Added: 14.07.2014 12:43 | 8 views | 0 comments


"There is a lot of research going on.".
I spent quite a lot of last week listening to various highly intelligent people bang on about the potential benefits of remote processing, aka "the power of the cloud", at the Develop conference in Brighton, UK. Among these highly intelligent people was Mark Jackson, technical animation director at Crytek - a company that is reportedly undergoing something of a financial meltdown right now. Jackson wasn't able to comment on these claims on the record, but he was able to say a few things about how Xbox Live's scalable server support might be of service to animation departments in particular.

Added: 14.07.2014 11:07 | 11 views | 0 comments


Future of Crytek's UK studio and its latest game remain in doubt.
Homefront: The Revolution game director Hasit Zala has resigned from his position at Crytek UK, according to multiple Kotaku sources.

Added: 13.07.2014 20:52 | 21 views | 0 comments



Usually games may run into design issues or hardware limitations, but in the case of Homefront: The Revolution it's not a software problem, it's a financial one.

Added: 12.07.2014 23:13 | 18 views | 0 comments


As Crytek continues to face financial difficulties, we're hearing of more departures at the troubled company. This week, Homefront: The Revolution game director Hasit Zala resigned from his position at Crytek UK, according to three people familiar with goings-on at the studio. Zala was also franchise director for the free-to-play shooter Warface. Crytek UK development manager Ben Harris also left the studio this month, and a number of other people have either left or are openly looking for new employment as of this week, sources say. The exact number is hard to pin down, as Crytek UK is in flux as staff await news on the studio's future, but the departures includes senior leadershipjust two weeks ago, studio head Karl Hilton confirmed to me that he was leaving his role, though he said he plans to stay within the company.

Added: 10.07.2014 18:33 | 14 views | 0 comments



Crytek is aiming to make sure that Homefront: The Revolution will at least be a memorable title for home consoles and PC when it launches next year. While the studio may be in some kind of financial trouble, they're still talking up and hyping up their new first-person shooter.

Added: 10.07.2014 11:18 | 14 views | 0 comments


"It's just waiting for the right situations and deals to be done.".
There's been plenty of negative press about Crytek of late, so here's a ray of sunshine to balance things out - according to Crytek UK animator Mark Jackson, the studio remains absolutely nuts about the long-absent TimeSplitters series. Alas, today isn't the day for any concrete talk about a sequel.

Added: 09.07.2014 1:13 | 18 views | 0 comments


Crytek Employees arent being paid and some of them are walking out as the company is in danger of going under. Cliff Bleszinski announces Boss Key, the new studio working alongside Nexon to bring gamers a Free-to-Play Sci-Fi, Arena shooter. The talks moves into gaming personalities and the need to put a face in front of an entire team of developers.

Added: 08.07.2014 14:13 | 23 views | 0 comments


Marking the independence of Crytek UK, Homefront: The Revolution is the first solo project from the developer formally known as Free Radical. games talks to game producer Fasahat Salim about the projects turbulent development and what lies in store for Crytek UK.