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  Foundation 1999
  Location Frankfurt, Germany
  Key People Cevat, Avni and Faruk Yerli
  Industry Computer And Video Game Industry
  Products CryENGINE , Crysis , Far Cry
  Num Employees 115
  Homepage Crytek


Crytek is a Video Game Development Company founded by Cevat, Avni and Faruk Yerli in 1999 and is located in Frankfurt , Germany . Crytek’s development team is comprised of 115 game professionals from 16+ different nations. They are best known for developing the game '' Far Cry '' and the CryENGINE that the game uses which includes PolyBump , a version of Normal Mapping technology. Crytek received the following awards: Best Independent European Developer 2004, Best New PC IP 2004 - Industry Excellence Awards 2004, Best New Studio 2004 - Game Developer Choice Awards 2005.

In February 2004, Crytek's German offices were raided by police after an intern tipped off authorities about the developer's alleged use of pirated software. Multiple unlicensed copies of Maya and 3D Studio Max were reportedly seized in the raid. Crytek denied the charges.


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