After the results of the Game Critics Awards were announced earlier this week, we reached out to several winners for their reactions and some updates about their games in progress. The winner of Best PC Game was Crysis from Crytek. We emailed some questions to Crytek president Cevat Yerli. Here's his reply:

What was your reaction to winning Best PC Game?

We were very, very happy. We understood what challenges we have and what concerns people express when talking about Crysis in regards to fidelity vs. [system] requirements. But I am glad that the level we showed from the game spoke volumes enough to help us win the award. It's a great reward and we'll use this as a stepping stone towards finishing Crysis. We are very happy with this on our shoulders now.

The game has always looked great, but what kind of specs will people need in order to run Crysis so that it looks as good as what you've shown publicly?

We are still working on finalizing our specifications; in fact, optimization is one of the things we're focusing on right now.  We still expect to meet our goal to make sure gamers will be able to get a great experience playing Crysis on gaming rigs 2-3 years old from the time we ship.  At the same time, we're thinking about the future and also making sure the Crysis still looks great 2-3 years from now, just like Far Cry, which still looks great on current state of the art hardware.

How far along is the game, and what are the major things left to be completed before it ships?

We are in the final stages right now. The Alpha is behind us, and we are about to finish our Beta stage. Some minor balancing, polishing, bugs and optimization are left. We are on track to release on November the 16th, 2007--a very exciting date for us! Cross your fingers please!