Crytek's Warface Attracts 5 Million Registered Users in Russia

Crytek announced that its free-to-play FPS, Warface has attracted more than five million players across Russia. Published in Russia by the Mail.Ru Group, over one million players had signed up for Warface on the first month of its launch.

"Reaching the five million registered users mark speaks volumes about the quality and appeal of Warface," said Vladimir Nikolsky, the Vice President of the Mail.Ru Group Game Division. "With a combination of first-class visuals and game play that is second to none, Warface stands out from the crowd and promises to attract even more attention from players in the future."

The game was recently voted as the best online game in Russia by the Runet Awards, which is given to websites and organizations for contributions to the Russian-language Internet.

The Runet Prize was established in 2004 by the Russian Federal Agency on Press and Mass Communications to promote outstanding achievements by companies in the field of IT and digital communications, and to provide recognition for state and public organizations, business structures and individuals that have contributed to the development of the Russian segment of the Internet.

More than 140 Russian and foreign organizations have been presented with awards for their achievements in various categories over the prize's seven-year history.

The company said the game is penned in for a North American and Western Europen release in the near future. Warface is released through Crytek's gaming-centric social hub, GFACE, in partnership with Trion Worlds.