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CryEngine 3 to be released for free to schools

by John Callaham Nov 19th 2009 @ 8:00AM

Epic Games made huge news recently with their release of the Unreal Development Kit, which gave anyone free access to most of Epic' Unreal Engine 3 tools to make their own stand alone games. Now Crytek is doing something similar with its new CryEngine 3 game development tech but on a smaller scale.

Today Crytek announced that it will allow its CryEngine 3 tools to be made available for free to schools for use in their courses and for research projects. While not as broad as Epic's offer with their UDK release, having a powerful tool like CryEngine 3 in game development classes and other educational projects is certainly going to be a big help for budding game creators and others wanting to learn more about 3D graphics development. The first actual game that is scheduled to use CryEngine 3 is Crytek's own FPS Crysis 2 which is due out in 2010.

Filed under: Tools

CryEngine 3 trailer demonstrates the beautiful life

by Steven Wong Oct 16th 2009 @ 11:30AM

Sorry, this video doesn't have anything to do with canceled TV shows about spoiled models, but that's probably a good thing. People generally know how gorgeous environments and characters look when created in CryEngine 3, but this video demonstration really brings home the point. We can look forward to checking it out how well the engine works first-hand someday when Crysis 2 releases.

Download HD CryEngine 3 'Beauty' Trailer (183 MB)
Check out all CryEngine 3 downloads

Filed under: Downloads, Trailers, Video, Crysis 2

Crytek officially offers CryEngine 3 to third party developers

by John Callaham Oct 14th 2009 @ 7:00PM

While Crytek first announced their plans for CryEngine 3 some time ago, today the game developer announced that their third version of their game graphics engine technology is officially available for purchase by third party developers. While this version is designed to work for PC game development team, CryEngine 3 is the first version to be made for console developers as well.

Crytek emphasizes the fact that CryEngine 3 will allow game developers to work on a single PC but see and play the results of their work on the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 platforms. That means we could see a lot of multi-platform games using CryEngine 3 in the future. It's likely that the first CryEngine 3 game will be Crytek's own Crysis 2 that's due out sometime in 2010.

Filed under: Tools

Crysis UK working on new FPS

by John Callaham Oct 9th 2009 @ 9:00AM

Nearly a year ago, Free Radical Design was in danger of shutting down, until Crytek extended their big money hand and bought the UK based developer. It also renamed the company Crytek UK. Now comes word that the developer is working on their first project for their new masters.

So what is it? While the developer was supposedly working on Timesplitters 4 before being bought by Crytek, a new article at Develop seems to indicate that Crytek UK is working on something new. A rep at the studio stated, "We are currently concepting up an original IP that we hope will become a defining game series for the UK studio." Since they are in the concept phase it may be some time before the game is revealed.

Filed under: Biz, FPS

Crysis Live? That's the plan . . .

by John Callaham Sep 28th 2009 @ 12:00PM

So you have enjoyed playing Crytek's hit first person shooter Crysis on your PC. But how do you feel about playing the game in the real world. An upcoming UK-based gaming event called Gamecity Squared says they plan to do just that with the help of Crytek's UK development studio (formerly Free Radical Design).

On October 29-30, an area in Nottingham, UK will supposedly be transformed into "real-life tropical jungle, complete with exotic flora and fauna." Players in Crysis Live will reportedly don the game's famous Nanosuit to fight off enemies in this real life event and even use the Nanosuit's invisible cloak. We are not sure how they plan to pull this off but it should be interesting to see how the organizers accomplish this event.

Filed under: Culture, FPS, Multiplayer

Crysis Wars free trial extended by a few extra days

by John Callaham Sep 1st 2009 @ 2:00PM

Crytek is being extremely generous to its fans this week by offering yet another chance to play the full version of Crysis Wars online for free. The trial began last Friday and was supposed to end this coming Friday but today Crytek announced that the trial has been extended.

