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Added by Ryan Davis on June 1, 2009

Probably like this, only more so.
Probably like this, only more so.
EA and German developer Crytek officially announced this morning that Crysis 2 is in development. Other than the fact that Crytek's developing and EA's publishing, there's not a ton of specific information about the game itself at this time. We do know that it will be the first game developed on CryENGINE 3, the latest revision of Crytek's proprietary engine, and arguably the source of much of its dark, video-card punishing power. More interesting, though not exactly surprising, is the fact that Crysis 2 is being developed for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in addition to its predecessor's native PC platform. No release date has been given. Check out the full press release below.

Redwood City, Calif. – June 1, 2009 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that it has agreed to a deal extension with Crytek GmbH, the award-winning developers of the Crysis® universe, to publish Crysis 2. Renowned for their technical excellence, artistic craftsmanship and commitment to quality, Crytek is building Crysis 2 on their new state-of-the-art multiplatform game development solution CryENGINE®3 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system, the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, and the PC.

“The development of Crysis 2 marks a major stepping stone for our studio,” said Cevat Yerli, CEO and President of Crytek. “This is not only the next game in the Crysis franchise, it’s the first title we are developing for consoles and the first title being built on CryENGINE 3. We are excited to have the support of EA Partners again as we work together to make the launch of Crysis 2 a huge event.”

“Nothing speaks more to the success of the EA Partners program than when a studio the caliber of Crytek continues to work with us,” said David DeMartini, Senior Vice President and General Manager of EA Partners. “Crytek is already one of the elite PC development studios in the world and we are excited to have the opportunity to partner with them in bringing their award-winning technology and gameplay to more platforms and a wider audience with Crysis 2.”

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42 Comments

Porridgelad
on June 1, 2009
designed for pc's in 2020

With the amount of copies of the game pirated its no surprise its multi platform, looking forward to it

Meltbrain
on June 1, 2009
Shweet. I'm pretty stoked.

Jensonb
on June 1, 2009
Multiplatform Crysis? Mind. Blown.

ElectricHaggis
on June 1, 2009
Is this where we'll begin to see the PC blow current consoles out of the water?  I have a feeling this will look way better on the PC when it eventually comes out.

McPaper
on June 1, 2009
Multiplatform. I doubt it will be as resource expensive as the previous crysis.

AvengerNinja
on June 1, 2009
Now we're talking! Finally!!

gosukiller
on June 1, 2009
Hope they continue the streak of Warhead, that game was way better than the original.

Mordukai
on June 1, 2009
Cool, I can't afford a pc gaming system but I will defiantly pick this one up for the ps3.

gingertastic_10
on June 1, 2009

good to hear


nixium
on June 1, 2009
Well I loved Crysis and will get Warhead as soon as I'm done with the original (Just got the GTX 260 to run the sucker).

I don't know why the title of this is "Prepare to Weep." Isn't it a good thing that PS3 and Xbox 360 owners get to play (hopefully) another great game?

MattyFTM
on June 1, 2009
This was inevitable, but nice to see it officially announced.

Steve_C
on June 1, 2009
Seems neat. I really want to know what Crytek UK are doing though. I need a Timesplitters 4.

IncredibleBulk92
on June 1, 2009
As badly optimized as Crysis was for the PC (and it was) I don' hold out much hope that it'll run very smoothly on a 360.  Still I hope it does work well.  I'd consider buying it for both if it comes out around the time I upgrade my PC

Burre
on June 1, 2009
Bought and played through both Crysis and Warhead. Solid shooters within its genre. Will keep an eye on this one.

SynisterSpacer
on June 1, 2009
Awesome :D I'll take some Crysis action on my 360 :D

Vendetta
on June 1, 2009
Awe. Soooome.

Cerza
on June 1, 2009
Well, I guess we know what they're going to be using to push DX11. Let's just hope this one isn't as buggy and busted as the first one was after the first level.

ZoRzEr
on June 1, 2009
Steve_C said:
Seems neat. I really want to know what Crytek UK are doing though. I need a Timesplitters 4.
What he said

HeaveyMental
on June 1, 2009
still waiting to buy my new laptop to try crysis, at least maybe this will remind steam to lower the bundle price to 30$ before i buy it

Lashe is online
on June 1, 2009
nixium said:
Well I loved Crysis and will get Warhead as soon as I'm done with the original (Just got the GTX ... [more]
Prepare to Weep refers to the graphic quality, I reckon. So good it will make you weep.


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