Crysis 2 E3 2010 teaser trailer
The new E3 teaser Crysis 2 video features “The Pinger.” In this new series of Crysis, there is a return of aliens with a full invasion force. The location is of New York.
On December 7 the Crysis 2 is getting released by Electronic Arts on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.
The game is built on CryEngine 3 multiplatform game development system.
CryEngine 3 powers three versions together
The Crysis 2 seems to become one hell of a game for the console owners. With the latest technology gone are the lush jungles. Instead now one will see New York. The PS3 as well as Xbox 360 owners will be proud of this new series because the CryEngine 3 is an amazing bit of tech.
In the recent edition of the Edge magazine Crytek had discussed some of the behind the engine features, mainly the Sandbox 3.
The magazine mentioned that Sandbox 3 can run a “fully featured, fully interactive editor” in even when the the console versions of the game runs.
It may be sounding something like the stuff of dreams for developers. The PlayStation 3 and also the Xbox 360 versions run in-sync alongside the PC version across all the three monitors. Moreover, it can be easily edited on the fly as it is needed with only a mouse and the keyboard.
According to the magazine, there is no downtime. Crysis 2 simply exists as multiformat. It has 2 testers play the console iterations and the third edits the game even when it is live. Apart from these, it is to be taken note that everything is shared. CryEngine 3 powers all the three versions together. Simply to say – “there is no port”.
Crysis 2 will have photorealistic graphics
Electronic Arts has announced Crysis 2 for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 (unlike the first, exclusive for PC parts, the second is a multi-platform).
The basis of the coming revolutionary FPS lies in its advanced engine CryENGINE 3. Few days back, the head of Crytek, Cevat Yerli reported that Crysis will be a full trilogy, and recently another member of the studio has shared more information about the sequel.
He said that one of the main features of Crysis 2 will be in its photorealistic graphics. According to the Turkish Game developer and CEO of Crytek, Cevat Yerli he says, “Crysis 2 is a very important project for us.
This is not just another series of Crysis, it is the first game that we have created for consoles and the first to work on the CryENGINE 3. We are pleased that we support such a powerful company like Electronic Arts Partners and we hope that together we can produce an excellent game and hold its grand presentation”.
Carl Jones speaks on games piracy
Role Playing Games piracy is a too much debated topic these days and Carl Jones of Crytek said recently that the licensing a PC only engine was in fact made difficult in past few years because of the PC piracies.
He said that it was difficult because of the changing nature of the gaming market. For this reason the developers and publishers have over the past few years moved away from making such titles. As an aftermath, console middleware has been more widespread than the PC focused technology like that of CryENGINE 1 and 2.
Carl Jones continued further that the new CryENGINE 3 from Crytek has been of taking complete advantage of the multi-core systems. He added that gamers will be getting great performances in the new CryENGINE 3 on the dual-core and quad-core CPUs.
If it is upgraded then gamers will see more performance of the CryENGINE 3. Jones said that while developing the engine they had been working hard on solutions that enable phenomenal looking games on low as well as on high end. Hence, upgrading is not required for getting good results from CryENGINE 3 games.
PC Gamer Magazine previews Crysis 2 in its Feb edition
In a recent important gathering of the developers, CryEngine 3 was unveiled. It is an engine with powerful graphics. This engine is well suited for the next-generation consoles as PC. Crysis 2 is also going to be powered by CryEngine 3.
PC Gamer Magazine is offering a preview of the Crysis 2 game in its February 2010 issue. Yes, we know that 2009 is not yet over, but the game itself is so big that the fans are getting a chance to have a teaser to a preview a couple of months ahead of its actually being available. Cool!
The cover of PC Gamer Magazine is just like the pic which is embedded here. It is to be in the pic that it features world exclusive first screens along with such details like mine-blowing new direction of the game.
Rumor is also there that the magazine will cover an interview of Nathan Camarillo, the Executive Producer of the game, and also some well-placed phrases such as “far from tropical” and “increased verticality” that has been gotten out of his mouth.
CryENGINE 3 free for Educational Institutions
Crytek GmbH (“Crytek”) has recently announced that all-in-one development solution CryENGINE 3 will now also be available to educational institutions and that too without any charges. It is absolutely free for educational institutions.
