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EA AND CRYTEK ANNOUNCE DEVELOPMENT OF CRYSIS WARHEAD
The Next Installment of One of the Highest Rated Games of 2007
Blasts its way onto PCs this Fall
Redwood City, Calif. – June 5, 2008 – Maximum freedom, maximum explosions and maximum Psycho! Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) and award-winning independent studio Crytek today announced Crysis Warhead® – the parallel story to Crysis, one of the most critically-acclaimed first person shooters and PC games of 2007. Shipping exclusively for the PC this fall, Crysis Warhead is the first title to be developed at Crytek´s Budapest studio, and is built on a new, enhanced and optimized version of Crytek’s CryENGINE® 2 technology.
“We were very pleased with the reception of Crysis from both gamers and media after our launch last year,” said Cevat Yerli, CEO and President of Crytek. “That being said, one of the key principles of our studio is to always raise the bar. With Warhead, we are focusing on refining our storytelling and game performance, while also delivering more of the visually stunning graphics and immersive, free-roaming gameplay everyone loved in Crysis.”
“The best result of a partnership that we can ask for in the EA Partners program is when a world class independent studio like Crytek chooses to continue to work with us,” said David DeMartini, Vice President and Global General Manager, EA Partners. “Crysis was an amazing game and is going to be a blockbuster franchise. We could not be more excited to be working with Crytek to launch another hit with Crysis Warhead this year.”
In Crysis Warhead, players will don the Nanosuit of Sergeant Sykes, also known as ‘Psycho’, one of the most memorable characters from Crysis. More brash and aggressive than his Delta Force squadmate Nomad, players will experience Psycho’s parallel story during the events of the original game, finding that life on the other side of the island is even more intense and explosive than they ever could have imagined. Luckily, Psycho’s Nanosuit is just as capable and he’s equipped with an even bigger arsenal of fully customizable weapons and new vehicles, giving players access to the tools they need to dominate any situation. Aside from this new, exciting single player campaign, Crysis Warhead will also feature new multiplayer content. Stay tuned for more details this summer.
Crysis Warhead has not yet been rated by the ESRB or PEGI. For more information about the game, please visit www.crysisthegame.com.
Keep your eyes fixed on inCrysis as we bring you all the latest Warhead info and some extra goodies.
UPDATE: Here is the Warhead cover (not final):

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Ok you win the announcment was today ![]()
Tripple woot, more multiplayer content
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Last edited by olly (05-06-2008 09:05:32)
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YEH BWOOOOY!

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YAY!!!!!!!
Hopefully this brings the community back together!
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I bet they release a week before Far Cry 2, just to mess with Ubisoft..
New graphics..mmmm..

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crazy-eyez-killah wrote:
I bet they release a week before Far Cry 2, just to mess with Ubisoft..
New graphics..mmmm..
Ahahah! That would be awesome! I guess I'll have to be updating my computer again. :p
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wow sounds good
thanks for posting.
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verw3948 wrote:
crazy-eyez-killah wrote:
I bet they release a week before Far Cry 2, just to mess with Ubisoft..
New graphics..mmmm..Ahahah! That would be awesome! I guess I'll have to be updating my computer again. :p
Uh? it doesn't say new graphics, it says "enhanced and optimized version of Crytek’s CryENGINE® 2 technology" and "delivering more of the visually stunning graphics"
Last edited by olly (05-06-2008 09:14:58)
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olly wrote:
verw3948 wrote:
crazy-eyez-killah wrote:
I bet they release a week before Far Cry 2, just to mess with Ubisoft..
New graphics..mmmm..Ahahah! That would be awesome! I guess I'll have to be updating my computer again. :p
Uh? it doesn't say new graphics, it says "enhanced and optimized version of Crytek’s CryENGINE® 2 technology" and "delivering more of the visually stunning graphics"
I meant Ahahah! That would be awesome if they released it a week before Far Cry. And it's just an excuse for me to upgrade my computer again. LOL ![]()
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awesome ^^
gues I was right, it is centered around psycho
new weapons, new vehicles ![]()
can't wait

