Crysis beta news soon

By Robert Purchese Published 31 January, 2007

Don't panic: new trailer.

A multiplayer beta for Crytek's sci-fi PC shooter Crysis may not be too far away, according to EA, who told Eurogamer this week that it expects to announce details of the program "soon".

"The multiplayer is progressing great," said a spokesperson for the publisher. "We do have some surprises for our beloved fans, and we will soon announce our beta program plans to experience for yourself."

We hope the surprise doesn't leave us naked and handcuffed to a lampost like last time.

Crysis is a showcase title for the sparkly new DirectX 10, and if you've been lurking around Eurogamer TV today you may well have seen the new trailer exhibiting the title's technical prowess.

The game tells the story of a gigantic asteroid that crashes into a Earth in 2019. Things take a turn for the worst when the rock opens to reveal a 2km-high alien craft, and you're sent in as the leader of a crack squad of troops to investigate the frozen core of the problem. Shooting first, questioning later.

Be sure to check out our preview from the recent CES show in Las Vegas, and don't forget about that new video.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds. @Clert on Twitter.

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Comments (8) Latest comment 5 years ago

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  • Maldoror #1 5 years ago

    How do I upgraded PC?

  • Scimarad #2 5 years ago

    I don't think anyone knows what kind of spec you would realistically need to run this game how it was intended.

    /is probably wrong

  • peterfll #3 5 years ago

    "our beloved fans"?

    Sorry, I know this over-used phrase probably crops up all over the place, but for some reason it just stuck in my craw this morning. Perhaps it was because it was from EA.

    Beloved indeed.

  • asphaltcowboy #4 5 years ago

    "The multiplayer is progressing great,"

    For a "spokesperson" that is some terrible English!

  • Glitch #5 5 years ago

    This game looks amazing. I think its going to be worth the upgrade!

  • ruttyboy #6 5 years ago

    Jees, does anyone proof read these articles anymore? And no I'm not talking about the bits in quotes.

  • wayn3h #7 5 years ago

    Minimum.
    CPU: Athlon 64 3000+/Intel 2.8GHz;
    Graphics: NVIDIA 6600/X800GTO (SM 2.0);
    RAM: 768MB/1GB;
    HDD: 6GB;
    Internet: 256k+; Optical Drive: DVD; Software: DX9.0c with Windows XP

    Reccomended.
    CPU: Dual-core CPU (Athlon X2/Pentium D)
    Graphics: Nvidia 7800GTX/ATI X1800XT (SM 3.0) or DX10 equivalent
    RAM: 1.5GB
    HDD: 6GB
    Internet: 512k+ (128k+ upstream)
    Optical Drive: DVD
    Software: DX10 with Windows Vista

    And I'm running an AMD X2 4200, 2GB DDR2, 7900GT 256 PCIe. So going by those preliminary reqs I expect I'll be able to play it at a fairly decent detail level.

  • spongebob #8 5 years ago

    Wow. My PC is just a bit over the minimum specs.