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ArcheAge upgrading to CryEngine 3

by Jef Reahard on Mar 30th 2011 12:00PM

Betas, Fantasy, MMO industry, New titles, News items, ArcheAge

Development on XL Games' ArcheAge continues apace, and several fan sites are reporting that the fantasy sandbox MMORPG will be adding a spiffy new graphics engine to its lengthy list of features. Prior to this year's GDC, ArcheAge was being marketed as a CryEngine 2 title -- and was already somewhat renowned for its lush visuals and hyper-detailed environments.

Apparently XL and lead developer Jake Song saw room for improvement, though, since ArcheAge will be transitioning to CryEngine 3 according to a reputable South Korean gaming news website. There is also some fan speculation regarding when the new engine will see the light of day. ArcheAge will be kicking off its third Korean closed beta phase in April (still using CryEngine 2), with deployment on the newer technology coming later this year (and possibly coinciding with open beta).

Head past the cut for a CryEngine 3 demo video from this year's GDC (the ArcheAge footage begins at the two-minute mark).

Source: ThisIsGame
More coverage: AA Online, AA Portal

Tags: arche-age, archeage, closed-beta, cryengine-2, cryengine-3, engine, fantasy, graphics, jake-song, korean-beta, sandbox, speculation, trailer, video, xl, xl-games

Reader Comments (17)

Graphics engine should have absolutely no impact on my decision to play but I HAVE TO SEE THIS. Not sure why.

I am very eager to try a CryEngine 3 MMO.

OH MY GOOOOOODDD.

Wonder how it runs in cities and such. Be nice to make my computer break a sweat.

Ok, definitely upgrading the old system now!

I have so much hope for this game. It seems to be everything I want in an MMO.

It's hard to imagine it looking even better...but I guess so.

I'm so glad the Crytek folks have made the big time.

I remember seeing them at one of the Assemblies. They were very nice kids.

I just wish that American developers would get with the program and start using their engine. It's vastly superior to anything they could come up with.

Good thing there's something good comes out from the flopped Crysis 2.

@kgptzac

Actually it probably is not a flop... but I as well as many PC gamers are rather disappointed at the quality of that game on aspects other than its graphics. Anyhow, Aion demonstrated the older cryengine is a good choice to use in MMOs, so I'm sure the new engine will be good.

@kgptzac

Its a flop in the same way that GTAIV was a flop (a controversial opinion, I'm aware).

In terms of gaming technology, it does a lot of really cool, fairly groundbreaking things, and it deserves praise for those things.

But in terms of gameplay, its not so great, or even really good. Definitely one of my bigger disappointments in the past few years.

ME WANTS! :D

Some Cabal 2 material in that video too ... which looks like TERA quite a lot.

Anyway i still haven't formulated an opinion about ArcheAge (i don't even know how to pronounce that), but i guess this can't be bad news, can't wait to see what they do with the engine.

it might be superior yes. but those kind of suped up graphics engines get rid of the low end consumer. Thats one of the reasons korean mmos havent not done well in the US. Most people either lack the means to get a really good pc, or would just rather play something else just as good and not waste money upgrading.

All I can say is that when this goes to beta it better not pull a Vanguard on us! :(

When will you kids grow up?

You can never be satisfied.

Game with great graphical capabilities:
"Eh, graphics aren't everything. Plus, they will be too good for everyones computers, NEXT."

Game with horrible graphics:
"OH PLEASE LOOK AT THOSE GRAPHICS. I AM NOT BUYING IT. WHAT IS IT 2002?!"

So....

What's that "MMO RPG" at 0:33?

@ChromeBallz Was wondering the same

I just cannot believe in 2011, after RECENT history has shown again and again and again and again that having high system requirements is a BAD BAD thing for MMOs that developers make decisions like this.

MASSIVELY multiplayer games need MASSIVELY accessible audiences. I just don't understand why MMO development studios don't pay attention to the market!

ArcheAge upgrading to CryEngine 3

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