December2021
News Crysis 2 & 3 Remastered Have Received Another Switch Patch, Here Are Full Details
Update today
If you've been playing Crysis 2 and 3 Remastered on the Nintendo Switch, you'll be pleased to know a new update is now available for both games. Crytek's community manager has shared all the details over on the game's subreddit. There are crash fixes, weapon fixes, art and rendering fixes, and much more - bumping the games up to...
October2021
News Crysis 2 & 3 Remastered Have Received A Switch Patch, Here Are Full Details
Crisis averted
Crytek's Crysis Remastered Trilogy arrived on the Nintendo Switch recently and while we thought it was pretty impressive, there's definitely some issues present. Fortunately, the developer has heard players' feedback and has now resolved a lot of the reported problems (specifically tied to the remastered version of Crysis 2 and...
News Limited Run Reveals Its Physical Version Of Crysis 2 Remastered For Switch
Pre-orders open early next month
Last month, Crytek revealed its plans for the Crysis Remastered Trilogy. As you might recall, it's being done a little bit differently on the Nintendo Switch - with plans to release the second and third games individually. Alongside the second game's digital release today, physical distributor Limited Run Games has...
August2021
News Digital Foundry Weighs In With First Impressions Of Crysis 3 On Switch
Switch Mode Engaged
Following on from the recent announcement that the Crysis Remastered Trilogy is making its way to Switch this Autumn, Digital Foundry has gone hands-on with the third entry in the series to take a look at just how the upcoming port holds up on Nintendo's hybrid console. We've certainly got high hopes
June2021
News Crysis Remastered Trilogy Confirmed For A Switch Release This Fall
Second and third entries will also be sold individually
For a number of years back in the day, as new gaming systems and PC GPUs arrived on the market, one question dominated - "fine, but can it run Crysis?". It used to be the ultimate stress test, but as Crysis Remastered proved last year, the humble Switch can run it, which is an impressive thing...
May2021
News Crytek Seems To Be Teasing Something Related To Crysis 2...
Another remaster, perhaps?
Last year, Crytek surprised longtime fans with a remaster of the original Crysis game. It turns out this year is actually the 10th anniversary of Crysis 2, and well, you know what that means, right? If Crytek's recent activity on social media is anything to go by, it seems the German developer might be gearing up for a...
December2020
News Crysis Remastered Update 1.6 Patch Notes - Switch Bug Fixes And A Docked Resolution Boost
"The alive, naked Ceph now has skin"
Crytek has posted to Reddit the patch notes for the latest update to Crysis Remastered on Switch. It's a long old list of tweaks that we'll reproduce below, but while crash fixes and squashed bugs are always very welcome, it's the improvements at the top of the list which are perhaps the most interesting...
November2020
News Crysis Remastered On Switch Updated To Version 1.5.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Improved performance and a lot of bug fixes
Updated: The Switch version of Crysis Remastered has received yet another update. This one bumps it up to version 1.5.0. The focus this time around is on improved game performance, and alongside this we've got a lot of bug fixes. One was even causing the frame rate to drop in the last fight on Exodus...
September2020
News Crysis Remastered On Switch Updated To Version 1.4.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Performance improvements, bug fixes and much more
Crysis Remastered has been updated on Nintendo Switch, with a new patch taking the game to Version 1.4.0. This latest update improves audio, overall game performance and fixes a number of issues - like crashes, Joy-Con sync problems and various other bugs impacting the experience. You can see the...
July2020
Video Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of Crysis Remastered On Switch
How does it hold up on Nintendo's hybrid system?
This week sees the release of Crysis Remastered on the Nintendo Switch - there are no delays for this particular version. Digital Foundry's John Linneman was eager to see how the game ran on the hybrid platform and decided to take a look. As suggested in earlier reports, the game is 900p docked and...
News Crytek Reveals Docked And Handheld Resolutions For Crysis Remastered On Switch
Crysis averted?
Crytek has just released a half-hour video which shows Crysis Remastered running on Switch, and has also confirmed the resolutions that the game runs at in both docked and handheld modes. According to the developers, the game hovers around the 720p-900p mark when played docked. In handheld mode, it's hitting between 540p-720p. It...
