FRANKFURT, Germany and SAN DIEGO, California, July 4 /PRNewswire/ --     Paleo Entertainment, a new independent development studio based in San
Diego, California, today announced that they have begun developing an
original FPS game entitled "Merchants of Brooklyn" which will be powered by
the new CryENGINE 2(R) middleware from Crytek.

"Before licensing the CryENGINE 2(R) for our new project." said Troy
Latimer, President of Paleo Entertainment, "we looked carefully at all our
options, and concluded no other engine could produce the kind of AAA quality
game we were aiming to develop, nor were any other toolsets as advanced or
user friendly as the ones delivered with the CryENGINE 2(R). The combination
of the best rendering and physics engine of any middleware available,
together with the powerful Sandbox 2(TM) editing system, was what lead us to
decide to license this technology from Crytek rather than attempt to develop
an engine ourselves, or license something from another 3rd party. With this
agreement in place, we can immediately begin to move forward with prototyping
our game, secure in the knowledge the engine will be able to handle
everything we need, while the tools will give us the creative freedom to
build the kind of next generation game no one has been able to make until
now."

"We are very pleased to welcome Paleo Entertainment as our newest engine
licensee and proud to be their technology partners" said Faruk Yerli,
Managing Director of Crytek, "their bold ideas and unique art style showed us
that they had the talent and vision to create something truly original which
would stand out on its own merits, and also utilize many of the features of
our engine in fresh and innovative ways."

About Crytek GmbH

Crytek GmbH ("Crytek") creator of the multiple award winning
next-generation first person shooter Far Cry, and the upcoming blockbuster
hit Crysis, is an interactive entertainment development company with its
headquarters located in Frankfurt/Main, Germany and additional studios in
Kiev, Ukraine and Budapest, Hungary. Crytek is dedicated to creating
exceptionally high quality video games for the PC and next-generation
consoles, powered by their proprietary cutting edge 3D-Game-Technology
CryENGINE 2(R). For more information about Crytek, please visit
http://www.crytek.com. Developers who are interested in obtaining a
commercial license for the CryENGINE 2(R) middleware should mail their
enquiries to cryengine@crytek.com

About Paleo Entertainment, LLC

Paleo Entertainment is an independent video game developer located in San
Diego, California. From humble beginnings as a modding team, Paleo
Entertainment has grown into a passionate team of AAA game developers. They
are committed to the creation of fun and engaging next generation titles.
Their upcoming FPS title, "Merchants of Brooklyn", will take advantage of
Crytek's CryENGINE 2(R) to deliver engaging, fast-paced, futuristic mafia
action mixed with Neanderthal vs. Cro-Magnon clones. For more information
about Paleo Entertainment, visit www.paleoent.com.

Pressekontakt:

    Harald Seeley
    Engine Business Manager
    Crytek GmbH
    +49-69-219776669