Crysis demo fires off September 25

Crytek instigates skirmish by releasing sampler of highly anticipated first-person shooter on the same day as Halo 3's launch.

In May, September 25 became a holy day for first-person shooter fans who owned an Xbox 360, as Bungie announced it would be breaking with tradition by releasing the final installment in its Halo trilogy a full two months before its anticipated November launch. Since then, the week has more or less belonged to Halo 3, with few other games rising up to battle for gamers' opening-day dollars.

The gauntlet has been dropped.

However, this week Electronic Arts announced it would be releasing a temptation for the Halo 3 faithful on the same day as the game's release. The publisher will put up a free demo for its highly anticipated, graphically impressive PC shooter Crysis on September 25, the day Bungie's latest storms stores.

The single-player demo will comprise the opening level of Crysis. According to developer Crytek (Far Cry), players will be able to experiment with the unique gameplay elements presented by the protagonist's nanosuit in the demo. It will also help showcase the game's open-ended level design and contain a "huge surprise," says EA.

Crysis will retail for $49.99 on the PC and has not yet been rated. For more on the game, check out GameSpot's previous coverage.

383 Comments

  • davejudge

    Posted Nov 2, 2007 3:10 pm PT

    I LOVE THIS GAME
    When I finally get my hands on this game I will go out and buy another Halo3 and video me burning it and send it to MS
    with a note:

    Learn from the masters and try again
    1/10 you failed

  • andreicucuiet

    Posted Oct 28, 2007 11:01 am PT

    This year.....Is full of cool games!
    Gears of war pc
    Bioshock
    Soulstorm (Dawn of war)
    Crysis
    Asasain's Creed

    It's gonna be way to cool

  • linkyshinks

    Posted Sep 28, 2007 3:03 pm PT

    Yep, the 26th of Octiober but the retail version of the game is still on course for Nov 16th -

    SPOILERS, but some amazing footage-

    http://www.eurogamer.net/tv_video.php?playlist_id=4863

    Spoilers :aliens

  • Orca89

    Posted Sep 28, 2007 9:38 am PT

    They pushed it back to October 26th. Check www.incrysis.com

  • Maximiliator

    Posted Sep 26, 2007 6:29 am PT

    hmmm, is it out yet ? not on xfire...

  • funnydude234

    Posted Sep 25, 2007 9:49 pm PT

    i think it will be released at 12:01 AM like halo 3 is

  • LXRUBI1

    Posted Sep 25, 2007 6:42 pm PT

    Whats the deal with the demo is it being released or not?

  • Tyronecarr2

    Posted Sep 25, 2007 12:15 pm PT

    hmm, still no demo? what's taking so long!

  • Nobana

    Posted Sep 25, 2007 6:42 am PT

    C'mon people!! release it!! It'll probably be a large download, so I want to have it download while I'm at work.

  • veg655

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 10:05 pm PT

    Go, Go, Go !

  • jaguarfxf2

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 6:29 pm PT

    It's so sad, we have to wait another month for the demo...

  • gifflegerbpiss

    Posted Sep 23, 2007 4:17 pm PT

    Bad news... The demo has been delayed until October 26th. :' (

  • TheFrostWolf

    Posted Sep 22, 2007 4:02 am PT

    Antonisneofitos...phew ^^ no it is not for vista only, Crysis will be able to run on both XP and Vista and Both DX 9 and 10 just like Bioshok,only a 'little' higher system graphics requirments.

  • berty-boy

    Posted Sep 21, 2007 1:57 pm PT

    Intel Core 2 6420
    2 GB ram
    Geforce 8600 GT 256mb
    no dx 10
    would I be able to play this game at least at medium quality

  • antonisneofitos

    Posted Sep 21, 2007 6:13 am PT

    its only for vista?

