Unless you've been living in an abandoned fort with no Wi-Fi connection, there's a good chance you will have encountered Ryse: Son of Rome in some form or another this week.

Our Xbox One exclusive is now just two weeks away from launch, and the past few days have seen a wealth of Ryse-related content hitting the web as November 22^nd approaches.

The fun started with entertainment network Machinima airing the first in a series of exclusive live action shows based on the Ryse: Son of Rome game world. A further episode followed a couple of days later, with two more to come on Monday and Thursday next week. Check out the (mature) trailer below for a taste of the spectacular dramatization, titled "The Fall", and watch the show itself over at Machinima's YouTube channel.

It looks like the Hornet launch couldn’t end without one final stretch goal unlocked! Our backers have hit the incredible $26 million mark, which enables us to expand the capital ship mechanics in Star Citizen.

- Enhanced Capital Ship Systems – In addition to the command and control systems we’ve already outlined, we’re going to expand capital ship functions! Lead a damage control team to fight fires and repair key systems during battle, control internal bulkheads to slow boarders and man a number of consoles, like navigation and engineering, that will make commanding a capital ship feel even more immersive.

Crytek and Microsoft Studios will be premiering “The Fall,” a four-part, live-action digital series based on the action-packed Xbox One exclusive launch title "Ryse: Son of Rome,” exclusively on Machinima, the number one global video entertainment network for young males.

Beginning Nov. 5, new episodes will be distributed exclusively on Machinima, setting the stage for “Ryse: Son of Rome’s” worldwide release alongside the Xbox One console on Nov. 22.  

What goes on within huge teams of artists, developers, and managers? What are the ups and downs of game development? What challenges are associated with a new generation of hardware and graphics? Revelations of Ryse is a short series that aims to provide an inside look at the development, teams, and planning of Crytek’s Xbox One release title Ryse: Son of Rome, due November 22^nd.

Harald Zlattinger is a Senior Technical Artist for Ryse. He always wanted to work with computers, so he specialized in multimedia and soon realized that technical tasks and 3D modeling was most comfortable to him. Having had an interest in videogames from a very early age, it seemed like the logical choice to start working in that industry. Harald first worked on BattleForge at Electronic Arts, and then moved to Crytek’s Ryse team, following his passion to improve games’ visual quality.