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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Crysis 2 upgrades to maximum graphics on the PC, get the patch here]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/27/crysis-2-upgrades-to-maximum-graphics-on-the-pc-get-the-patch-h/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/27/crysis-2-upgrades-to-maximum-graphics-on-the-pc-get-the-patch-h/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/27/crysis-2-upgrades-to-maximum-graphics-on-the-pc-get-the-patch-h/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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After establishing a reputation for cutting edge graphics with the original <em>Crysis</em>, many PC gamers were disappointed with the fact that <a href="http://joystiq.com/game/crysis-2"><em>Crysis 2</em></a> did not support DirectX 11. It left their high-performance rigs feeling underutilized. Well, that underutilization comes to an end today, since Crytek officially released <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/23/crysis-2-directx-11-update-coming-june-27-some-users-already-ha/">two free upgrade packages</a> that will push video cards to the limit and cause you to overdose on eye candy.<br />
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After upgrading the game to v1.9 via automatic update, you can download and install the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/crysis-2/download/crysis-2-directx-11-ultra-upgrade-patch">DX11 Ultra Upgrade</a>, which adds features like tessellation and displacement mapping, realistic shadows and more. To amp things up even further, grab the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/crysis-2/download/crysis-2-high-resolution-texture-pack-upgrade">Hi Res Texture Pack</a>, which includes impressive graphical improvements whether you're using DX11 or DX9 (64-bit OS and at least 768 MB of video card memory required). Check out the trailer after the jump to see what's in store.<br />
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<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/crysis-2/download/crysis-2-directx-11-ultra-upgrade-patch"><strong>Download the Crysis 2 DirectX 11 Ultra Upgrade</strong></a> (545 MB)<br />
<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/crysis-2/download/crysis-2-high-resolution-texture-pack-upgrade"><strong>Download the Crysis 2 Hi Res Texture Pack</strong></a> (1.65 GB)<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/crysis-2-directx-11/">Crysis 2 (DirectX 11)</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/crysis-2-directx-11/#4254801"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/crysis2advancedgraphics_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/crysis-2-directx-11/#4254802"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/crysis2advancedtonemappingoff_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/crysis-2-directx-11/#4254803"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/crysis2advancedtonemappingon_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/crysis-2-directx-11/#4254804"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/crysis2ao1ssaooff_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/crysis-2-directx-11/#4254805"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/crysis2ao1ssaoon_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/27/crysis-2-upgrades-to-maximum-graphics-on-the-pc-get-the-patch-h/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Crysis 2 upgrades to maximum graphics on the PC, get the patch here</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/27/crysis-2-upgrades-to-maximum-graphics-on-the-pc-get-the-patch-h/">Crysis 2 upgrades to maximum graphics on the PC, get the patch here</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:20:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://secure.mycrysis.com/dx11>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/27/crysis-2-upgrades-to-maximum-graphics-on-the-pc-get-the-patch-h/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19977671/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/27/crysis-2-upgrades-to-maximum-graphics-on-the-pc-get-the-patch-h/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>crysis+2</category><category>crysis+2+dx11+performance</category><category>crysis+2+graphics+update</category><category>crysis+2+patch</category><category>crysis+2+update</category><category>Crysis-2</category><category>crysis2</category><category>crysis2dx11performance</category><category>crysis2graphicsupdate</category><category>crysis2patch</category><category>crysis2update</category><category>crytek</category><category>DirectX-11</category><category>Directx11</category><category>dx11</category><category>dx11-ultra-upgrade</category><category>ea</category><category>patch</category><category>pc</category><category>texture-pack</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven Wong]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:20:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>