Crytek has announced that Crysis Warhead will hit retail on September 16th in North America and September 12th in Europe. Mark your calendars, folks!

But that's not all -- also announced was Crysis Wars, a new multiplayer feature in Crysis Warhead that'll come with three modes of play: InstantAction and PowerStruggle from the original Crysis, and the new TeamInstantAction mode that, obviously, adds teams to the mix. Crysis Wars will include 21 maps in total, including six new maps for TeamInstantAction and InstantAction, and one new map for PowerStruggle.

"We designed Warhead to be more accessible for gamers new to the Crysis franchise," said Cevat Yerli, CEO and president of Crytek. "It is a game with a story that can stand on its own, it has been optimized to run better on a wider range of PCs, and we are introducing Crysis Wars, a tailor-made experience for multiplayer gamers within the Crysis universe -- all at a great value."