Crysis 2

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Crysis Doesn’t Just Run On Consoles, It Soars

10:00AM September 24, 2011 | Kirk Hamilton

The original 2007 Crysis has a benchmark-y quality to it. It is no longer the Best-Looking PC Game In The World, but it retains some of that “must-have” mystique nonetheless. Perhaps it’s because it’s one of only a few hardcore first-person shooters that has never been ported to consoles. But every time one of my console-playing friends builds a new gaming PC, first thing he or she does is go straight to Steam and download the game. More »

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How Crytek Can Make A Better Homefront, And Why It May Not Matter

5:00AM September 21, 2011 | Stephen Totilo

Is the new Homefront necessary? Pardon that imprudent question, but when a man is drowning in a sea of first-person shooters, may he question the next bucket? More »

In Real Life

Sister… This Storyboard Artist Has A Twin Sister…

5:00AM September 6, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

That Darth Vader line has always creeped me out a little. This stuff, though, featuring a pair of storyboard artists working in the games industry, does nothing of the sort. More »

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The People And Places Of Crysis 2

9:00PM September 2, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Today at Fine Art we’re looking at the work of Daniel Rizea, who in the last few years has provided art for games like Crysis, Crysis 2 and Crytek’s upcoming fantasy title Ryse. More »

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Didn’t Feel The Earthquake? Here Are 5.9 Games That Let You Recreate It

7:00AM August 24, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Earthquakes are great and terrible forces, destroying homes, claiming lives, and reminding humanity as a whole that this planet we crawl across isn’t as solid as it seems. The east coast of the US found that out today. For the rest of us, there are video games. More »

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Stealth Gameplay Isn’t Enough: Give Me The Thrill Of The Hunt

10:00AM August 16, 2011 | Kirk Hamilton

I finally finished Crytek’s Crysis 2 last week and surprised myself by immediately firing up a new game and starting it over from the beginning. Sure, Crysis 2 is a slick, well-made first-person shooter, but it’s fairly unremarkable on the surface. So why, when I had so many other games I could (or should) be playing, was I nano-suiting up yet another time? More »

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This Crysis 2 Mod Looks Just A Little Bit Incredible…

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10:30AM August 2, 2011 | Mark Serrels

Crysis 2 looks good now that it’s had its little DirectX 11 patch – right? Wrong. Blackfire’s Mod 2, is a Crysis 2 mod custom designed to make your tearducts leak and your nostrils flare with a strange and intense visual fervour. It looks just a little bit incredible…

It features some incredible new texture work and vastly improved lighting. Head here for all the details on how to install the mod.

BlackFire’s Mod 2 [Crymod]

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EA Blames Post-Release Policies For Crysis 2′s Disappearance From Steam

10:30AM July 7, 2011 | Owen Good

Electronic Arts has followed its claim that Steam “expelled” the EA-published Crysis 2 with an explanation that some EA games will not be available over Steam, the leading PC download service, because of a dispute over how they are patched and updated. This comes, of course, a month after EA opened Origin, its own digital download service. More »

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Rumour: Crysis Bound For Xbox 360?

10:00PM July 1, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Today, the South Korea GRB (Game Rating Board) apparently approved Crysis for the Xbox 360. Crysis has not been released on the Xbox 360. It’s a Windows-only title. More »

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Crysis 2′s Ultra Upgrade Explained In Pretty Images, Pretty Video

7:40AM June 28, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Don’t know your parallax occlusion mapping from your custom shape based bokeh depth of field effects? Don’t worry about it! Crytek, maker of Crysis 2, illustrates what new tessellation and displacement mapping technology, part of the game’s new “Ultra Upgrade” pack, means for you, PC gamer. More »