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Crytek launches social gaming network

The developer has expanded into a hot market.

Crytek, the company behind the Crysis series, has announced the launch of Gface, their browser-based, social gaming platform.



The platform will be run by a newly created affiliate, also called Gface, says Joy.

Much like other social networks, Gface will make it easier for gamers to find casual (or hardcore) games, and find other people to play them with. Because the platform is in-browser, you will need to install a plugin dubbed "Seed Engine," which allows for the streaming gameplay with no further installation required.

Right now, the platform is in closed beta, but you can try to get in here: Gface Closed Beta

Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 6 Feb 2012 18:24

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• 2 comments

• jackalguy

  Will the games be console ports?
  
  I jest (initial Crysis 2 nerdrage kicking in)! Seriously, though, I get the impression that gaming on social networking sites has kind of tapered off in the past half a year or so, so I'm not sure I'm convinced there's much of a market for this. I could be wrong though, curious what others think.
  

  "The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one"
  
  -George Bernard Shaw

  6.2.2012 18:34 #1

• A5J4DX

  interesting, will see how this progresses
  

  6.2.2012 18:38 #2