Crytek's Cevat Yerli: free-to-play games are the only future
Currently preparing for the release of its latest sci-fi
shooter, Crysis 3, German developer Crytek has a very different
future in mind. But can titles like Crysis survive in a freemium
future? Cevat Yerli has a plan... Crysis 2 Crysis 2 ... the next
version may be Crytek's last ever release on physical media
When upstart German developer Crytek launched Far Cry in 2004,
the game immediately drew plaudits for its advanced visuals and
agenda-setting AI. Over the next eight years, the company
developed its reputation for providing cutting edge technology
in both the PC and console sectors with its Crysis series of
high-tech shooters.  But two years later, CEO Cevat Yerli
visited South Korea and saw something that blew him away: free-
to-play gaming. He found a culture in which players gathered in
internet cafes, engrossed by a multitude of freemium titles he'd
never heard of. He saw in this alien gaming culture, a glimpse
at the future for the global