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Mass Effect 3 Info Blowout: Infiltrator and Datapad Functionality with iOS

Alex Co — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:30:18 +0000

If you’re a Mass Effect fan, you’re in luck as we have a lot of news for you today. First off, EA has revealed that Mass Effect Infiltrator will be coming to iOS devices. It will be a third-person cover-based shooter that has you playing Randall Enzo, a Cerberus soldier who specializes in doing covert ops for Cerberus but becomes disenchanted with the organization and needless to say, he helps Shepard in his mission.

What’s interesting here is that playing Infiltrator and collecting intel in the game will help get your Galactic Readiness Rating up – and in turn, help you get a better ending in Mass Effect 3. Do keep in mind that EA has confirmed that you do NOT need to get Mass Effect Infiltrator to get ME3′s best ending.

Next up is Mass Effect’s Datapad app integration with iOS devices. BioWare says that it’s their “love-letter” to their Mass Effect fans. What it does is it acts the same way as the Codex in ME1 and ME2, but to avoid spoilers, it will only show areas, species and other things that you already have encountered. The way it works is it ties in to your Origin account so it can track your in-game progress. Not bad, no?

Both Mass Effect Infiltrator and Mass Effect Datapad have not been given a release date yet; although we do know that the Datapad app will be free.

Last but not the least, a reader in Joystiq has sent a GameStop receipt showing that he was able to purchase a $10 worth DLC for Mass Effect 3 called FromDust. It’s not known whether if this is for single-player or for multiplayer; all we know now is that the game already has DLC even before it’s released.

Do keep in mind that EA has not commented on the DLC as of press time and we’ll update the situation as it develops.

Mass Effect 3 will be out for the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 this coming March 12.

Shank 2 Out Now to Slice You Up

Alex Co — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:30:31 +0000

Are you into side-scrolling beat-’em-ups? If so, then you’re in for a treat. EA and Klei Entertainment has just released the sequel to their highly-successful Shank; aptly titled Shank 2.

The game is a 2D action-brawler that’s reminiscent of the old-school beat-’em-up genre that was very popular in the ’90s – albeit, with a shinier coat of paint and “modernized” to deliver a deeper experience. The game drops players in the role of titular protagonist Shank. an ex-mob hitman who’s out for revenge after his village comes under attack.

Shank 2 also introduces an all-new multiplayer Survival mode wherein players can team up locally or online to tackle wave after wave of enemies to try and stay alive. Think Gears of War’s Horde mode but in beat-’em-up form.

The game is already out on PC and PS3 today and will cost you $10. Xbox 360 users, fret not, as the game will be available on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace tomorrow and will cost 800 MS Points.

I admit, Shank was a game that surprised me upon release. Who would have thought that this sort of game can still excite and keep your attention now that we have realistic shooters with a bajillion polygons.

Who among you will be picking this up or is the game only attractive to old fogies like me?

Medal of Honor 2 Unveiling this Coming March

Alex Co — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:00:24 +0000

In a move that shouldn’t surprise anyone, it looks like EA will be unveiling the sequel to its Medal of Honor reboot this coming March. Yep, a successful FPS that sold more than five million units will get a sequel – a shocker, I know.

This really shouldn’t have come as a surprise; and not just because the first game sold well. If you bought Battlefield 3, the game had an insert for Medal of Honor that showed an image of a shark with the number “1″ in the middle – this, of course, is an image directed at MoH’s now-infamous Tier 1 soldiers and beards. Yep, let’s hope there are beards in the game again.

Not only that, but the first game’s ending heavily hinted at a sequel – though it now presents a few dilemmas as that particular scene referenced an enemy which has been “neutralized” in real life.

The bigger question here is, who will be developing the game’s multiplayer? The first game had single-player duties handled by EA’s Danger Close studios, but the multiplayer was handled by Battlefield developer DICE over in Sweden. Will Medal of Honor 2 entirely be a Danger Close affair or will it be two studios collaborating on one title again?

Truth be told, Medal of Honor 1 was the last FPS campaign I finished and quite enjoyed. It wasn’t your usual action-movie FPS that had set-pieces, one after another. It was more of a subtle affair that showed how soldiers handled adversity on and off the battlefield.

