Crytek
announces that Avatar Reality has licensed the CryENGINE2 for an upcoming
massively multiplayer virtual world, or MMVW (thanks SlamDunk). Word is:
SAN FRANCISCO – March 7, 2007 – Avatar Reality, Inc., a new development
entity dedicated to the advancement of online community building, today
announced that they will become the first company to license Crytek's new game
middleware, CryENGINE™2, for use in creating their recently announced massively
multiplayer virtual world (MMVW). Set in Terraformed Mars, Avatar Reality’s MMVW
will allow players to live their fantasy lives by creating personalized
characters, or avatars, in a beautiful environment.