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Hunt: Showdown is one of the more successful extraction shooters currently around, with the Crytek-developed PvPvE shooter continuing to see support years on from its initial release back in 2019. In a surprising move, the team have announced that the game is set to get a permanent price cut, reducing …

It has been around six months since Crytek first announced plans to overhaul Hunt: Showdown with the latest version of its CryEngine technology. Now, we finally have an update, with the big engine upgrade set to arrive in August.  Hunt: Showdown has always been a great looking game, especially on …

Hunt: Showdown is a co-op focused PvPvE shooter from the team at Crytek – responsible for the CryEngine. Two years ago the game received a basic update to boost PS5 and Xbox Series X performance to 60fps. Now however, the team have announced that Hunt: Showdown will be getting an …

In early 2022, Crytek officially announced that it is working on Crysis 4, the first new game in the shooter franchise in over a decade. Later in the year, Crytek brought in Hitman 3 director, Mattis Engström, to lead development. Now, Crytek is looking to hire more key roles for …

Back in late 2021, Crytek released the full Crysis Remastered trilogy for PC and consoles. On the PC side, the trilogy was exclusive to the Epic Games Store, but that will change in November, as the complete package finally arrives on Steam.  This week, Crytek put the Crysis Remastered Trilogy …

Back in January, Crytek surprisingly announced Crysis 4, the first new game in the FPS series in almost a decade. Since then, Crytek has been staffing up for its development push, which will be led by Hitman 3 game director, Mattis Engström. Crytek has now hired Engström to lead development …

Hunt: Showdown was making headlines for the wrong reasons earlier this week. The game recently received its latest content update and major event, but unfortunately, players encountered major issues after the patch, but Crytek is looking to address the situation.  Following the Traitor's Moon event, Crytek has issued a statement, …

Ever since Crytek began re-releasing the Crysis trilogy in remastered form, we’ve been hoping that the studio would eventually announce a sequel. Now, that day has finally arrived, with Crytek officially announcing Crysis 4.

Hunt: Showdown is a “thrilling, high-stakes PvPvE first-person shooter” from the team at Crytek. Running on their bespoke CryEngine, the game is graphically impressive – but also demanding. Those with an Xbox Series console or a PS5 can soon enjoy the game at 60fps however, thanks to an upcoming update. …

Earlier this year, Crytek posted a series of unsubtle teasers for remasters of Crysis 2 and Crysis 3, followed by a full Crysis Remastered Trilogy announcement in June. At the time, Crytek did not announce any specific release dates for the collection, but that changed this week, with the company …

We've known for a while now that Tencent is looking to acquire more game developers and according to reports this week, it may have its eyes on Crytek. Sources this week claim that Tencent is looking to acquire Crytek. According to German news outlet, Bild, Tencent is looking to acquire …

Crytek has been unsubtly teasing remasters for Crysis 2 and Crysis 3 over the last couple of weeks. Now, its all official, with a full Crysis Remastered Trilogy coming over the summer, although all three remasters will also be available to buy separately.  Crysis Remastered first released in September 2020 …

Crytek made its long awaited return to the Crysis series last year with Crysis Remastered. It didn't take long for rumours of a Crysis 2 and 3 remaster to begin gaining ground and now, Crytek appears to be teasing both.  The teasing began on Twitter last week, with the Crysis …

Crytek made its long awaited return to the Crysis series last year with Crysis Remastered. The studio might not be done yet though, as Crytek appears to be teasing a return to Crysis 2 next.  The teasing began on Twitter, with the Crysis account tweeting “they used to call me …

Back when the Xbox One launched in 2013, one of Microsoft's big exclusives, Ryse Son of Rome, released to middling critical reception. As the years have gone on though, the game has developed a cult following and soon, those long-time fans may have a sequel to look forward to.  Crytek …

Crysis Remastered released at the tail end of the PS4 and Xbox One generation of systems. While offering many improvements over the original game, the remaster felt somewhat limited in a number of ways, due in part to their release on 7 year old hardware. With both the PS5 and …

Crysis Remastered officially released a couple of months ago and PC gamers were quick to notice that the game is just as demanding now as it was back in 2007. Fortunately, Crytek is looking to bring a boost to performance with the game's next patch.  Crysis Remastered patch 1.3.0 is …

While the original Crysis held a unique identity in the gamingsphere due to its specs requirements, the game’s two sequels were also much loved by fans of the series. Following on from the remaster of Crysis however, it appears as though both Crysis 2 and 3 are set to receive …

Egregor, a ransomware group, has apparently compromised the internal networks of both Ubisoft and Crytek, stealing data along the way. Some of the data that was stolen includes the source code for Watch Dogs: Legion, something that the group is threatening to release unless Ubisoft gets in touch. As per ZDNet, …

Thursday has arrived once again, meaning it is time for another GeForce Now library update. This week is a smaller update, but it packs a punch, with big games like Spellbreak, Blade & Soul and Hunt: Showdown making their way to the library.  A short while back, Hunt: Showdown was …

TimeSplitters Rewind, a fan-made recreation of the original TimeSplitters trilogy, has been in development since as far back as 2014. In 2017, the team began running into a few issues with CryEngine and since then, the team has been pretty quiet. That changed this week, with a surprise 30-minute gameplay …

Ahead of the game's release later this month, Crytek has officially revealed the minimum and recommended PC system requirements for Crysis Remastered. The game was initially due out a couple of months ago but was delayed for further graphical improvement on PC, Xbox One and PS4.  Crysis Remastered is set …

Update (21/08/2020): The PlayStation Access video that this article is based on turned out to be inaccurate. Crytek has since announced a new September release date for Crysis Remastered and revealed a new ‘tech trailer'. You can find our coverage of that HERE. When Crysis Remastered was first announced back …

Crytek's Hunt: Showdown has been out of Early Access for a while now, but the game is about to embark on a whole new chapter. Earlier this year, Crytek announced that Koch Media has signed on to publish the game on consoles and beyond that, cross-play support is also coming to …

Following on from yesterday's website leak, Crytek has officially announced Crysis Remastered, heading to PC and consoles this summer...

Earlier this week, rumours around Crysis Remastered returned to the spotlight thanks to a teaser posted to the franchise's official Twitter account. Now just a few days later, a leak from the official Crysis website has confirmed the game's existence and how it will take advantage of the latest graphical …

Hints at a Crysis remaster have been floating around for a long time, with the last one coming in March 2020, when Crytek began showcasing the latest version of CryEngine with a few scenes from the 2007 game. Now, the Crysis Twitter account has awakened after going unused for several …

Crytek rendering engineer Ali Salehi stated in an interview that PS5 was the best next-gen console out of both Microsoft's and Sony's platforms. After Salehi's comments about PS5, the interview was removed and the Crytek engineer retracted his previous statement. During an interview made by Vigiato with Ali Salehi, the …

Crytek has been making some notable upgrades to CryEngine lately, starting with ray-tracing support in 2019 and now expanding to a full mobile pipeline. With this latest update, CryEngine will be available for Android app developers for the first time. Mobile support is starting off in beta, which developers can …

Over the last couple of years, Crytek has been suing Cloud Imperium Games over a license dispute. Just last month, Crytek attempted to have the case temporarily dismissed, allowing the company to come back and re-file its complaint once Star Citizen and its single-player component, Squadron 42, were released. CIG …