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Crysis Mod Takes You Back to the Future

by Sam Naylor on November 23, 2009 at 7:01 am

Time Crysis (sorry)

This mod for Crysis spawns a drivable Delorean from the classic Back to the Future films. That’s cool enough in itself, but somehow the modder has managed to make the car able to go back in time (see video below). It creates a time portal and sends you back through the in-game day. Fun and functional!

By the way, I know what you’re thinking, and yes- this probably is one of the best uses for Crysis (another being simply to benchmark systems: “My PC can run Crysis”).
Read more…

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Whoa! The Samsung Omnia Can Run Crysis?

by Demi Adejuyigbe on June 23, 2009 at 6:20 pm

No, silly. That’s not happening in this lifetime.

I joke all the time about Crysis running on a cell phone, but the guys at TechCrunch have managed to do so- or at least make it look like its so. Rather than running Crysis right through the phone, TechCrunch ran the game on a PC then streamed it to OTOY, a mobile streaming server, which then redirected it to the Omnia. Pretty cool, I think.

While the guy demoing the software in the video is controlling the game with an Xbox 360 controller, the controller’s actually connceted to the PC. Don’t get any ideas about Crysis coming to consoles, now.

But it’s gonna happen eventually.

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Crytek buys Free Radical

by Sam Naylor on February 4, 2009 at 9:23 am

Late last year, Free Radical Design fell into administration, thanks to the wonderful recession gracing our fair world. Well, good news has arrived- Crytek have bought up the company and saved 43 jobs. Free radical is the developer of the fantastic Timesplitters series (and unfortunately the forgettable Haze), and Crytek is behind big-name games Far Cry and Crysis.

This is good news for everyone- Crysis get some great new developers on its team, and Free Radical employees get to keep their jobs. Plus, we might get to play Timesplitters 4 after all. I can only offer my condolences for the employees that weren’t able to keep their jobs- with any luck they’ll be picked back up in the long run.

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Meet the Most Pirated Game of 2008

by Keane Ng on December 8, 2008 at 7:45 pm

It’s Spore. Were you surprised, really? All that DRM nonsense, all those lackluster reviews, all those pirates urging folks to fight the power by pirating this game. Rounding out the list of the year’s most stolen are Assassin’s Creed, The Sims 2, Crysis (still? come on guys), and more. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas at number seven? That seems random.

When it comes down to it, though, it’s a damn shame that what a lot of us will remember Spore for is for being downloaded hella much. Then again, there are people who will say that EA deserved every dollar they didn’t get for this game. What’s your guys’ take? Does Spore deserve the decidedly undesirable title of “most pirated game of the year”?

Source: Torrent Freak

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Crytek Shifting To Console Focus

by Andrew Webster on April 30, 2008 at 4:28 pm

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After the disappointing sales of PC-exclusive FPS Crysis, Crytek president Cevat Yerli has said that his company will no longer make titles exclusive to the PC platform. The main reason? Piracy. Read more…

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PS3/360 Cry Engine 2 to Look Near High Settings on PC

by Patrick Steen on April 7, 2008 at 8:01 pm

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It almost sounds too good to be true. Almost? It is too good to be true. Could Cry Engine 2 on consoles really look any where near as good as Crysis on the PC? Crytek’s Engine Business Manager, Harald Seeley, states that they expect the console versions to “look like they’re running at high settings, or nearly high settings, on a PC.” *Shock.* Read more…

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Gaming Trends Part 2: The State of PC Gaming

by Roly Reyes on February 28, 2008 at 9:14 pm

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Over the past few weeks, I’ve been noticing quite a few themes that have been making their way through the industry. Throughout last week at GDC, many of these took center stage in a variety of forms. Today, we examine the state of PC Gaming.

Every year a multitude of publications come out proclaiming “PC gaming is dead! All units bail out!” It’s all getting to be a little ridiculous. Read more…

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Crysis Brings Water To The Desert (Video)

by Chad Lakkis on February 13, 2008 at 4:48 am

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Thank the lord for creative and entertaining videos like this because they very well may be the only way I’ll be seeing the Crysis game in action for quite some time. My PC would explode if I walked into the room with this game. Anyway, enjoy the very wet musical number after the jump. Read more…

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Crysis Shark Attack

by Patrick Steen on January 20, 2008 at 1:28 pm


Here sharky sharky…What better way to stop players from going out of bounds and meeting game walls than getting them eaten by a shark. Crysis takes an engaging game world a step further with impressive animation and A.I.

