy of sequels. While Yerli wasn't asked as to the fate of subsequent games in the Crysis canon, he did comment that bringing Crysis "as we have seen" to consoles would be "impossible," and that the game would have to be "largely changed" to be brought to either the PlayStation 3 of Xbox 360. We continue to dream of playing the game from the comfort of our couch, though Yerli's remarks that the company's focus "is not linked to bring Crysis to consoles" has a single high-def tear running down our cheek.

[Via Team Xbox]

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]]>crysiscrytekexclusivepiracyportJason Dobson2008-04-30T11:00:00+00:00Crytek trademarks 'Crysis Warhead'http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/11/trademark-hints-at-crysis-warhead-sequel/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/11/trademark-hints-at-crysis-warhead-sequel/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/11/trademark-hints-at-crysis-warhead-sequel/#commentsFiled under: ,

The good folks over at Trademork have noticed a March 3 USPTO posting by Crytek for "Crysis Warhead," which could either refer to a sequel to the best-selling PC game, one of those rumored console ports or a scary new experimental explosive (or possibly a long-overdue remake of an Amiga classic. Or a strange new candy. Or ...)

The recent filing isn't Crytek's first hint at extension of the brand -- the company has also filed for trademark protection of "Crysis Wars" and "World in Crysis." Whatever the inevitable sequel/spin-off/port/expansion ends up being called, we just hope they cap the system requirements now. That way, we may actually have a computer that can actually run the game in its most beautiful detail when it eventually comes out.

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]]>crysishintrumorsequeltrademarkUSPTOKyle Orland2008-03-11T19:30:00+00:00Rumor: Crysis shown on Xbox 360 to 'prospective publishers' at GDChttp://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/04/rumor-crysis-shown-on-xbox-360-to-prospective-publishers-at-g/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/04/rumor-crysis-shown-on-xbox-360-to-prospective-publishers-at-g/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/04/rumor-crysis-shown-on-xbox-360-to-prospective-publishers-at-g/#commentsFiled under: ,

A glib response from a Crytek representative may have revealed that Crysis is coming to the Xbox 360. The rep reportedly told Primotech that the Xbox 360 version was being shown behind close doors to "prospective publishers" at last month's Game Developers Conference.

This is far from a confirmation; the Crytek rep may have misspoken. Furthermore, we'd be surprised if Crysis PC publisher Electronic Arts didn't have the foresight to secure rights to the console game as well. We do know that Crytek planned on showing off a console version of CryEngine 2 (which runs Crysis), and although the assets were likely Crysis, perhaps the prospective publishers were just looking for a game engine.

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]]>cry-engine-2cryengine2crysiscrytekRoss Miller2008-03-04T19:25:00+00:00Rumorang: PS3 Crysis will be '50% new game'http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/03/rumorang-ps3-crysis-will-be-50-new-game/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/03/rumorang-ps3-crysis-will-be-50-new-game/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/03/rumorang-ps3-crysis-will-be-50-new-game/#commentsFiled under: ,

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PSW got one thing right, and that's our collective: Huh? The UK magazine would have us believe that Crytek's "hard-worked" code monkeys have confirmed -- "in many interviews" -- that Crysis is coming to PS3 later this year. Not true. But we can count this latest report as another adherent of the 'Crysis 1.5' theory, which here evolves into rumor of a hybrid-port that combines aspects of the original PC Crysis and its sequel into "almost 50% new game." Assuming that a Crysis-brand product will eventually land on PS3 (what else is the console version of CryEngine 2 good for?), we'd be curious to know how much of the alleged 'newness' would translate into better gameplay. Are we really talking Crysis 1.5 -- or just Crysis Lite? (Remember, Far Cry's leap to console had plenty of 'new,' just not any better.)

[Via PS3 Fanboy]

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]]>crysiscrytekportrumorangJames Ransom-Wiley2008-03-03T15:30:00+00:00The Ultimate Showdown: CryENGINE2 vs. Realityhttp://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/23/the-ultimate-showdown-cryengine2-vs-reality/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/23/the-ultimate-showdown-cryengine2-vs-reality/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/23/the-ultimate-showdown-cryengine2-vs-reality/#commentsFiled under:


Crytek recently whipped up a tech demonstration for their haughty, hardware punishing software, CryENGINE2, to show off at GDC. Mimicking an unforgettable ad for the Sony Bravia, the demo turned quite a few heads -- but how did the visuals of the ball-droppin' doppelganger compare to the original advertisement? Never one to miss an opportunity for a video comparison, Gametrailers whipped up the above video. What do you think -- are video games nearing photorealism? Or were your discerning, pixel-counting eyes not fooled?

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]]>ballsbraviacommercialcryengine2crysiscrytekenginesonybraviatech-demotechdemoGriffin McElroy2008-02-23T20:30:00+00:00Crysis goes platinumhttp://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/01/crysis-goes-platinum/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/01/crysis-goes-platinum/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/01/crysis-goes-platinum/#commentsFiled under: , ,

In yesterday's investor call, Electronic Arts confirmed that sales of Crysis have gone platinum, meaning that over 1 million units had been sold since its launch. That figure marks a drastic improvement over earlier indications that consumer interest in the game was, well, in crisis.

