Crytek
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Crytek GmbH is a German video game developer and software developer based in Frankfurt. Founded by the Yerli brothers in Coburg in 1999 and moved to Frankfurt in 2006, it operates additional studio in Kyiv, Ukraine and Istanbul, Turkey. Crytek is best known for developing the first entry of the Far Cry series, the Crysis series, and the open world nature of their games which showcase the company's CryEngine.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Crytek GmbH
- Company.logo
- Crytek logo.svg
- Company.type
- Private
- Company.founded
- , in Coburg, Germany
- Company.hq_location_city
- Frankfurt
- Company.hq_location_country
- Germany
- Company.industry
- Video games
- Company.owner
- Yerli family
- Company.num_employees
- 405
- Company.num_employees_year
- 2024
- Company.subsid
- List of Crytek subsidiaries
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Crytek - video game developer, makers of CRYENGINE
Crytek is an independent video game developer and publisher based in Germany, making the most fun gaming experiences around.
crytek.com →Link to the official site · 37,362 chars · not written by Vinony
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- video game developer
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Country
- Germany
- Founded by
- Cevat Yerli
- Headquarters
- Frankfurt
- Industry
- video game industry
- Employees
- 321
- Legal form
- Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
- Official website
- www.crytek.com
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- topic has template
- Template:Crytek
- topic's main category
- Category:Crytek
- Commons category
- Crytek
- inception
- 1999-01-01
- name in kana
- クライテック
- location of formation
- Coburg
- product or material produced
- software
- social media followers
- 87020
- language used
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- History
- 1999–2004: CryEngine and ''Far Cry''
- 2004–2014: Company expansion, CryEngine 2 and 3, and later games
- Since 2014: Restructuring, new leadership, CryEngine V, and latest games
- Subsidiaries
- Former
- Games developed
- Cancelled games
- References
- External links
Crytek GmbH is a German video game developer and software developer based in Frankfurt. Founded by the Yerli brothers in Coburg in 1999 and moved to Frankfurt in 2006, it operates additional studio in Kyiv, Ukraine and Istanbul, Turkey. Crytek is best known for developing the first entry of the Far Cry series, the Crysis series, and the open world nature of their games which showcase the company's CryEngine.
Crytek formerly had studios included Crytek Black Sea in Sofia, Bulgaria, Crytek UK in Nottingham, and Crytek USA in Austin, Texas. As of August 2024, Crytek is the largest game developer in Germany with 405 employees.
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