Crytek takes on Unity and Epic Games with new SDK policy; No costs for non-commercial use
A free edition of CryEngine 3 will be available in August, vendor Crytek has announced.
The Frankfurt-based studio said the new SDK will be free to download for non-commercial purposes.
CryEngine 3 is the high–end multi-platform game engine that powered the FPS blockbuster Crysis 2. In making it free to play with, Crytek is following the path of rival engine firms Unity and Epic Games.
Company CEO Cevat Yerli said the new SDK would reignite the modding community. In an open letter to his fans, he admitted that Crytek recently had few resources to support this area of its business.
“In recent times our focus has been heavily on the development of Crysis 2, however our modding community has been, and remains, very important to us,” Yerli said.
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