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Crytek Announces CryENGINE 3
Because the CryENGINE 2 Suuuucked
by Coop
Crytek has announced that they will be debuting the next iteration of their graphical engine, the CryENGINE 3, at GDC this month. Aside from being able to produce even better graphics than the CryENGINE 2, it will also be optimized for both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Carl Jones, Director of Business Development CryENGINE, had the following to say about the announcement:
“CryENGINE 3 is a revolutionary change from our previous PC-only engines – and we’re applying a similar revolution to the service we provide to developers using the software to create extraordinary games. CryENGINE 3 will set the benchmark for complete game engine solutions in performance, and services to game engine licensees and their players. We’ve been preparing a long time for CryENGINE on consoles and we’re confident that Crytek will again amaze developers at GDC.”
When asked for a comment, the president of Guerilla Games yelled "SAFE" and threw his hands out, wiping sweat off of his brow.
Beyond keeping up with the rapidly changing game world, odds are this has more than a little to do with their acquisition of Free Radical. Rumors of Timesplitters being bumped to the CryENGINE appeared seconds after the announcement of the purchase, and creating an engine that wouldn't cause consoles to shit themselves is a step in the right direction. Still, I'm damn excited to see what the new system can handle; it's not like Crysis was an eyesore of any kind.
The press release is below.
Crytek Announces CryENGINE® 3
New all-in-one game development solution for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3,
MMO, DX9/ DX10 and Next-Gen-Ready to be premiered at GDC 2009
Frankfurt a. M. (Germany), March 11th 2009 - Crytek GmbH (“Crytek”) is excited to announce that they will introduce their latest all-in-one game development solution CryENGINE 3, at this year’s GDC Expo (March 25th – 27th) in San Francisco. CryENGINE 3 is the first development platform for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, MMO, DX9/DX10 that also is truly Next-Gen-Ready - with scalable computation and graphics for all major upcoming platforms. It provides the complete game engine to create AAA quality next generation games, and includes the CryENGINE 3 Sandbox™ level editor, a production-proven, 3rd generation “What you see is what you play” (WYSIWYP) - tool designed by and for professional developers. CryENGINE 3 comes with significant new features specifically designed for console, online, MMO and Next-Gen game development.
“With CryENGINE 3 we are delivering our best game development technology that enables our clients to achieve their vision on current and future platforms to develop games such as MMOs, action games and more. Our complete game engine solution enables realtime development, ensures teams are able to maximise their own creativity, saves budget and creates greater gaming experiences. Also with our solution developers can start working on their next generation games today.” said Cevat Yerli, CEO & President of Crytek.
“CryENGINE 3 is a revolutionary change from our previous PC-only engines – and we’re applying a similar revolution to the service we provide to developers using the software to create extraordinary games. CryENGINE 3 will set the benchmark for complete game engine solutions in performance, and services to game engine licensees and their players. We’ve been preparing a long time for CryENGINE on consoles and we’re confident that Crytek will again amaze developers at GDC.” added Carl Jones, Director of Business Development CryENGINE.
CryENGINE® is the underlying technology for Crytek’s critically acclaimed games Crysis and Crysis Warhead and has already been licensed to a number of major game companies around the globe, including several recent serious games training and simulation projects.
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How can this engine look better than cry2 but be less taxing on hardware so as to work with the consoles? What sort of black magic is this?