La guerra de los «Motores Gráficos» esta que arde entre Crytek y EPIC. Esta noticia le corresponde al gigante Crytek, quien mostrará por primera vez CryEngine en Linux de manera nativa durante la GDC (Game Developers Conference) en San Francisco, la cual como lo comente en la noticia anterior, se realizara entre el 17 y el 21 de Marzo.
«Esta noticia se conocía hace varios meses, donde dejaban al descubierto los planes de Crytek, de adaptar su famoso motor gráfico CryEngine a Linux, de manera nativa. Como muchas veces se han conocido estas noticias, la información circulo después de conocerse una oferta de trabajo que publico Crytek, donde necesitaban un programador para trabajar en la versión Linux del motor 3D CryEngine».
Variso meses despues de esta filtración, Crytek anuncia que ha llegado el momento de mostrar el Engine corriendo de manera nativa en Linux. Es lo que esperamos ver por primera vez en la Game Developers Conference en San Francisco.
«Durante las presentaciones y hands-on en la GDC, los visitantes podrán ver por primera vez la adaptación navita a Linux del nuevo CryEngine. CryEngine también ha sido actualizado con las mejoras incluidas para recrear el impresionante Imperio Romano en «Ryse: Son of Rome». Esto se puede ver en los canales oficiales de Crytek.
Hay otras empresas que también usan el motor gráfico de Crytek, como es el caso de Panzar Studio.
La Influencia del Steam OS
Valve tiene mucho que ver en todo esto, ya uqe ellos le abrieron las puertas al mundo de los videojuegos en Linux, todo estos con el lanzamiento de la versión compatible de Steam. Pero la verdadera apuesta para Linux, llego con el anuncio de Steam Machines.
Las plataformas de Steam pensadas para jugar en televisores, llevarán en la sangre Steam OS, una distribución Linux desarrollada por Valve, que adopta la interfaz de Steam Big Picture. El catalogo de juegos disponibles aun es muy pequeño, donde vemos títulos como «Gone Home» o «Runner 2», pero se ve un futuro muy prometedor, con el lanzamiento de mas títulos, después de la salida de las primeras Steam Machine.
Nota de Prensa Oficial en Ingles:
Frankfurt am Main (Germany), March 11, 2014 – Independent videogame developer and publisher Crytek has outlined details of what it will be showing attendees when this year’s GDC conference gets underway in San Francisco. During the expo, which takes from March 19-21, Crytek will give visitors a look at the evolution of its game-changing CRYENGINE software, as well as inviting them to go hands-on with free-to-play shooter Warface and brand new mobile title, The Collectables.
During presentations and hands-on demos at Crytek’s GDC booth, attendees can see for the first time ever full native Linux support in the new CRYENGINE. The CRYENGINE all-in-one game engine is also updated with the innovative features used to recreate the stunning Roman Empire seen in Ryse – including the brand new Physically Based Shading render pipeline, which uses real-world physics simulation to create amazingly realistic lighting and materials in CRYENGINE games.
There will also be games on offer, with the latest version of free online FPS Warface available to play. With intense new Tower Raid and Capture modes just launched, players can see how far Crytek’s self-published shooter has come in the last year as they team up with fellow GDC visitors to take out the enemy. Also playable will be The Collectables, an upcoming military strategy game for iOS and Android that transports Crytek’s trademark action onto the small screen.
Crytek staff will also be sharing their expertise in a series of talks during GDC. From discussing narrative driven games to the rendering technology in Ryse, a total of five presentations from Crytek employees will be taking place as part of GDC’s session series. All the talks will be held in the Center’s West Hall. Read more details at the official Crytek Blog.
To see the latest iteration of CRYENGINE in full flow and try your hand at Warface and The Collectables, visit booth #802 in the Moscone Center’s South Hall when GDC kicks off next week.
About Crytek
Crytek GmbH (“Crytek”) is an independent company at the forefront of the interactive entertainment industry, and is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of gaming by creating standout experiences for console, PC, mobile devices and games-as-service using their cutting-edge 3D-Game-Technology, CRYENGINE®.
The company’s headquarters are in Frankfurt am Main (Germany). Crytek also has studios in Kiev (Ukraine), Budapest (Hungary), Sofia (Bulgaria), Seoul (South Korea), Nottingham (UK), Shanghai (China), Istanbul (Turkey) and Austin (USA).
Since its foundation in 1999, Crytek has consistently been recognized for excellence in its field, earning accolades such as the 2011 Develop Award for Best Independent Studio, and two Red Dot Design Awards (in 2010 and 2013). Its multi-award winning games include Far Cry®, Crysis® (awarded best PC Game of E3 2007 and Best Technology at the 2008 Game Developers Choice Awards), Crysis Warhead® (awarded Best Graphics Technology at IGN Best of 2008 Awards), Crysis® 2 (awarded Best Shooter of E3 2010 and Gamescom 2010), Crysis® 3 and Warface (awarded Best Social/Casual/Online Game of Gamescom 2012). For more information, please visit www.crytek.com.
