Three Crysis games now backwards compatible on Xbox One
Suited and booted.
Microsoft currently seems to be on a mission to make every single game Xbox backwards compatible. Which is great news for us, really, as creatures of nostalgia.
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Digital FoundryCrysis 2: AMD Virgo vs. Intel HD4000 Performance Video
Crytek's system-challenging title gets compared on AMD's new Fusion APU and the established integrated Intel HD4000 graphics core.
Digital FoundryCrysis 2: AMD Virgo vs. AMD Trinity Performance Video
The AMD Fusion core get its sternest workout yet on Crytek's ambitious shooter running at the lowest settings at 720p.
Digital FoundryCrysis 2 1080p ultra: GTX 660 vs. GTX 660 Ti Video
With a substantial gulf in price between them, we compare Crysis 2 running on the GTX 660 and its Ti sibling.
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The Star Citizen makers are being sued by Crytek
But dismiss it as "meritless" and will defend "vigorously".
The makers of Star Citizen - Cloud Imperium Games and Roberts Space Industries - are being sued by Crytek over misuse of CryEngine.
Crytek breaks silence, closes multiple studios
"Undergoing such transitions is far from easy…"
Far Cry, Crysis and Ryse developer Crytek has broken its silence following reports of unpaid wages to say it's letting go of multiple studios.
Staff suffer delayed wages, future of company in doubt.
Crytek is in trouble once again, with staff saying they have suffered delayed wages for months.
Roll with it.
There's an officially-licensed Crysis board game on Kickstarter.
As Crysis turns 5 Cevat Yerli contemplates past mistakes and a bold new future.
Tomorrow marks the five year anniversary of the Crysis franchise.
The science fiction shooter series began on 13th November 2007 with the release of Crysis for PC, a launch that carried much fanfare. Here was a shooter that was part open world sandbox, a fitting follow-up to the company's first game Far Cry, part graphics showcase. The hype for months before launch was that Crysis was the best-looking game ever created. Not only was your PC not good enough to run it - no-one's was.
Three and a half years later Crytek released Crysis 2. But there was a catch: the game was no longer a PC exclusive. Crytek had, according to some, sold out. And as more information about the new New York setting emerged and this new “choreographed sandbox” was laid bare, fans of the first game accused the developer of dumbing down the core Crysis gameplay to accommodate the console audience.
Crytek plots "much more radical" future Crysis, but it won't be called Crysis 4
Plus, plan for F2P Crysis in place.
German developer Crytek will make another Crysis game after Crysis 3, it's revealed - but it won't be called Crysis 4.
Digital FoundryCrysis 2: AMD Virgo vs. Intel HD4000 Performance Video
Crytek's system-challenging title gets compared on AMD's new Fusion APU and the established integrated Intel HD4000 graphics core.
Crytek's system-challenging title gets compared on AMD's new Fusion APU and the established integrated Intel HD4000 graphics core.
Digital FoundryCrysis 2: AMD Virgo vs. AMD Trinity Performance Video
The AMD Fusion core get its sternest workout yet on Crytek's ambitious shooter running at the lowest settings at 720p.
The AMD Fusion core get its sternest workout yet on Crytek's ambitious shooter running at the lowest settings at 720p.
Digital FoundryCrysis 2 1080p ultra: GTX 660 vs. GTX 660 Ti Video
With a substantial gulf in price between them, we compare Crysis 2 running on the GTX 660 and its Ti sibling.
With a substantial gulf in price between them, we compare Crysis 2 running on the GTX 660 and its Ti sibling.
Digital FoundryCrysis 2 1080p ultra: GTX 660 vs. Radeon HD 7850 Video
The GTX 660 takes on AMD's aggressively priced HD 7850 with some intriguing results.
The GTX 660 takes on AMD's aggressively priced HD 7850 with some intriguing results.
Digital FoundryCrysis 2 1080p ultra: GTX 660 vs. Radeon HD 7870 Video
The two enthusiast-friendly GPUs do battle on Crytek's phenomenal PC shooter.
The two enthusiast-friendly GPUs do battle on Crytek's phenomenal PC shooter.
Digital FoundryCrysis 2 Extreme 1080p: Radeon HD 7970M vs. GTX 680M Video
2012's notebook GPU heavyweights face-off on a fully maxed out Crysis 2.
2012's notebook GPU heavyweights face-off on a fully maxed out Crysis 2.
Digital FoundryCrysis 2 DX11 1080p Radeon HD 7870 vs. GeForce GTX 660 Ti Video
Decent performance from the 7870 on a maxed out Crysis, but the 660 Ti maintains higher frame-rates in more intensive gameplay.
Decent performance from the 7870 on a maxed out Crysis, but the 660 Ti maintains higher frame-rates in more intensive gameplay.
Digital FoundryCrysis 2 DX11 1080p Radeon HD 7870 vs. 6870 Video
The overclocked 7870 takes on its last-gen predecessor with Crytek's epic ramped up to ultra settings with the high-res texture pack installed.
