GamesRadar - Far Cry 2

Playstation Home Updates (News)

Sep 23, 2009

Locust_Star(PlayStation Home Online Community Specialist) Writes :

Aspiring rock stars can breathe a sigh of relief – SingStar is finally coming to PlayStation Home this Thursday, September 24. And to top it off, we're kicking off the launch with an extra special event...

..Far Cry 2 fans will be excited to learn that the FC2 game space is being updated with a new mini-game...

...Last but certainly not least, we'll be releasing a handful of new items for your avatar..

Massacre of Winnenden: Far Cry 2 and Counter-Strike responsible for school shooting (News)

Sep 17, 2009

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.

8 games with disastrously botched rescue missions (Feature)

Jul 30, 2009

Generally, the first rule when it comes to rescuing hostages is ‘don’t let everybody get horribly done in.’ But sadly, this proves too much of a stumbling block for many game heroes. Be it accidentally killing geriatrics with a killer virus or letting the damsel in distress get crushed by a cow, the following rescue missions all get botched. Spectacularly.

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Far Cry 2 goes Platinum/Classic (News)

Jun 16, 2009

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).'

The Top 7... gut-wrenching choices (Feature)

May 4, 2009

Games are complicated these days. Plotlines are deep and branching. Worlds are open to explore, and to change. Major characters are expendable. Side quests are optional, dialogue trees are intricate and endings are multiple. We are the authors of our own digital experiences. Which sounds pretty great, until you reach one of those choices that you just know will affect the rest of the game. ...

Far Cry 2 Fortune’s Pack - review (Feature)

Apr 29, 2009

You get three new weapons, two new vehicles and five new multiplayer maps in Fortune’s Pack. The best news is that Far Cry 2’s famously explodey action sequences are now augmented by an explosive-launching crossbow that packs more of a punch than the in-game rocket launcher. ...

Awesomely bad videogame movies - Far Cry - The food guy (Video)

Apr 29, 2009

Once you get past Far Cry 2’s huge learning curve, you will find a lovely looking and intricately strategic shooter.

WARNING: Far Cry 2 is still a broken game (Feature)

Apr 7, 2009

On October 14, 2008 Far Cry 2 went gold - meaning the game was fully completed and sent to printers. One week later on October 21, 2008 Far Cry 2 was released in North America by Ubisoft. With an average Metacritic score of 85 - across the 360, PS3 and PC platforms - Far Cry 2 has received praise for emergent gameplay in an open world African setting. ...

Far Cry 2 patch update (News)

Apr 4, 2009

"During the upcoming days our team will be preparing the arrival of our new patches with a massive update on our data server.

The first change you'll be able to notice will be on the leaderboards, in fact we will change the magic formula we are using in order to provide more accurate results.

A few players will experience a slight boost, and some would have a slight decrease in experience corresponding to a correction between our different databases. This will also prevent the use of exploit allowing certain player to accumulate massive amount of experience in a few matches."

German police chairmen calls for "killergames" ban (News)

Mar 23, 2009

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.

He claims 1/3 of the country's youth "regularly and addictively escape into a virtual world." and referred to games with violence as "killergames."

German Retailer Pulls Violent Games in Wake of School Shooting (News)

Mar 20, 2009

German retailer Galeria Kaufhof has removed violent games and DVDs from its store in the wake of a school shooting that left 16 dead.

The retailer will not stock any movies or games sold with an 18-plus rating, with no exception.

This would appear to come in direct reaction to the report that the shooter was a known Counte-Strike and Far Cry 2 player.

German shooting linked to Far Cry 2. Really? (News)

Mar 16, 2009

Gamezine: The German school killer played Far Cry 2 the night before his murdering rampage, so expect the wider media to labour the point.

The Times has reported on further evidence in the south-west Germany shootings, where 17-year-old Tim Kretschmer killed nine pupils and three teachers at the Albertville secondary school in the town of Winnenden, north of Stuttgart, before killing himself.

The game Counterstrike has already been mentioned in passing, which was described by the Associated Press to be a game that "involves killing people to complete missions." Now Ubisoft's 2008 release Far Cry 2 has been connected to the shooting.

