Electronic Arts has released a new trailer for Battlefield 3’s last DLC, End Game, in which lead designer Niklas Fegraeus talks through some of the details. Endgame is all about speed, agility and adrenaline — and nothing emphasises these qualities more than the motorbike chases. Continue reading Battlefield 3: End Game DLC Detailed With A New Trailer→
Well, we already knew that Crysis 2 and 3 were limited by its consoles counterparts. Still, it’s good to see companies admitting that, and here comes today Cevat Yerli who stated that even Crysis 3 was limited by current-generation consoles. Yes, Crysis 3 is a great looking game on the PC and Crytek did exceptional things with it (great scaling on both CPU and GPU, even though it’s demanding as hell), however – and as we’ve stated about those physics calculations – the team did not take it to the next level. Continue reading Crytek’s CEO Admits That Crysis 3 Was Limited By Current-Generation Consoles→
Crysis 3 has been unleashed on the PC and it’s time to see how Crytek’s latest FPS title performs on the PC platform. As you may have heard, Crysis 3 is a DX11-only title and we have to confess that it sports the best visuals we’ve ever seen. However, it seems that CryEngine 3 is being pushed to its limits with those physics calculations that were introduced. Ironically, all physics are calculated by the CPU, meaning that you will nee a really top of the line CPU in order to enjoy it. But more on this later. Continue reading Crysis 3 – PC Performance Analysis→
Electronic Arts announced today that Real Racing 3 is now available for the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Google Play and Amazon Appstore. Developed by the EA Firemonkeys studio, the game delivers the most exhilarating handheld racing experience and features 46 licensed vehicles covering three classes, a 22 car grid across real world tracks, eight varied event types and over 900 events. Real Racing 3 is available as a free download–a first for the critically-acclaimed franchise–and was designed and developed from the ground up as a free-to-play experience. Continue reading Real Racing 3 – Best Looking iOS Racing – Launches Today & Is Free To Download→
Crytek has released a new version of its free CryEngine 3 SDK, CryEngine 3.4.5. This new version comes with support for increased vegetation sprite texture resolution, tweaked SCAR muzzleflash light to be more orange, added muzzleflash light to single firemode and various fixes (for example fixes for out of memory crash and random snow appearance in levels). You can view below its complete changelog, as well as a download link. Continue reading CryENGINE 3.4.5 SDK Is Now Available→
Crytek has detailed the first update for Crysis 3, as well as a Data Patch for the game’s multiplayer mode. The first update is currently available for the PC version, and will be released shortly for both X360 and PS3. The Data Patch B, on the other hand, is available on all platforms right now. According to its changelog, this update comes with particle optimisation and significant optimisation to Medium detail settings. This update will be auto-downloaded from Origin, and you can view the complete changelog for both of these patches below. Continue reading Crysis 3 – Patch 1.1 & Data Patch B Detailed, First Update Available Now On PC→
Remember the amazing video that showcased Oculus Rift with Half-Life 2? Well, since a lot of PC gamers still consider Crysis as the best graphical game, Nathan Andrews decided to port his Oculus Rift mod to it. Yeap, this is the same head and gun tracking mod for the Oculus Rift that was shown off with Black Mesa, though it is still pretty early in development. Continue reading Virtual Reality Comes To Crysis With This Oculus Rift Mod→
Man, it was a really great week for all CryEngine 3 fans. A lot of CE3 modders have been experimenting with the latest SDK and have created some stunning open-world environments, similar to those of Skyrim. Therefore, today we bring you new shots from the works of modders karatekodden, scotthomer, hostilis, Paul Bannon, CryHD, Puppy, chicken, ReVan1199, Hynik, Tiesto and RMC. Oh, and did we mentioned some screenshots from an upcoming Trespasser mod, featuring a gorgeous T-Rex? Enjoy! Continue reading Weekly CryEngine 3 Gallery [February 17th – 23rd]; Skyrim’s Environments Invade CryEngine 3→
Our dear readers, unfortunately our GTX 690 has not arrived yet, meaning that our Performance Analysis for Crysis 3 will get slightly delayed. As you may have heard, though, the first level of Crysis 3 seems to be behaving really strange, even on high-end PC systems. Ironically, it appears that the game suffers from some optimization issues, as modder MaLDo has discovered that the ropes physics are causing big performance hits for no apparent reason. Continue reading Modder MaLDo discovers possible culprit for Crysis 3’s low performance→
Electronic Arts and Crytek have released a launch trailer for Crysis 3. According to its description, Crysis 3 has an immersive single player campaign taking place in the Urban Jungle of NYC and a well-developed multiplayer featuring 8 different game modes and 12 unique maps. Crysis 3 has already been released in North America and will be released tomorrow in Europe. Enjoy! Continue reading Crysis 3 Gets A Launch Trailer→
