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In May 2008, Crytek announced that it will be abandoning PC exclusivity due to problems with pirated copies of Crysis. Now, Ubisoft Shanghai creative director Michael de Plater revealed to Videogaming247 reasons why the copany won’t bring the anticipated EndWar to the PC.

Ubisoft has been having such big problems with piracy of Assassin’s Creed that they sued the disc’s manufacturers, Optical Experts Manufacturing. This is because the PC-version was leaked to the public two months before the…

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A lot of us gamers might cringe even at the headline, swearing it’s impossible to run anything with the word Crysis in it on our computers. I’m sure there are a good number of hardcore PC gamers out there that can comfortably run Crysis with no problems at all and that is why EA and Crytek are giving players the chance to experience Crysis Wars online for free from October 10, 2008 through October 12, 2008.

Crysis Wars is the online multiplayer component to Crysis Warhead that features four gameplay modes spread out across 21 different maps. Just because we can play this game for free doesn’t mean it’s going to be a…

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There are three things that make or break any company. The first thing is the product(s) that it can offer. The next thing is the public’s reaction to the product(s). Based on the reaction of the public the next important thing is the margin between legal and illegal receiving of the product(s).

The game studio Crytek has a product that people apparently want in Crysis which also has one of the most advanced graphics engines. However, much like other companies that put out big-name, PC-only releases, it has learned from the problem of piracy. This is because Crysis seems to be pirated more often than it is legally purchased…

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In what could be another nail in the PC coffin, German developer Cyrtek, the makers of 2007’s smash hit Crysis, looks like it may be jumping the PC ship and swimming towards console shores.

Crytek studio director and company founder Cevat Yerli told PC Play about the troubles with PC gaming, namely the acts of piracy which have jeopardized the entire PC market (and helped the console market)...

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It seems that developer CryTek has gotten into the holiday spirit by delivering special Christmas-themed DLC to Crysis players. According to Ars Technica, five new multiplayer maps and a Christmas-y wallpaper have arrived and are available for download right now. The maps are Excavation and Terminal for InstantAction mode, and Training, Crossroads, and Desolation for PowerStruggle mode. All maps are available for play now on the title’s servers.

Crysis, of course, is an uber-ambitious PC first person shooter, originally released this past fall with steep system requirements and solid review scores.

So, if you’re savvy enough to have a PC rig capable of running this monster of an FPS, and you’re itching for new multiplayer action, this is a nice little “Merry Christmas” to you. It’s always positive to see developers supporting their titles with new DLC long after release (Rock Band is a frontrunner in this department as well), it’s a great way to keep a good game fresh for months.

Read [Ars Technica]

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