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prudislav
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http://www.develop-online.net/news/crytek-signs-huge-licensing-deal-with-mystery-firm/0204382
| Quote: | Crytek has signed a major licensing deal with a mystery firm as part of its strategy to put the company on a more stable footing following its troubles last year.
Last year the firm went through well-documented financial difficulties as it struggled to pay staff in full and seemingly stay afloat. Following a turbulent few months, the company eventually released a statement claiming it had secured extra capital to carry on as a business, though this still came at the expense of its Nottingham studio.
Speaking to Develop at GDC, Crytek co-founder Faruk Yerli and head of PR Jens Schaefer said rather than securing funding from an investor as many had believed, the injection of money had come from a new licensing deal that it had been working on for a "long time".
Yerli described it as a “huge" deal for Crytek that would put the firm back on track.
The studio co-founder was unable to elaborate on specific details, such as whether it was to do with its powerful development tech CryEngine that has powered the Crysis series and Star Citizen, but said he was hopeful of announcing the deal with its mystery new partner soon.
“A lot of people are under the impression we had to find a new investor or something, but that wasn’t the case. We made a licensing deal,” said Schaefer.
Yerli added: “It was a huge one, probably the biggest one. I can’t say anything more in detail, but hopefully we’ll be able to announce it with the partner soon.”
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| Posted: Tue, 17th Mar 2015 15:48 Post subject: |
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EA ?  Although I doubt it. They have frostbite... So, what other major publishers we have out there? Activision? Square Enix? Ubi? 
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| Posted: Tue, 17th Mar 2015 15:50 Post subject: |
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As about 75% of the crytek engine developers now working for CIG in a new studio in germany.. i dont think, that this deal has anything to do with the "old" cryengine.
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| Posted: Tue, 17th Mar 2015 15:59 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Tue, 17th Mar 2015 16:01 Post subject: |
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It's probably Roberts, giving them 50 million to keep going. Probably.
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| Posted: Tue, 17th Mar 2015 16:09 Post subject: |
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Valve? Source 2 confirmed = HL3..con.... 
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Morphineus
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| Posted: Tue, 17th Mar 2015 16:25 Post subject: |
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My initial thought was: Daybreak (used to be SOE) or something else in the MMO genre.
But who knows could even be: Namco, Blizz Activision or even CIG (but less likely since it seems a big licensing deal which they already have).
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| Posted: Tue, 17th Mar 2015 16:26 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Tue, 17th Mar 2015 16:55 Post subject: |
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Title is wrong. The link and even the text in the OP says there's no investor. Also "saved" implies that was to be the end of Crytek, something which isn't being said in the article.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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prudislav
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| Posted: Tue, 17th Mar 2015 16:58 Post subject: |
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too little words allowed in title to have it all (changed investor to licensing deal , but some other articles regarding this mentioned investor)
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| Posted: Tue, 17th Mar 2015 17:06 Post subject: |
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I interpret licensing deal as "company x signed to use our engine" which is nothing to get super excited about. Business as usual.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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prudislav
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| Posted: Tue, 17th Mar 2015 17:11 Post subject: |
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Well they are talking about it as its huge deal for them so who knows - not sure which article is the most accurate about what exactly this deal really is - i guess we will seen soon, there is a lot of wild guessing on the web
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| Posted: Tue, 17th Mar 2015 17:14 Post subject: |
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Microsoft finally saved PC gaming \o/
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| Posted: Tue, 17th Mar 2015 17:19 Post subject: |
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The one you have in the OP is the original source I believe so that is the accurate one. And it wasn't meant to be some sort of announcement or anything.
From their marketing manager: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=156273136&postcount=241
| Quote: | I think you - and a lot of other people - are misreading the comment. It was not a tease to hype up people. As you can see when reading the actual Develop story, we were asked about our situation by a industry outlet at GDC, and that was the reply we gave. All that was said is "we can't announce the business partner yet".
Please consider the context of interviews, such as who is doing them (outlet aimed at people in the business), and when (Game Developer's Conference). |
Things went down like this:
- Yo, Crytek, how are you holding up these days?
- Pretty good, we actually signed up a huge licensing deal that has helped us a lot. Unfortunately we are not ready to provide any details just yet.
rather than:
"PRESS, JOURNOS, GAMERS hear us! We have signed a HUGE licensing deal that will make your brains explode! Tune in next week for the unveil of the year!"