Let’s just hope that MoH2 will have fewer bugs and its multiplayer supported way longer than MoH1‘s was. Are any of you still playing MoH’s multiplayer? What do you want to see in its sequel?

Source: Kotaku

Here are Your Mass Effect 3 Achievements (Spoilers Abound)

Alex Co — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:00:02 +0000

Mass Effect 3 is easily one of the year’s biggest games, and in saying that, its achievements list is something a lot of people are curious about. Well, be curious no more, as we now have the complete list of Achievements the game has to offer – both in single player and in multiplayer.

Before you read on be forewarned. The list contains some massive spoilers, so proceed at your own peril.

You still here? Well, it’s your funeral.

Driven
5 Points
Return to active duty.

Bringer of War
10 Points
Chase down an assassin.

Mobilizer
15 Points
Bring a veteran officer aboard.

World Shaker
15 Points
Destroy an Atlas dropped from orbit.

Pathfinder
15 Points
Explore a lost city.

Tunnel Rat
15 Points
Survive the swarm.

Party Crasher
15 Points
Sabotage a dreadnought.

Hard Target
15 Points
Call down an orbital strike.

Saboteur
15 Points
Disable a group of fighter squadrons.

Arbiter
25 Points
Win a political stand-off.

Last Witness
25 Points
Extract ancient technology.

Executioner
25 Points
Defeat an old adversary.

Well Connected
15 Points
Send a warning across the galaxy.

Fact Finder
15 Points
Discover an enemy’s monstrous origin.

Liberator
15 Points
Stop a Cerberus kidnapping.

Problem Solver
15 Points
Evacuate a scientific facility.

Patriot
25 Points
Make the final assault.

Legend
50 Points
Mission accomplished. (1)

Shopaholic
10 Points
Visit a store in the single-player campaign.

Master and Commander
50 Points
Deliver most of the Galaxy at War assets to the final conflict.

Lost and Found
25 Points
Dispatch 10 probes to retrieve people or resources in Reaper territory.

Long Service Medal
50 Points
Complete Mass Effect 3 twice, or once with a Mass Effect 2 import.

Insanity
75 Points
Finish the game on Insanity without changing difficulty after leaving Earth.

A Personal Touch
10 Points
Modify a weapon.

Paramour
25 Points
Establish or rekindle a romantic relationship.

Combined Arms
25 Points
Perform any combination of 50 biotic combos or tech bursts.

Focused
25 Points
Evolve any of your powers to rank 6.

Recruit
10 Points
Kill 250 enemies.

Soldier
15 Points
Kill 1,000 enemies.

Veteran
25 Points
Kill 5,000 enemies.

Bruiser
10 Points
Kill 100 enemies with melee attacks.

Untouchable
10 Points
Escape a Reaper in the galaxy map.

Defender
25 Points
Attain the highest level of readiness in each theater of war.

Overload Specialist
15 Points
Overload the shields of 100 enemies.

Sky High
15 Points
Lift 100 enemies off the ground with powers.

Pyromaniac
15 Points
Set 100 enemies on fire with powers.

Eye of the Hurricane
10 Points
Kill a brute while it’s charging you.

Mail Slot
10 Points
Kill 10 guardians with headshots from the front while their shields are raised.

Hijacker
10 Points
Hijack an Atlas mech.

Giant Killer
10 Points
Defeat a harvester.

Enlisted
5 Points
Start a character in multiplayer or customize a character in single-player.

Tour of Duty
20 Points
Finish all multiplayer maps or all N7 missions in single-player.

Always Prepared
10 Points
Obtain two non-customizable suits of armor.

Tourist
5 Points
Complete one multiplayer match or two N7 missions.

Explorer
15 Points
Complete three multiplayer matches or five N7 missions.

Gunsmith
25 Points
Upgrade any weapon to level 10.

Almost There
15 Points
Reach level 15 in multiplayer or level 50 in single-player.

Peak Condition
25 Points
Reach level 20 in multiplayer or level 60 in single-player.

Battle Scarred
25 Points
Promote a multiplayer character to the Galaxy at War or import an ME3 character.

Unwavering
50 Points
Finish all multiplayer maps on Gold or all single-player missions on Insanity.