Due to some issues with players not being able to get their free CD keys (required to play the free trial online) Crytek has decided to extend the Crysis Wars free online trial period until Tuesday, September 8. That means folks in the US can enjoy playing the game online for free during the Labor Day holiday (the game is always free to play on a LAN network).
Download Crysis Wars v1.5 Patch (511 MB)
Download Crysis Wars Trial [Complete Single File] (5.5 GB)
or
Download Crysis Wars Trial [Self-Exctracting Multipart] 1 of 3 (2 GB)
Download Crysis Wars Trial [Self-Exctracting Multipart] 2 of 3 (2 GB)
Download Crysis Wars Trial [Self-Exctracting Multipart] 3 of 3 (1.5 GB)

Filed under: Downloads, FPS, Multiplayer, Full Games

Reminder: Crysis Wars free summer trial begins Friday

by John Callaham Aug 27th 2009 @ 8:00PM

The folks at Crytek are opening up the online doors to anyone who wants to play their multiplayer shooter Crysis Wars. Beginning on Friday, anyone will be able to play the shooter online for free until the next Friday, September 4. You can still play the full game offline on a LAN network for free anytime you want.

Crytek hasn't added any new patches or content since the last trial so if you haven't done it already you can download the full client and the most recent 1.5 patch for the game right here at Big Download. If you don't have one already, Crytek will provide you with a CD Key to let you play the game online for free during the summer trial.

Download Crysis Wars v1.5 Patch (511 MB)
Download Crysis Wars Trial [Complete Single File] (5.5 GB)
or
Download Crysis Wars Trial [Self-Exctracting Multipart] 1 of 3 (2 GB)
Download Crysis Wars Trial [Self-Exctracting Multipart] 2 of 3 (2 GB)
Download Crysis Wars Trial [Self-Exctracting Multipart] 3 of 3 (1.5 GB)

Filed under: Downloads, FPS, Multiplayer, Full Games

Project Entropia turns into CryEngine 2-based Planet Calypso

by John Callaham Aug 27th 2009 @ 11:30AM

A number of years ago an MMO called Project Entropia was launched. The sci-fi themed game was different at the time as it supported by real world money in its economy rather than a monthly subscription fee. Now the game has gotten a massive revamp; in fact its so big that the name of the game itself has changed to Planet Calypso.

The biggest part of the revamp is a total change in the game's graphics engine. It is now using Crytek's CryEngine 2 technology (the same engine Crytek used on its own games Crysis and Crysis Warhead). The game still retains its free-to-play model with real world money used to buy and sell items and even property.

Filed under: MMO

Crysis 2 viral web site shows off "Nanosuit 2"

by John Callaham Aug 20th 2009 @ 1:00PM

Forget that silly "Cash for Clunkers" program that the government is trying to push down our throats. What you need isn't a new gas car but your own personal nanosuit. Luckily the folks at Crynet Systems have your back as they have just launched a new web site introducing their new "Nanosuit 2"

Yes you can check out the specs for the next version of the true "suit that makes the man". Features like a coltan-titanium exoskelton, nanocircurity, an ionic electroactive polymer-based liquid armor and more are standard on the Nanosuit 2. The Crynet Systems web site has a full PDF broshure, videos and more info for all of your Nanosuit 2 need.

(Ok, it's just a viral site for Crytek's upcoming FPS Crysis 2 but it is pretty cool).

Filed under: Culture, FPS

New Crysis Wars free trial coming next weekend

by John Callaham Aug 14th 2009 @ 3:00PM

Crytek has already had a number of free trial weekend for their multiplayer shooter Crysis Wars and next weekend they are planning to do it again. A post on the MyCrysis web site states that beginning on August 28 players will once again get to play the full version, powered by CryEngine 3, online for free for a limited time.

Folks who previously played the trial version of the full game will get their CD Keys reactivated for the next free trial. More info on this particular free trial will be made available sometime next week.

Download Crysis Wars Trial [Complete Single File] (5.5 GB)
or
Download Crysis Wars Trial [Self-Exctracting Multipart] 1 of 3 (2 GB)
Download Crysis Wars Trial [Self-Exctracting Multipart] 2 of 3 (2 GB)
Download Crysis Wars Trial [Self-Exctracting Multipart] 3 of 3 (1.5 GB)
Also:
Download the Crysis Wars v1.4 Patch (434 MB)

Filed under: Downloads, FPS, Multiplayer

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