These games are not what you think they are (Feature)

Feb 18, 2009

Why Sonic isn't a platformer and Final Fantasy isn't an RPG at all. ...

Bizarre size screw-ups in games (Feature)

Feb 12, 2009

It must be a tough job being a videogame artist. Tight deadlines, long hours, trying to replicate intricate concept art within strict technological limitations... and of course those pesky laws of real life. You see, for some reason people have this crazy notion that cars are smaller than houses. Yeah, what's all that about? We say to hell with it - these games certainly did ...

Far Cry 2 epic explosive chain reaction (Video)

Feb 10, 2009

Once you get past Far Cry 2’s huge learning curve, you will find a lovely looking and intricately strategic shooter.

Far Cry 2: Epic chain reaction of explosive doom (Feature)

Feb 10, 2009

A Domino Rally of pyromania, crafted by Radar in FC2's level editor. ...

LittleBigPlanet, Braid, Left 4 Dead lead game developers choice award finalists (News)

Feb 9, 2009

Gamasutra writes:

"Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet leads the nominees for the ninth annual Game Developers Choice Awards with seven nominations, organizers have revealed.

Number None's Braid follows closely with five nominations. Among the nominations for LittleBigPlanet is the coveted Game of the Year award.

Other nominees for that category include Fallout 3 and Left 4 Dead, each of which received a total of four award nominations; Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto IV, which earned a total of three nominations, and Lionhead Studios' Fable 2. Winners will be honored at an awards show taking place during the 2009 Game Developers Conference."

Far Cry 2 patch to add 'Hardcore' multiplayer mode, rebalances weapons (News)

Feb 8, 2009

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.

Their pleas have been answered -- in a recent post on the FC2 community blog, the game's developers announced a patch which will, in addition to rebalancing the weapons in all multiplayer modes, add a more realistic "hardcore setting" to all match types. This mode will boost the damage for all weapons (ensuring speedier demises) and will let players tweak the "spawn times" (but not the "spawn rates", whatever that means). They didn't specify which platforms the patch will be landing on -- hopefully, they'll be affording a hasty death to all three.

Far Cry 2 Map Editing Book: Written By Gamers For Gamers (News)

Jan 27, 2009

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.

Home Update: Far Cry 2 Game Space Available Now (News)

Jan 23, 2009

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.

Ubisoft: Prince of Persia had 'slower take-off', Far Cry 2 ships 2.9m (News)

Jan 22, 2009

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. "

Far Cry 2, PoP and Shaun White all break 2 million sales (News)

Jan 22, 2009

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.

PS3 Attitude | UK PS3 charts: The Comeback (News)

Jan 7, 2009

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.

But let's see if the new year has affected the sales, in Chart Track's UK charts for week ending 3 January 2009…

Amazon Offers 50% Off Ubisoft Game with Far Cry 2 (Xbox 360/PS3) (News)

Jan 7, 2009

Gamerdeals.net writes:

"For a limited time if you purchase Far Cry 2 on Xbox 360 or PS3 you can get 50% off an additional game from Ubisoft over at Amazon.com.

Far Cry 2 has an open ended single player experience, but also supports 16 player online multiplayer."

Neural Impulse Actuator game device! (News)

Dec 19, 2008

Ubisoft just announced that Far Cry 2 will now support a Neural Impulse Actuator device. With the device your mind takes control!

Ubisoft Full of Christmas Spirit - Collector's Item Giveaway for Six Big Games (News)

Dec 17, 2008

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...

Far Cry 2 on Xbox 360, PS3 for Under $38, Today Only (News)

Dec 11, 2008

"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 CFO Talks Prince Of Persia, Far Cry 2, Suggests Ratings Overrated (News)

Dec 11, 2008

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.

Speaking at the UBS Annual Global Media Conference, Martinez cautioned that it's "very early" to make definite projections on overall sales of the title, which launched this month, but the company "believes 2.5 to three million [sales] is clearly achievable."

The company is also hoping Ubisoft Montreal's Far Cry 2, which had an unusually mixed initial reaction, will end up being a steadier seller over the long term, rather than the explosive early seller the company had hoped for. Martinez said Ubisoft is "repromoting" the game, and now projects it to reach 2.5 to three million sales.

