Sitting all pretty-like at the top of Steam's software roster is the new addition of the CryEngine toolkit and source code. For a $10/£6 monthly subscription, developers can license one of the beefiest and feature-rich graphics generators out there for technical boosts such as "perspective-correct volumetric soft shadows" or "procedural object deformation" or "ooh, shiny."
And just in case you've not been visited by the great CryEngine eye yet, here's a few games you might've heard of that uses Crytek's powerful workhorse. CryEngine mods have thrived over the last few years, as well; check out the big-brother version of Battlefield 2's Project Reality mod for an excellent example.
