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Germany is still one of the biggest territories to sell PC games but according to what GamePolitics is reporting the country's government may be moving to ban both the selling and the production of games with violent content. According to a number of German language news reports, all 16 of Germany's Interior Ministers have asked the country's main legislative body the Bundestag to vote to ban such games.

The story states that the move may have been prompted by a local school shooting on March 11 where a 17 year old boy killed 15 people before killing himself. News reports have linked the boy to playing games like Counter-Strike and Far Cry 2 before the shooting took place. Germany already bans a number of games with violent content from being sold in stores. However if this move was to take place it could force local game developers like Crytek to move their development out of the country.

This patch updates Crysis Wars to v1.5, which includes a number of gameplay improvements, but the most notable one is the new multiplayer map Ruins. The mod SDK package has also been updated to support the new fixes and features. Continue reading after the jump for full patch notes. Steam customers can update their game through the auto-patching system.

Download Crysis Wars v1.5 Patch (511 MB)
Download Crysis Wars Mod SDK Package (55 MB)
Check out all Crysis Wars downloads

Crytek continues to update their 2008 multiplayer shooter Crysis Wars (packaged with Crysis Warhead). This week the MyCrysis.com web site announces that a new 1.5 patch for the game is currently being developed. In addition to the usual bug fixes, the 1.5 patch will also include a new multiplayer map for players to run around in.

The map is titled Ruins and as you can see in the four screenshots that we have added to our gallery the title is apt. Players will battle inside and outside a ruined church setting. The patch will also have " . .. various updates which will be noticeable in-game and improve game balance." So far there's no word on when the patch will be released.

Today marks the start of the 1-week trial period for the online action shooter, Crysis Wars. Players can re-use registered keys from previous trial periods and game game comes bundled with the purchase of Crysis Warhead. The game will have patched after download. The trial period will end on Friday, April 17th so enjoy!

Download Crysis Wars Trial [Complete Single File] (5.5 GB)
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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)
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Download the Crysis Wars v1.4 Patch (434 MB)

Late last week we reported that Crytek would be offering another chance for anyone to download and play the full version fo the multiplayer shooter Crysis Wars online for a week. Today the MyCrysis web site has revealed more info on the trial period. It will begin on Thursday, April 9 and end on Friday, April 17

People who have already downloaded the full game and have kept their CD Keys from the previous free trials will have their keys reactivated for the new event. For any newcomers you can receive a CD Key by becoming a member of MyCrysis.net.. The day the free trial starts, MyCrysis.net members will be able to get their CD Key to play the game online. You can go ahead and download the full game and the most recent 1.4 patch to play the shooter in LAN mode for free.
Download the full Crysis Wars trial version from Big Download (2 GB)
Download the 1.4 Crysis Wars patch (434 MB)

Let's get something straight: a game developer or publisher establishing a trademark for a specific game may or may not mean that a game is under development featuring that trademarked name. It could just be that the company wants to secure the title so no one else can access it.

Still it's interesting to see what developer Crytek has secured in the US Trademark Office. It has signed off on Warface and Gface along with Carvatar and Kingdoms with the government organization. Fan site IcCrysis has some fun speculating on what these trademarks actually mean including the thought that Kingdoms might relate to the medivel-looking footage shown in the recent CryEngine 3 demo movie.

The development team at Crytek have already had two free trial periods for their multiplayer shooter Crysis Wars. Now the team is set to do it again next weekend. A post on the MyCrysis web site announces that the game will become free to play again for the week beginning on April 9.

People who have played the game during the previous trial periods have hopefully held onto their CD keys. Crytek says those keys will be reactivated for next week's play event. More info on the trial will be revealed on Monday. You can go ahead and download the full version here at Big Download ahead of April 9.

Download the Crysis Wars full trial version (2 GB)
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Last week GoG.com announced that it would begin adding classic PC games from Ubisoft. Today in a bit of a surprise GoG.com went off its normal Tuesday update and added Far Cry to its list of games today. You can download and purchase the 2004 first person shooter from developer Crytek for $9.99. It also includes free avatars and wallpapers.

Far Cry was the first Crytek developed game and the first to use the first-generation CryEngine. At the time it was praised for its massiveo outdoor levels, highly detailed character models and solid AI for enemies. Crytek has since broken away from Ubisoft to launch the Crysis series of shooter for EA with the second generation CryEngine. Ubisoft released Far Cry 2 in 2008 but aside from the title the game retained little of Crytek's original game.

Last week's reveal of the upcoming OnLive streaming online gaming service remains a hot bed of discussions on the Internet. Most of that discussion revolves around opinions that the service won't work as advertised by its founders. One of the companies who expressed doubts this week is Sony. In a chat with Edge Online its Playstation RP rep Patrick Seybold asked, "What will be sacrificed when you [put OnLive] into a real world environment where multiple devices are plugged into one broadband connection?" He also questioned what the final price would be for OnLive to the consumer.

Gamesindustry.biz also has comments about OnLive from outspoken Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli who states that they investigated if such a service could be launched a couple of years ago. However due to current barriers in technology they determined such a service wouldn't be viable until 2013 at the earliest.

For its part OnLive's founder Steve Perlman understands the doubters, saying, "They damn well better be skeptical." In a chat with our sister site Joystiq he says, " . . . we knew people were going to be skeptical. And they should be, you know." However his claims that their seven year development time in stealth mode allowed them to develop the video compression technology and servers to make OnLive work. He added that this summer's planned beta test for Onlive should allow the public to discover the technology for themselves.

Crysis Wars, the stand-alone multiplayer component of Crysis Warhead, has a patch updating it to v1.4. It includes a number of bug fixes, graphics improvements and game enhancements. Accompanying the patch is an official Mod SDK, which will allow users to create custom content. Continue reading after the jump for both patch and Mod SDK notes. Visit the MyCrysis community website for more information.

Download Crysis Wars v1.4 Patch (434 MB)
Download Crysis Wars Mod SDK (46 MB)
Check out all Crysis Warhead downloads