Crytek will launch a major update for its competitive multiplayer FPS Hunt: Showdown on August 15. It will include an engine upgrade that will cause it to lose Xbox One and PS4 support.
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The source code to the first Far Cry game from developer Crytek and publisher Ubisoft has found its way to the internet, and it looks like some people have been able to compile and play the game.
Crytek has filed a lawsuit against Cloud Imperium Games, the developer of Star Citizen, alleging it to be in breach of contract; the Star Citizen developer has called it "a meritless lawsuit".
Renowned Frankfurt-based company Crytek has made the latest version of its game development engine essentially royalty-free, and unveiled a new benchmarking tool for VR enthusiasts.
As promised earlier this year, Crytek is now offering the full CryEngine development tools to anyone who wants to make games for a price of $9.90 a month, but the engine is currently just for Windows.
Crytek is apparently answering Epic Games' offer of Unreal Engine 4 for $19 a month with its own plan to release the full version of its CryEngine tools for just $9.90 a month starting in May.