Crytek says that the CryENGINE 3 Educational SDK is for educators who are in need to ensure that their students gain experience with the state-of-the-art in game development and real-time 3D technology. It will be very useful for such courses and research projects in game development like the 3D graphics, simulation, animation, architecture, film and design.
Till now CryENGINE 3 is the most up-to-date and also real-time 3D technology available and not only this, it is also the first game development platform for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, MMO and DX9/DX10.
It is perfectly Next-Gen-Ready having the features of scalable computation, graphics and state-of-the art AI and physics for all major upcoming platforms. This engine also provides complete game engine to create AAA quality next generation games.
CryEngine 3 to be license by OnNet
The licensing of CryEngine3, the new one, seems to have begun. It is in the motion in fact. All the reports and information of press talks of all these in recent days.
Of course, we as a fan of it, are excited to see it in front of our face and in our hands too in the form of a real game.
Most of us may have seen some tech demos already of it running on the consoles and others may be waiting eagerly for it.
Here is a good piece of news for all those fans.
OnNet has licensed the new engine, so I can’t wait to hear what comes out of the OnNet camp.
Here’s a bit of the press release: “OnNet Co. Ltd. and Crytek GmbH (“Crytek”) announced today that ‘Project TGO’ will be developed with CryENGINE® 3, the latest game engine from Crytek. Hence, CEO Sungju Hong (OnNet Co. Ltd.) and CEO Youngmok Park (Crytek Korea Ltd.) exchanged the contract for the license of CryENGINE® 3 at the Crytek office and agreed their full cooperation for the project. ”
CryEngine 3 is now available for all developers
The latest all-in-one development solution CryENGINE 3, according to the announcements of Crytek, is now available for all developers. This engine is the first of its kind game development platform for the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3, the MMO, and DX9/DX10 that also is truly Next-Gen-Ready. It has scalable computation and graphics for all the big upcoming platforms.
CryEngine 3 provides complete gaming engine that will help in creating AAA quality next generation games. It also includes the CryENGINE 3 Sandbox™ level editor. Apart from this it also has a production-proven 3rd generation “What you see is what you play” (WYSIWYP) - tool that is designed by and for professional developers.
This newly launched engine even introduces CryENGINE 3 Live Create™. This will allow the developers to work with a single editor and at the same time to also see and play the results in real-time on the PC, the PS3 and also the Xbox360.
CryEngine 3 also takes care of the conversion and optimization of assets in real-time. It enables immediate cross-platform changeover to any part of game creation and hence it materially increases the speed, the quality and also it reduces significantly the risk of multiplatform development.
CryEngine 3 now available for developers to license
Official announcement of Crytek came that their CryEngine’s third version technology is now available for developers to license for their own project development. This version of the CryEngine can run on the PC giving a DirectX 9 and 10 supports and also for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles.
Crytek says that this third version of the CryEngine is next-generation-ready. They claim that this engine offers the developers to get the ability to scale up to forthcoming gaming platforms. For Crytek while making this engine, scalability was an important goal and they claim that the company has delivered on this with the ability of the engine to scale well across all the supported platforms.
The Crysis 2 is in the development stage using this new engine, but which other titles might be using this engine technology is not clear from the Crytek end till now. Well, there is leaked information that S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, development by GSC Game World, may be using this new engine.
Earlier versions of the CryEngine of Crytek have powered titles such as Fry Cry, Crysis, Crysis Warhead, Aion, and Merchants of Brooklyn.
Crytek sponsors All-Russian Conference on Game Industry 2009
Crytek announced recently in Moscow of its participation in sponsor the All-Russian Conference on Game Industry (ACGI) 2009.
ACGI is supported by the Russian Government. It is aimed to unite companies from the game and multimedia Industry of Russia and also to create a communication platform where official organizations and business representatives can meet of the international gaming industry.
Crytek is the Gold sponsor of ACGI and also it has, in association ACGI organizing committee, created the program of special entrance tickets that is in discounted price for the Russian developers. So, more developers can check in to the conference and also take participate in master classes, sessions etc.
Avni Yerli, Crytek GmbH Managing Director said, “Crytek is proud to sponsor ACGI and is always keen to support the game industry in Russia. We’re sure the ACGI will become an instant success and thus is a perfect opportunity for us to demonstrate our CryENGINE 3 technology.”
