Cevat Yerli

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Cevat Yerli
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Yerli
Born1978 (age 44–45)
OccupationComputer game developer
Known forCo-Founder and former CEO & President of Crytek

Cevat Yerli (born 1978 in Coburg, Germany to Turkish immigrants from Giresun) is a computer game developer. He co-founded Crytek, one of the largest video game developers in Germany, and served as its CEO and President until February 2018.

Crytek

Yerli founded Crytek in 1997 and formally turned it into a company in 1999. His brothers, Faruk and Avni, joined Crytek in 2000 and 2001, respectively.[1][2] The company developed games such as Far Cry and the Crysis series.[3] Yerli was the director and executive producer on nearly all games until stepping down on the 28th of February 2018.[4]

Games created

Year Game Notes
2004 Far Cry creator, game director, executive producer
2007 Crysis creator, game director, executive producer
2011 Crysis 2 game director, executive producer
2012 Warface co-creator, executive producer
2012 Fibble Executive Producer
2013 Crysis 3 game director, executive producer
2013 Ryse: Son of Rome game director, executive producer
2014 The Collectables executive producer
2016 Robinson - The Journey executive producer
2016 The Climb executive producer

References

  1. ^ "Cevat Yerli Biography". IGN. Archived from the original on 2009-08-12. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  2. ^ "Crytek Company Profile". Crytek. Archived from the original on September 24, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
  3. ^ "Cevat Yerli". IMDb. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  4. ^ "The CEO of Crytek has stepped down". Polygon. Retrieved 2018-07-01.