Perhaps Crysis doesn’t even have game walls, instead being an endless labyrinth of possibilities where you can play with Sharky the friendly shark (but not too friendly).

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Top Best Selling PC Games in US

by Patrick Steen on January 15, 2008 at 3:53 pm

south_park_wow_computer_lab-copy.jpgHere are the top 10 best selling PC games in the US, showing Call of Duty’s dominance over Crysis, perhaps because no one thinks their PC is up to it, and World of Warcraft’s continued flexing of its muscles. Read more…

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Play Crysis on Your Playstation 3

by Patrick Steen on January 14, 2008 at 7:14 am

crysa-copy.jpg Want to play Crysis on your Playstation 3? With StreamMyGame you can do just that. Install Linux on your PS3 and start streaming PC games…for free. Read more…

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Barrelz are Better in Crysis (Video)

by Patrick Steen on December 14, 2007 at 10:13 pm

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Barrels (or Barrelz as they should be known in the gaming world) are the staple of video games, perhaps even the cliché of video games. Their ability to blow up when shot at has been exploited in video games from the dawn of time, right up to their unlikely implementation in Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune. Read more…

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2008: Year of the _____?

by Cavin Smith on December 12, 2007 at 3:12 pm

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Have you had enough of First Person Shooters? It was such a dominant genre this year that it seemed to define what it meant to be “next-gen.” We’re not quite out of the woods yet, but 2008 promises to bring us a more diverse line-up. What games or concepts will characterize the industry as we move into the second generation proper? Read more…

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Edge Scores Christmas Edition – SMG, Uncharted, Mass Effect, & More…

by Patrick Steen on November 21, 2007 at 10:45 am

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The notoriously critical UK Magazine has revealed its December edition scores. Another 10 is given, but not to a PS3 or Xbox360 game. Interesting scores this month, with Assassin’s Creed and Mass Effect getting the same score. Find out after the jump. Read more…

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Crysis Review

by Josh Pankratz on November 16, 2007 at 11:38 pm

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Reality, what does the word mean to you? Does it equate to the sum of everything you perceive as living and organic? Or perhaps it’s the quotient of all life’s experiences? Regardless, more often than not, the real world offers an intangible connection that our imaginations do not.

Still every now and again the lines get blurred to the point where it becomes difficult to distinguish reality from fiction. It’s this undefined line that so many developers over the years have strived for, and yet so few have achieved. Read more…

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EA & Crytek Announce Minimum & Recommended Crysis Specs

by Chad Lakkis on October 9, 2007 at 12:55 pm

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Alas, the moment has arrived, as EA and Crytek have finally announced the minimum and recommended specs for the much anticipated PC FPS. Have at them after the jump. Read more…

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Electronic Arts and Crytek announced today that the much anticipated title Crysis will be hitting retail stores in North America and Europe on November 16, 2007 exclusively for the PC. Read more…

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Crysis For PS3? Could Crytek Be Following In Epic’s Footsteps?

by Chad Lakkis on July 18, 2007 at 12:17 am

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EA’s Senior Producer, Dan Blackstone walks us through Crysis.

If you were a PC game which console would you make your way to — The Xbox 360 or the Playstation 3? Let us think about the recent course of events for a moment and examine the facts. Read more…

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E3 07 – Crysis Hands-On Preview with Video

by Chad Lakkis on July 15, 2007 at 2:30 am

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We had the opportunity to sit down with Crytek’s Community Manager, Alexander Marschal, and EA’s Senior Producer, Dan Blackstone for a hands on demo of the upcoming highly anticipated Crysis PC first person shooter. Read more…

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Crysis Weapons Trailer & Crysis Gameplay Montage Trailer

by Drake Hess on July 4, 2007 at 10:11 am

crysis_orb.jpgHere is a look at two new trailers from EA Games and Crytek Studios for the upcoming PC game Crysis. The weapons trailer showcases the games arsenal and a unique real time weapon customization feature, while the gameplay montage is set to music as you take on a tank, take out a helicopter, and barely escape a massive landslide. Read more…

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