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Crysis maker Crytek has expressed hopes to create a full virtual reality experience, the developer has revealed. Speaking in an interview with GameSpot, Crytek managing director Faruk Yerli touched upon Crytek’s plans in the VR space.

“We are exploring VR right now. We want to show the world true VR experience can only come from CryEngine, the best one. We see VR as an important device for enthusiasts, then going to mainstream probably. We want to elevate what we can do here… we hope to one day deliver a fully-fleshed VR experience,” Yerli said.

He discussed the challenges of bringing VR to a wider audience, speaking of physical limitations “in terms of what gameplay actions you can do.” With regards dealing with motion sickness, Yerli said that Crytek had “already found solutions” for it. Crytek creative director Frank Vitz also noted that the engine was able to make use of AMD’s LiquidVR technology “directly out of the box” to achieve lower latency across multiple GPUs.

Crytek is known for some of the best-looking games in the industry, which it creates with its proprietary CryEngine. Last year the developer said that it is becoming increasingly difficult to impress players with stunning graphics, but hopes to keep pushing boundaries. The developer also announced a CryEngine licensing plan last year, which allows developers to use CryEngine for $10 a month per user.

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Remember Me and Life is Strange developer Dontnod allegedly has the story for Remember Me 2 completed. Speaking to Siliconera, creative director, Jean-Maxime Moris said, “We know what we would do for Remember Me 2. The main story has been written. We know what we would add to the recipe. We know what we would fix. It’s a game that’s ready to be made, but that decision is Capcom’s to make.”

Reception for Remember Me was mixed at launch. Gamespot critic Kevin VanOrd generally praised the game, awarding it a 7 out of 10, but other sites weren’t so kind. Negative reviews prompted Moris to claim that the “game was misunderstood” and that it was “buried under the hype for [The Last of Us].”

Even if Capcom did want a sequel, for the time being Dontnod is focused on its episodic game Life is Strange, which is published by Square Enix. Moris said, “Obviously we need to see and Square Enix needs to see how the first season [of Life is Strange] does to really decide whether we kick it off or not.”

We reached out to Capcom about the future of Remember Me 2. The publisher responded saying, “Capcom has made no announcements about a new Remember Me title.”

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[UPDATE 7:34 PM EDT] “Purchase and Content Usage” on Xbox Live for Xbox 360 remains “limited,” but the rest of the core services are back up and running

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Xbox Live for Xbox 360 is currently facing a number of issues.

A service alert posted on Microsoft’s website explains that Purchase and Content Usage and Social and Gaming are “limited.” Earlier today, core services like signing-in were affected, but those problems have since been fixed.

“Are you having a tough time matchmaking or using the Smartglass application? We’re hard at work right now trying to get things back to normal,” Microsoft said. “Thanks for your patience!”

Xbox Live for Xbox One is not affected.

The issues for Xbox Live on Xbox 360 today come on the same day that Grand Theft Auto V introduced the long-awaited online Heists mode. It is unclear, however, if the Xbox Live downtime and the release of Heists are in any way connected.

“Microsoft is aware of an issue affecting access to some Xbox 360 services. We are working to restore full access to these services as quickly as possible,” a representative said.

GTA Online Heists, too, are struggling today.

Keep checking back with GameSpot for the latest on the connectivity issues for Xbox Live and GTA Online.

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