Crytek went so overboard on the Crysis tech it created a whole blushing system, implemented nose shadows, and sent devs to photograph leaves in Haiti to get the translucency right: 'We went over bonkers on this one'

Crytek went so overboard on the Crysis tech it created a whole blushing system, implemented nose shadows, and sent devs to photograph leaves in Haiti to get the translucency right: ‘We went over bonkers on this one’

2007 shooter and part-time meme Crysis is the subject of an in-depth retrospective in the latest issue of PC Gamer magazine, in which Rick Lane sits down with Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli to go over the game’s development. Coming off the back of Far Cry, the studio’s ambition for what its next game would deliver…

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Elden Ring Nightreign servers shut down this morning ‘to improve expedition matchmaking’ but it’s royally screwed some unprepared players

It’s been a rough week for Elden Ring Nightreign. Not from a player count perspective: it’s absolutely flying off the shelves with over 3.5 million copies sold in just five days. But when it comes to performance, Nightreign has not held up to expectations. Aside from solo runs being nightmarish, one of the most frustrating…

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Jaasta Wants to Sell You a Dynamic E-Ink Keyboard

Keys that can adapt to different applications and languages We’ve already seen dynamic keyboards featuring tiny OLED or LCD screens in place of run-of-the-mill plastic keys, but a new PC peripheral outfit named Jaasta thinks that the dynamic keyboard that the world really needs is the one it is currently developing — the Jaasta Wireless…

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