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Good news.
Very clever idea to have this episode run parallel with the first part of the trilogy. Should i hazard a guess that the third part will be from Prophets perspective and finishes the story?
No need for a new engine, Cryengine 2 is still the best looking and most advanced currently available so will just be lvl design and story+ cut scenes to sort out.
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olly wrote:
verw3948 wrote:
crazy-eyez-killah wrote:
I bet they release a week before Far Cry 2, just to mess with Ubisoft..
New graphics..mmmm..Ahahah! That would be awesome! I guess I'll have to be updating my computer again. :p
Uh? it doesn't say new graphics, it says "enhanced and optimized version of Crytek’s CryENGINE® 2 technology" and "delivering more of the visually stunning graphics"
I'de be willing to bet my rig it will have updated graphics.. They showcased new features of the engine not long ago. Also with Crytek always wanting to raise the bar why would they release something with the same graphics? The graphics are the reason half the people buy their games, and they will want to put a stop to "is Dunia better than CryEngine 2" by blowing the Dunia graphics away. Thats what I think anyway..

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I was just wondering, why did they trademark Crysis Warzone if they are going to use the name Crysis Warhead?
EDIT: Also, can't wait for the game.. At least we won't have to wait very long for this one..
Last edited by ShingShing (05-06-2008 09:57:15)
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ShingShing wrote:
I was just wondering, why did they trademark Crysis Warzone if they are going to use the name Crysis Warhead?
Check out this Crymod post: http://www.crymod.com/thread.php?postid … post262039
This is just speculation but what if Crysis warhead is all about playing as psycho in the same time as crysis takes place?
In harbor map Strickland tells psycho that he's got a new assignment from JSOC, maybe we get to know what was that "assignment". Perhaps Crysis Warzone will tell us where the heck did Prophet go and how he managed to make that gun..I'd say he has too much of free time, but then again maybe someone else made it to him.
He got the Psycho part right, so why not the Prophet part too?
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Greaat! ![]()
Psycho has a dual wield, I hope that you can use them in the game also ![]()
Last edited by korpaps (05-06-2008 10:08:36)
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ShingShing wrote:
I was just wondering, why did they trademark Crysis Warzone if they are going to use the name Crysis Warhead?
EDIT: Also, can't wait for the game.. At least we won't have to wait very long for this one..
Crysis Warzone might be the Windows live Crysis zone.
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Woot! September's gonna be awesome! (excluding college
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Hazard wrote:
Very clever idea to have this episode run parallel with the first part of the trilogy. Should i hazard a guess that the third part will be from Prophets perspective and finishes the story?
I'd think that playing as prophet would cause too many spoilers about the aliens. They're still terribly mysterious. ![]()
So...What's the Windows Live label for? Are they not going through Gamespy for multiplayer?
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Ahrek wrote:
Woot! September's gonna be awesome! (excluding college
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Hazard wrote:
Very clever idea to have this episode run parallel with the first part of the trilogy. Should i hazard a guess that the third part will be from Prophets perspective and finishes the story?
I'd think that playing as prophet would cause too many spoilers about the aliens. They're still terribly mysterious.
So...What's the Windows Live label for? Are they not going through Gamespy for multiplayer?
hope so, from what i've heard the gamespy multiplayer had it's ups and downs.
Last edited by VistaDude (05-06-2008 10:33:21)
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Oh woot! Hop on to the hype machine and fasten your seatbelts. I didn't expect another Crysis so soon. ![]()
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To counter the many questions that came up in various forums already here some clarification on our side:
1. Packshot
The packshot is not the final version, so do not pay too much attention on the details you see on there. It is a teaser how it may look like in the end. Additionally the "Live" symbol doesn't mean much.
2. Add-on or Stand-alone?
Crysis:Warhead will be a stand-alone product, so it does not necessarily require Crysis to be played. ![]()
cheers,
-alex

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