If you’re still with us, is it a good or bad thing that BioWare essentially made two sets of Achievements? One set for the single player and another for the multiplayer. Also, I think it’s safe to assume that the Trophy list for the PS3 version is exactly the same as this one – albeit, they’re named as Trophies and are scored accordingly in Sony’s ranking system.

To be honest, it took some willpower to not read the entire list. I only read parts of it for fear of spoiling the game for myself.

Now that Achievement list is here, that’s more proof that Mass Effect 3′s release is getting nearer and nearer. What are your plans beforehand? Replay ME1 and ME2? Read an ME spin-off novel? Try and create the ultimate Shepard character? Whatever it is, let us know in the comments!

Source: Xbox360Achievements (via NeoGaf)

There’s a Giant in My Battlefield 3!

Alex Co — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:00:24 +0000

If there’s one thing the Battlefield franchise is known for, it’s authenticity. Note, I didn’t say realism, but authenticity – there is a difference, you know?!

What’s not authentic nor realistic is having a giant soldier walk around the game’s Grand Bazaar map while people are playing Rush. While we don’t see how the giant sniper can interact with enemies and if he can arm/disarm Mcoms, it’s still a sight to behold. There’s also a touch of creepiness when he runs to the player’s direction and we see Muppet eyes coming our way.

So, without further explanation, just watch it for yourself.

What do you think? Awesome, no? Anyone out there who encountered this same glitch and more importantly, can anyone replicate it?

Source: LiquidMyPhone’s Youtube via [Kotaku]

Mass Effect 4? BioWare Says Hanging on to ME3 Game Saves “Wouldn’t Be a Bad Idea”

Alex Co — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:15:26 +0000

While BioWare has been quite vocal that Mass Effect 3 will be Commander Shepard’s final appearance in a Mass Effect game, that doesn’t mean the franchise itself will come to a halt once the trilogy’s complete. In saying that, BioWare wants you to hold on to your Mass Effect 3 save…just in case.

In an interview with Gamerzines, ME3 Executive Producer Mike Gamble stated, ”It wouldn’t be a bad idea (to keep your ME3 saves)” and he further added, ”Obviously I can’t say anything, but it wouldn’t be a bad idea…”

If you haven’t played a Mass Effect game before, the choices you make in the initial game will affect certain outcomes for the corresponding sequel. Does this mean that whatever we do in ME3 will affect certain situations in Mass Effect 4 – with, or without Shepard?

Are you open for more Mass Effect games even without the Commander? Should ME4 be on next-gen consoles? Sound off and let us know in the comments.

If you want to know how Shepard’s journey will end, pick up Mass Effect 3 when its released on March 12 for the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.

Possible Battlefield 3 DLC Announcement Next Week

Alex Co — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:00:52 +0000

We earlier reported that Battlefield 3 has been very successful for EA, and as is the norm these days for successful FPS’, more downloadable content (DLC) is incoming.

During an investors call, EA VP of Investor Relations Peter C. Ausnit said, ”You’re going to hear some announcements from us on Battlefield actually as early as next week in an event we’ve got in New York.”

While Ausnit didn’t offer any other details, it’s been heavily rumored that the new expansion/map is the “All American” DLC; a map pack which consists of all-new fighting places such as: New York, Miami, San Francisco and more. It is titled “All American” for a reason, after all.

If true, hopefully it’s not just a map pack but an expansion – complete with new weapons, vehicles, Achievements/Trophies and more.

The latest DLC for Battlefield 3 has been Back to Karkand, an expansion that was offered free for those who bought the game’s limited edition.

Does the All American DLC sound good to you or would you rather they make an expansion sequel to Battlefield: 2142?

Source: Videogamer via [Seeking Alpha]

Mass Effect 3 Demo Offers Temporary Free Xbox Live Gold Access

Alex Co — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:00:42 +0000

In a rather good move from publisher Electronic Arts and Microsoft, the demo for BioWare’s Mass Effect 3 will offer Xbox players free temporary access to Xbox LIVE’s Gold service – presumably, so players can try the franchise’s first foray into multiplayer.

In a post on BioWare’s official forums, Chris Priestly of BioWare states, “The demo of Mass Effect 3 will include a limited time Gold access when you download the demo.” Though no specifics like how the access will be distributed and for how long is still up in the air.

