GDC Europe adds Crytek’s Yerli
The Game Developers Conference (GDC) Europe organizers Think Services, which is also parent of Gamasutra, have now added Avni Yerli, the Crytek GmbH managing director, to the advisory board of event.
The GDC Europe is going to be held in conjunction with European GamesCom industry event. This event is for consumers, publishers, and trade professionals. It will be held between August 17 and August 19 at the Cologne Congress East Center in Germany.
In this event there will be over 80 sessions that will address to the needs and opportunities for developers and also for business professionals throughout Europe.
Avni Yerli co-founded Crytek GmbH in the year 1999. The developer has now about 470 employees in 6 countries. It is popularly known for its Far Cry and Crysis franchises. It is also recognized for its proprietary CryEngine development platform.
Crytek makes some damn impressive game engines
The one serious thing that we have learned about Crytek is that the developer makes some damn impressive game engines. Crytek’s games such as Far Cry and Crysis are really gorgeous to look at. The latest version of the CryEngine is also capable of some really impressive works of art. Now, though, it sounds like console gamers are set to experience the latest version of the CryEngine.
Recently in an interview, Mark Atkinson, Crytek’s director of technology, said to Edge Magazine that how the developer was able to make the engine work with both the PlayStation 3 and also the Xbox 360. He said that it has been tricky, but the team got a strong PS3 engine with all the major systems running on SPUs. With middleware, what gamers want is for someone else to do all that so the developer can just concentrate on making games.
He also added, “We have parity between the platforms now: both run at the same speed…. if the game’s shader-heavy it runs a bit faster on 360; if it’s compute-heavy with physics and particles, then the SPUs take over and it’s a bit quicker on PS3.”
Play on local trusted network only
One vulnerability that users should be aware of. I think you all remember the vulnerabilities that hit Crysis. Recently it had experienced a “keychange”, packet information disclosure vulnerability. This vulnerability of the Crysis caused much chaos at the time of its occurrence and users are urged to not forget it.
The basic problem with the Crysis vulnerability is that it can be exploited by malicious individuals for the purpose of disclosing particular sensitive and also confidential information. In Crysis the client/server sends a disconnect packet. This packet of disconnect contains many important and vital information such as IP addresses, client statuses as well as the player’s nicks. All these occur when a specific key exchange packet is being received.
Impact of this disconnect packet information disclosure of Crysis is the exposure of sensitive information and also exposure of particular system information.
Few of the file components of Crysis are vcredist_x86.exe, VistaEssentialsApp.exe, crysisdedicatedserver.exe, fxc.exe and Crysis_code.exe. Attackers make use of this and then they are able to reveal information without any authorization at all. Solution to this is to play multi player games on networks which they trust or alternatively to play on their local trusted networks only.
UK Crytek is working on dream project
Cevat Yerli, CEO of Crytek recently responded to questions about whether foreign ownership has been in the best interests of the studio, Midlands-based.
He says to the media that if someone has that concern then they should ask the people that are actually there.
He also added further that they have provided the team at Crytek UK a structure and a future that positively shows improvement. He says that they are working with Free Radical on things that they always dreamed to do.
He further said, “We are providing the team a road map and the chance to grow, which is why we were picked as a partner and not anyone else.”
The studio of Nottingham-based was in fact bought out by the German developer in 2008 after it went into administration.
After releasing Haze (PS3 exclusive) Crytek was working on TimeSplitters 4 and a new Star Wars Battlefront game that has since changed hands with Rebellion.
Game from the future
Crysis always feels like a game from the future. It is in ground reality a top-spec gaming rig that no other game can compete, on any system of course. As much as visuals are not the be all and end all of video games, in the case of this gaming, they are very hard to ignore. If gamers don’t have the right hardware then better forget about it. But yes, if the PC needs a power plant to keep it going, then it is the right time to play the most beautiful game on earth.
From the developer Crytek, the Crysis sees gamers step into the shoes of a special soldier in the year 2020. The Delta Squad is also seen as special enough in order to wear a new high tech nano suit that will allow the gamers to become a super hero of sorts.
It depends on the situation that the gamers can gain extra armour, more strength, increased speed or a Predator-like cloak. All the features are very much futuristic and the perfect tool to give gamers the upper hand on the Koreans who are holding some archaeologists hostage on the beautiful island gamers have been air-dropped on to investigate.
Crysis, Crysis Warhead and Crysis Wars now in one single box
Recently there was a good news for all Crysis fans. It has been announced that EA and Crytek are bringing for gamers all of the Crysis world in one box with Crysis, Crysis Warhead and Crysis Wars. All these are available in one purchase.
Few details from the EA Press Release:
For all those gamers who have yet to experience Crysis, EA and Crytek, it will be releasing the Crysis Maximum Edition. The Crysis Maximum Edition is a compilation of all the three Crysis games in just one single box (Crysis, Crysis Warhead and Crysis Wars). Now it is available for the MSRP of $39.99. the Crysis Maximum Edition is the ultimate Crysis experience.
Crysis, Crysis Warhead and Crysis Wars are all rated ‘M’ for Mature by the ESRB and 18+ by PEGI. Further information about anything of everything of Crysis can be obtained from www.mycrysis.com.
Crysis… 5th day of May
The heat is on. Attention all gamers. Video game machine is carrying on at full steam ahead towards the long, and of course long, awaited and title-packed summer months.
The first and foremost whiff of this summer may be detected by this week itself because the latest DLC for Fallout 3 “Broken Steel” arrives on 5th day of May alongside the hotly anticipated Patapon 2. Now, if the high-end PC gaming is your forte also releasing on 5th day of May is Crysis: Maximum Edition-complete with Crysis, Crysis Warhead, and also Crysis Wars. And yes, if all of you gamers are caught the Night At The Museum movie bug, the latest adventures of Ben Stiller in an all too real life museum, and this time at the Smithsonian, Night at The Museum: Battle of The Smithsonian comes to shelves 5th day of May.
Monday, May 4
Fantasy Aquarium World (Wii)
New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (Wii)
Tuesday, May 5
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (DS, Wii, Xbox 360)
Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust (PS3)
Klonoa (Wii)
Fallout 3: Broken Steel (PC, Xbox 360)
Crysis: Maximum Edition (PC)
Jagged Alliance (DS)
Patapon 2 (PSP)
Sherlock Holmes Chronicles (PC)
Puzzle Kingdoms (DS)
Destiny of Zorro (Wii)
Plants vs. Zombies (PC)
Now available ‘Crysis Wars’ - v1.5 Patch
System Requirements :
• Processor:
o Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz (3.2 GHz for Vista)
o Intel Core 2.0 GHz (2.2 GHz for Vista)
o AMD Athlon 2800+ (3200+ for Vista)
• RAM:
o 1 Gb (1.5 Gb on Vista)
• Graphics Card:
o NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT
o ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (Radeon X800 Pro for Vista)
• VRAM: 256MB of Graphics Memory
• Storage: 15GB
• Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible
• OS: Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Microsoft Vista
• DirectX: DX9.0c or DX10
Gamers can now pre-order the Crysis Warhead at the EA Store for only $24.95, which is $5 less than the maximum retail price, or else they receive $10 off if they purchase both Crysis Warhead and also Crysis.