The overclocked 7870 takes on its last-gen predecessor with Crytek's epic ramped up to ultra settings with the high-res texture pack installed.
Digital FoundryCrysis 2 DX11 1080p Radeon HD 7870 vs. 7850 Video
Our overclocked 7870 takes on its less powerful stablemate with all settings at ultra and high-res textures engaged.
Our overclocked 7870 takes on its less powerful stablemate with all settings at ultra and high-res textures engaged.
Digital FoundryCrysis 2 1080p Max Settings, GTX 660 Ti vs. Radeon 6870 Video
The difference between £100 and £250 worth of GPU power, with Crysis 2 Ultra as the test bed.
The difference between £100 and £250 worth of GPU power, with Crysis 2 Ultra as the test bed.
Digital FoundryCrysis 2 1080p Max Settings, GTX 660 Ti vs. Radeon 7850 Video
"Maximum Game" at maximum settings using GPUs at two very different price tiers.
"Maximum Game" at maximum settings using GPUs at two very different price tiers.
Digital FoundryCrysis 2: DFPC Radeon 6770 vs. 6870, Very High Settings, 768p
At 1366x768, only the most intense effects work fazes the Radeon HD 6870, giving us a nigh-on 60Hz experience.
At 1366x768, only the most intense effects work fazes the Radeon HD 6870, giving us a nigh-on 60Hz experience.
Digital FoundryCrysis 2: DFPC Radeon 6770 vs. 6870, Very High Settings, 1080p Video
Two GPUs face-off as we put the DFPC through its first hardware upgrade.
Two GPUs face-off as we put the DFPC through its first hardware upgrade.
Crysis 2 Maximum Edition, NASCAR 2011 and Mass Effect 3 DLC hit PlayStation Store
Plus, MW3 and Ghost Recon DLC.
Crysis 2 Maximum Edition and NASCAR 2011 have all arrived on the PlayStation Store courtesy of today's update.
Digital FoundryCrysis 2 DX9: AMD Trinity vs. PS3 Video
The PC game is locked at 720p on high settings, with v-sync enabled and compared to console.
The PC game is locked at 720p on high settings, with v-sync enabled and compared to console.
Digital FoundryCrysis 2 DX9: AMD Trinity vs. Xbox 360 Video
Integrated GPU vs console with Crysis 2 running at 720p on high settings.
Integrated GPU vs console with Crysis 2 running at 720p on high settings.
Digital FoundryCrysis 2 DX9: AMD Trinity vs. Intel HD4000 Video
The AMD Trinity integrated GPU takes on Intel HD4000 in the form of an Alienware M14x: 720p res, high settings.
The AMD Trinity integrated GPU takes on Intel HD4000 in the form of an Alienware M14x: 720p res, high settings.
Digital FoundryCrysis 2 DX9: DFPC vs. Xbox 360, 768p Very High Settings Video
Seven-year-old console hardware vs. the £300 Digital Foundry gaming PC on Crytek's demanding shooter.
Seven-year-old console hardware vs. the £300 Digital Foundry gaming PC on Crytek's demanding shooter.
Digital FoundryCrysis 2 DX9: DFPC vs. Alienware M14x, 768p Very High Settings Video
Alienware's mid-range gaming laptop faces off against the £300 Digital Foundry gaming PC.
Alienware's mid-range gaming laptop faces off against the £300 Digital Foundry gaming PC.
Digital FoundryCrysis 2 DX9: DFPC vs. PS3, 768p Very High Settings Video
Digital Foundry's £300 gaming PC takes on the PS3 in this technologically groundbreaking shooter.
Digital Foundry's £300 gaming PC takes on the PS3 in this technologically groundbreaking shooter.
Digital FoundryAcer Ultra M3 vs Alienware M14x: Crysis 2
The two laptops compared at very high settings, 1366x768 resolution, with DX11 engaged and high-detail textures on.
The two laptops compared at very high settings, 1366x768 resolution, with DX11 engaged and high-detail textures on.
Digital FoundryAlienware M14x Crysis 2 Very High Settings: 768p vs. 900p Video
Crytek's DX11 mode and high-res textures engaged on this performance comparison of Crysis 2 with the GT 650M GPU.
Crytek's DX11 mode and high-res textures engaged on this performance comparison of Crysis 2 with the GT 650M GPU.
Why Crysis 2, Dragon Age 2 were pulled from Steam - report
And why Crysis 2: Maximum Edition is now allowed.
EA-published games Crysis 2 and Dragon Age 2 were pulled from Steam's marketplace due to issues surrounding the titles' in-game DLC stores, a new report suggests.
Digital FoundryRadeon HD 7970M: Crysis 2 1080p: Very High vs. Extreme Video
Crysis 2 compared with different quality levels on a Radeon HD 7970M-powered Alienware laptop.
Crysis 2 compared with different quality levels on a Radeon HD 7970M-powered Alienware laptop.
