Crytek’s CryEngine update focuses on novice game devs
CryEngine is the other major game-dev toolkit. To continue competing with Unreal and Unity, Crytek has updated it to version 5.5 with 1,000-plus improvements.
Crytek replaces CEO Cevat Yerli with his brothers
German game developer and engine creator Crytek announced that Cevat Yerli will step down as CEO, and his brothers Avni and Faruk Yerli will...
Fans are re-creating STALKER in Cryengine
STALKER is one of those secret best games of all time. It has a small-but-adoring group of fans who will praise it any time...
Crytek cuts 15 more jobs from the publishing team at its Frankfurt office
Crytek’s downsizing continues, and this time it’s the company’s publishing team that is dealing with the pain. The company announced today that it is...
Star Citizen and Squadron 42 are using Amazon’s Lumberyard game engine
Cloud Imperium Games announced today that its Star Citizen and Squadron 42 games will use the Amazon Lumberyard game engine. These are two of the...
Crytek shuts down 5 game studios after a weak 2016
Crytek has closed five game studios and is concentrating all of its resources in its remaining shops in Frankfurt, Germany, and Kiev, Ukraine. The Frankfurt-based...
Cryengine isn’t open source, but its full code is now up on GitHub
Developers are always looking to better understand their tools, and now Crytek has made a big leap toward that goal. The full source code...
Crytek unveils its next-generation, VR-enabled game engine CryEngine V
Crytek unveiled its next-generation video game development engine, CryEngine, today, and it supports virtual reality headsets. The Frankfurt, Germany-based company made the announcement at...
Crytek secures capital as it finally comes clean about its financial issues
Crytek told GamesBeat that the reports of its troubles were inaccurate. Now, given today's statement, it seems like the company was purposely misleading the public.
Ryse creator Crytek releases CryEngine 'game engine as a service' on Steam (exclusive)
Crytek will compete with Unity and Epic Games in providing a game engine as a service.