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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Morphineus
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| Posted: Tue, 17th Mar 2015 18:43 Post subject: |
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blablablablabla Jeez 
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| Posted: Mon, 6th Apr 2015 21:36 Post subject: |
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http://kotaku.com/sources-amazon-spent-big-bucks-on-cryteks-engine-1696008878
| Quote: | | Amazon agreed to a huge licensing deal involving Crytek’s proprietary tech, CryEngine, according to four people familiar with the deal, all of whom spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to speak publicly about this arrangement. Though I haven’t been able to pin down the exact dollar figure—one source said $50 million; another said 70—sources say it was substantial enough to help Crytek recover from the financial difficulties that kept them from paying some staff for months, as we reported last year. |
| Quote: | | Amazon may have licensed out the engine to use for their games, or, as some sources have suggested, they may be using it as a baseline to build their own proprietary gaming engine. |
| Quote: | | Whatever the specific details here, this is yet another sign that Amazon has big plans in the world of video games. Last year, the tech giant poached Portal lead Kim Swift and Far Cry 2 designer Clint Hocking to work on top-secret projects that still haven’t been announced. Amazon also purchased Double Helix, the development studio behind 2013’s Killer Instinct. |
Basically Amazon licensed CryEngine, for what purpose we don't know. That's all.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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| Posted: Mon, 6th Apr 2015 22:02 Post subject: |
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They are making games.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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| Posted: Mon, 6th Apr 2015 23:37 Post subject: |
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| Goon wrote: | wtf ... What amazon do with game engine?  |
They are gonna make a series of animated films about SJWs adventures in our hostile and intolerant world.
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| Posted: Mon, 6th Apr 2015 23:47 Post subject: |
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Good! Nobody wanted to see Crytek nor their engines fade away. Stick to engine r&d, no more games.
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| Posted: Tue, 7th Apr 2015 07:25 Post subject: |
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A 50-70$ millions for engine license deal?
Lol.
There is gotta be WAY more than just simple usage licensing.
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| Posted: Tue, 7th Apr 2015 08:12 Post subject: |
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Yeah that's way beyond a licensing deal. They basically bought Crytek more or less it sounds like.
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Amazon's "Lumberyard" engine, based on CryEngine is now freely available: http://aws.amazon.com/lumberyard/
http://aws.amazon.com/lumberyard/faq/
Based on CryEngine, completely free, full source code available.
| Quote: | Q. How does Amazon make money with Lumberyard?
Lumberyard is free, including source. We make money when you use other AWS services.We built Lumberyard to make it faster and easier to build fantastic live, multiplayer, community-driven games – which naturally connect to the cloud to provide these features to players. However, there is no requirement to connect your game to the cloud. There are also no seat fees, subscription fees, or requirements to share revenue. You pay only for the infrastructure resources you choose to use. For full licensing details, see Licensing below. |
| Quote: | Q. Do I really get source code access to Lumberyard?
Yes. Access to full C++ source code is included with the download of Lumberyard. |
| Quote: | Q. If I build a single-player game that uses no cloud connectivity, do I have to pay to use the engine?
No, in this case you would pay us nothing. |
| Quote: | Q. Do I have to run my game on AWS?
No. If you own and operate your own private servers, you do not need to use AWS. You also don’t need to use AWS if your game does not use any servers. For example, if you release a free-standing single‐player or local-only multiplayer game, you pay us nothing.
Q. Is there a surcharge or other additional fee over and above AWS service rates for Lumberyard customers?
No. |
| Quote: | Q. Can I include Lumberyard’s tools so my players can build mods for my game?
Yes. Your right to redistribute Lumberyard in your game includes the right to redistribute pieces of the development environment in your game too. A list of redistributable components is included in the documentation. These rights also apply to companion products that you make available to end users to modify and create derivative works of your game. If you want to distribute Lumberyard components in source code form, please contact us. |
| Quote: | Q. Can I take Lumberyard and make my own game engine and distribute it?
No. While you may maintain an internal version of Lumberyard that you have modified, you may not distribute that modified version in source code form, or as a freestanding game engine to third parties. You also may not use Lumberyard to distribute your own game engine, to make improvements to another game engine, or otherwise compete with Lumberyard or Amazon GameLift. |
| Quote: | Q. Can my Lumberyard game connect to services like Steamworks, Apple Game Center, Google Play Games, or console social services?
Yes. Your game may read and write data to platform services and public third-party game services for player save state, identity, social graph, matchmaking, chat, notifications, achievements, leaderboards, advertising, player acquisition, in-game purchasing, analytics, and crash reporting. |
| Quote: | Q. Can I use the game assets that are included with Lumberyard in my game?
Yes. Lumberyard includes asset packs that you can use in your games and prototypes. We also provide additional high-fidelity assets and samples that you may find useful on our website. |
Supported platforms:
Windows, PS4, XB1
iOS, Android coming soon. Mac and Linux next.
If Amazon manages to provide good support then this is great!
| DCB wrote: | | Yeah that's way beyond a licensing deal. They basically bought Crytek more or less it sounds like. |
Yeah, it's becasue they are distributing it for free that they had to pay a huge amount of money to Crytek.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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| Posted: Wed, 10th Feb 2016 19:51 Post subject: |
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Yeah, in theory at least.
I think they beat Valve on what they were looking to do with making Source 2 free, but we'll have to wait and see until the later is officially announced.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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| Posted: Wed, 10th Feb 2016 20:21 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Wed, 10th Feb 2016 20:26 Post subject: |
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Dont keep me in suspense men.
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