Digital FoundryCrysis 2 1080p, DX11 Max Settings: GTX 670 vs. GTX 680 Video
Crytek's epic at max settings on two of the most powerful GPUs in the world.
Crytek's epic at max settings on two of the most powerful GPUs in the world.
Government snubs Crysis 2 at German Computergames Awards
"So called killer games must not be honoured."
German governing party Christlich-demokratische Union (CDU) has publicly protested against Crysis 2 being nominated for - and eventually winning - the German Computergames Award for Best German Game.
Digital FoundryCrysis 2 1080p, DX11 Max Settings: GTX 580 vs. GTX 680 Video
Digital Foundry performance analysis of one of the most demanding games running on top-end NVIDIA hardware.
Digital Foundry performance analysis of one of the most demanding games running on top-end NVIDIA hardware.
A new EA job ad suggests Crysis 3 is in development.
The most pirated PC, Wii, 360 games of 2011
Can you guess what it is yet?
The most pirated PC game of 2011 wasn't Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3 or Skyrim - it was Crysis 2.
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Origin wants "fair and open marketplace"
Third parties can sell DLC how they like.
EA has recommitted to having third party games on Origin and, in a dig at rival service Steam, talked about how to treat other publishers.
Crytek refutes hire/fire blog allegations
"It was written to purposefully harm us."
Crysis 2 developer Crytek has been accused of bad hiring and firing practices.
Crytek working on new FPS IP – report
Plus, abandoned Redemption shooter outed.
Crysis 2 developer Crytek is hard at work on a brand new FPS franchise, according to a developer CV.
Crysis 2 racks up three million sales
Dead Space 2, Dragon Age II pass 2m.
FPS sequel Crysis 2 has now sold in three million copies worldwide, publisher EA has announced.
Portal 2, Dead Space 2 and Dragon Age II, meanwhile, have all broken the two million mark, while FIFA 11 nears 15 million units and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 nine million.
The numbers come from EA's fiscal Q1 earnings report, which saw the publisher log non-GAAP net revenue of $524 million, down slightly from $539 million this time last year. Digital revenue was picked out as a highlight though, increasing 11 per cent to $209 million.
FeatureNew Xbox & PlayStation 4: What to Expect
Crytek UK, Epic and more on what the next generation holds.
Video game graphics achieved using the DirectX 11 standard provide a solid indication of the visual power of the next Xbox and PlayStation, Eurogamer has been told.
Crysis 2: how Crytek UK beat the hackers
Developer vows not to repeat mistakes.
Those who played the PC version of sci-fi shooter Crysis 2 online upon release know it suffered from cheaters.
Why you can't buy Crysis 2 from Steam
Nothing to do with Origin, EA claims.
You can't buy Crysis 2 and other EA games from digital download service Steam because Valve won't let EA directly manage its relationship with gamers.
Crytek discussed going MS first-party
Has "fallen in love" with Kinect.
Microsoft and Crytek discussed the possibility of the Crysis 2 developer going first-party just after the launch of Far Cry.
First Crysis coming to consoles – report
Korean Ratings Board lists impending port.
The first Crysis game is coming to Xbox 360, judging by a Korean Ratings Board listing spotted by Kotaku.
EU PlayStation Store update 29th June
Fear 3 online modes now available to all.
Gamers with second-hand copies of the PlayStation 3 version of Fear 3 now have the ability to access all the game's multiplayer modes.
This week's EU PSN Store update adds Fear 3's multiplayer unlock code, priced £3.19.
Fresh versions of the game come with the code included. Those with used copies must pay to play online options 'F**king Run!' and 'Soul Survivor'.
VideoCrysis 2 footage with DX11 update
Crytek shows off new Ultra Upgrade.
2.32GB Crysis 2 DX11 patch out now
Massive PC update detailed in full.
The DirectX 11 update for the PC version of Crysis 2 is available for download now, and weighs in at a whopping 2.32GB.
As detailed last week, you'll need to install the new 1.9 update – also out today - before you try to run the graphics patch.
Here's a full run-down of the new features added by the DX11 download:
Crytek: Crysis 2 "backfired a bit"
Studio boss laments PC gamer backlash.
Crytek's decision to make Crysis 2 more accessible to low-spec PC gamers and their console brethren might have been a mistake, reckons the studio's CEO.
Crysis 2 DX 11 patch release date
Full title update out next week.
The long-awaited Crysis 2 PC DirectX 11 patch launches next week, developer Crytek has confirmed.
You can download DX11 and high res texture packages for the shooter from 27th June, along with update 1.9, from the game's official site.
News of the upgrade first leaked out this morning, but Crytek has now kindly made it official.
Crysis 2 DirectX 11 features revealed
Ultra Upgrade shown, then pulled.
The Crysis 2 DirectX 11 Ultra Upgrade for science-fiction shooter Crysis 2 has been revealed.
Crytek denies knowledge of new Xbox
Plus, DX11 Crysis 2 patch due "shortly".
Crysis studio Crytek has denied reports that it's already developing for the Xbox 360's successor.
