Kickstarter has quickly become the place for creators of all kinds to post their projects to fans will to pledge money to see them come alive. What was once an indie filled platform is now home to numerous big name companies from various genres and mediums. The creators of Mega Man and Castlevania among other gaming titans have gone to see their projects funded in mere hours. Now, Frame6 hoping to do something similar with the Crysis franchise through a new board game.
One of the most important aspects of gaming for the vast majority of players is how good games look. Since the humble beginnings of video games that had the graphical capability of a calculator, we now have access to a multitude of games that offer visuals that are becoming increasingly realistic. According to Crytek rendering engineer Nicolas Schulz, who was peaking to DSO Gaming, this has made it much harder to impress gamers with graphics than it was in the past. Next generation consoles and high-end PCs are able to handle higher resolutions and push more computing power to rendering objects, but this means that it becomes harder for games to stand out on graphics alone as there is a levelling effect on what developers can achieve.
Crytek have recently stated they have no intentions of bringing Crysis to the Wii U, however it is interesting to see that they have experimented with the system…
Thanks to Gametrailers we get our first real glimpse of Crysis 3 in action. In this sequel we’ll once again take on the role of Crysis 2 protagonist Alcatraz as he attempts to uncover a plot by the corrupt Cell corporation. New York City is once again the primary setting, but this time it’s entirely enclosed within a massive dome and has become an overgrown jungle environment. Of course, being a Crytek game, it looks absolutely gorgeous. Color me interested.
When Crysis originally released it was all about the graphics. Even as a console gamer I’d of course heard of the monster PC you would need to run the game at optimal levels. Fast forward 4 years and us console gamers finally get to try our hand at the original outing. Is it worth the download?(more…)
Electronic Arts Inc and award-winning developer Crytek GmbH, announced today that the critically-acclaimed, single-player campaign from the PC hit Crysis® is now available for purchase on Xbox LIVE® Games on Demand 1600 Microsoft Points and on October 5 for PlayStation®Network at £15.99. Gamers can now play with improved Nanosuit gamepad controls and fine-tuned combat as they take full advantage of CryENGINE 3®’s visual optimizations in this thrilling downloadable version of Crysis for consoles, which also has full stereoscopic 3D support.(more…)
Electronic Arts and award-winning developer, Crytek GmbH, announced today that the critically-acclaimed Crysis® franchise will debut a new experience on Xbox LIVE® and PlayStation® Network. In October 2011, shooter fans will be able to download a modified and enhanced version of the award-winning single-player campaign from the original Crysis, remastered for console players using Crytek’s state-of-the-art CryENGINE®3 with all new lighting, effects and other visual optimizations. For just £15.99 SRP or 1600 Microsoft Points, gamers will download the most robust and exciting Xbox LIVE and PlayStation Network game to date. (more…)
The 2011 Game Developers Conference™ Europe (GDC Europe) commences this morning at the Congress-Centrum Ost of the Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany. Produced by UBM TechWeb Game Network, organizers of the leading Game Developers Conference® series, GDC Europe is the continent’s most important game development event. GDC Europe runs in Cologne, Germany from August 15-17, 2011. Hit the jump for the full press release. (more…)
