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Crytek Partners With Improbable To Integrate CRYENGINE And SpatialOS, New AAA Game Announced

January 24, 2019 Marc Marasigan Comments

A few weeks ago, Improbable and Unity got into a dispute over licensing agreements and SpatialOS’s integration with the Unity Engine. A number of developers were affected by the fallout including Bossa Studios and their sandbox game Worlds Adrift. The event prompted Epic Games to team up with Improbable, pledging a boatload of cash to help out developers who were [...]

Warface

April 26, 2015 Omer Altay Comments

Warface is a 3D first-person tactical shooter developed by Crytek that was released in 2013. It features gameplay similar to the Battlefield and Call of Duty series, with different classes that perform specific roles and a focus on team-based multiplayer game modes. Publisher: Crytek Playerbase: Medium Type: FPS Release Date: October 21, 2013 Pros: +Good amount of weapon variety. +Varied [...]

Crytek Backs New Cryptocurrency Project CryCash

December 18, 2017 Erhan Altay Comments

Hoping to cash in on the trending cryptocurrency craze led by Bitcoin, Crytek is backing a new project called CryCash. CryCash is billed as an "independent decentralized ecosystem of products for gamers fueled by an all-new gamer-centric cryptocurrency". The ICO (initial coin offering) for CryCash started on December 12 and runs to January 15. Like most ICOs, CryCash is built [...]

Warface Adds Battle Royale Mode, But Only For A Limited Time

November 13, 2017 Erhan Altay Comments

Remember Warface? The Crytek developed tactical shooter has decided to capitalize on the Battle Royale hype with a brand new game mode, which publisher My.com says will only be available for a limited time. The new map created just for the Battle Royale mode will be the largest ever in Warface history. The basic gameplay in the new mode should [...]

Until Recently, Crytek Shanghai Was Open And Unpaid

April 17, 2017 Matt Chelen Comments

You may remember that, back in December 2016, Crytek announced that it would be closing five of its studios after being unable to pay its employees for several months. At the time, it was rumored that, despite many others shutting down, Crytek Shanghai would remain open and turn its attention towards Crytek's VR efforts. Earlier today, Niko Partners Industry Analyst [...]

SEGA Acquires Crytek Black Sea, Renames It "Creative Assembly Sofia"

March 7, 2017 Matt Chelen Comments

In the past year alone, Crytek has failed to make payroll, subsequently shut down five of its studios, and handed over Warface's NA/EU publishing rights to My.com, after which it let fifteen members of Warface's previous publishing staff go. Now, according to GamesIndustry.biz, the company has sold its Crytek Black Sea studio, which is located in Bulgaria, to SEGA, who [...]

Crytek Closes Five Of Their Studios After Failing To Make Payroll

December 20, 2016 Sean Sullivan Comments

Crytek has shut down five of their studios around the world after reports that the company was unable to pay their employees: studios in South Korea, China, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Turkey, according to VentureBeat. Should've seen this coming. It's never a good sign when checks aren't handed out on time. Crytek created a name for itself with its in-house developed engine: [...]