EA rattles its sabers at Steam - but Origin's strategy is a throwback to the bad old days.
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VideoCrysis 2 trailer details Decimation DLC
Second map pack adds five new areas.
EA: Valve took Crysis 2 off Steam, not us
"This was not an EA decision."
The decision to remove Crysis 2 from Steam was Valve's call, not EA's, the game's publisher has insisted.
EA's Origin reclaims Crysis 2 from Steam
My shop's better than your shop.
Crysis 2 has disappeared from Steam and is now "only on Origin", EA's new digital distribution store.
EU PlayStation Store update 6th June
Honest Hearts, Crysis 2 Retaliation pack
The PlayStation Store catch-up continues, although today's update is less exciting than the initial splurge.
High profile DLC arrives for Fallout: New Vegas in the shape of Honest Hearts, and for Crysis 2 in the shape of the Retaliation Pack.
Snazzy racer Split/Second arrives as a downloadable game for £20 but, as always, you can find it cheaper in a box online.
Full stereoscopic 3D hitting Xbox 360
"It's more capable than the PlayStation 3."
Full stereoscopic 3D is set to hit the Xbox 360, Eurogamer can reveal.
VideoCrysis 2 gets Retaliation DLC trailer
Map pack brings four new levels.
Crysis 2 Retaliation DLC date, details
Map Pack packs four new for you.
The Retaliation Map Pack for Crysis 2 will be released on 17th May, a new EA video has confirmed.
This is the date for all three platforms: PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Obviously the PS3 release is dependent on the PlayStation Store being back in working order.
Added in Retaliation will be four new maps: Park Avenue, Transit, Shipyard and Compound.
Crysis 2 modding tools due "early Summer"
Free CryENGINE SDK follows in August.
Modding tools for the PC version of Crysis 2 are on their way, developer Crytek has announced.
Digital FoundryThe Making of Crysis 2
Digital Foundry talks with Crytek on Crysis 2, CryEngine 3 and beyond.
It's been just over three weeks since Crytek released its first proper game in three years. With Crysis 2, the Frankfurt-based developer has delivered a technically excellent, graphically superb shooter that is groundbreaking in many respects. It delivers state-of-the-art visuals, effects and physics onto five-year-old console architecture, and in stark contrast to its predecessor it manages to run extremely well even on relatively middle-of-the-road PCs.
Crytek declares war on Crysis 2 cheaters
You have been warned.
Crytek has promised to eradicate Crysis 2 exploits and punish those who use them.
Crysis 2 DX11 fix in 2-3 months - report
No DirectX 10 support in the future?
Crysis 2 PC users will see a DirectX 11 patch in two to three months time, so says a report from our colleagues at Eurogamer.cz.
Crysis 2's DirectX 11 patch in doubt
UPDATE: EA issues statement.
UPDATE: EA has issued Eurogamer with a statement on the matter, adding further confusion to the status of DirectX 11 support for Crysis 2.
"We have not made any official announcements about a patch yet," an EA spokesperson said.
ORIGINAL STORY: Crytek has poured cold water on a report that a DirectX 11 patch for excellent sci-fi first-person shooter Crysis 2 was in the works – but stopped short of denying its existence.
Crysis 2 EA's biggest UK launch of 2011
Bigger than Dragon Age II, Bulletstorm.
Crysis 2 is EA's biggest UK launch of 2011, sales-counter GfK Chart-Track has revealed.
That means the 8/10 shooter developed by Crytek has enjoyed a bigger opening weekend than Dragon Age II, Dead Space 2, Bulletstorm and Fight Night Champion - the games EA has already released this year.
Crysis 2 topped the UK all-formats chart this week, selling a 57 per cent majority on Xbox 360. The remaining 43 per cent was split 29 per cent on PS3 and 14 per cent on PC. Remember, digital sales aren't counted, which excludes Steam and its ilk.
UK top 40: Crysis 2 leads 3DS pack
3DS launch titles fare well.
The UK all-formats chart is rocked by a raft of new arrivals this week, the best selling being EA's blockbuster shooter Crysis 2, which tops the list.
Digital FoundryCrysis 2 PC - Quality Level Comparison
High, very high and extreme settings compared.
High, very high and extreme settings compared.
Digital FoundryCrysis 2 PC/360/PS3 Face-Off Comparison
All three versions of Crysis 2, head-to-head.
Digital FoundryTech Comparison: Crysis 2 PC
Maximum Game... over?
Has Crytek "sold out" to the console audience with its first triple-format release? Or is Crysis 2's new vision for the franchise a necessary shift, fundamental to the continued existence of the world-renowned German studio?
VideoCrysis 2 PlayStation 3D performance analysis
2D vs 3D, HDMI 1.3 vs HDMI 1.4.
Digital FoundryCrysis 2 Xbox 360 3D performance analysis
2D versus 3D - it's that simple.
Digital FoundryFace-Off: Crysis 2
Suit to kill.
Xbox 360
PlayStation 3
Disc Size
Digital FoundryCrysis 2 PS3/360 Engine Performance
Like-for-like scenes compared on both consoles.
