This six-part 3ds Max video tutorial will guide you step by step through the process of exporting from 3D Studio Max into the award-winning, science-fiction, first-person shooter, computer game Crysis. You'll see how to take an MD 500 helicopter and prepare it inside 3D Studi ...more
Crysis 2 is the current standard for high-quality graphics in video games. No other game looks so smooth, so colorful, so... ultra-real. German developer Crytek has built their reputation on PC game technology to the limit, and the CryENGINE 3 graphics engine they used to make ...more
So, you're addicted to that award-winning, science-fiction, first-person shooter, computer game Crysis, are ya? Well, then you probably know a bit about the Sandbox 2 level editor then, don't ya? Well, if you need to figure out how to make 1:1 scaled maps in Sandbox to go int ...more
Crysis was an amazing game. And Crysis Warhead was great, too. If you haven't played them, you sure missed a great ride on the action train. But don't worry, you can get your feet wet with the newest edition to Crytek's Crysis series—Crysis 2—available from Electronic Arts. A ...more
How to make maps for Crysis using the Sandbox map editor.
Somebody over at Crytek likes rave parties, because Crysis 2 has a hilarious elevator rave easter egg. This video will show you how to activate it in the 'Dead Man Walking' mission, and treat yourself to some hard trance, dancing soldier, and pretty lights.
This video shows the benefits of suit shortcuts in the first-person shooter game Crysis.
Crysis 2 is finally upon us, and on multiple platforms no less! It might be the best-looking game ever, and this video walkthrough will guide you through the first mission "In The Deep End." This applies to all three versions of the game, which are remarkably similar. Well don ...more
A walkthrough of Mission 07 "Core" for Crysis for the PC. Part 1 of 3 - How to Beat Crysis: Mission 7. Part 2 of 3 - How to Beat Crysis: Mission 7. Part 3 of 3 - How to Beat Crysis: Mission 7.
It seems like every shooter nowadays has to have random collectibles for you to chase, and the new king of the shooter Crysis 2 has 18 hidden souvenirs for you to collect. This video will show you where and how to get all 18 and earn the Tourist achievement / trophy.
A really good interview for the upcoming game Crysis 2 with lots of game play footage.
The last week has been a trying one for me. On Sunday, there were four computers in my office, three of which were broken. The fourth was not really a computer, but more of a collection of parts that were cobbled together for the purpose of constructing a PC that would sneer d ...more
As previously reported here, CryTek's immensely powerful CryEngine is now free and available for all. CryEngine is, however, incredibly complex and powerful. If you need a little help using it, and if you've tried to you probably do, check out this excellent series of tutorial ...more
Grand Theft Auto 4 was a landmark game. It gave yet another reboot to the already rebooted Grand Theft Auto series, arguably the most prestigious video game in the West. It has a 98 on Metacritic, making it by that measure the best game of modern times. Whatever your stance on ...more
The noble board game has stalwartly staved off elimination in the face of more technologically advanced video games for four decades. Try as they might, video games just can't seem to surpass them as an easy-to-use diversion for large groups of seated indoor people. Since the ...more
This video tutorial will teach you how to apply custom textures to objects inside Sandbox 2. It won't work on all objects, but works on such items as laptops, computers, or monitors. You'll work with the material editor, find the right textures, and crop and resize pictures to ...more
Do you have an awesome rig that is able to run anything you throw at it at 60 fps with maximum settings? Prepare to be humbled. The Witcher 2 is the first game in quite some time to tax your system the same way Crysis did when it first came out. On my system ( i5 at 4.9, ATI ...more
For $2400 this thing might as well be covered in diamonds and friend chicken. Looking to blow a month or two of rent on something less responsible? Sure, rent might put a roof over your head but it never gave you 49.99 frames per second on Crysis. Meet the $1200 Asus Ares: ...more