Crysis: Warhead Announcement & Community Note!

[Blablah]

The news we've all been waiting for, Crytek officially announces Crysis: Warhead!

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.

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[James-Headcrab]

Oh wow!!!
This is some very excellent news
Can't wait.

FarCry 2 and Crysis Warhead both coming out this Spring (Fall for the US)

[Fence Jumper]

I still havnt found what i am wanting to hear.... what about what platforms? as long as it comes to PC i will be happy (and it isnt dumbed down horribly)

[James-Headcrab]

I still havnt found what i am wanting to hear.... what about what platforms? as long as it comes to PC i will be happy (and it isnt dumbed down horribly)

Most likely all 3 platforms.
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Ps. Will be actually play as Psycho?? o.O

[Blablah]

I still havnt found what i am wanting to hear.... what about what platforms? as long as it comes to PC i will be happy (and it isnt dumbed down horribly)

Cry-Alex clearly stated this would be a PC-exclusive.

[Smartino]

VERY VERY COOL!
PC-exclusive, new weapons, new vehicles, Psycho FTW! , other side of the island and last BUT not least: NEW MULTI-PLAYER ADDITIONS OMGOMGOMGOMG!
Crytek still pwns guys, have faith

[Armoured]

WOOT!! Awesome!!!!!!!!!

Interesting it's being made at Budapest studio; suggests they were working it before Crysis was released.

I love when a game is announced and released in the same year...I hate having too wait

[ScapeGoat]

WOOT!! Awesome!!!!!!!!!

Interesting it's being made at Budapest studio; suggests they were working it before Crysis was released.

I love when a game is announced and released in the same year...I hate having too wait

You are so right. And that's bad for the company beacuase it creates too much hype for the game.

[James-Headcrab]

VERY VERY COOL!
PC-exclusive, new weapons, new vehicles, Psycho FTW! , other side of the island and last BUT not least: NEW MULTI-PLAYER ADDITIONS OMGOMGOMGOMG!
Crytek still pwns guys, have faith

Yeah! Quoted for f**king truth!!

Looking forward to seeing screenies, videos and other media and details

[Arrecoolast]

Updated graphics.... MWHAHAHHAHA.

[ThMage]

AY!  You beat me to it.  Stupid sleep.
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WOW!  This is quite interesting.  I'm not sure if it's a good idea to have it coming out so soon.  It seems like it's not a sequel, but it seems like a full game in itself.  I really hope they take their time on this to create an awesome game.
Parellel story sounds cool.  Haven't yet beat Crysis, so couldn't be sure.  But I like the idea.

[James-Headcrab]

Updated graphics.... MWHAHAHHAHA.

  Yeah, I'm hoping CryEngine 2 is so much more advanced than Crysis shows, hopefully we see some better graphics in Crysis Warhead

[newfgamer]

Awesome news, this along with Clear sky and Far Cry 2, 2008 another great year for PC gamiong.

[goak]

Looking forward to it! Only thing i hate is that we are going to play Psycho, didn't really like him much.. Prophet would be nice though.

[|Rob|]

ah new singleplayer and multiplayer, the best of both.
cant wait

[Ahrek/Punchy]

YAAAAAY!!! New content!! And new MP content..../uber-drool

but will we see all the cutscenes from Psycho's eyes? Like the plane and hostage rescue? THAT would be awesome.

[L!nkin-]

WOW  WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW ... this is SO GOOD NEWS, I like this more then 'just a new patch'
I really am excited now for more info !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@Punchy: Its not the same story all over again

AND btw.. YAY newly optimized CryENGINE2 !!

[swebarb]

I hope better optimizations this time, and not talk crap how a core 2 duo with single 8800gts can max out the game.

[L!nkin-]

I still havnt found what i am wanting to hear.... what about what platforms? as long as it comes to PC i will be happy (and it isnt dumbed down horribly)

You didnt read the whole article good

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[/size], 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.

[KoVaX]

This is some awesome news! and playing as Psycho will be neat, so I take it we wont be seeing much of nomad   Now this has got me thinking, will we play as Prophet in the 3rd game?