Crytek, the game developer behind Far Cry and Crysis, today announced the opening of their newest studio in Budapest, Hungary as part of their continuing strategy to leverage their CryENGINE 2 technology and expand the number of gaming genres for which they’re developing new products.

“After considering a number of different options over the last two years, we chose to open our next studio in Budapest because it’s both a wonderful city in which to work and live, and because we were able to draw on a significant pool of very qualified and experienced game development talent already in place there,” said Avni Yerli, managing director of Crytek.

“We think it’s a great way to widen our horizons and develop for a new gaming genre while continuing our company’s strategic growth and expansion. It’s also an opportunity to further leverage all the effort our team has put into developing our proprietary CryENGINE 2 technology while building on our tradition of producing the innovative and creative kind of games for which we’re known.”