Snow is an Open World F2P Winter Sports Game Built on CryEngine 3

[Shawn Zipay]

Developed by a small, three-person team, Snow is a new open-world free-to-play winter sports game that is built on CryEngine 3. Even better is that the game will be shown off at Gamescom 2013 later this month.

Competitive players may take part in solo or multiplayer events and challenges all over the mountain to unlock special items and earn a place on global leaderboards. Throughout it all, players can customize their character through SNOW's in-game store, with access to entire catalogues of over a dozen real-world brands. With the game set for an Alpha release later this year, Poppermost will be demoing the game behind closed doors for preview purposes.

In addition to demonstrating the latest progress with the game, Poppermost will also delve deeper into their work with Crytek and CryENGINE 3 as an indie developer. Poppermost, which consists of a three-man team, will also provide unique insights into the challenges of bringing their open world game to life.

The three-person development team of Poppermost Productions even managed to get partnerships with the "biggest winter sports athletes and brands."

More information can be found at the Snow website.

[cikame]

I'm not sure sports brands really have that much pulling power when it comes to video games, you don't buy Fifa because of Nike or Addidas, no one cares who made the ball as long as it rolls.
Regardless this is a fantastic idea, really enjoyed Amped 3 and the most recent SSX.