It seems that subscribers of PC Gamer US magazine have already got a hold of the February 2010 issue which has Crysis 2 as the cover story. The article features a short interview with Executive Producer Nathan Camarillo as well as two screenshots from the game. The article states an Oct-Dec 2010 release date for Crysis 2. Below is a short summary of the interview, as quoted. We are, unfortunately, unable to link to the actual report because it contains a scanned image of one of the published Crysis 2 screenshots.

Nathan Camarillo, executive producer on Crysis 2, tells the magazine that the sequel won't take place on another tropical island setting as we're used to. Instead, Crysis 2 makes the jump to a "new style of jungle" -- something they aren't ready to fully discuss just yet.

"We are applying our expertise to a new style of jungle which we will discuss more in the upcoming months, but it is definitely far from tropical," says Camarillo. "We are very excited to introduce Crysis-style sandbox gameplay to a different, yet ultimately familiar environment."

He adds that the team "expects to have increased verticality over the traditional Crysis sandbox," and as such the enemy AI is being overhauled to utilize their new surroundings. When queried on the "Crysis is going to consoles, so the design must be gimped" topic, Camarillo explains that that's "not necessarily" the case. "In some ways it has allowed us to avoid overdesigning features to keep the focus narrower and tight for a compelling experience on all platforms."

Further, Crytek want their Far Cry successor to finally be included among the "successful cross-platform shooter franchises." "There are many successful cross-platform shooter franchises on the market, and it's time that Crysis sat proudly among that group."

Who knows... maybe the gameplay will be somewhat like in this Crysis Warhead developer test level: