Crysis Warhead Launches
EA AND CRYTEK LAUNCHES CRYSIS WARHEAD IN NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE
The Next Installment of the Award-Winning Crysis Franchise
Arrives At Retail Stores This Week
Redwood City, Calif. – September 16, 2008 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS)
and Crytek GmbH announced today that Crysis Warhead®, the next installment in
the award-winning Crysis® franchise, has shipped to retailers in North America
and Europe and will hit store shelves and participating digital download
services starting September 18, 2008 exclusively for the PC. Containing a new
single player campaign featuring Crytek’s trademark open-ended gameplay and
stunning visuals along with Crysis Wars®, the exciting new multiplayer suite for
the Crysis universe, Crysis Warhead is a tremendous value at only $29.99 and
does not require the original Crysis to play.
“The launch of Crysis Warhead marks a significant milestone for the entire
Crytek family,” said Cevat Yerli, CEO and President of Crytek. “The team at
Crytek Hungary has delivered a dynamic and intense single player experience more
than worthy of the Crysis franchise, while the multiplayer team in Frankfurt has
revisited and extended multiplayer in the Crysis universe with Crysis Wars. They
are both great representations of our studio’s core values of technical
excellence, craftsmanship and quality.”
“Crytek is a world-class partner and quickly becoming one of the most formidable
independent developers in the industry,” said David DeMartini, Senior Vice
President and General Manager of EA Partners. “Crysis was one of the best games
of last year and we are thrilled to have the opportunity to bring Crysis
Warhead, a game that actually improves upon Crysis’ core experience, to the
largest possible audience on a global stage.”
Crysis Warhead takes place alongside the events of last year’s critical hit,
with players experiencing the explosive battles against waves of challenging
enemies on the other side of the island through the eyes and nanosuit of the
bold and aggressive Sergeant “Psycho” Sykes. Crysis Wars features 21 maps and
three diverse multiplayer modes, including InstantAction, frenetic deathmatch
enhanced by the power of the nanosuit, PowerStruggle, a hardcore team-based mode
and introducing TeamInstantAction, a mix of fast-paced action in a team-based
environment. Both are built on Crytek’s award-winning CryENGINE 2, optimized now
to deliver the high-fidelity graphics Crytek is known for with an improvement in
performance across a wide range of PCs.
Crysis Warhead has been rated ‘M’ for Mature by the ESRB and ‘16+’ by PEGI. For
more information about the game, please visit
www.crysiswarhead.com or
www.mycrysis.com.
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