Locust_Star(PlayStation Home Online Community Specialist) Writes :
Reinmar du Bois is a psychiatrist an responsible for the official report concerning the massacre of Winnenden (Germany) in early 2009. Tim K., 17 years young, killed 15 people and then himself. According to du Bois Counter-Strike and Far Cry 2 were responsible for the school shooting. Tim K. translated his experiences with Counter-Strike into reality. He also wore similar clothing as the characters in the game.
PS3Hype writes: 'Today Ubisoft announced that Far Cry 2 has gone platinum so that means that from 26 June everyone can buy the game with a low pricetag (29,99 euro).'
"During the upcoming days our team will be preparing the arrival of our new patches with a massive update on our data server.
Heini Schmitt (pictured),regional chairman of the DPolG in the German state of Hesse, has called for a ban on violent games in Germany, linking them to the recent Albertville school shooting, where a 17-year old former student went on a rampage killing 16 people, including himself.
German retailer Galeria Kaufhof has removed violent games and DVDs from its store in the wake of a school shooting that left 16 dead.
Gamezine: The German school killer played Far Cry 2 the night before his murdering rampage, so expect the wider media to labour the point.
Gamasutra writes:
We didn't know anyone wandered into Far Cry 2's expansive, hojillion-hour-long single-player campaign and somehow managed to make time to check out the game's multiplayer offerings, but apparently there's a sizable community of online FC2 players out there. This group has been calling for more realistic match settings for quite some time -- players can apparently catch more lead than Sonny Corleone and walk away with little more than a scratch and an interesting story.
There was so much talk about Far Cry 2's open-world structure and its beautiful landscapes that another important feature of the game - the easy-to-use map editor - went relatively ignored. Well, no more. Ubisoft has announced that a guide to the map editor will be published in Spring 2009 and it will feature contributions from gamers like you.
The official Far Cry 2 game space is now available to download in PlayStation Home. Featuring details from the game's expansive open world universe wrapped in what will become a fully interactive experience, the Far Cry 2 space marks the first third-party video game environment in PlayStation Home.
Joystiq writes: "As part of its fiscal earnings report for the quarter ending December 2008, Ubisoft has revealed the "sell-in sales" (that's to retailers, not consumers) for a handful of key titles. Far Cry 2, launched in late October, shipped 2.9 million, while Raving Rabbids TV Party has tallied up 1.5 million since its mid-November unveiling. "
Ubisoft confirmed a slew of sales figures in its third quarter financials today, showing big numbers for its top line-up as explanation of a 13 percent like-for-like increase in sales for the period.
So here we are again, after having celebrated and eaten until our bellies started to crack. Last week we had no UK charts post due to the fact we were too busy eating turkey and opening presents.
Gamerdeals.net writes:
Ubisoft just announced that Far Cry 2 will now support a Neural Impulse Actuator device. With the device your mind takes control!
Ubisoft have decided to run an extremely generous Christmas promotion through their online store, Electronic Theatre can reveal today. When ordering any of the publishers' six biggest titles for Christmas, or any of the Imagine range of games for the NintendoDS, customer will receive a fantastic free gift, and with selected titles the opportunity to win much, much more...
"Now Amazon is back at it with another deal even sweeter than Left 4 Dead. For today only, Amazon has dramatically reduced the price of Far Cry 2, EndWar, The Last Remnant and Alone in the Dark."
Ubisoft Montreal's latest Prince of Persia title may have a significant impact on Ubisoft's financial performance, said company CFO Alain Martinez, particularly in an ever more competitive marketplace.
Cnet: Not only are there some really good deals on game consoles this holiday season, but also on games. Starting December 7, Best Buy is cutting prices for one week on some popular titles for both the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3, making all the serious gamers holiday dreams come true.