In an interview with Videogamer (via CVG), Cytek CEO Cevat Yerli confidently boasted that Crysis 3 will be the most technically demanding title to reach current generation consoles. “Crysis 3 is absolutely maxing out the consoles,” claimed Yerli. “There is absolutely not even 1 percent left.” Yerli says no game “will ever look technically better” than Crysis 3 these current-genration of consoles, and…
To celebrate the holiday season, EA is boosting the XP you earn in Crysis 2 multiplayer to double (yes, double!) the usual amount. The double XP kicks off on 16 December at 12pm GMT/4am PST and runs until 19 December (11am GMT/3am PST) across all three formats (PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3). [Source]
A double XP weekend for Crysis 2 across all platforms will be happening this coming weekend. Starting at 11:00am GMT on September 23, the double XP keeps on giving until 10:00am GMT on September 26.
Crytek’s Crysis 2 grabbed six awards at the recent European Games Awards – which was held on event-ship, Pure Liner 1 – including ‘Best European Game’. Congratulations are in order, as it has been one of this year’s most outstanding games.
EA and Crytek have released the Crysis 2 ‘Ultra Upgrade’, giving PC gamers full DirectX 11 support. The ‘Ultra Upgrade’ is said to deliver higher quality visuals and features including tessellation, water rendering improvements, high quality HDR motion blur, and many other special effects and higher quality texture formats with the optional high res texture pack.
Or as they’re calling it: “The DX11 Ultra Upgrade”. It’s apparently weighing in at over 2GB, but is a “free visual improvement add-on introducing DirectX 11 support as well as a wealth of graphical improvements and performance optimization for both DX11 and DX9 API’s.”
Also announced was that PC users can download the game’s Map Editor Pack free-of-charge on Wednesday from MyCrysis.
EA and Crytek yesterday released the Decimation Pack DLC for Crysis 2. Here’s a trailer showcasing what you can expect. We gave the pack a bash and reckon it’s great value on the Xbox Live Marketplace for 800 Microsoft points.
EA has announced the ‘Decimation’ map pack is available for download now and features five new maps and two new equipment items.
Crytek has revealed a list of changes that will be coming in the next patch for Crysis 2. One of the main new features will be the new “Advanced Graphics Options” menu which will allow you to tweak graphics settings beyond the presets.
Starting today at 9am (PST) [4pm GMT] and running until 12am (PST) on Monday 30 May, you will earn double XP in Crysis 2 across all three platforms.
There will also be some prizes for the best XP earners on each platform.