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Crytek

German video game development company

Founded: 1999
Founded by: Cevat Yerli
Headquarters: Frankfurt
Country: Germany
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Industry: video game industry
Employees: 321(2022)
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Crytek GmbH is a German video game developer and software developer based in Frankfurt. Founded by the Yerli brothers in Coburg in 1999 and moved to Frankfurt in 2006, it operates additional studios in Kyiv, Ukraine and Istanbul, Turkey. Crytek is best known for developing the first entry of the Far Cry series, the Crysis series, and the open world nature of its games which showcase the company's CryEngine.

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Legal form: Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
Child organization or unit: Crytek Hungary
Name in kana: クライテック
Formed in: Coburg
Product or material produced: CryEngine
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Member of: GAME
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game – The German Games Industry Association
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Owner of: Crytek UK
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Social media followers: 87,020(February 5, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 185301605
83,635(February 27, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 185301605
73,739(January 10, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 185301605
Language used: English

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