Modder rGOt has released a new version of his mind-blowing Crysis Revival mod for Crysis 2. This mod adopts the environment of Crysis 1 (destructible environment, vegetation touch bending) while keeping the newest technology of the CryEngine 3 (DX11, Texture HD, detail bump mapping, tesselation, Parallax occlusion mapping). The new version of Crysis Revival features extended map, Boids (turtles, crabs…), News vegetation with touch bending (dynamique foliage), New particles, New nano parameters, Decrease in the size of the weapon, News camera movements (first person), Cutscenes, and New ocean effects. Continue reading Crysis Revival 3.42 Mod for Crysis 2 Released→
Funcom announced that the next Beta Weekend for its upcoming modern-day massively multiplayer online game ‘The Secret World’ will start on May 18th at 9am PDT / 6pm CET and run until Sunday May 20th at 11.59pm PDT / May 21st 8.59am CET. During this Beta Weekend players get to pick up where they left off with the same character they played during the first Beta Weekend, as they get to meet all-new characters in Kingsmouth each with their own unique missions and storylines. Continue reading The Secret World – Second Beta Weekend Starts This Friday→
You know what? Specular and diffuse maps are perhaps the cleverest things we’ve ever seen in the gaming industry. In case you were unaware of, specular and diffuse maps are usely applied when light is being casted on various textures. Ironically, they are also those that have kept us behind this whole time, as most developers use detailed specular and diffuse maps to ‘hide’ their blurry and low-resolution textures. This can be easily noticed even in Crysis, especially when there is no light to hide the textures of those, infamous rocks. As a result of that, textures in shadow places look flat and blurry as hell. Continue reading This is why we need more than 2GB vRAM in our graphics cards→
We’ve heard a lot of you criticizing CryEngine 3 and believing that CryEngine 2 is better when it comes to its technical features and raw power. We’ve explained how CryEngine 3 is more advanced and that Crysis 2 did not showcase the full potential of Crytek’s next-generation engine. Naturally, some need proof instead of mere words. So look and behold some brand new screenshots from the upcoming CryEngine 3 project, Titanic: Lost in the Darkness. The following, impressive shots show off pure, in-game visuals. Apart from the plants (as we’ve seen better, damn you CryEngine 3 modding community), everything looks spectacular. Especially the lighting and shadows. They almost feel like real photos. Enjoy and keep in mind that CryEngine 3 has tremendous potential. Continue reading New Titanic: Lost in the Darkness screenshots will leave you speechless; CryEngine 3 at its best→
Another week, another CryEngine 3 gallery. Today we bring you some spectacular images from the works of modders The_Distiller, atsest, USSR_GRAND, d1ea, OCASM, Stallownage, thanenbauk and bazmod. We should note at this point that atsest’s images (the ones with the cubes) are pure, in-game shots and showcase how flexible CryEngine 3 can actually be. In addition, we’ve included a walkthrough of bazmod’s jungle map. Enjoy! Continue reading Weekly CryEngine 3 Gallery [May 6th – 12th]→
Funcom announced that one million gamers are now registered for ‘The Secret World’ beta tests. This impressive number confirms the game’s position as one of the most highly anticipated massively multiplayer online games in the world, and the number is also significantly higher than what Funcom’s previous MMO ‘Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures’ saw at the same time in its pre-launch development phase. Continue reading The Secret World – Open Beta Weekend starts on May 11th→
I’ve been a big supporter of Mass Effect 3’s indocrination theory. Naturally, my opinion with yours may differ but take a moment and watch this documentary from CleverNoobNetwork. Totaling in at over an hour and twenty minutes, this beast of a documentary goes over every single detail – big and small – and aims to prove, render plausible, or disprove each individual aspect of the indocrination theory. It’s a nice watch, so sit back and enjoy! Continue reading Mass Effect 3 – The Indocrination Theory [Over One Hour Documentary]→
Electronic Arts revealed today their Q4 FY12 and FY12 Financial Results. FIFA 12 established the best year in franchise history – with downloads and micro-transactions totaling $108 million. FIFA Ultimate Team — a pure digital companion to recent FIFA titles was the second best-selling EA offering in the UK in fiscal 12. Continue reading Electronic Arts Q4 FY12 Results – Mass Effect 3 Sales Exceed $200 Million at Retail→
You do remember the Crysis 2 backlash when Crytek revealed that it was going to be a multiplatform title, right? PC gamers were worried about that change and feared that this simultaneously development would impact the PC version. And frankly, they were right. Crytek’s Cevat had stated – before the game’s release – that the company would not invest in features that could not be made into consoles and when Crysis 2 got out, PC gamers found out that the PC version was a simple port of the console one and nothing more. Sure, there were some improvements to the game’s textures (and some graphical features that were only present on the PC) but the game, at its heart, was created with consoles in mind. Continue reading Crytek’s Rasmus Højengaard: PC gamers will be still worried about Crysis 3’s multiplatform development→
Man, some modders are really talented. Today we bring you some amazing screenshots from the works of Crysis 2 modders Mr.Guybrush II, hostilis, the_grim, chicken, darkchazz, rGOt, iSqueezee and mystichobo. These guys did some excellent work and their jungle environments look bloody amazing. But wait cause we have some more surprises. This time we also bring you some videos from modders ShadosProd, The_Distiller, rGOt and lgk. Seriously everyone, take a look at the videos because we’re talking about mind-blowing stuff. Enjoy and stay tuned for more! Continue reading Weekly CryEngine 3 Gallery [April 29th – May 5th]→
