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Earlier this year, Crytek posted a series of unsubtle teasers for remasters of Crysis 2 and Crysis 3, followed by a full Crysis Remastered Trilogy announcement in June. At the time, Crytek did not announce any specific release dates for the collection, but that changed this week, with the company …

We’ve known for a while now that Tencent is looking to acquire more game developers and according to reports this week, it may have its eyes on Crytek. Sources this week claim that Tencent is looking to acquire Crytek. According to German news outlet, Bild, Tencent is looking to acquire …

Crytek has been unsubtly teasing remasters for Crysis 2 and Crysis 3 over the last couple of weeks. Now, its all official, with a full Crysis Remastered Trilogy coming over the summer, although all three remasters will also be available to buy separately.  Crysis Remastered first released in September 2020 …

Crytek made its long awaited return to the Crysis series last year with Crysis Remastered. It didn’t take long for rumours of a Crysis 2 and 3 remaster to begin gaining ground and now, Crytek appears to be teasing both.  The teasing began on Twitter last week, with the Crysis …

Crytek made its long awaited return to the Crysis series last year with Crysis Remastered. The studio might not be done yet though, as Crytek appears to be teasing a return to Crysis 2 next.  The teasing began on Twitter, with the Crysis account tweeting “they used to call me …

Back when the Xbox One launched in 2013, one of Microsoft’s big exclusives, Ryse Son of Rome, released to middling critical reception. As the years have gone on though, the game has developed a cult following and soon, those long-time fans may have a sequel to look forward to.  Crytek …

Crysis Remastered released at the tail end of the PS4 and Xbox One generation of systems. While offering many improvements over the original game, the remaster felt somewhat limited in a number of ways, due in part to their release on 7 year old hardware. With both the PS5 and …

Crysis Remastered officially released a couple of months ago and PC gamers were quick to notice that the game is just as demanding now as it was back in 2007. Fortunately, Crytek is looking to bring a boost to performance with the game’s next patch.  Crysis Remastered patch 1.3.0 is …

While the original Crysis held a unique identity in the gamingsphere due to its specs requirements, the game’s two sequels were also much loved by fans of the series. Following on from the remaster of Crysis however, it appears as though both Crysis 2 and 3 are set to receive …

Egregor, a ransomware group, has apparently compromised the internal networks of both Ubisoft and Crytek, stealing data along the way. Some of the data that was stolen includes the source code for Watch Dogs: Legion, something that the group is threatening to release unless Ubisoft gets in touch. As per ZDNet, …

Thursday has arrived once again, meaning it is time for another GeForce Now library update. This week is a smaller update, but it packs a punch, with big games like Spellbreak, Blade & Soul and Hunt: Showdown making their way to the library.  A short while back, Hunt: Showdown was …

TimeSplitters Rewind, a fan-made recreation of the original TimeSplitters trilogy, has been in development since as far back as 2014. In 2017, the team began running into a few issues with CryEngine and since then, the team has been pretty quiet. That changed this week, with a surprise 30-minute gameplay …

Ahead of the game’s release later this month, Crytek has officially revealed the minimum and recommended PC system requirements for Crysis Remastered. The game was initially due out a couple of months ago but was delayed for further graphical improvement on PC, Xbox One and PS4.  Crysis Remastered is set …

Update (21/08/2020): The PlayStation Access video that this article is based on turned out to be inaccurate. Crytek has since announced a new September release date for Crysis Remastered and revealed a new ‘tech trailer’. You can find our coverage of that HERE. When Crysis Remastered was first announced back …

Crytek’s Hunt: Showdown has been out of Early Access for a while now, but the game is about to embark on a whole new chapter. Earlier this year, Crytek announced that Koch Media has signed on to publish the game on consoles and beyond that, cross-play support is also coming to …

Following on from yesterday's website leak, Crytek has officially announced Crysis Remastered, heading to PC and consoles this summer...

Earlier this week, rumours around Crysis Remastered returned to the spotlight thanks to a teaser posted to the franchise’s official Twitter account. Now just a few days later, a leak from the official Crysis website has confirmed the game’s existence and how it will take advantage of the latest graphical …

Hints at a Crysis remaster have been floating around for a long time, with the last one coming in March 2020, when Crytek began showcasing the latest version of CryEngine with a few scenes from the 2007 game. Now, the Crysis Twitter account has awakened after going unused for several …

Crytek rendering engineer Ali Salehi stated in an interview that PS5 was the best next-gen console out of both Microsoft’s and Sony’s platforms. After Salehi’s comments about PS5, the interview was removed and the Crytek engineer retracted his previous statement. During an interview made by Vigiato with Ali Salehi, the …

Crytek has been making some notable upgrades to CryEngine lately, starting with ray-tracing support in 2019 and now expanding to a full mobile pipeline. With this latest update, CryEngine will be available for Android app developers for the first time. Mobile support is starting off in beta, which developers can …

Over the last couple of years, Crytek has been suing Cloud Imperium Games over a license dispute. Just last month, Crytek attempted to have the case temporarily dismissed, allowing the company to come back and re-file its complaint once Star Citizen and its single-player component, Squadron 42, were released. CIG …

Crytek first launched its free to play shooter ‘Warface’ on PC back in 2014, with the biggest updates since then being the addition of a Battle Royale mode in 2017, followed by Xbox One and PS4 versions of the game. Now in a surprise move, the game is also landing …

The back and forth between Crytek and Cloud Imperium Games continues. Recently, Crytek filed to have its lawsuit against CIG dismissed without prejudice, allowing the company to wait for Squadron 42 to release before re-filing the lawsuit again. Cloud Imperium Games has since filed a response, labelling Crytek’s lawsuit as …

Back in late 2017, we learned that  Crytek was suing Cloud Imperium Games over a licensing dispute. The dispute came into play after CIG switched from using the CryEngine to Amazon’s Lumberyard engine. Crytek claims CIG undersold CryEngine’s impact and used it in two games without permission. CIG has always maintained that …

Update (22.08.19): Back in July, Crytek announced that Hunt: Showdown would be leaving Steam Early Access this month as part of the full release. Now, owners of the game can try out the ‘release candidate’ update for last minute testing before version 1.0 officially goes live. The update began rolling …

Back in March, Crytek debuted the ‘Neon Noir’ demo at GDC, showing off real-time ray tracing in CRYENGINE for the first time, all running on an RX Vega 56. The demo does a good job of showing off ray-traced reflections specifically but now Crytek has shared an update diving deeper …

There has been a lot of talk surrounding real-time raytracing over the last year. Nvidia, Microsoft and AMD all announced plans to begin supporting the technology at GDC 2018. Now this year, Crytek is carving out its own piece of the pie, releasing a real-time raytracing demo for CRYENGINE. CRYENGINE …

Last year, Crytek launched a lawsuit against Cloud Imperium Games, claiming that the Star Citizen studio misused the CryEngine and breached a licensing agreement. This all came to light after Star Citizen switched from CryEngine to Amazon’s Lumberyard engine. Now almost a year later, it looks like the legal situation …

After thirteen years without a new entry, Crytek has finally let go of the TimeSplitters IP, handing it over to THQ Nordic-owned Koch Media. It looks like plans are already under way, too, which might not bode well for long-term fan project TimeSplitters Rewind. TimeSplitters gained prominence with the first …

Crytek today has announced another change to its business model. In an effort to monetise the CryEngine once again, Crytek will begin requiring developers using the engine to sign up to a five percent royalty fee for game sales using the engine. This new royalty-based model comes into effect with …