Tis the season to be a gamer (News)

Dec 8, 2008

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.

This is only on selected titles, for both consoles:

Xbox 360: Tom Clancy's EndWar for $39.99, Civil War for $29.99, Legendary for 39.99, and Far Cry 2 for $39.99.

PlayStation 3: Konami Corp's Metal Gear Solid 4 for $39.99, Dangerous Hunts for $29.99, and The Simpsons game for $9.99

Online giant Amazon.com is making console bundle choices a tad more complicated with deals on the PlayStation 3. With that and the recent price drop of the Xbox 360, this should make for some hard holiday decisions.

A bundle known as the "high-definition promotion" gives the consumer $50 off the PlayStation 3, game, Blu-ray disc, and a remote.

Far Cry 2: Fortune's Pack Release (News)

Nov 27, 2008

Ramp up the terror with the Far Cry®2 Fortunes Pack. Loaded with 3 new weapons, 2 new vehicles and 4 new multiplayer maps.

Silenced Shotgun – Power and stealth in one gun.

Craftsman Shotgun – An ornamental shotgun with power and class to get people talking.

Crossbow – Use explosive bolts to take out vehicles or start raging fires from a safe distance.

ATV - Leave the roads and hit the fields with this All-terrain Vehicle. Utility Truck - Perfect for charging unsuspecting camps and taking out a couple of mercs.

Plus 4 NEW MULTIPLAYER MAPS Get set to take out friends and enemies alike in these new environments:

• Last Resort

• Cheap Labour

• Lake Smear

• Fort Fury

Let the mayhem begin…

Far Cry 2 Bug Leaves Some gamers Stuck At 88% Complete (News)

Nov 26, 2008

dailygamesnews.com - One of the lads in the office got himself stuck on Far Cry 2. I insisted it was because he sucked at videogames but we've found out he's not alone. Gamers on the Ubisoft forums are banding together with the same problem.

Far Cry 2 DLC Coming in Late November (News)

Nov 21, 2008

Ubisoft has announced today that DLC for Far Cry 2 will be hitting the Xbox Live Marketplace and Playstation Store by the end of November. The "Fortune's Pack" DLC will be bringing new vehicles and weapons to the game for both the single and multiplayer modes.

Far Cry 2 Sells One Million Units Worldwide Over Three Weeks (News)

Nov 11, 2008

Kombo: "Ubisoft seems to be rather proud of themselves at the moment. And why not? Selling one million units of Far Cry 2 around the world in just three weeks isn't a bad thing, no sir."

Neocrisis: Far Cry 2 Trophies list (News)

Oct 28, 2008

Neocrisis: There are 38 Bronze Trophies, 7 Silver Trophies, 3 Gold Trophies, 1 Platinum Trophy.

Get a Golden AK-47 in Far Cry 2 (News)

Oct 26, 2008

PS3-Sense writes "Here is the map and video of how to get a golden AK-47 within Far Cry 2. The golden AK-47's are extremely accurate and much better then the normal ones. So check out the map and the video and find your own!"

Win Butterkneter's Far Cry 2 PS3 mod (News)

Oct 25, 2008

Bit-Tech staff announces:

"For our most recent competition, bit-tech has teamed up with Ubisoft to celebrate the launch of the massively anticipated gaming title Far Cry 2 by giving away a themed Playstation 3. Far Cry 2 is the successor to Far Cry, the sleeper hit of 2004. "

Far Cry 2 runs at a higher native resolution on PS3 (News)

Oct 24, 2008

Quaz51 - the guy from beyond3d forum who found the native resolution of GTA4 (PS3) and Halo 3 (X360), confirmed that the PS3 version of Far Cry 2 is running at 960*1080p as opposed to 1280*720p on X360.

