Coming hot off the heels of Crysis 2's successful Spring 2011 launch, EA and Crytek have announced a third game in the series titled, what else, Crysis 3. This sequel will continue the previous entry's approach to sandbox gaming, placing the player in an urban environment where tactics and player choice are key. This time around, players will be stepping back into the nanotechnology-enhanced shoes of Prophet as he returns to New York.

If you're worrying that the familiar character and setting will make the game feel like a retread of the last game in the series, you can put those worries aside. Crysis 3 takes place in New York again, yes, but it is a heavily modified and changed version of the city. While Prophet was gone, the evil Cell Corporation encased New York in a Nanodome, essentially cutting it off from the outside world and creating a brand new environment inside of it. This New York is wilder and more dangerous. Where tall buildings once stood, forests now grow instead. It is a fusion of urban jungle and plain-old-jungle.

The environment isn't all that has altered, though. Prophet has apprently been working on his archery over the break since the last game, because he can be seen wielding a composite bow in some of the game's early screenshots.

EA also announced a series of pre-order bonuses for the game. Players who commit to the game early will receive the Jackal shotgun, Typhoon assault rifle, and Feline submachine gun, along with exclusive weapons skins and armor for use in the multiplayer mode.

Stay tuned to GameShampoo for the latest on this exciting new project.