CryEngine 3 to be absolutely stunning

  • Posted October 15th, 2009 at 09:25 EDT by Joseph Lustig
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Every once and a while, a new crown jewel in the videogames industry emerges in the form of a swanky new game engine. Epic Games's Unreal Engine 3 is undoubtedly the most recognizable, having been used thus far in an unnumerable amount of titles.

Both critics and gamers praised the wide array of possibilities the engine opened up for the common player and developer alike. But in today's age of technology, it seems the sky is the limit for future generations. Now, the first step into said future has materialised in the form of the CryEngine 3, boasting substantially more fineness and technical prowess than its contemporaries:

"With its scalable graphics and computation it is next-gen-ready and with new features like CryEngine 3 Live Create the best choice for game developers and companies developing serious games applications alike," chimes Crytek bigwig Cevat Yerli.

"It is the only game engine solution that enables real-time development and can ensure teams are able to maximize their own creativity, save budget and create greater gaming experiences."

Check out a brief glimpse of the future below:

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  1. polebull

    • 9:31am BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 1

     Holy f**k! 

  2. SPIDER | SpiderMedical

    • 9:37am BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 2

    dear jesus...

     

  3. mhammad nassan

    • 9:38am BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 3

    Great Engine

  4. DonMatteo | DonMatteo13

    • 9:39am BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 4

    looks good.............Uncharted looks better :P

  5. netherdragon | netherdragon

    • 9:51am BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 5

    uh wow,

     

    goodbye UE3, time for the newer sexyier model to take your place

  6. taurus82 | taurus82

    • 9:59am BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 6

    Good................God, but let's not stingy on it's uses I don't want to see swarms of FPS. PS3 realMyst using CE3 would be awesome.

  7. Atmey

    • 10:09am BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 7

    The lighting, the nature and the rain are Stunning. Might only be me, but the building at 0:22 doesn't not look as stunning.

  8. Kubo_Larry

    • 10:12am BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 8

    thats almost ridiculous... super hot engine...  Lets see some games then

  9. SSSOLWAY

    • 10:23am BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 9

    removed trolling post

  10. jello_snake

    • 10:35am BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 10

    procedural destruction = love

  11. crippled5 | wlchrbandit

    • 10:38am BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 11

     @9 

    well considering they already have the engine running on the consoles, all thats needed is for developers to use it. crysis 2 is already in progress and i'm pretty sure it will be out sometime next year, hopefully!

    i would be quite happy if this was the engine every game was based on!

    awesomeness! :D

  12. Jules909 | jules909

    • 10:45am BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 12

    will crysis 2 be on the playstation?

  13. biron_w

    • 10:51am BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 13

     Looks good AND it'll be nice for dev's to have an alternative to UE3.No more super shiny people!

  14. dc89 | Stiss

    • 10:53am BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 14

     It is scarily good. 

  15. higgos22

    • 10:54am BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 15

    @9 what is gonna happen when this works on ps3 the same time as it works on xbox 360? i swear ur gonna eat your words so much from everything you said

  16. a_stray_bullet10

    • 10:55am BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 16

    omgwtfbbq

  17. FonFahbre

    • 11:04am BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 17

    @12, yes Crysis 2 will be going multi-platform

    This engine will be used for this current generation of consoles so developers using this engine will provide graphics far superior then the games we have out today(Maybe with the exemption of Uncharted 2). I pray that this engine is used to its full capacity. Killzone 3 should be developed with this engine.

     

  18. Just_Ash91 | Ashthedon

    • 11:08am BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 18

     Very impressive and all.

    But till im playing a game with it, meh.

  19. Strudel | Strudel

    • 11:15am BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 19

    Bring it on!

  20. a_stray_bullet10

    • 11:15am BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 20

    uncharted is betterrrrrrrrr rofl

    nah seriously that is gob smacking! :O

  21. Neur0toxin

    • 11:52am BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 21

    Uncharted 2 looks better? Well yeah, but to point out the obvious CryEngine 3 is open world, and Graphically  it beats the competition hands down.

  22. Nakatomi Uk | Nakatomi_Uk

    • 12:10pm BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 22

    I cannot wait to see devs use this engine on 360 and PS3 it looks better than the unreal engine and they have even made sure it's easy to use too, Crysis surly must be coming to consoles I reckon thou it may be a completly different sort of game but CryTek will probably release one for consoles. If I remember rightly they own Eidos now could you imagine if they did the next tomb raider in this engine jesus it would be amazing.

  23. Naxi

    • 12:15pm BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 23

    No, they bought free radical who is developing the console ports.

  24. D0nni3

    • 12:15pm BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 24

    holy mother of mercy

  25. fleinn | fleinn

    • 12:38pm BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 25

    Cry-engine 3's marketing will be stunning!

  26. SammyboyZ

    • 1:02pm BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 26

     wow...just...wow

  27. wizemancomittee

    • 1:11pm BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 27


    LMAO @13,
    Yeah, the plastic looking people with UE3 isn't that appealing to me either. I always thought the engine was over rated.

  28. coverlord | Drahgoon

    • 1:16pm BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 28

    @4, sweet comment. It seems all I can think about is Uncharted 2, amazing game.