  • pspking111

    Posted Sep 20, 2007 6:44 pm PT

    Hmm i wounder what i will run at

    Pentium D 2.8 Ghz
    2Gb Ram
    7900 Gs

  • fearNot35432

    Posted Sep 20, 2007 6:35 am PT

    5 Days Left For The Demo I Cant Wait!

  • biggy887766

    Posted Sep 20, 2007 6:29 am PT

    I'm ready for max settings DX9, come on 25th....
    Core 2 Duo @ 2.6
    2 gbs ram
    BFG 8800 gtx

  • siiixon

    Posted Sep 20, 2007 4:41 am PT

    why we think that crysis will be better then halo3 ? cant be simpler :
    farcry is an older game then halo2 was and well : ) how do those to compare ? to me halo2 is like "freeware"-quality compared to farcry. so we assume this time it will be like that as well , what screenshoots and videos seem to confirm... so unless your a halo fan boy .. this should be really a no brainer

  • hrah

    Posted Sep 20, 2007 1:48 am PT

    I'm Waiting for that 25 !!!.

  • smghottie

    Posted Sep 19, 2007 11:19 am PT

    Crysis will not go to console. If it does, it will suck, just like Far Cry, and Fear.
    It's a promising game with some neat abilities, but I don't expect an in-depth story line or an epic scale like Half-Life 2. It looks beautiful, but in 6 months there will be something more beautiful. People will still be playing Halo 3, but lets be honest they are on separate systems. You have all day to play both games if you have both systems so why argue? Crysis isn't releasing the same day as Halo, only the demo is, so whats the big deal?

  • TheFrostWolf

    Posted Sep 18, 2007 10:26 am PT

    I Hope I Will Run It On ReadonX1900XTX 512MB AMD 62 Dual X2 4600 and 2GB of RAM, if any one has suggestions ill be happy to hear, this game is going to make this year!

  • nytemarex

    Posted Sep 18, 2007 6:36 am PT

    Sweet, I think it should run well on my X1600, AMD 64 X2 4200+, 1GB ram computer fine. I just hope that in November, no pirates will crack this damn game. Don`t let pirates ruin PC Gaming!

  • WarGrad

    Posted Sep 17, 2007 11:25 pm PT

    uponworthy, That should run just fine. They mentioned that the min sppecs could be as low as Far Cry. Anyway the kept saying that pc's that are 3 years old should be able to run it.

  • Tomdogg

    Posted Sep 17, 2007 12:49 pm PT

    Hurry it up already!!!!

  • Penguno

    Posted Sep 16, 2007 1:37 pm PT

    I dont know why evey one thinks halo is so good... Whats so special about it?

  • icenotcube

    Posted Sep 16, 2007 12:35 pm PT

    I have never liked the halo series GO CRYSIS

  • MilkyJoe1

    Posted Sep 16, 2007 4:14 am PT

    I have been looking forward to the lanch of halo 3 since its announcement, but ill rather DL this than play halo.

  • R-ZZZ

    Posted Sep 16, 2007 12:11 am PT

    cant wait for 25!

  • CausticBox

    Posted Sep 15, 2007 3:27 pm PT

    If I had a better computer I'd be playing this demo first instead of Halo 3. *sigh*

  • uponworthy

    Posted Sep 13, 2007 8:34 pm PT

    Can my computer run this?
    Specs:
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 DualCore Processor 3800+ at 5.01 GHZ
    ATI X1550
    958 RAM
    Im not really looking for massive graphics, but can it just run the dang game smoothly?

  • endtype

    Posted Sep 13, 2007 7:39 pm PT

    Yeah...forget halo 3....idont even have a 360

  • Revolution_DDM

    Posted Sep 12, 2007 2:37 pm PT

    @ Hexamer. I get the feeling your bragging in a subtle way. I think you know damn well that your computer can run Crysis pretty damn good. I do envy your computer though.

  • DbmxC

    Posted Sep 12, 2007 8:27 am PT

    cant wait for the demo

  • Raysta01

    Posted Sep 12, 2007 5:36 am PT

    Happy day

  • Hexamer

    Posted Sep 10, 2007 8:10 pm PT

    CPU,Intel C2Q Q6600 2.4
    1- EVGA 8800 GTX 768mb
    2 gigs Corsair Dominator RAM
    Vista Ultimate
    20" Flat

    Do you think my computer will run this game to a nice beautification? I pre ordered it and I am hoping it will run nice. Can't wait for the demo. I think it will run fine, but I don't know much about computers. I really don't have much money to upgrade right now. So I hope this is good.