Like-for-like scenes compared on both consoles.
Digital FoundryCrysis 2 PS3/360 Face-Off
Comparison video of the first console CryEngine game.
Digital FoundryCrysis 2 PS3/360 Gameplay Performance
Welcome to a world of inordinately variable frame-rates.
Crysis 2 gets day one PC patch
Plus, no DirectX 11 support yet.
The PC version of FPS sequel Crysis 2 is only a day old in the US and it has already been patched up.
The update, detailed on the game's official forum, makes a number of tweaks, adding cheat detection, removing the auto-aim option wholesale and speeding up text chat. Here's a full list of fixes:
Server Browser shows incorrect pings - Fixed
VideoCrysis 2 - first 15 minutes
First person suitor.
First person suitor.
Suited and booted.
If the previous 10 years of video game design were led by the characters we control, this decade is already being defined by what they wear. Not in terms of fashion; aside from the cut of Bond's tuxedo in Goldeneye, style never had very much to do with shooting games. But in terms of the performance-enhancing abilities they offer our avatars, the identity of many titles now pivots on the suits we are given to wear.
Suits transform the man into the super man. They allow us to skid on our knees at 50mph, to leap tall buildings in a single bound, to punch through concrete. They cloak us with invisibility, they toughen our exteriors to withstand the bite of shrapnel and they provide justification for the head up displays that almost no video game can do without.
It started with Master Chief, a faceless cipher whose identity exclusively hangs on his regenerating armour. From here games as diverse as Vanquish, Dead Space and, in its latter stages at least, BioShock have relied on the suits their characters wear for relevance. Stepping into the shoes of a space soldier is no longer interesting enough. We demand rocket boots.
VideoRed hot Crysis 2 launch trailer fires in
Eurogamer's review live at 4pm.
VideoCrysis 2 disco Easter egg discovered
Crytek sequel knows how to party.
Crytek sequel knows how to party.
"What are we supposed to do?"
Crysis 2 maker Crytek has defended the use of digital rights management in its games, claiming most fail to notice it.
VideoLatest Crysis 2 campaign footage
Snazzy suit and weapons, check.
Snazzy suit and weapons, check.
EA pulls PlayStation 3 Crysis 2 demo
Wants final product to be "flawless".
EA has pulled the PlayStation 3 multiplayer demo of upcoming first-person shooter Crysis 2 – two days after it launched.
Crytek: Crysis 2 the same on PS3, 360
No "meaningful difference".
German developer Crytek has hit back at those who have criticised the PlayStation 3 version of upcoming first-person shooter, insisting it is exactly the same as the Xbox 360 version.
Hans Zimmer composes Crysis 2 score
Hollywood veteran helps out Crytek team.
Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer has lent his hand to Crysis 2's score, the game's publisher EA has revealed.
EU PlayStation Store update 16th March
Move special offers, demos.
Sony is trying to move PlayStation Move. Get it. That's the theme of today's PlayStation Store update.
Cue a raft of new special offers. Flight Control (7/10) is £2, Swords and Soldiers (8/10) is £4.80 and Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves (7/10) now £2.50.
There's a huge demo for PlayStation Move Heroes to download if you'd like, too. It's 2.6GB. Other demos today are for Crysis 2 multiplayer and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12.
VideoCrysis 2 video details multiplayer
Perks! Skill assessments! Dogtags!
Why Crysis 2 has no Move support
Also, PlayStation 3 demo dated.
Crytek experimented with Move controls for the PlayStation 3 version of Crysis 2 but ditched the idea, judging it a poor fit for the gameplay, the FPS sequel's senior producer has revealed.
No EA Online Pass for Crysis 2
Developer Crytek didn't want it.
There will be no Online Pass code within the box of Crysis 2.
Crysis 2 360 demo downloaded 1.7m times
New PC, Xbox 360 demo out today.
The Crysis 2 Xbox 360 demo released last month was downloaded an impressive 1.7 million times, EA has announced.
VideoLatest Crysis 2 trailer gets invisible
Suited and booted.
New Crysis 2 demo announced for 360
Still no PS3 date though.
Forthcoming FPS sequel Crysis 2 gets a new Xbox 360 multiplayer demo next week, publisher EA has announced.
The new demo, which hits Xbox Live on 1st March, will include two maps - "Skyline" and "Pier 17" - and two gameplay modes - "Team Instant Action" and "Crash Site".
As previously announced, PC users can get their hands on the demo on the same day. A PlayStation 3 version is also on the way, but EA hasn't confirmed a release date for that as of yet.
VideoUncut Crysis 2 single-player gameplay
Raw footage from the PS3 version.
Multiplayer Crysis 2 PS3 demo confirmed
First gameplay footage of PS3 version outed.
A new Crysis 2 video has confirmed a PlayStation 3 multiplayer demo will launch.
The gameplay video, below, shows a snippet from the single-player level "Semper Fi or Die".
