Eurogamer's own sources confirmed this today. One person close to Crytek told us a pre-production deal for Ryse 2 was on the cards, and that Microsoft wanted to do the deal, but its terms proved a sticking point.
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That's awesome. So how long till the studio closes and everyone gets fired?
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Ryse was awesome, i have no idea why it wasnt recieved well and why we havnt seen another, Rome conquered so much, you could take the action anywhere, and it looked great when xbox one came out, now would be even better.
Shame... The first game was rough, but would have made a solid foundation to a series...
"Apparently, in exchange for funding Ryse 2's development, Microsoft wanted to take over the Ryse intellectual property, something Crytek couldn't agree to, so both parties decided not to continue."
Sound like the wanted in on PS4 and/or PC aswell.
The situation is even worse than I thought. They are definitely really badly screwed.
Crytek is screwed!
That's a shame - I really enjoyed Ryse and would have liked a sequel.
I really hope Crytek get their finances sorted out , it'd be a shame to see any more talented companies go under - especially after all those that closed down during last-gen.