  • arkadiyk

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 11:20 pm PT

    those of you waiting for the next graphic cards to come out ha do you research they aint commin out till next year and crysis cant wait so get your ultras all you need it q6600 not its like 276$ @ zipzoomfly.com overclock it to at least 3.0ghz
    then get 1 ultra 8800 gpu for 599$ asus compatible motherboard for quad core support 200 $ and change
    2 gigs of cors airdominators 8500 @ 1066 mghz 150 $
    samsung 22 inch lcd 250$ you got your self a top of the line computer for about 1.5k $
    ok yes imleavin out the power suplly and the case go to tigerdirect for a barbone kit thier pretty cheap you only need like 1500$ to play crysis under max son dont be scared do your research and dont wait till next years gpus thats too long
    im not worinking for any company fust a big fan yo

  • arkadiyk

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 11:07 pm PT

    yes fan your rig will be fine but you know it will not handle optimul settings
    it might look like farcry but a liitle better prob if you looking for gpu not just any 8800 will do get the ultra i believe 1 ultra is better then 2 gts 8800 check the gamespot benchmarks for gpu camcarisons cant wait till two dates 1) sept 25 and 2) nov 16th 19 days left

  • erodaland

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 6:17 pm PT

    Crysis is the new Half-Life 2 in term of graphic! I will need a better PC and a new video card like the 8800 to run this game at medium or high details!

  • mark-ownz

    Posted Sep 4, 2007 10:29 pm PT

    arkadiyk so i have Graphics Cards Manufacturer: gigabyte
    Dual NVIDIA GPUs:2 X NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT running SLI so i guess and hope that i will have no hassle in playing this man i love farcry it is awsome now there bringing out FARCRY2 as well WO HOOOOOOOOOO halo lol what a boring game Farcry sheets all over halo

  • arkadiyk

    Posted Sep 4, 2007 8:50 pm PT

    halo 3 has notthing on crysis crysis will look 1000 x nicer go to halo3 and see for your selves the game will only run under 720p haha that the max resolution with crysis itll be atleats maxed out for a 32inch lcd wow crysis will be the definition of next get 1st person shooters fans

  • arkadiyk

    Posted Sep 4, 2007 8:44 pm PT

    who told you that an 8800 can run this at max settings bro? i got 2 gts 8800 son you need at least 2 gigs 4 prefeerably but cryteec's ceo announced that if you want blazin frames rates you need at leats a multi cor cpu preferably a dual cor a quad q6800 will be optimal with the 8800's sli ultras will run this game smooth we on the other hand can run this game under 1200 resolution under max settings smooth bro and thats directly from an interview go to incrysis.com see for your self im a big fan and sukker for this game i boght my 3k pc because of this game it better be bug free shi

  • Jager_414

    Posted Sep 4, 2007 2:57 pm PT

    I just hope the game will run, BUG FREE!!

    I hate computer problems.

  • MagnusGman

    Posted Sep 4, 2007 12:14 pm PT

    I'm in the same boat as you jaredcrazy...I got an 8800 which so far as I hear, can run the game on DX10 on maximum settings. All I need to have is Vista and I'll be ready to go...

  • Yakuz-A

    Posted Sep 4, 2007 12:36 am PT

    I'm holding off buying a DX10 GPU until more DX10 games are out, by then it'll be far cheaper.

  • jaredcrazy3232

    Posted Sep 3, 2007 2:56 pm PT

    btw does anyone know of a good anti drooling medication?

  • jaredcrazy3232

    Posted Sep 3, 2007 2:54 pm PT

    i bought a DX10 gfx card just for this game.. all i need now is vista Home permium.. :S

  • Yakuz-A

    Posted Sep 3, 2007 11:14 am PT

    These news make me hpapy to have a FREE subscriber slot at FilePlanet, though I cant help but be worried how **** this will run on my comp even though it is HIGH **** END.

  • MrNib

    Posted Sep 2, 2007 9:10 pm PT

    meh, the download servers will be crammed, so halo 3 will hold me over ^_^

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