The demo for Mass Effect 3 will hit the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on February 14 and it will consist of a mission set early in the game’s campaign. If you bought Battlefield 3 new and used its Online Pass, the multiplayer component of Mass Effect 3 will be accessible on the same date. If not, it will be available at a later date on February 17.

Yeah, there are a lot of people complaining that the game has an online component, but at least this way they can try it AND then complain about how they’ll never play it.

Mass Effect 3 will be available this March 12 for the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.

Source: IGN

Battlefield 3 Sells Over 10 Million Units

Alex Co — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:30:28 +0000

While EA might not have taken the shooter crown from current-king Call of Duty, it’s off to a very good first step. Electronic Arts has just revealed its third-quarter earnings for the fiscal year of 2012 and things are looking very good.

EA has revealed that the DICE-developed shooter, Battlefield 3, has now amassed over 10 million units sold across all platforms. Mind you, this is not moved, shipped or any other marketing term, but actual units sold to consumers.

The figure, which saw a two million increase since last November when the publisher revealed that BF3 has already shipped 12 million units with eight million sold.

In the same fiscal report, EA claims that FIFA 12 has also reached 10 million units sold; while its biggest US sports franchise – Madden NFL 12 has sold five million units to date.

What does this mean for the FPS genre? Nothing much. Call of Duty and its publisher Activsion is still the king of the roost, but this proves that another FPS can make a pretty significant dent in the saturated genre if done well. Does this mean Battlefield 4 will outsell Call of Duty 27? Who knows, but it’s a fun war to watch.

Are you one of the 10 million players who bought Battlefield 3?

Via: [IndustryGamers]

Kingdoms of Amalur Requires an Online Pass for Seven In-Game Quests

Catherine Cai — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:30:55 +0000

Online passes are the bane of a used gamer buyer’s existence. Publishers cram online passes in a game, hiding content until these passes are redeemed, so as to deter or muscle in on profits from used sales.

We already all knew that Kingdoms of Amalur had a piece of Mass Effect armor behind its online code, but apparently EA wasn’t convinced that would be enough incentive for a consumer to want to purchase the game’s online pass.

According to Destructoid’s Jim Sterling, the online pass also redeems for seven of the game’s quests. Whether or not these quests are necessary in order to continue to play the game is not specified, and that’s hardly the point of contention. The fact that an online pass is being applied to offline content in a single player game is not only horrendously greedy, it sends the message to consumers that the game, at least in the eyes of EA, may not be all its cracked up to be. I wonder how Curt Schilling and the team at 38 Studios feel about that?

EA Loses Domain Dispute Over SSX.com

Catherine Cai — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:00:31 +0000

EA‘s lost the domain dispute with Abstract Holdings International LTD over the SSX.com domain name. EA was, presumably, seeking rights to the domain name since SSX is set to launch within a month.

EA filed a claim with the National Arbitration Forum against Abstract Holdings International LTD for the rights to SSX.com back in November of 2011, complaining Abstract Holdings International had purchased the domain in bad faith. Abstract Holdings International, EA stated, had no legitimate interest in the domain name since its business name was in no related to ”SSX” and was only holding onto the domain in order to ride off of the videogame’s success. After all, EA has owned the “SSX” trademark in both the United States and various European countries since 2005 and had been using the mark since 2000. Abstract Holdings International acquired the domain name in 2011, 11 years after “SSX” was first used. Thus, the company had registered the domain in “bad faith”.

Abstract Holdings International’s response was that it had purchased the domain as apart of its business. The company apparently buys up generic 3 letter acronyms and SSX.com just so happened to be one of them. The original domain had been registered with someone else back in March 2000, before EA had used the SSX mark, and therefore the domain could not have been registered in bad faith. Abstract Holdings International had purchased the domain as a part of a $200,000 domain portfolio purchase. The company neglected to check to see if there were any registration conflicts, not to mention the domain had been registered for 11 years, and EA never sought to dispute the registration. Abstract Holdings International countered that EA did not properly protect its trademark.

