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Robinson: The Journey announced by Crytek, a VR title around a young boy
Squeezing everything they can out of their CryEngine, Crytek have announced a virtual reality game called Robinson: The Journey. It's about a young boy stranded on a mysterious planet following a crash landing. We're free to explore in full 360 degrees of detail, says the studio, and we'll "become pioneers" by interacting with the rich ecosystem. An official website has launched but there's little there.
Crysis and Crysis 2 multiplayer "will no longer be playable" from May 31st
With the GameSpy Technologies shutdown this May 31st there are going to be a lot of games with any multiplayer, unless studios get patching. Crytek has confirmed Crysis 1 & 2 will be losing their online portions. May 31st will be the "conclusion of online multiplayer support" as the GameSpy service shuts off. Both games' single-player campaigns are "unaffected by this transition,".
EA bundle "entire collection of Crysis" into Trilogy release
Crytek's Crysis series is now packaged together in a single bundle edition called Crysis Trilogy. From the very humble island beginnings, to the twisted and fractured New York City jungle crammed full of aliens. So that means Crysis, Crysis: Warhead, Crysis 2 Maximum Edition, Crysis 3 Digital Deluxe Edition and Crysis 3: Lost Island Expansion are now available as a single purchase for £34.99.
EA donates $1.65 million to American Cancer Society following Humble campaign
A total of $10.5 million has been carved up between five different charities in the wake of the Humble Bundle sale that included some of EA's biggest PC games, of which they kept none of the revenue. Peter Moore tweeted he's "so proud of Team EA" for raising the $10.5m from the charity campaign, with $1.65m of that going to the American Cancer Society.
Humble Origin Bundle passes $9M, headed to $10M
The Humble Origin Bundle continues to raise gobs of cash for charity, as sales have topped $9M and are headed to $10M. The Bundle includes Dead Space, Crysis 2 Maximum Edition, Mirror's Edge, Dead Space 3, Medal of Honor, and Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box, with Battlefield 3, The Sims 3 with two Starter Pack add-ons, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising and Populous for donating more than the average price (currently just under $5 USD.)