Crytek ships CryEngine 5.7
Long-awaited update to the game engine is smaller than first planned, but features updates to Scaleform and the GamePlatform plugin.
Thursday, April 7th, 2022
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Crytek posts its 2021 CryEngine roadmap
Check out the features due in the next update to the game engine, now postponed from spring 2020.
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020
Crytek releases CryEngine 5.6
Game engine gets support for area lights and multilayer microfacet materials, new ragdoll IK system and updates to cloth simulation.
Friday, August 30th, 2019
Crytek posts 2019-2020 CryEngine roadmap
CryEngine 5.6 to add layered microfacet materials. CryEngine 5.7 to see real-time ray tracing, big animation update.
Monday, May 13th, 2019
Watch Neon Noir, Crytek's new real-time ray tracing demo
The tech runs on current mid-range AMD and Nvidia GPUs, and is due in the CryEngine roadmap this year.
Monday, March 18th, 2019
Crytek ships CryEngine 5.5
Long-awaited update to game engine updates GI system and Sandbox editor; introduces new 5%-of-royalties licensing model.
Monday, September 24th, 2018
Crytek releases CryEngine 5.4
Now officially released. Free game engine gets support for Substance Designer materials, new Vulkan renderer, and terrain blending.
Thursday, September 21st, 2017
Amazon to post Lumberyard source code on GitHub
Full C++ source code of the AAA game engine to be made available in a new public GitHub repository.
Friday, August 18th, 2017
Crytek unveils Film Engine
Firm unveils new real-time VR and film production system based on its former Cinebox previz technology.
Wednesday, April 27th, 2016
Amazon releases Lumberyard 1.1
Big update to free AAA game engine adds Substance integration, mobile support - and a proper FBX importer.
Thursday, March 17th, 2016
Crytek releases CryEngine V for free
AAA game engine now available on a 'pay what you want basis'; gets new C# API and particle system, revamped renderer.
Wednesday, March 16th, 2016
Watch the Siggraph 2014 animation festival winners
Not all of them can be shown online in full yet, but we've got extended clips and making-ofs for the others.
Saturday, July 19th, 2014
Crytek releases CryEngine on Steam for $9.90/month
Cutting-edge game engine now available to any dev for under a tenner - and no cut of the profits.
Friday, May 30th, 2014