At this month's GDC, developer CryTek will be showing off a console version of CryEngine 2, although a console version of Crysis itself has not been announced. Of course, EA could pull a "surprise" announcement -- dun dun dun!

[Via inCrysis; thanks to everyone who sent this in!]

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]]>crysiscrytekeaelectronic-artsmillionplatinumsalessoftware-salesRoss Miller2008-02-01T10:30:00+00:00Console CryEngine 2 will be shown at GDC; console Crysis still not confirmedhttp://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/29/console-cryengine-2-will-be-shown-at-gdc-console-crysis-still-n/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/29/console-cryengine-2-will-be-shown-at-gdc-console-crysis-still-n/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/29/console-cryengine-2-will-be-shown-at-gdc-console-crysis-still-n/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


According to CVG, Crytek will unveil a cross-platform version of its CryEngine 2 at next month's Game Developers Conference. The CryEngine 2 is best known for making PCs across the planet chug in pain attempting to run Crysis at high settings; this new cross-platform engine will be unveiled running on the Xbox 360 and PS3, but no word on what game will be shown. Crytek will also show off "how well the fully optimized" engine runs on a PC costing around $600.

Although the implication of this news is that Crysis is making its way to consoles after a less-than-stellar PC performance, the latest rumors talk about a Crysis 1.5 for PS3. This would be very similar to what Crytek already did when its first game Far Cry was altered for consoles.

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]]>cryengine2crysiscrytekfarcrygdc08Alexander Sliwinski2008-01-29T12:00:00+00:00Rumorang: Crysis '1.5' to PS3, not Xbox 360http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/17/rumorang-crysis-1-5-to-ps3-not-xbox-360/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/17/rumorang-crysis-1-5-to-ps3-not-xbox-360/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/17/rumorang-crysis-1-5-to-ps3-not-xbox-360/#commentsFiled under: , ,

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The latest whispers down the lane from Crytek sound something like a Crysis port bound for PlayStation 3, but not Xbox 360, at least, that's what PlayStation World UK is hearing (reposted by Games Radar). "Technical reasons" are cited for the lack of Xbox love, but with money kinda tight these days, we're guessing the gang hasn't turned its back on Microsoft's console just yet. (Heck, Ubisoft managed to shovel some semblance of Far Cry onto the original Xbox.) You can bet EA's got a few tricks up its sleeve too.

We've reached out to the publisher for the customary "no plans" comment. We'll keep y'all posted.

[Thanks, Eugene]

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]]>crysiscrytekeaportrumorangJames Ransom-Wiley2008-01-17T17:30:00+00:00Zero Punctuation causes 'Crysis' with vaguely positive reviewhttp://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/16/zero-punctuation-causes-crysis-with-positive-review/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/16/zero-punctuation-causes-crysis-with-positive-review/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/16/zero-punctuation-causes-crysis-with-positive-review/#commentsFiled under: ,


Not since the Orange Box review has Zero Punctuation's Yahtzee spoken so highly of a game as he does this week about Crysis. And by "so highly" we mean he hates it slightly less than usual and barely manages a recommendation of it.

Yahtzee was certainly enamored with how pretty Crysis is, going so far as saying if the game were personified and in a male prison it would probably have it pretty rough -- well, unless the first-person shooter was into that sort of thing. Speaking of "that sort of thing," he does mention that your high-end PC may not be able to sit for a couple days given the PC parts needed to get it running at its very best.

Anyway, check out this week's NSFW review of Crysis after the break.


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]]>crysisescapisttheescapistyahtzeezero-punctuationzeropunctuationAlexander Sliwinski2008-01-16T19:00:00+00:00Crazy curved Alienware monitor perfect for Crysishttp://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/10/crazy-curved-alienware-monitor-perfect-for-crysis/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/10/crazy-curved-alienware-monitor-perfect-for-crysis/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/10/crazy-curved-alienware-monitor-perfect-for-crysis/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Many uses come to mind when thinking of a curved, 2,880x900 resolution (16:5 aspect ratio) monitor - multitasking aside, we'd have quite a fun time opening every Photoshop panel simultaneously, or created the most complex, intricate World of Warcraft user interface imaginable. Alienware decided to show off its arcing display at CES with Crysis, the apparent benchmark for all technology of the future.

Our friends at Engadget who are attending the show noticed three faint vertical lines, indicating the curved illusion is assisted by four sub-panels. The DLP display with LED illumination is due out the second half of this year for a currently-unknown price. Check out their gallery of the monitor; we also have video of the display embedded after the break.

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]]>alienwarecesces-2008crysisengadgetRoss Miller2008-01-10T13:26:00+00:00Crysis patch clamps water tessellation (finally!)http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/10/crysis-patch-clamps-water-tessellation-finally/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/10/crysis-patch-clamps-water-tessellation-finally/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/10/crysis-patch-clamps-water-tessellation-finally/#commentsFiled under: ,


We can't tell you how many sessions of Crysis were ruined for us by the rampantly unclamped water tessellation. Of course, the primary reason for that may be that we actually... don't know what water tessellation is. It has been thoroughly clamped though!