News Don't Worry, Crysis Remastered Is Still Coming To Nintendo Switch On July 23rd
Crisis averted
Last week, we got our first look at Crysis Remastered. After seeing fans' reactions, Crytek decided to delay the game "by a few weeks" - explaining how it was committed to delivering a high-quality experience, across all platforms. So what's going on with the Switch release now? Well, according to Crytek's official Crysis account on...
News Crysis Remastered Switch eShop File Size Revealed
Make some space
It's been a big week for Crysis Remastered - trailers, screenshots and important details about it got leaked ahead of schedule, all of this was then officially revealed, and then Crytek announced the game had been delayed. The reason it's been pushed back is so the developer can polish it up a little more and deliver a "high...
April2020
News Witcher 3 Switch Dev Saber Interactive Is Co-Developing Crysis On Switch
It's in safe hands
By now, you've probably heard one of the hardest-to-run titles in the history of video games is getting a remaster on the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms this Summer. Obviously, we're referring to the upcoming release Crysis Remastered. If you're wondering how Crytek has been able to get its CryEngine powered game up...
March2014
News Crytek Confirms a "CRYENGINE as-a-service" Subscription Model for Small Developers
$9.90/€9.90 monthly cost per user to access latest updates
Last year we reported that Crytek's latest CRYENGINE tool-set includes support for Wii U, a welcome inclusion due to the popularity of the technology with various developers. It's a powerful engine that produces some of the strongest visuals currently available, and is utilised in some...
March2013
Rumour Vigil Co-founder Interested In Buying Darksiders IP
Will the horsemen ride again?
When THQ bit the dust a while back, Vigil Games was one of the companies which didn't get purchased. This seemed to spell the end of the popular Darksiders franchise. However, hope is not lost. It would appear that Crytek USA CEO David Adams has expressed an interest in purchasing the IP he and many members of his...
News Crytek: Crysis 3 Was "Very Close To Launching" On Wii U
The game was running on Nintendo's system
EA published Crysis 3 in February on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Unfortunately, Wii U missed out on the futuristic first person shooter, but that hasn't stopped people holding out hope for it. Back in January, Cevat Yerli, CEO and founder of Crytek, the game's developer, said Nintendo and EA did hold...
News Crytek CEO: "The Notion Of A Single Player Experience Has To Go Away"
Wants to see Connected Single-Player or Online Single-Player instead
There's been a lot of talk about what the future holds for the video game industry and how games will be distributed in the coming years. Mobile gaming is becoming more popular, and retail games are starting to become more readily available through online stores. Free-to-play...
January2013
News Crysis 3 Not Coming To Wii U Due To A "Lack Of Business Drive"
Crysis averted
We reported a couple of months back that Crysis 3 wouldn't be making its way to the Wii U following comments from a Crytek staffer. Just in case you still held out hope, Cevat Yerli, CEO and founder of Crytek, has confirmed to Digital Spy that there is currently no chance of the futuristic FPS making its way to Wii U. Yerli said:
August2012
News Crysis 3 Isn't Coming to Wii U
Crysis city
There's been conflicting information about Crytek's Wii U ambitions for a while, particularly in regards to Crysis 3. The latest word is no: at this time, there aren't any plans to put a version of Crysis 3 on Wii U. Over the last couple of months we've heard that, despite CryEngine 3 running "beautifully" on Wii U, there was no chance...
July2012
News Crytek: Crysis 3 on Wii U 'Is a Possibility'
Some decisions would be nice
The Crysis series is highly regarded by many FPS fans who get their game on with an Xbox 360, PS3 or PC. With Crysis 3 due to arrive Spring 2013, it's natural for some Nintendo gamers to wonder whether this title will make the jump to Wii U. After all, developer Crytek was in the Wii U cheerleading brigade just one month...
June2012
News CryEngine 3 "Runs Beautifully" on Wii U
Dry those eyes
Crytek is making the shift to a free-to-play model once its current games are complete, so for now it won't be developing any Wii U titles of its own — but that doesn't mean that the superb CryEngine 3, most famous for powering the Crysis games, is going anywhere. In fact, it "runs beautifully" on Wii U and a "respected developer"...
June2011
News CryENGINE "Pretty Much Running" on Wii U
Can we expect a Crytek FPS, then?
Gamers wondering if Crytek's CryENGINE would run on the upcoming Wii U console can wonder no more, for the developer has spoken. In an interview conducted by Develop, Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli expressed his desire to support "every platform that's a major player in the industry of gaming" with the studio's...
