Crytek, the studio that gave us the first
Far Cry and
Crysis trilogy, has been facing financial problems since the release of
Crysis 3 in 2013. During that time, the developer was forced to sell the rights to
Homefront (
The Revolution was published by Deep Silver) and Crytek UK's staff was transferred to Dambuster Studios. In 2016, Crytek announced that their divisions in Hungary, Bulgaria, South Korea, and China would be shut down as Crytek Black Sea was ultimately sold to Sega and Creative Assembly.
Between 2013 and 2019, Crytek has only managed to ship only one major title – moderately successful
Hunt Showdown. While the last few years were pretty harsh, the acclaimed studio is seemingly ready to rebound. Crytek and Improbable (a British multinational technology company that distributes simulation software for video games) have recently announced that they are working together on a big-budget video game powered by their respective CryEngine and SpatialOS technologies.
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Crytek is happy to join Epic Games and Improbable in reaffirming our commitment to giving game developers the best combination of engine and games technology, supported by empowering standards that work for everyone," we read in a press release. "
Crytek is planning [...] to create a fully-featured SpatialOS Game Development Kit for CryEngine for its [...] titles. Progress has already been made on this, and CryEngine developer Automaton has created its own open source integration with SpatialOS for its forthcoming 1000-player battle royale title Mavericks: Proving Grounds."
"This is all in service of a simple principle: developers come first. And developers do their best work when they are free to choose from the best range of tools. We’re proud to partner with Improbable, but we want it to be the start of something bigger. We want to work with other technologists, tool makers, and developer services to create a best-in-class [...] experience. If you share our vision, please reach out to us, so we can build a better age of online games and virtual worlds together."
There was a time when the first
Crysis was "
the" PC benchmark. The second edition of CryEngine (that also powered the first
Far Cry) used to literally burn graphic cards and the "
But can it run Crysis?" phrase became an Internet meme. The revolutionary title also gave the "PC Master Race" crowd the "final" evidence that their hardware is indeed superior, as PS3 and Xbox 360 couldn’t handle
Crysis.
Consideing that both Crytek and Improbable are interested in utilizing cutting edge technologies to improve the way we play video games, you should definitely keep an eye on this new collaboration.
The fate of the world is in your hands. New and old enemies threaten the peace you worked so hard to achieve 24 years ago. Your search for the Alpha Ceph continues, but this time you'll also need to expose the truth behind the C.E.L.L. corporation. It won't be easy, but your Nanosuit helps you clear a path to victory. Craft a stealthy attack to defeat your opponents quietly, or decimate the enemy with a blaze of brute force. There's no wrong way to save the world.
Crysis 3 was published in 2013 for PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.