See the links below for the native resolution of PS3 and X360 versions

PS3
http://forum.beyond3d.com/showpost.php?p=1210166&postcount=952

When asked if the x360 version runs at 1080i too , QUAZ51 replied :-

X360
http://forum.beyond3d.com/showpost.php?p=1218731&postcount=1134

PS3 Underdelivers Again - FarCry 2 Gimped (News)

Oct 24, 2008

After all this hullabaloo about how the PlayStation 3 is the only "true" HD console, here comes the release of FarCry 2 to slap Sony's PR in the balls. In addition to people complaining about the messed-up widescreen and mandatory 3.5GB install, the PS3 version falls short of its Xbox 360 counterpart by only supporting 720p while the 360 version supports full 1080p.

Ripten noticed this themselves just by looking at the back of the case for the game, a photo of which they've conveniently provided for you:

Coming Out In Europe This Week - PAL Releases (News)

Oct 23, 2008

dailygamesnews.com - We mentioned earlier October was going to be a killer month for videogame releases, this is what's going out this week across Europe...

Did Far Cry 2 Get BioShocked? (News)

Oct 23, 2008

via VE3D: "That's what a lot of people think if these threads on the official website and the Widescreengaming forum mean anything. Long story short: instead of properly resizing the game's display for widescreen HD resolutions, the tops and bottoms are being cropped off."

Far Cry 2 Classes Revealed (News)

Oct 21, 2008

Since Far Cry 2 was leaked a week ago more details have been revealed about the game itself here are all the classes and details about them.

Leaked Far Cry 2 Opening Sequence Cutscene (News)

Oct 20, 2008

Grundy The Man writes, "Thanks to the glory of the internets, Far Cry 2 footage is hitting us early! If you can't wait a few more hours, maybe this gameplay footage can wet your whistle. Turn up your headphones and Check out the video..."

Extra Far Cry 2 missions for those who pre-order (News)

Oct 19, 2008

Console Monster writes: "UK retailer HMV are offering four extra missions to those who pre-order Far Cry 2. The four missions are set to give players "access to hours of gameplay." They are:

• The Georgian
The Georgian informant has gone into hiding at the Fuel Depot in UFLL territory, find him and discover what your predecessor learned from him about the Jackal's location.

• The Bolivian
The Bolivian informant is on the run, trying to escape the country by stealing a plane from a small airfield in APR territory. Try to get to him before your predecessor does.

• Special Delivery
Your employers have more information for you about your predecessor – learn the location of his new dead drop and raid it to find information about his secret meetings..."

New Game Releases for the Week of October 19, 2008 (News)

Oct 18, 2008

Gamerdeals.net writes:

"Even with the slight delay of LittleBigPlanet, there is still plenty of gaming cheer to be had, as we are now officially under the holiday assault. Highlights include Fable 2 (Xbox 360), Bioshock (PS3), Wii Music (Nintendo Wii), Far Cry 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC), Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (Nintendo DS), and Dead Space (PC).

Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of October 19, 2008 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Sony PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, and PC!"

Far Cry 2 (Review)

Oct 17, 2008

When you first start playing Far Cry 2, you’ll be forgiven for thinking that it absolutely bloody hates you. Gunfire flies from nowhere, peppering you to pieces before you’ve even seen your attacker. Your fragile health bar drops to almost nothing within seconds. ...

Gamefly Charts: Sequels Rule (News)

Oct 17, 2008

Gamerdeals.net writes:

"For the week of October 16, 2008, Fable 2 (Xbox 360) takes the top spot on the cross-platform Gamefly Top Ten 'Most Queued' list. Following close behind is Fallout 3 (PS3/Xbox 360. Wii Music is currently on top of the Nintendo Wii queue.

Queue up the complete Gamefly Top 10 most requested lists (Cross-Platform, Xbox 360, PS3, Nintendo Wii, Playstation 2, PSP, Nintendo DS, Xbox, Nintendo Gamecube, Nintendo Game Boy Advance):"

Far Cry 2 level editor will give birth to "hundreds of thousands" of maps, says Ubi - video (News)

Oct 16, 2008

Far Cry 2 multiplayer producer Richard Gaetan has told VG247 that he expects the game's level editor to allow users to create "hundreds of thousands of maps" after it launches later this month.