The National Arbitration Forum ruled in Abstract Holdings International’s favor, since it was the company’s business to register three letter acronym domain names. It also found that EA’s claims that the domain was registered in bad faith invalid, since the domain was registered back in 2000. The National Arbitration Forum did hilariously criticize Abstract Holdings International’s negligence in researching the domain name, stating:

A fair reading of its pleadings reveals that Respondent made absolutely no attempt to examine its purchases for domain names which were also trademarks. Again, here, at least one “generic” string of three letters has been trademarked and is perhaps a common law mark of a number of business and other entities in a number of lines of business all around the world. Given the ease of searches using the common tools of the Internet, how much is it to ask of a retailer like Respondent to do a little extra work?

Damn. The NAF basically told Abstract Holdings to go “Google it” next time. Still, SSX.com remains in Abstract Holdings’s hands, and EA has to go find another domain name to use for SSX‘s website.

[Via Gamasutra]

Dragon Age II – “Legacy” DLC Trailer

Chris Carlson — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:41:48 +0000

Bioware has released a new trailer for their upcoming DLC “Legacy” for Dragon Age II.

About two weeks ago new achievements were spotted for Dragon Age II revealing new DLC would be on the way. Today, Bioware has released a new trailer for exactly that. Check it out below along with some details about the DLC.

“Targeted by a vicious criminal cartel that are hunting “the blood of the Hawke,” you must put an end to their relentless attacks. Leave Kirkwall, and journey to an ancient Grey Warden prison in order to find the source of the aggression and uncover the harsh truth about the Hawke lineage. Playable from any point in the DAII campaign, face all new darkspawn, forge a powerful new weapon and come face to face with an ancient horror.”

EA Planning “Big Announcements” This Thursday

Chris Carlson — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 01:30:14 +0000

EA’s annual summer showcase kicks off this Thursday and the company has some “big announcements” to share.

Sr. Events and Media Manager Wendy Spander tweeted over the holiday weekend that the company is:

“Preparing for the big EA Summer Showcase on Thursday. Big announcements ahead!”.

We’re willing to bet one of those announcements will be the arrival of the original Crysis on consoles. In which we reported last week that coincidentally enough was on the same day as Spander’s tweet. And of course Battlefield 3. With it being one of EA’s top games this year, surely they wouldn’t exclude it.

[Source: VG247]

This SSX Gameplay Is Jaw Dropping

Aaron Alexander — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 08:50:57 +0000

I’ll admit it, when I first watched the CG trailer for “SSX Deadly Descent”, I wanted to scream and shout in a fit of rage. After watching this recent gameplay footage, I’m so fucking sold. The tricks shape the mountain.. THE TRICKS SHAPE THE MOUNTAIN!

I’m sorry for my trash-talk EA, this looks absolutely insane. As always, leave your thoughts in the comment section below and feel free to tell me your thoughts directly via Twitter -@iamaaronalex

Via IGN

Dragon Age 2 Owners Now Get Free Copies of Mass Effect 2!

Danielle Cantrell — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 06:27:26 +0000

Today, BioWare earned some awesome points.

Dragon Age 2 has been massively successful with it’s sales — selling an astounding one million copies in two weeks. Instead of simply scoffing and saying, “Well we’re awesome, duh” (which I actually wouldn’t hate them too much for, since it’s true) they are giving everyone who buys a copy of Dragon Age 2 a copy of Mass Effect 2 on PC. It’s called the Bioware Sequel Celebration. It’s awesome.

“Thanks to gamers like you, Dragon Age 2 is off to a great start – breaking the one million mark in less than two weeks and faster than Dragon Age: Origins. We appreciate your support. As a special thank you for helping with the game’s early success, BioWare would like to present you with a download code for 2010′s Game of the Year, Mass Effect 2 on PC.”

Of course, there are a few restrictions. You have to activate its online pass by the end of April, and the fact that it’s only on PC is kind of lame… But you can buy Dragon Age 2 on any platform, so if you prefer to have at least one of them on a console, you can.

After you activate the online pass, a code is sent to you to enter into the BioWare Social Network, which then makes a digital copy of Mass Effect 2 available to you on the EA Download Manager.

Even if you weren’t planning on picking up Dragon Age 2, this is a great opportunity provided by BioWare to get you into their games, and it’s a great chance for any of you to get two great games for the price of one.