So say the notes released alongside the 139MB Crysis 1.1 patch, now available for download. Other issues dealt with (listed after the break) include improper water droplets, motion blur, FSAA optimization, animation bugs and memory leaks. If you've been having a blast with Crytek's visually stunning first-person nanosuiter, be sure to grab the first patch for tomorrow's game today.

Fixes

  • Fixed: Potential crash in D3D10
  • Fixed: Orange boxes apearing when hispec savegame loaded into lowspec game.
  • Fixed: Inconsistent damage dealt to vehicles when shot by LAW.
  • Fixed: Reflection resolution on D3D10, MultiGPU reflection update fix
  • Fixed: Memory leak with FSAA modes
  • Fixed: Infinite ammo hacks.
  • Fixed: Memory leak in D3D10 when switching screen modes
  • Fixed: Muti optimizations
  • Fixed: When player melees during gun raise animation, their gun will be in a permanantly raised position.
  • Fixed: Crash when loading savegame with level exported recently by editor
  • Fixed: Virtual keyboard does not function properly when a game pad is connected
  • Fixed: Users can lose the ability to look around with the Right Stick
  • Fixed: Setting screen resolution to "default" stops user from selecting last resolution
  • Fixed: Bug when changing resolution in D3D10
  • Fixed: Issues with Depth of field and water droplets in D3D10
  • Fixed: Crash on NaN warning

Updates

  • Added: Motion Blur UI and V.SYNC UI options
  • Optimized: Motion blur
  • Optimized: FSAA (Full Scene Anti-Aliasing)
  • Optimized sound id implementation
  • Enabled VSync functionality in D3D10
  • New benchmarking files for ice CPU benchmark.
  • http/xmlrpc password protected remote control session
  • Marked debug cvars as cheat
  • F12 (screenshot) now works in restricted mode as well

Tweaks

  • Reduced LAW splash damage vs. infantry in PowerStruggle mode
  • Slowed Rocket projectile speed down in MP slightly
  • Disabled automatic turret bounding boxes on vehicles to prevent issues with LAW hit detection
  • Reduced grenade explosion radius in multiplayer
  • Clamped water tesselation to avoid cheating in MP
  • MultiGPU improvements with depth map updates

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]]>CrysisCrytekEAFPSPatchLudwig Kietzmann2008-01-10T07:30:00+00:00Rumorang: EA says "no plans" for Crysis on Xbox 360http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/04/rumorang-ea-says-no-plans-for-crysis-on-xbox-360/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/04/rumorang-ea-says-no-plans-for-crysis-on-xbox-360/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/04/rumorang-ea-says-no-plans-for-crysis-on-xbox-360/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Like some sort of nanosuit-powered supersoldier, EA hurled yesterday's Crysis-on-360 rumor into a nearby shed (which, it's worth noting, broke apart and splintered with startling accuracy). Surprising no one, the software giant has said they have "no plans for an Xbox 360 version of Crysis" reports TGR, despite an Austrian retailer listing an "uncut edition" for release in November '08.

The Crysis console question has been considered before - and EA has denied it before - but with sales not blowing any sheds over and a comment by Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli that strong PC sales could convince the developer to work on a console port, we're at an impasse of sorts. Or maybe that was a passive aggressive suggestion: if they sell more on PC then maybe they'll port it to consoles. Hear that PC gamers? Git shopping!

[Via X3F]

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]]>CrysisCrytekEAElectronic-ArtsRumorangChristopher Grant2008-01-04T14:15:00+00:00Rumor: Crysis coming to Xbox 360 in Novemberhttp://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/03/rumor-crysis-coming-to-xbox-360-in-november/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/03/rumor-crysis-coming-to-xbox-360-in-november/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/03/rumor-crysis-coming-to-xbox-360-in-november/#commentsFiled under: , ,


An Austrian retail website created a listing for Crysis stating it's coming to Xbox 360 this November. Given the lackluster state of Crysis' sales on the PC it wouldn't be a shock if the game went multi-platform, but this is the first time a snippet of evidence - even an admittedly unreliable retail listing - has entered the channel.

There's currently no PS3 listing on the Austrian website (and we'll spare you the effortless Wii joke) but it'll definitely make for some interesting comparison videos if we get to see the 360 version of Crysis running side-by-side with the demanding PC release.

[Via X3F]

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]]>crysisCryTekEAElectronic-ArtsAlexander Sliwinski2008-01-03T15:30:00+00:00Crytek gives community Crysis map pack for Christmashttp://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/24/crytek-gives-community-crysis-map-pack-for-christmas/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/24/crytek-gives-community-crysis-map-pack-for-christmas/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/24/crytek-gives-community-crysis-map-pack-for-christmas/#commentsFiled under: , ,

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]

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]]>christmascrysiscrytekfreeholidaymapsRoss Miller2007-12-24T15:00:00+00:00