The next instalment of the popular first-person shooter, Crysis, is set to hit the stores in Spring 2013, with the player taking on the role of Prophet, the elite solider from previous instalments now on a revenge mission against aliens and human goons from an evil corporation seeking world domination.

Fans of the cult series will be happy to know that the setting could be a cross between the two previous instalments – parts of New York will be overgrown with vegetation because of a land grab by the evil Cell Corporation.

According to a release by German developer Crytek today, the New York setting will be a “veritable urban rainforest teeming with overgrown trees, dense swamplands and raging rivers.”

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Some 100 discounted Eee Pad Transfomer tablets from Asus have been sold out within a day of a Singapore pre-order campaign launched by the Taiwanese firm, showing that alternatives to the iPad 2 shipping here this month are as well anticipated as the much-hyped Apple device. …