At the end of the video we're told: "PS3 multiplayer demo coming soon."
VideoExplosive new Crysis 2 trailer
Suit yourself.
PCGA: PC game piracy is declining
"There are stats that corroborate that."
Just days after the PC version of high-profile shooter Crysis 2 was leaked onto the internet, forcing developer Crytek to issue a statement that said "piracy continues to damage the PC packaged goods market and the PC development community", one group has claimed PC game piracy is actually on the decline.
Crytek teases Crysis 2 PS3 demo
PS3 gamers "can probably hope for one."
PC and Xbox 360 gamers can play upcoming science fiction shooter Crysis 2 before launch. But what about PlayStation 3 gamers? Will they get a demo?
Crysis 2 to unravel Crysis mysteries
Explains events, provides more information.
Upcoming science fiction shooter Crysis 2 will unravel some of the mysteries left dangling at the end of 2007 FPS Crysis, Crytek has teased.
Suited and booted.
This is a strange situation. I'm writing a preview of a single level in Crysis 2 at the same time a leaked version of the entire game is filtering into thousands of hard-drives around the globe.
Two maps and two modes.
A PC Crysis 2 multiplayer demo will be available to download from 1st March, EA has announced.
The demo, which will be available to download from the Crysis 2 website, includes two maps and two modes, each setting up six versus six matches.
Skyline is set on top of the rooftops and interiors of skyscrapers in Crytek's crumbling New York, and Pier 17 is an open environment with limited cover.
VideoApocalyptic Crysis 2 story trailer
Suit 'em up.
Digital FoundryAnalysis: Crysis 2 demo's 3D mode
3D support in demo code based on flat 2D layers.
3D support in demo code based on flat 2D layers.
Digital Foundry3D in Crysis 2 demo not actually 3D
Crytek says full game does it properly.
Crytek says that the 3D mode in the Xbox 360 multiplayer demo of Crysis 2 does not represent the quality of the stereoscopic support in the final game.
Leaks could force console-only Crysis 3
Industry hits out at Crysis 2, Killzone 3 piracy.
The game industry has reacted angrily to the leaks of two of 2011's most anticipated shooters: Crysis 2 and Killzone 3.
VideoCrysis 2 trailer is full of road rage
Crytek files this traffic retort.
Crysis 2 leak: Crytek still loves the PC
Boss moves to reassure PC gaming fans.
German developer Crytek has moved to reassure gamers that it remains committed to the PC despite the leak of a near complete build of upcoming shooter Crysis 2.
Meet BioWare, Crytek, Slightly Mad
Play Dragon Age 2, Crysis 2, Shift 2.
If you can get your bottom to London on 19th February, you can meet the stars of BioWare, Crytek and Slightly Mad studios - and play their games.
Crytek, EA slam PC Crysis 2 leak
"Piracy continues to damage PC dev community."
Publishing giant Electronic Arts and German developer Crytek suffered a blow over the weekend after a near final version of the hotly anticipated first-person shooter Crysis 2 was leaked online.
VideoCrysis 2 trailer goes inside the nanosuit
Plus shows pre-order bonuses.
Digital FoundryTech Analysis: Crysis 2 Demo
Crytek analysis!
Can consoles run Crysis? It's a question Digital Foundry has considered on a number of occasions in the past, based on tech demo footage Crytek released showing its state-of-the-art CryEngine 3 running on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The recent Xbox Live Crysis 2 multiplayer demo allows us to revisit this topic once more, this time with the benefit of being hands-on with live code.
Digital FoundrySecret level in Crysis 2 demo
Crytek sneaks out new map to select few.
Gamers playing the recently released Crysis 2 demo appear to be gaining access on a random basis to a second map, entitled Pier 17.
Digital FoundrySecret Level in Crysis 2 Demo
Pier 17 also contained in 1.8GB download.
Pier 17 also contained in 1.8GB download.
VideoNew Crysis 2 trailer sneaks in
See the Nanosuit in action.
Crysis 2 system requirements released
Does it top notoriously greedy original?
The minimum PC system requirements for Crysis 2 are in the wild, and they're down slightly on the notoriously demanding specs its predecessor asked for.
Digital FoundryCrysis 2 Demo 3D Performance Analysis
CryEngine 3's 3D mode put through its paces.
Digital FoundryCrysis 2 Demo Performance Analysis
Frame rate tests on a montage of clips.
EA spreads the love.
A PC demo of upcoming sci-fi shooter Crysis 2 will release, EA has announced.
"At this time, Crytek & EA are glad to confirm that we'll be releasing a pre-launch Crysis 2 multiplayer demo on PC! Stay tuned for details," splurged the official Crysis Twitter account.
The decision follows a raft of complaints by PC gamers about the apparent Xbox 360 exclusivity of the demo.
Fix incoming for buggy Crysis 2 demo
Users report freezing, server drop-outs.
Crysis 2 developer Crytek is working on a patch to address a number of bugs in the game's Xbox 360-exclusive demo.
