Highly-Anticipated First Person Shooter Will Also Be Available in
True Stereoscopic 3D* on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC
LOS ANGELES, Jun 14, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- This afternoon during Electronic Arts' (NASDAQ:ERTS) press conference at
the Electronic Entertainment Expo, Crytek GmbH, the award-winning
developers of the Crysis(R) franchise, announced that Crysis 2 will
also be available in true stereoscopic 3D. The blockbuster action game
will be the first major video game on multiple platforms to take full
advantage of true stereoscopic 3D. Crytek is recognized worldwide for
being technical pioneers, as showcased in the universally-acclaimed Far
Cry and Crysis, as well as their award-winning, proprietary
CryENGINE(R) technology.
"At Crytek, we always strive to raise the technology bar. As the 3D
revolution sweeps movies and television, we are excited to bring Crysis
2 to 3D, making it the first big action game to be available in true
stereoscopic 3D," said Cevat Yerli, CEO and President of Crytek. "The 3D
experience represents a quantum leap in interactive entertainment. With
all of the same story and action seen in the 2D version of the game, the
3D version adds another dimension of intensity and immersion to the
action."
Whether played in 3D or standard 2D, Crysis 2 drops players into
a devastated New York in the midst of an attack by a frightening alien
species. The alien enemies are armed with deadly weaponry and
exceptional sensory abilities that test players' skill and push them to
the limit. These terrifying invaders stalk the streets of New York,
leaving the streets in chaos and the skyline in flaming ruin. Surrounded
by catastrophic destruction, players harness the superhuman abilities of
the Nanosuit to level the playing field, becoming the ultimate weapon on
a mission to save New York.
Built on Crytek's new state-of-the-art multiplatform game development
system, CryENGINE(R)3, Crysis 2 will be available for the
PlayStation(R)3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360(R) videogame and
entertainment system and PC in 2D and 3D.
For more information on Crysis 2, please visit crysis.ea.com
or follow the game on Twitter at www.twitter.com/crysis
and become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/crysis.
*Additional hardware and accessories, not included with game, may be
required for full 3D effects.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is
a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in
1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive
software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless
devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under
four brand names: EATM, EA SPORTSTM, EA MobileTM and POGOTM. In fiscal
2010, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.7 billion and had 27 titles that
sold more than one million units. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com.
More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can
be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.
EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile and POGO are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc.
About Crytek GmbH
Crytek GmbH ("Crytek") is one of the world's leading independent
development studios for interactive entertainment with its headquarters
in Frankfurt am Main (Germany) and additional studios in Kiev (Ukraine),
Budapest (Hungary), Sofia (Bulgaria), Seoul (South Korea) and Nottingham
(UK).
Crytek is dedicated to creating exceptionally high quality video games
for the PC and next-generation consoles, powered by their proprietary
cutting edge 3D-Game-Technology CryENGINE(R).
Since its foundation in 1999, Crytek created the multi-award winning PC
titles Far Cry(R), Crysis(R), awarded best PC Game of E3 2007
and Best Technology at the 2008 Game Developers Choice Awards and Crysis
Warhead(R), awarded Best Graphics Technology at IGN Best of 2008
Awards.
Crytek, Crysis and CryENGINE are registered trademarks or trademarks of
Crytek GmbH in the USA, Germany and/or other countries.
Microsoft, Xbox and Xbox 360 are trademarks of the Microsoft group of
companies. "PlayStation" is a registered trademark of Sony Computer
Entertainment Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
SOURCE: Electronic Arts Inc.
Electronic Arts
Andrew Wong, 650-628-2781
Sr. PR Manager
anwong@ea.com
Lisa Chan, 650-628-2748
Sr. Publicist
lisachan@ea.com
or
Crytek GmbH
Jens Schaefer, +49 69 219 7766 71
PR Manager
jens@crytek.com
or
47 Communications
for Electronic Arts
Laura Weir, 310-658-1200
crysis@fortyseven.com
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