Crytek has announced that they are partnering with Improbable to work on a new AAA game. Crytek will team up its CryEngine with Improbable’s SpatialOS to develop the game.
More details about the project will be revealed soon. However, the two companies have announced the development of a fully featured SpatialOS game development kit for CryEngine.
We’re proud to partner with Improbable, but we want it to be the start of something bigger. We want to work with other technologists, tool makers, and developer services to create a best-in-class and ever-improving experience.
The statement also talks about the progress that has already been made with the fully featured SpatialOS kit. This will empower CryEngine users to make most of the Improbable’s tech, which will enable larger and more persistent gaming worlds.
Crytek is planning to work closely with Improbable to create a fully-featured SpatialOS Game Development Kit for CRYENGINE for its forthcoming titles. Progress has already been made on this, and CRYENGINE developer Automaton has created its own open source integration with SpatialOS for its forthcoming 1000-player battle royale title Mavericks: Proving Grounds
The Crysis developer will actually be testing out this integration with a brand new AAA game. there is not much detail about the game, but we do know that the game will be an online service-based game with multiplayer components (which is what SpatialOS is best at). The game will also be somehat monetized, engagement driven experience.
Here is the full announcement:
Crytek is happy to join Epic Games and Improbable in reaffirming our commitment to giving game developers the best combination of engine and games technology, supported by empowering standards that work for everyone.
Crytek is committed to making solutions available to its developers that allow them to create unique interactive experiences while respecting their freedom of choice of tools and services.
With that in mind, Crytek is planning to work closely with Improbable to create a fully-featured SpatialOS Game Development Kit for CRYENGINE for its forthcoming titles. Progress has already been made on this, and CRYENGINE developer Automaton has created its own open source integration with SpatialOS for its forthcoming 1000-player battle royale title Mavericks: Proving Grounds.
Crytek’s partnership with Improbable is based on a shared set of values. Developers using our technology should always be at the center of our thoughts. We want to make it easier for developers to create the groundbreaking games of tomorrow.
Both companies are committed to working together for developers and to making statements that you can rely on. We are committing to respect for developer choice and interoperability between platforms, software, and services.
This is all in service of a simple principle: developers come first. And developers do their best work when they are free to choose from the best range of tools.
It is clear that Crytek wants to make more games with the technology of SpatialOS. The combo of both developers will see more titles coming in the future.
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