Continuing on from the Crysis 2 technology demo theme, gaming videos supersite GameTrailers have posted a five-part video walkthrough of some of the CryEngine 3 real-time features that artists can use.

In the video we see the familiar 4-panel demo setup with two PC screens at the top and PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 screens below. The presenter, Sean Tracy, goes through a number of features: time of day, sunrays, deferred lighting, texture projection, image-based lighting, blend shading, wet surfaces shading, procedural destruction/deformation and scripted events. Most of the video is showing the Xbox 360 screen. Thanks to marianosoyyo for the link!

Update: Another presentation by Sean, posted by NVIDIA and running on a laptop this time. The video is almost 25 minutes long. Thanks to crysuki for the links and more!

As expected, Crytek has unveiled a new technology demonstration video at the San Francisco Game Developers Conference 2010. This 2-minute trailer presents several gameplay scenes (the first ever!) from Crysis 2 showing off various CryEngine 3 real-time capabilites on both the PC and the consoles: dynamic time of day, deferred lighting, colour grading, blend shading, procedural destruction, integrated physics, procedural deformation, dynamic cover system, hit reactions, Live Create and facial animation. An off-screen version of the trailer is embedded below.

The San Francisco Game Developers Conference 2010 has today opened its doors. To provide updated information on CryEngine 3 Crytek has put online a new CryEngine 3 brochure, and upon inspecting its contents, we found out yet another new stunning Crysis 2 screenshot. The shot shows a devastated New York City block with a nanosuited figure patrolling amidst the debris, carnage and dust.

The brochure also contains a few other previously not seen images showing off CryEngine 3 technology. You can download the new PDF by clicking here.

Now that Crytek and Electronic Arts have released two official Crysis 2 screenshots online (plus there is a few extra ones we found floating around the Internet) it's time to ask your opinion about them. So, go forth and cast your vote! The poll is located on the right side of this page.

View the 17 screenshots here!

You are welcomed to tell us how you voted, and why, in this forum thread.

In his India Game Developer Summit 2010 keynote speech, executive producer Carl Jones revealed that Crysis 2 will have lower system requirements and improved graphics capabilities when compared to Crysis. The statement comes from a report recently published on DNA India website.

Other interesting bits of news in the speech were that, besides Crysis 2, Crytek currently has four other games in development. One of them is Project W. Jones also told the audience that there is a lower-priced version of CryEngine 3 available for indie developers.