Crytek
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| Type | GmbH |
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| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Frankfurt, Germany |
| Key people | Cevat Yerli, Avni Yerli |
| Industry | Video game industry |
| Products | Game engines CryEngine CryEngine 2 CryEngine 3 Games Far Cry Crysis Crysis Warhead Crysis 2 |
| Employees | 550[1] |
| Website | Crytek.com |
Crytek is a German video game company founded in 1999 by three Turkish brothers: Cevat, Avni and Faruk Yerli. Crytek's main headquarters are in Frankfurt, Germany, with four other studios in Kiev, Budapest, Sofia, and Nottingham.[2] Crytek's development team is made up of 296 game professionals from Europe (249), Asia (24), North America (14), Oceania (7) and Africa (1).[3] They are best known for developing the game Far Cry and the CryEngine that the game uses, and more recently Crysis and CryEngine 2. They are currently developing CryEngine 3 which was first demonstrated at GDC 2009. Crytek has partnerships with Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, NVIDIA, Intel, AMD, FMOD, Scaleform, Xoreax Software, Sparkasse Coburg, and Rating Services. Crytek's development team is composed of game professionals from over 32 nations.
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[edit] History
Crytek was founded by the Yerli brothers in 1999 in Coburg, Germany. Its history starts with the ECTS 2000. It was there that Crytek impressed big publishers with their tech demo at the NVIDIA booth. They continued releasing demos over the years of a game called X-Isle (which evolved into Far Cry). In May 2, 2002, Crytek announced the game engine CryEngine.
In 2003, Crytek attended the Game Developers Conference, where they showcased their new engine and its technology. "We've got awesome demonstrations planned which will showcase the very latest CryEngine technology, including Tools (CryEDIT, Exporters), Visuals (Polybump, Lighting & Shadows), Audio (Dynamic Music with full Dolby Digital 5.1 support), A.I. (Easy to Script) and Physics (Rope, Rag Doll, Liquid) plus the uniquely rendering power of the CryEngine."[citation needed]
Also in 2003, Crytek was at ECTS again, where Far Cry was awarded "Best PC Game". In the same month, Crytek modified CryEngine to be optimized for AMD64.
In February 2004, German police carried out a morning raid on Crytek offices, acting on an ex-intern's claim that Crytek was using software illegally. The police investigated for more software copies than licenses purchased but ultimately found nothing.[4]
Also in this month, Crytek and Electronic Arts announced a strategic partnership. In December 2004, Crytek and ATI created a Hollywood-style machinima[5] to demonstrate the future of PC gaming.
On January 23, 2006, Crytek announced the development of Crysis, on the premise it would be an original first person shooter with a new kind of gameplay challenge requiring "adaptive tactics".[6] It has since won several Best PC Game awards from E3 and Games Convention.
Three months later, Crytek moved to new offices in Frankfurt.
The first public demonstration of Crytek's CryEngine 2 was on January 23, 2007, one year after Crysis was announced. It has been licensed by many companies such as Avatar Reality, WeMade Entertainment, Entropia Universe, XLGames, Reloaded Studios, 1st Educational Institution, and Games Academy GmbH.
On May 11, 2007, Crytek announced that their satellite studio in Kiev, Ukraine, had been upgraded to a full development studio, giving the company its second development studio. The second studio is currently working on a game based on Crytek's new intellectual property.
About a week after the upgrade of the Kiev studio, Crytek announced a new studio in Budapest, Hungary. Like the Kiev studio, the Budapest studio focuses heavily on development with the CryEngine 2.[7]
Most recently, Crytek attended The G*STAR Game and Trade Show in Seoul, Korea from November 8–11 2007.
On July 14, 2008, Crytek bought Black Sea Studios and renamed it to Crytek Black Sea.[8]
On November 17, 2008, Crytek opened an office in South Korea named Crytek, Ltd. The office is headed by Young Mok Park and focused on CryEngine 2 licensing to Korean clients.[9]
Crytek's most recent game, Crysis Warhead, was released on September 12, 2008 as a PC-exclusive game.
On February 3, 2009, Crytek purchased Free Radical Design, a British video game company known for the TimeSplitters series, and renamed the company to Crytek UK.[10]
On March 11, 2009, Crytek announced on the company's website that it will introduce CryEngine 3 at the 2009 Game Developers Conference, from March 25–27. The new engine is being developed for use on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PCs.[11]
On October 14, 2009 the CryEngine 3 engine became available in trade flow for developers.[12]
[edit] Games developed
| Game | Year | Branch |
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| Far Cry | 2004 | Crytek |
| Crysis | 2007 | Crytek Frankfurt |
| Crysis Warhead | 2008 | Crytek Budapest |
| Crysis 2 | TBA | Unknown |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Gamekult, Cevat Yerli interview". http://www.gamekult.com/articles/A0000078756/.
- ^ "Crytek to Feature Cross Platform CryEngine(R)2 at GDC". Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS215263+29-Jan-2008+PRN20080129. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
- ^ "Crytek Team". http://www.crytek.com/inside/team.html.
- ^ "Crytek Raided". http://www.megagames.com/news/html/pc/crytekraidofficialcomments.shtml.
- ^ "Crytek and ATI Demo". http://ati.amd.com/gitg/promotions/crytek/index.html.
- ^ "Crysis Announced". http://www.crytek.com/news/news/browse/4/article/9/crytek-and-e/download//13f72ff44c.html.
- ^ "Budapest Studio". http://www.mmoabc.com/a_8a8a8ae412aec2760112afdcfe830009.htm.
- ^ Crytek bought Black Sea Studios
- ^ Crytek Opens South Korean Office
- ^ Crytek Buys TimeSplitters Dev. Free Radical
- ^ "Crytek Announces CryENGINE 3". Crytek. March 11, 2009. http://www.crytek.com/news/news/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=143. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
- ^ "Crytek CryENGINE 3 trade begins". Hardwired. October 14, 2009. http://hardwired.hu/index.php#news_23321. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
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