Get ready for the ultimate Crysis® 2 experience with the Crysis® 2: Maximum Edition, available digitally for the PC via Origin.com and third party digital retailers starting May 29, 2012. The Crysis 2: Maximum Edition features all the content found in the Crysis ®2: Limited Edition plus two previously released DLC packs, Retaliation and Decimation, all for $39.99. The Crysis 2: Maximum Edition provides gamers with 9 additional multiplayer maps, 2 new weapons, bonus XP, weapon skins and attachments, and unique dog tags that were not included in the standard retail package for Crysis 2.

The Crysis 2: Maximum Edition features all of the following content:

• 2 new weapons
  • FY71 Assault Rifle
  • M18 Smoke Grenade
• Bonus MP XP
• SCAR digital weapon skin
• Decoy Hologram attachment
• Unique platinum dog tag
• 9 multiplayer maps including:
  • Park Avenue
  • Transit
  • Shipyard
  • Compound
  • 5^th Avenue
  • Chasm
  • Plaza
  • Prism
  • Apartments

Crytek’s free-to-play online shooter, Warface, stole the show at the Russian Game Developers Conference this week after being recognized with two top prizes in the prestigious KRI Awards. The game – developed at Crytek’s Kiev studio – not only received the honor of being named “Best Game 2012” by the judging panel, but was also winner in the competitive “Best Graphics 2012” category.

The KRI Awards take place as part of the Russian Game Developers Conference each year, and are the only Russian awards handed out by industry professionals to recognize developers in Russia and other CIS countries.

Crytek’s PC game Warface is a military shooter in a near-future setting. It offers a cinematic experience with next gen visuals, AI and physics based on Crytek’s proprietary CryENGINE® 3 game development solution.

Mail.Ru Group’s top-tier MMOFPS Warface – developed by Crytek – has recorded preliminary operating results that set a new record in Russian game market history. Within the first four weeks of operation the title’s CCU is already on par with Russia’s most successful games, shooters and MMORPGs alike: 28,000 players have been simultaneously fighting for the future in the AAA-shooter from one of the best FPS creators in the world. According to Mail.Ru Group’s market analysis, it is an unprecedented result and it took from several months to a few years for competing titles to reach a similar level of performance. As of 10th May 2012, the number of registered users in Warface exceeds 1 million.

With Warface cementing its status as a rising star on the market, Mail.Ru Group has further strengthened its leading position among Russian MOFPS publishers – a position the company has held since the launch of Cross Fire.

THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) and Machinima today announced the immediate launch of Nexuiz PC for $9.99 on Steam and other digital download sites. Nexuiz is the CryENGINE® 3 powered Arena FPS from Illfonic.  

“Nexuiz is the competitive shooter,” said Kedhrin Gonzalez, Creative Director at Illfonic. “We’ve done a lot of community outreach, listened to our fans and included their ideas in Nexuiz. It is faster, more intense and more fun than ever. PC gamers, especially competitive gamers, want speed, high-quality graphics and non-stop action.”

The PC version of Nexuiz will include a number of enhancements and changes over the console version including:

• Dedicated Server Support and Server Browser
• Enhanced, CryENGINE 3 powered graphics with DX11 support
• Advanced custom controls, new HUD and a 20% increase to player speed for ultimate twitch-shooter experience

More details can be found on the Nexuiz community forums at Forums.Nexuiz.com

Nexuiz for PC is now available from Steam at Store.Steampowered.com/app/96800.

The awards exist to honor innovative games in a range of categories, with the label of Best German Game being reserved for a title the panel feels excels technically and artistically whilst offering excitement to as wide an audience as possible. Crysis 2 emerged victorious despite stiff competition.