VideoExclusive Crysis 2 demo gameplay
We play team deathmatch in Skyline arena.
XBL Bulletstorm, Crysis 2 demos out now
FPS tasters on offer.
Gold subscription exclusive demos for upcoming shooters Bulletstorm and Crysis 2 are available to download from Xbox Live.
Xbox 360 gets exclusive Crysis 2 demo
Plus, pre-order swag detailed.
A multiplayer Crysis 2 demo is heading exclusively to Xbox Live on 25th January, publisher EA has announced.
The demo will feature the game's Skyline map and two game modes: Team Instant Action and Crash Site. The former pits two teams against each other as they attempt to kill as many opponents as possible to earn higher ranks. In the latter you'll battle for control of alien drop pods, earning points by guarding their pods and keeping enemies at bay.
EA also revealed what goodies lie in store for anyone prepared to stump up for a pre-order. Early birds get a limited edition of the game which includes a camouflage skinned SCAR assault rifle and early access to the Holo Decoy - a weapon attachment that projects a moving holographic mirror of the player.
VideoBe the weapon in Crysis 2 trailer
New York gets destroyed, again.
Read all about it.
A novel based on Crysis 2 is in the works, to be released alongside the game next year.
"PC easily a generation ahead" - Crytek
But consoles are handicapping it.
In terms of raw grunt, the PC is "easily a generation ahead" of consoles, Crysis maker Crytek believes.
How Crytek's making a 90 rated game
Crysis 2 dev under no pressure from EA.
Crytek has denied it's feeling the pressure after EA confidently proclaimed upcoming shooter Crysis 2 will be a 90 rated game, but has admitted meeting EA's lofty expectation is one hell of a challenge.
Crytek: Crysis can be as big as COD
"There's no reason it can't be."
Activision's Call of Duty is the biggest first-person shooter franchise of all time, and Treyarch's recently released Black Ops is expected to be the biggest game of 2010 – but one developer reckons it can match COD's phenomenal popularity with a FPS series of its own.
Crysis 2 launches ambush of screens
He's behind you...
First Crysis 2 beta only on Xbox 360
No word on PC and PS3 testing.
The first round of Crysis 2 closed multiplayer testing appears to be for Xbox 360 owners only.
An invitation sent out to community site members (and Kotaku) declared that "this tech test is limited to Xbox 360 consoles only this time around".
That infers that PC and PS3 owners will get a chance to play at a later date. All three platforms will need testing, clearly.
Crysis 2 will be more fun in 3D
Crytek: “3D entertainment is inevitable."
EA's forthcoming shooter Crysis will be great in 2D, but to get the most out of the game you'll need a 3D TV, according to its developer Crytek.
EA big hitters at Eurogamer Expo
MOH! FIFA 11! Crysis 2! NFS! Dead Space 2!
A raft of upcoming EA games will be playable ahead of their release at the Eurogamer Expo this October.
FeatureEA Partners' David DeMartini
On Respawn, Insomniac, Suda51 and more.
As boss of EA Partners David DeMartini is in charge of more games than seems possible for one person. There's BulletStorm, Crysis 2, Alice 2, Reckoning and Portal 2 (maybe) to worry about, and untitled games from Respawn Entertainment, Insomniac, Starbreeze and Suda51 to keep on the straight and narrow.
Digital FoundryCryEngine 3 Anti-Aliasing Tech Demo
Visual refinements, Crytek-style.
Visual refinements, Crytek-style.
EA: Crysis 2 will be a 90-rated game
"Wasn't going to be ready" for Christmas.
EA has confidently predicted that upcoming science fiction shooter Crysis 2 will be a 90-rated game.
What Crysis 2 should look like
Target graphics from gamescom.
Target graphics from gamescom.
VideoCrysis 2 multiplayer action
Demonstrated live on stage.
Demonstrated live on stage.
Another one for March 2011.
Crysis 2 will be released here on 25th March, EA has announced.
VideoCrysis 2 - Central Station commentary
Alien action, now arriving on platform one.
Alien action, now arriving on platform one.
First Crysis 2 multiplayer screen
Boom! Headshot!
Boom! Headshot!
EA admits COD and Halo will rule 2010
But has FPS crown in its sights.
EA COO John Schappert has admitted Activision Blizzard's behemoth Call of Duty and Microsoft's all-conquering Halo will remain top FPS dogs this year - but insisted they won't be so for long.
Don't panic.
EA has delayed the release of Crysis 2.
3D will affect game performance
Graphics or fps sacrificed - R.U.S.E. dev.
Either the quality of graphics or the frame rate has to be sacrificed when games are running in 3D.
Crysis 2 special edition to cost £130?
Comes with a nano-suit backpack.
Pictures of what appears to be a Crysis 2 limited edition bundle have appeared on a German retailer's website.
VideoEight minutes of Crysis 2 details
Including metal feet and washing-up.
VideoBrand new footage from Crysis 2
Crytek's cross-platform shooter sequel in motion.
Crytek's cross-platform shooter sequel in motion.
