Crysis Warhead Coming In September

By Geoff Duncan August 13, 2008

Electronic Arts and Crytek GmbH have announced that the latest installment in the fast-paced shoot-em-up Crysis universe, Crysis Warhead will begin shipping in September for Windows PCs—and discount pre-ordering is available now for folks who have to get in on the action as soon as possible. Crysis Warhead will go on sale in Europe September 12 and in North America on September 16; players who pre-order starting today can pick up the game for $24.95 ($5 off the retail price), or for another $10, get both Crysis and Crysis Warhead purchased together. (Although note that Crysis Warhead does not require Crysis to play.)

"Fans of Crysis are going to enjoy more of the open-ended gameplay, cutting-edge visuals and huge, epic battles from the first game," said Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli in a statement, "while also finally finding out what kind of havoc Psycho was wreaking on the other side of the island."

Crysis Warhead also includes Crysis Wars, which adds TeamInstantaction to the InstantAction and PowerStruggle to the online gameplay modes from the original Crysis game. Crysis Warhead has also been optimized to run on a broader range of PCs—although we’re sure pimping your rig still helps a lot—and includes 21 new maps.

Crysis Warhead has been rated M for "Mature" by the ESRB.

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