Crysis engine licensed for a MMORPG

[fantomas]

(from CryEngine 2 Motors MMORPG : Next Generation - Interactive Entertainment Today, Video Game and Industry News)

XLGames, the head of which played a major role in creating the MMO Lineage, has signed on to license Crytek’s CryEngine 2, the same dev tool behind the FPS Crysis.
Seoul, South Korea-based XLGames was founded in 2003 by Lineage creator Jake Song, former executive VP of NCsoft.

It’s not the first time Song has used Crytek’s technology. He used the CryEngine 1 technology for NCsoft’s MMO Aion, which is yet to be released.

Crytek managing director Faruk Yerli said in a statement, “Jake Song is a true pioneer and legend in the world of massively multiplayer games, having almost single handedly created the original market for them in Asia. To now have his own company select the CryENGINE 2 as their middleware, and Crytek as their primary technology provider, demonstrates a high level of confidence in our tools and technology

In July, Swedish developer MindArk signed a licensing agreement with Crytek that will bring CryEngine 2 to the virtual world, Entropia Universe.

[Tulgar]

very cool.