Homefront 2 ikke i fare

THQ er i problemer for tiden. Massefyringer og en ledelse der netop er gået af. Det står så galt til, at de ikke havde en stand ved dette års E3 og ikke vil have en ved Gamescom, men hvad betyder dette for udgiverens spil? I forhold til Homefront 2, hvis udvikling er gået fra Kaos Studios til Cryteks Nottingham Studio (det tidligere Free Radical Design), ser det imidlertid ikke så slemt ud.

Cevat Yerli, CEO hos Crytek, siger, at "To be fair, the way we're developing Homefront 2 is very isolated anyway. We're treating it as our own new IP and at the same time THQ is respecting us and saying, 'you guys know what you're doing' and telling us the story they'd like to have, which we're collaborating creatively on." THQ har, med andre ord, ikke tænkt sig at blande sig for meget i spillets udvikling, og det er muligvis for det bedste. Udgiveren brugte utroligt mange midler på at promovere det oprindelige Homefront og sælge det som det nye Call of Duty, men spillet levede uheldigvis ikke op til de vanvittige forventninger skabt af den afsindige markedsføring, og Kaos Studios blev lukket kun få måneder efter spillets udgivelse.

Nu da Homefront er kommet i hænderne på de kyndige designere hos Crytek, så er der mulighed for, at spillet faktisk kan blive en mindre succes, og det er noget, som THQ i allerhøjeste grad har brug for. Det bedste de kan gøre er, at give Crytek de nødvendige redskaber og midler til at gøre Homefront 2 til en uforglemmelig oplevelse.


English version:

THQ is in a lot of trouble these days. Mass firings of staff and a president who just signed off. It's so bad that they didn't have a booth at this year's E3 and won't have one at Gamescom, but what does it all mean when it comes to their games? Well, it doesn't look that grim for Homefront 2, which had its development moved from Kaos Studios to Crytek's Nottingham Studio (the former Free Radical Design).

Cevat Yerli, CEO at Crytek, said that "To be fair, the way we're developing Homefront 2 is very isolated anyway. We're treating it as our own new IP and at the same time THQ is respecting us and saying, 'you guys know what you're doing' and telling us the story they'd like to have, which we're collaborating creatively on." THQ, it seems, will not be interfering much in the game's development, and that is most likely for the best. The publisher spent a lot of energy, effort and money in promoting the original Homefront and to sell it as the new Call of Duty, but the game didn't manage to deliver on the hype and Kaos Studios was closed only a few months after release.

Now that Homefront 2 has come under the care at Crytek it is likely that the game will become a success, and that's something THQ desperately needs these days. The best thing they can do right now is to give Crytek the means and tools to make Homefront 2 an unforgettable experience.

Timesplitters 4 og 7 aber

Timesplitters 4 er ikke under udvikling, lyder budskabet fra Crytek UK, som førhen hed Free Radical. Det har ellers længe været rygtet, at spillet var ved at blive udviklet, og hvorfor skulle der ikke være rygter? Studiet bekræftede selv spillet tilbage i 2007 og udgav tilmed concept art, men dette var før, Crytek opkøbte dem. Om det har noget med sagen at gøre vides ikke, men Crytek UK har nu en morsom og afsluttende besked med hensyn til Timesplitters 4:

"For Timesplitters 4, with ever spiralling development costs, massive teams and endless crunch we decided on a more radical development strategy. In short, the experiment was to implement the infinite monkey theorem. With cloning being a far too expensive option, we spent all of the development budget on buying monkeys on the black market. Those seven monkeys are now sat in a room with typewriters and lots of mirrors, and we fully expect Timesplitters 4 to be finished soon. Rumours are that they haven't written any code but just tease the press from time to time. Those damn monkeys. PS: anyone got any bananas?"


English version:

Timesplitters 4 will not be coming to a console near you. That is the message from developer Crytek UK, who was known as Free Radical before Crytek acquired the studio. It has been rumored for a long time that the game was indeed in development, and it's hard not to understand why there would be rumors. The studio confirmed the game back in 2007 and even released concept art but now they are able to say that the game isn't coming. And they do so in a very entertaining way as you can see in the statement above.

Crysis 3 Official Trailer

Crytek, udvikleren bag den succesfulde PC-knuser, Crysis, er nu rede til at afsløre den nyeste titel i serien, Crysis 3. Electronic Arts har netop udgivet den officielle trailer, og det ser ganske fornemt ud. Den audiovisuelle side af spillet er på sit højeste, og gameplayet lader til at være hurtigt og ekstremt. Den to-minutter lange trailer giver et indblik i historien og de forskellige våben samt fjendetyper, som vi kan forvente at skulle krydse klinger med.

Men Crytek har også dårlige nyheder: Til de af os, som forventer at anskaffe os Wii-U, når Nintendo engang vil udgive den vil ikke få Crysis 3. Cryteks Director of Creative Development, Rasmus Højengaard, sagde i et interview med Destructoid, at "I don’t think it’s going to be possible. it’s not in the cards to do a Wii U version." Nintendo er endelig hoppet med på HD-vognen, men det ser altså ikke ud til, at Wii-U kommer til at kunne magte den almægtige CryEngine 3. Se traileren nedenfor og se hvorfor!




English version:

Crytek, the developer behind the successful destroyer of all PCs, Crysis, is now ready to reveal the latest entry in the trilogy, Crysis 3. Electronic Arts has released the official announcement trailer for the game and it looks stunning. The audio-visuals are on the highest note and the gameplay looks intense and extreme. The trailer gives an impression of the storyline and some of the enemies and weapons that we'll be handling in the coming game.

But there is also some bad news: Crytek's Director of Creative Development, Rasmus Hojengaard, said in an interview with Destructoid that the game will not be released on the coming Wii-U. "I don’t think it’s going to be possible. it’s not in the cards to do a Wii U version." Despite Nintendo finally making a powerful console it doesn't seem to be quite enough to house the awesome CryEngine 3. You can see why in the trailer above!