The brain hacks that make climbing in VR feel real

When I talk to friends and family about VR, their most pressing questions are usually about immersion. Once they've finished asking about the possibility of vomiting, the conversation turns to: "And how real does it feel?" "Do you believe you're real...

Get some face time with a snarling dinosaur in virtual reality

Until the real version of Jurassic World opens the closest we'll get to going face-to-face with dinosaurs is in virtual reality. The folks at German game developer Crytek are helping that stopgap by releasing one of their Back to Dinosaur Island de...

Crytek Talks About PC v. Console Gaming Specs and The New Game ‘Ryse’


Video Game developer Crytek has been known for its cutting edge video games over the last decade.  It was first able to impress gamers with the release of the original 'Far Cry' game that was...

Warface for Xbox 360 Enters Open Beta

In October of 2013, a new and free to play game from Crytek hit the PC called Warface. The game was exciting because it was form a top developer. Not too long ago a console version of the game for the Xbox 360 entered closed beta. That meant that only chosen gamers could get in on the free to play action on their console.

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Crytek has announced that the game is now in open beta. That means if you wanted to try out Warface for the Xbox 360, but didn’t make the cut for the closed beta you can now get in on the action. The open beta brings the same modes and maps from the closed beta.

Crytek is also promising a constant flow of new content and multiple mission types in co-op mode during the beta. The development team still wants feedback to make the game better before it exits beta.

[via Major Nelson]

Xbox Live Gold subscribers can get in on the Warface open beta today


Major Nelson is reporting something that fans of Crytek and free to play shooters will enjoy. The closed beta period for Warface is over and the game has now entered the open beta phase. The game is...

Exclusive: AMD’s Matt Skynner Talks New Crytek Partnership, Mantle’s ‘Beacon Of Leadership’


When I last spoke with AMD’s Matt Skynner (Corporate VP and GM of Graphics Business Unit) in September 2013, he didn’t sound quite this elated. Then again, the Sunnyvale company hadn’t yet...

The Collectables is Crytek’s First Mobile Free to Play Game


Crytek is a company that is famous for high-end PC games like Crysis. Crytek also makes the gaming engine that is used by a lot of developers for other games called Cryengine. Crytek has announced...
    






Warface Free to Play FPS Launches from Crytek


Crytek has announced that it has officially launched its new free to play first-person shooter called Warface. Crytek promises that the game is up to the company's standards of production value and...