Alien in New York.
Talk to anybody at Crytek about Crysis 2 and they'll quickly start explaining things. Eager to be helpful, they'll tell you about the game's move from the "open sandbox" of the South Pacific jungles to the "choreographed sandbox" of a ravaged Manhattan. They'll speak to you about the changes made to the Nanosuit 2.0, which arranges its powers in tiers now, allowing you to select either stealth or armour first, before augmenting it with the likes of speed, strength, and the new tactical option that lets you eavesdrop on distant enemies and get a better sense of your surroundings.
VideoCrysis 2's E3 trailer explained
Ladies' favourite Cervat Yerli tells all.
Crysis 2 "Holiday 2010", full 3D support
Bulletstorm dated, too.
Crytek's Cervat Yerli has pinned Crysis 2 to a "Holiday 2010" release at EA's E3 press conference.
New shots from E3.
New shots from E3.
Crysis 2 playable entirely in 3D
Including multiplayer.
Crytek's upcoming first-person shooter Crysis 2 will be playable entirely in 3D.
Crysis 2 in autumn, MP beta planned
Multiformat shooter sets its sights.
EA has said that Crysis 2 will be released this autumn and will be preceded by the unceasingly popular multiplayer beta.
The autumn target was specified in an advert in trade mag MCV, EA having previously said to expect it in calendar-Q4. October or November, then, presumably.
As for the beta, there are no exact details on it, but fans of Crytek's output who sign up to today's relaunched MyCrysis service (thanks VG247) will be in with a shout, according to the developer.
The pinger attacks? Doesn't sound too sinister.
The pinger attacks? Doesn't sound too sinister.
VideoCrysis 2 detailed at London showcase
A whole new meaning for "bearing arms".
A whole new meaning for "bearing arms".
New action Need for Speed at E3
EA Natal/Move line-up reveal, too.
EA will show a beefy line-up of games at E3, including the new "action" Need for Speed game and FIFA 2011.
Digital FoundryCrysis 2 tech demo analysed
The challenge of "nothing under 30FPS".
Can consoles run Crysis? That was the question Digital Foundry posed in December last year, pulling apart CryTek's own engine demos and pitting their in-house work against the shipping PC title.
Crysis 2 writer slams Modern Warfare 2
IW "way too impressed with themselves".
Richard Morgan, the sci-fi author currently penning the script for Crysis 2, has taken a pop at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
Crytek's multiplatform sequel.
Crytek's multiplatform sequel.
Nanosuits you, sir.
Last year, I went to Frankfurt to see a man who could make water flow from a rock. He could do it with a couple of clicks, actually, and then all it took was a couple more to turn the rock into a pile of rocks, and then a small mountain. Finally, he set the mountain on fire. After that, I probably asked if he had a "spawn helicopters" dropdown handy because, y'know, that's just how I roll.
Leaked GAME schedule hints at big dates
COD7, Bond Racing, MGS Rising, Fallout...
Call of Duty 7 and DJ Hero 2 are both due out in October, according to a leaked GAME Xbox 360 release schedule obtained by VG247.
MOH in Q3, Crysis 2 and NFS in Q4
APB also down for Q3 in 2010 dates.
EA has said to expect Crytek's first-person shooter sequel Crysis 2 somewhere in the last three months of 2010.
Bust urban fools with Nanosuit 2.0.
Crytek's forthcoming multiformat sequel to Crysis is reportedly set in New York City, according to the latest US issue of Official PlayStation Magazine.
Dead Space 2 and Crysis 2 by March 2011
Plus an innovative Madden.
EA superboss John Riccitiello has said to expect Dead Space 2 and Crysis 2 "at full margins", whatever that means, within the company's 2011 fiscal year.
Digital FoundryCan Consoles Run Crysis?
Digital Foundry lays out the ultimate test for CryEngine 3.
It's just over two years since CryTek released its astonishing first-person shooter Crysis, and despite enormous technological leaps in the PC space, it remains the single most important game available for testing graphical performance. At maximum settings, even the most powerful available combination of CPU and GPU still cannot run this game at 1080p with a sustained, v-synced, 60 frames per second.
Crytek protests against new German law
Studio may be forced to move elsewhere.
Crytek boss Cevat Yerli has spoken out against plans to ban German developers from making violent games.
Console Crysis 2 a "breakthrough"
"Has to be the best game that can exist."
Crytek boss Cevat Yerli has explained why it's taken the developer so long to commit to making its games for consoles, as it will with its next, Crysis 2: it's perfectionism.
E3: Crysis 2 pushes PS3 to "limits"
Crytek: "Not much more you can do."
Crytek has said the multiplatform Crysis 2 is "touching the hardware limits" of PlayStation 3, and that "there's not much more that you can do".
Crytek's first console title.
EA and Crytek have announced Crysis 2 for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.
It's not only the first console game made by the developer, but also the first title to be built using CryEngine 3. Crytek sees the sequel as a "major stepping stone" for the studio.
There are no other details.