GET IT HERE

(Also, thank you for the tip CitrusPOP!)

Assholes Leak Crysis 2, EA Is “Deeply Dissapointed”

Aaron Alexander — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 19:33:59 +0000

Crytek’s upcoming blockbuster, Crysis 2, has been leaked all over the web just about a month from the official release. The leak includes the full Campaign, Multiplayer and the Master-keys to activate the product for online use. The current build leaked online is late beta however, though the full game is basically there – it’s not the final or finished product.

EA had this to say on their official facebook page;

“Crytek has been alerted that an early incomplete, unfinished build of Crysis 2 has appeared on Torrent sites. Crytek and EA are deeply disappointed by the news. We encourage fans to support the game and the development team by waiting and purchasing the final, polished game on March 22. Crysis 2 is still in development and promises to be the ultimate action blockbuster as the series’ signature Nanosuit lets you be the weapon as you defend NYC from an alien invasion. Piracy continues to damage the PC packaged goods market and the PC development community.”

In the modern age of gaming these things are often inevitable, but not a whole month before launch. Our thoughts are with the guys at Crytek/EA, and we hope anyone who pirated the game burns in hell ya scurvy dogs!

Our editor had this to say on the subject via Twitter:

Fight Night Champion to be EA Sports’ First Mature Rated Title

Matthew Sims — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 20:22:37 +0000

The ESRB has released a rating summary for the next installment in the Fight Night franchise. The game got slapped with a Mature rating, making it the first title in the EA Sports catalog to receive a rating higher than teen. The game was described with the following tags: Blood, Strong Language, Suggestive Themes and Violence. None of these are particularly novel, except for the Strong Language tag, because it is a boxing game. It is definitely clear that EA is heading in a more realistic direction with the franchise on every level. The full rating summary is below.

This is a boxing simulation game in which players can fight boxers from the past and present in regulation-style matches. Players follow the standard rules of boxing as they hit opponents with a series of head and upper-body shots. Knockout punches are replayed in slow motion, with crunching sounds and skin-rippling effects; repeated punches can draw splashes of blood on players’ face, chest and shorts. During one cutscene, a brawl breaks out in which large amounts of blood are splattered across a character’s body and the floor. Ring card girls are depicted in tight clothing or bikinis, and the camera occasionally lingers on their chest or buttocks; players can also choose tattoos for their character—a handful depict women in revealing outfits. The words “f**k,” “a*s,” and “sh*t” can be heard in the dialogue.

Fight Night Champion is slated for release March 1^st for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.

Pull Over, EA; Activision is the New NASCAR Publisher

Dylan Duarte — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 19:05:44 +0000

While Electronic Arts have been publishing NASCAR games for over a decade, the series has now switched hands to the all-consuming Activision, who will be publishing NASCAR 11.

This trade was actually rumored a while ago based on the claim of an anonymous inside source at NASCAR. The insider said that Activision would be publishing the next series title for all platforms, Wii included, and that it would release two before the Daytona 500 (Feb 20, 2011).

NASCAR 11 will be the first title in the series since NASCAR Kart Racing in February of 2009.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam to be Unveiled at Tokyo Game Show

Garrett Hartman — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:42:11 +0000

The official Bad Company 2 Battlefield blog announced today that Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam will be showcased at the Tokyo Game Show.

The blog confirms Vietnam as an expansion to Battlefield Bad Company 2. One that will include 4 new maps as well as Vietnam specific weapons, vehicles, unlocks, and new achievements/trophies.

The Tokyo Game Show takes place September 16-19 and the Vietnam expansion is scheduled to drop late 2010. This is exciting news for Battlefield fans!

Enjoy the trailer below.

Crysis 2 Delayed Until 2011

Dylan Duarte — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:29:52 +0000

According to Electronic Arts, Crysis 2 has been pushed back to Q4 of the 2011 fiscal year. The sequel was originally intended for this holiday season, and then was brought forward to this Fall, before ultimately being pushed back.

In an interview with IGN, VP of Corporate Communications told Jeff Brown “”We moved to the game to a better marketing window in the March quarter. This will also give the Crytek team more time to polish a great title.”"

So look for Crysis 2 on PS3, Xbox 360, and PC next year. Be sure to check out our Crysis 2 preview.