Crytek launched the free-to-play multiplayer FPS Warface on Steam today. The game hasn’t been very well received in most parts of the world before, but the company hopes that this move will change all that. “Bringing Warface to Steam paves the way for a new audience to discover the game’s engrossing cooperative and competitive action; completely for free,” Warface director Hasit Zala said. “As ...
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Report says Crytek isn’t paying staffers; Ryse 2 cancelled
It looks like Crytek might really be in trouble after all. Sources who spoke to Kotaku say that the Crysis developer has been losing staff, not being able to pay employees, and cancelling projects due to financial and management trouble. The sources, reportedly unnamed employees, claim that some staffers have not been paid in months, and others have only been ...
Read More »Crytek denies that the company is in financial difficulty
Crytek have moved to deny rumours that they are nearing bankruptcy. Speaking to Eurogamer a spokesperson for the company said: “”Regardless of what some media are reporting, mostly based on a recent article published by GameStar, the information in those reports and in the GameStar article itself are rumors which Crytek deny. We continue to focus on the development and ...
Read More »Crytek announces Hunt: Horrors of the Gilded Age
Hunt: Horrors of the Gilded Age was announced by Crytek today. The game is a four-player co-op that’s said to be “a spine-chilling new multiplayer experience on PC and consoles”. Hunt is set to take place sometime during the 1800s and has you and your friends battling undead and other monstrosities. The game’s premise revolves around a group of hunters ...
Read More »Apple unveils Metal, graphics tech for iOS gaming
Apple reveal iOS gaming boosting tech called Metal during the WWDC today. The new technology developed for iPad and iPhone is aimed at increasing the efficiency of processing power. Following the official announcement of iOS 8, the company talked about some of the benefits provided by Metal. The technology was designed for Apple’s A7 chips and is said to reduce OpenGL overhead. This ...
Read More »Homefront: The Revolution coming in 2015 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One
Crytek and Deep Silver have officially announced Homefront: The Revolution today. We’ve reported earlier that a well-known industry insider said that a trailer for the next Homefront title will be revealed today. It seems he was right after all. The announcement trailer was posted on youtube just a few hours ago and can be viewed above. The upcoming title has been in ...
Read More »Homefront 2 trailer coming soon according to insider
Infamous leaker @shinobi602 claims that a trailer for Homefront 2 will be revealed tomorrow. The insider has a pretty solid track record and is generally considered to be a reliable source of information. Still, we should take this with a pinch of salt until we get to feast our eyes upon the trailer. He also revealed a few more bits of info ...
Read More »Crytek announced their new MOBA game: Arena of Fate
The company behind the Crysis series have announced Arena of Fate today. The game is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) that features “iconic characters from history and fantasy”. Crytek confirmed that Arena of Fate is currently in development for PC and consoles, and will be arriving sometime this summer. What can Arena of Fate bring to the table when ...
Read More »Darksiders “is not dead” says former creative director
The Darksiders series may be back one day, according to the former creative director of Vigil Games, Joe Madureira. The studio may have been closed and the team bought by Crytek, but Nordic Games, the new owner of Darksiders, seems to be committed to bring the license back on the market. The information comes from Madureira’s Facebook account where he ...
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