The Crysis video game franchise, which has been around since 2007, has left more than one player wanting more. Announced 3 years ago, the fourth installment is still awaited. If you were expecting good news, we have quite the opposite today. The Crytek studio, which created the license, has announced the layoff of some of its teams.
In total, 15% of the studio's 400 employees have been laid off. laid off, about 60 developers. We learned this in a message on Crytek's networks, which also gave some information about Crysis 4. We can read:
“Although Hunt: Showdown 1896 is growing, Crytek cannot continue as before while remaining financially viable. Despite constant efforts to reduce costs and decrease operating expenses, we have determined that layoffs are unavoidable moving forward. Crytek will offer affected employees severance packages and outplacement services.
Game on hold for an indefinite period
What does this mean for Crysis 4? The title has just been put on hold, and some of the developers will likely be reassigned to the continued development of Hunt: Showdown 1896.This is what Crytek explains in its press release. The development of Crysis 4 is therefore very uncertain, despite the hype caused by the teaser shared 3 years ago.
For those who don't know, the franchise features soldiers equipped with nanosuits that offer superhuman abilities. The first installment plunged the player onto an island where he faced military and extraterrestrial forces. Crysis 2 took the action to New York in the midst of an alien invasion, while Crysis 3 mixed urban and natural environments, notably introducing a high-tech bow as a new weapon.
The Crysis 4 teaser, although brief, evokes a dark and post-apocalyptic atmosphere. It shows ruined structures and technological elements reconstituting themselves to form the number “4”, recalling the emblematic nanotechnology of the series. To date, little information has been revealed about the game. Crytek had specified that it was still in early development, and no official release date had been announced.
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