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Amid ongoing connectivity problems, EA and Crytek have pulled the plug on the PS3 multiplayer demo for Crysis 2 just three days after it arrived on the PlayStation Store. "Though many gamers have had a great experience playing the demo, we are aware that others have been experiencing server connection delays," a statement on EA's forums reads.

The publisher explains that the swift demise of the demo is intended to give Crytek time to "ensure all issues are resolved when the game launches next week." This isn't the first time EA has yanked a Crysis 2 multiplayer demo -- the original Xbox 360 version was pulled due to similar issues and later replaced with an updated release.

Infiltrate and conquer in this gameplay from Crysis 2.

You've bought all the components, inserted tab A into slot B and tightened lord-knows-how-many thumbscrews. Your handcrafted PC is finished, and all for less than $600. "But can it run Crysis?" your friend asks? If you followed a handy guide from GeForce, the answer is yes.

Starting with its own $150 GeForce GTX 550 Ti graphics card, the company has compiled a list of parts needed to competently run CryTek's GPU-hungry Crysis 2. Assuming you've got the basics covered (mouse, keyboard, monitor, etc), the whole rig will only run you $599.92. While this setup won't allow maximum settings, it still kicks out a decent frame rate using above average graphical configurations.

As a bonus, it should also shut your snarky friend up.

#video This latest Crysis 2 video gives another look at the gunplay and suit-enhanced choreography of the upcoming computer and console shooter. More »

While you might not recognize, let alone be able to pronounce, the names behind the Crysis 2 score -- Borislav Slavov and Tilman Sillescu, anyone? -- EA's got one that might ring a bell: Hans Zimmer.

The Hans has contributed "part of the dramatic score" for Crytek's sequel, the publisher announced today, squeezing in one last plug before the game and soundtrack are released next week. You can sample the introductory track in the audio clip below -- or do it the right way: Wait until next week when you can get the full soundtrack on your iPod, squeeze into a body suit and go bounding up 5th Avenue.

EA have just announced that the Crysis 2 score has been worked on by Hans Zimmer. Er, actually, let’s start again. Open this page in another window, and then press the button at the same time as you read that. Done? See, that’s why this is worth a post. Zimmer, who’s behind the excellent scores of Inception, Dark Knight and Renaissance Man, has also worked on, oh, Modern Warfare 2. Did that have music? Quite how involved he really is becomes a little more confusing when you read the press release.

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EA and Crytek have teamed up with legendary composer Hans Zimmer, who created part of the dramatic score for the critically acclaimed first-person shooter Crysis 2, which has already earned Editor's Choice awards and a 9/10 from both Official Xbox Magazine (UK) and PC Action (Germany). Recognized wo...

The human race isn't ready to give up without a hell of a fight.

As an artist, I've never really taken notes. Instead, I find myself drawing quick images in my sketchbook, sketches I'll use to get my memory running later on. With Crysis 2 on the cusp of release, and several previews already on IGN.com, I thought I'd give you a glimpse into my thoughts as a reviewer from the first couple of hours of Crysis 2...

#trailer Stealth and strength are great when it comes to plowing through difficult situations, but with speed and agility you can avoid them altogether. Crysis 2's "Be Fast" trailer demonstrates the benefits of speedy delivery. More »

Being the sequel to the game that famously brought even the most powerful PC gaming rigs to their knees, you'd expect Crysis 2 to be, how should we say, significantly streamlined for its release on Xbox 360 and PS3. Aw heck, we'll just say it -- how could the console versions even hold a candle to the PC? As evidenced by the video after the break, the 360 does a fine job of keeping up, at least in multiplayer.

In the split-screen footage, it's clear that the PC version sports higher-resolution textures, some higher-detail models and different (one might say improved) lighting. Other than that, though, the two appear fairly close to the untrained eye. Of course, this is multiplayer, so both versions are less fancy in order to keep the framerate up, but this should at least make for some good anecdotal evidence for console players afraid they're missing out big-time by not having a $3,000 PC.

Skill comes into play in many ways in Crysis 2's multiplayer. Check out the bonuses and unlocks you can earn with increased talent!

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#video While there will be PC gamers who feel that their version of Crysis 2 will have suffered from having to be "ported" to console, I'm taking a different approach. More »

CryTek brings Crysis 2 to GDC 11 in 3D on Sony's PlayStation 3! Get the details on the online combat system in this interview with Executive Producer Nathan Camarillo!

Not only does the CryEngine 3 GDC tech demo posted below give us hope for the future of video game visuals -- it also fills us with anticipation for the future of dune buggy technology. Sure, pretty video games are great, but they can't hold a candle to a sleek recreational motor vehicle.

They exist! And you’ll find them after the jump. Crysis 2 is out on the 22nd of March in America and the 25th in Europe, which means all of these trailers will come to an end soon and it’ll be time to start “playing” the “game”, which if memory serves is a bit like a trailer crossed with a choose-your-own-adventure book. (more…)

#cryengine3 We don't know what the future of video games will look like. Nobody knows the future! Not even Epic. But we can speculate, and that lets us speculate that it'll look a lot like this. More »

It's just like the old proverb says: Man cannot live on Nanomachine-infused biosuits alone. We need weapons too! All kinds of weapons, with customizable scopes and ammunition, so we can destroy other Crysis 2 players. Check out all the collectible armaments in this new trailer.

Crytek finally shows their stuff on Sony's system.

Crytek gives a few answers.

See the mayhem of Crysis 2's multiplayer in action with the commentary of CryTek's Executive Producer Nathan Camarillo from GDC 2011!

CryTek shares the experience with those who can't attend GDC with a downloadable demo of Crysis 2's multiplayer!

Reminder: The demo is coming to PS3 on March 15.

A brief but invigorating gameplay snippet from the alternative multiplayer mode, Crash Site, on the PS3.

The multiplayer demo for Crysis 2 will come to PlayStation 3 owners on March 15, EA confirmed today. The full retail game ships one week later, so play it quickly! More »

Attention Nanosuit lovers, the Crysis 2 multiplayer PC demo is now available. The new and "improved" Xbox version of the demo has also gone up on Xbox Live, hopefully resolving the issues experienced by players last month.

Just a quick one, as gallons of hot caffeinated beverage must be consumed before full-scale writing can commence. The Crysis 2 multiplayer demo is now available: prepare your tubes for delivery of Crytek’s latest GPU-troubler.

It’s got two maps (Skyline, set on top of the rooftops and interiors of skyscrapers, and Pier 17, an open environment with limited cover), two modes (standard team deathmatch and a defence mode) and it’ll cost 1.5GB of your precious hard drive space. Grab it from places such as here and here. I have yet to play it, but I nonetheless award it 119.7 Shooty-Bangs out of Tier 7 Ultro-Death.

We already knew the Crysis 2 demo was destined for the PC on March 1 (and the PS3 sometime "soon"), but EA confirms today that it'll also be returning to the Xbox 360. The multiplayer demo, for those who didn't get a chance to try it out on the Xbox 360, features two maps and two different game modes: "Pier 17" and "Skyline" are a dilapidated dock and series of NYC rooftops, respectively, while Team Instant Action is your standard team deathmatch variant and Team Crash Site is an objective-based mode where players must find and capture designated areas for points.

Additionally, EA reveals that the initial Xbox-exclusive demo was downloaded over 1.7 million times. For a new trailer and the full press release, hit stealth mode and sneak on past the break.