  29. AnigoMontoya

    • 3:05pm BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 29

    This does indeed look impressive. I sure hope we see a new IP on this soon.

  30. gulligan

    • 3:35pm BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 30

    i Think snakes next adveture should take place inside CE3 : P Go on kojima, time to lern som german : P

  31. edward_moffet | edd

    • 3:37pm BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 31

     Awesome it looks to be a fantastic engine, very excited to see games use this in the future. Uncharted 2 comes to mind when i see this video (I know it's not made with CryEngine but uncharted 2 is right up there with it in terms of quality)

  32. Limanima | Limanima

    • 3:40pm BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 32

    UE3 sucks on the PS3. What do you think is the main reason why multiplat games tend to look better on the 360?

    Has for this CE3 engine, is it any good outside FPS games? I hope so, because I'm tired of all those shooters...Enough of that.

  33. snotties | snotties

    • 3:55pm BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 33

    28sec - 32sec made me think of what R3 could be like...

  34. phejej

    • 4:13pm BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 34

    agree @ 32

  35. hush404 | hush404

    • 4:18pm BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 35

    Yeah, I've seen videos of this engine in action, they could litteraly create a level on the fly and in seconds would have it updated on both the PS3 and 360, rendering the exact same code, just like that. It's pretty impressive in that regard alone, thown in all of the features you'd ever want in an engine topped off with superb visuals and you have a winner imo.

    Crytek and CryEngine3 ftw.

  36. PSX_Legend | KillZone3000

    • 4:28pm BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 36

     It would be interesting to see an RPG with these graphics.

  37. Son_of_Son_of_Arda

    • 4:34pm BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 37

    trolling post removed

  38. GrugNorg0606 | L1QU1D_F0X (The I's are ones & the O is a zero)

    • 5:11pm BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 38

    Saw it coming.

  39. Nicholes

    • 5:25pm BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 39

    Don't be so ready to believe so quick.. these are the EXACT same thing they used to say and show on the PC vids when the engine/game was about to come out on the PC.

    Don't get your hopes too high up.. these people have a bad track record so far.

    You buy a $3000-$5000 PC, just as the game was about to come out, and when the game drops it makes that computer, which they said would run the game like a dream, look like $hit and run like it too.

    No thanks.. these guys are going to have to show 1 lvl worth of gameplay, or a PSN demo for me to believe.

    I almost bought a PhysX card due to these idiots as well.. look how that turned out. (The game ended up not supporting it)

    So they couldn't pull it off on a $3000-$5000 PC but they can on 2 consoles and with one of them being quite a bit inferior (Xbox 360)

    Oh and something for you people to think about.

    Crytek is in the Nvidia "The way its meant to be played" program for developing its game.. what that means is they work with Nvidia to help them make the game look and play better on Nvidia GPUs...

    Xbox 360 has ATi and PS3 has Nvidia... sooo who do you think has the edge with better graphics, lol poor Xbox.

  40. coolguy | grazspaz

    • 5:25pm BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 40

    there is a new engine in town and it;s name is cry engine 3. that looks good.
    but i do think that uncharted 2 is on par with this

  41. The Sith

    • 5:36pm BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 41

    I would like to see a side x side comparison of this engine vs. ID software RAGE Engine. All is not lost for Epic UE3 they have been working on a Newer version so we may see it sometime next year. CE3 visuals are stunning.

  42. neoxthexone | neoxthexone123

    • 6:01pm BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 42

    It might look nice and all but when the action and intensity kicks in the the frame rate is gonna be crap.

  43. stovich | TasteLikeBurning

    • 6:06pm BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 43

    Looks impressive,  but I'm calling bull5hit. Wasn't cryengine 2 supposed to be the next standard, yet notice how nothing came of it as far as consoles go? Vaporware as far as I'm concerned. Throw it in with WarDevil in the "forget-about-it" bin and call it a day. Some people let themselve be taken so easily.

  44. Naxi

    • 6:15pm BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 44

    Nicholes, you had me in tears.

    Stovich, 2 was never a console engine.

  45. big_boss01

    • 6:18pm BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 45

    bye,bye...unreal

  46. SolidSnakeUS | SolidSnakeUS42

    • 7:09pm BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 46

    This is why Crytek is always the best. Epic has been toted as the best for their reliable and opened engine, but there is no way UE3 can even touch the awesomeness of this. What now Cliffy B? Going to cry?

  47. Overcast | Gamenificent

    • 7:16pm BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 47

     I can't even find words for this, just wow. I mean, damn.

  48. Son_of_Son_of_Arda

    • 7:47pm BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 48

    It's a shame that this engine's being wasted on the Xbox 360; just think how much better it would be if it didn't have to reduce its quality in order to cater to the inferior standards of the Xbox!

    Oh, and I wasn't trolling. Don't remove my comment again.

  49. RandyWells89

    • 7:48pm BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 49

    Finally Someboby who going to max out the PS3, PS3 got enough SPU to run this engine use all 7 SPU.

  50. Alpha2

    • 8:06pm BST - October 15th, 2009
    • 50

    It's already been said but yeah when you see demos like this it looks awesome, but the second you start putting AI and player controlled characters in there you lose a little of that awesomeness.

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