Electronic Arts and Crytek announced today that development work has begun on Crysis Warhead. Warhead is described as the parallel story to the first person shooter Crysis. The new game will be built on an improved version of the CryEngine 2 game engine, one of the first DirectX 10 optimized gaming engines!

According to Crytek, will assume the role of Sergeant Sykes in Crysis Warhead and experience his “parallel story during the events of the original game, finding that life on the other side of the island is even more intense and explosive than they ever could have imagined.”

The game will be available for PC this fall. Rumor has it that Warhead will be Crysis Warhead will be Crytek's last PC-only game, as company intends to slowly shift focus towards gaming consoles… As Crytek is powerful in DirectX programming, it is speculated extension to Xbox 360 and its successor, while it is still unclear if company will produce a PS3 version as well…