Far Cry 2 Uses Spore DRM (News)

Oct 15, 2008

Publisher Ubisoft has confirmed that, for the PC, its open-world shooter Far Cry 2, which hits alongside the PS3 and Xbox 360 editions on October 21, will use the same SecuROM DRM technology found in Spore, Crysis Warhead, and the upcoming Red Alert 3.

Ubisoft forum manager bukowski113 posted the deatils on the game's official forum:

# You have 5 activations on 3 separate PCs.
# Uninstalling the game "refunds" an activation. This process is called "revoke", so as long as you complete proper uninstall you will be able to install the game an unlimited number of times on 3 systems.
# You can upgrade your computer as many time as you want (using our revoke system)
# Ubisoft is committed to the support of our games, and additional activations can be provided.
# Ubisoft is committed to the long term support of our games: you'll always be able to play Far Cry 2.

Ubisoft present Far Cry 2, End War & Prince Of Persia to Australian press (News)

Oct 15, 2008

Ubisoft shows off their upcoming games to the Australia press!

In type Sydney irractic weather of late, sunny one minute, pouring rain the next, followed by gail-forced winds, then solid 30 degree heat and humidity. Who said the end of the world is not upon us, it certainly feels like it . . . With 5 members of our team and the 2 guys from OzBoxLive (Melbournite's) set out to view what Ubisoft were presenting to the gaming media in Australia....

Far Cry 2 Goes Gold (News)

Oct 14, 2008

SnagWire: Ubisoft has announced that with only a week to go until Far Cry 2 hits shelves (October 21st), the shooter with amazing visuals has gone gold and entered the manufacturing process.

Ubisoft Prepares Massive Ads Campaign (News)

Oct 14, 2008

Softpedia writes: "Ubisoft is ready to launch a very strong holiday line up with games such as Far Cry 2, Prince of Persia, Shawn White Snowboarding and EndWar will be out from now till Christmas. In order to gain a competitive advantage over the other big publishers, Electronic Arts and Activision Blizzard, the France-based one is preparing to start an extensive advertising campaign, to the tune of some 10 million dollars."

You become a server for Far Cry 2 user-created maps if your connection is faster than Ubisoft's (News)

Oct 13, 2008

VG247: Ubisoft's told us you'll be downloading user-created Far Cry 2 maps both from Ubisoft's servers and other gamers' consoles: it all depends on speed.

Ubisoft: Players can create art with Far Cry 2 editor (News)

Oct 10, 2008

Speaking to VideoGamer.com, Far Cry 2 Multiplayer producer Richard Gaetan has said that Far Cry 2, along with other games with user-generated features, like the PS3's LittleBigPlanet, is evidence that the industry has reached "Gaming 2.0".

"I'm sure we'll have maps that are not really playable or not fun to play but that will be like pieces of art that are created from our editor," he said. "And we've seen it internally already. We have Montreal Olympic stadium built just from a few hundred blocks, so we'll have The Great Wall of China, the Colosseum from Rome, all stuff like that, alongside a lot of maps that are copies from other games, other shooters."

Far Cry 2 - trailer (Video)

Oct 10, 2008

Once you get past Far Cry 2’s huge learning curve, you will find a lovely looking and intricately strategic shooter.

Ubisoft: Far Cry 2 'more fun' than Call of Duty 4 (News)

Oct 10, 2008

VideoGamer.com writes: "Ubisoft has bullishly claimed that upcoming open world safari FPS Far Cry 2 is "more fun" than Infinity Ward's phenomenally successful Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare."

"I think it's more fun for everybody," said Far Cry 2 multiplayer producer Richard Gaetan. "In Call of Duty 4, the good guys are always the same, they always play the same way. In Far Cry 2 you cannot do that. You have to adapt, you have to change your strategy. And with the map editor you won't be able to learn your maps, because you have so many and if you want to play with your friends and with different people then you have to switch - it will be a bit of a surprise all of the time. So I think it's more fun."

First Far Cry 2 Reviews are Glowing (94%, 9/10, 9/10) (News)

Oct 8, 2008

Most people would call the period we are about to be entering the holiday season. Us gamers refer to it as a different name: FPS season. And one of the plenty of shooters releasing this fall that hopes to stand out from the pack is Far Cry 2. We already know the game is gorgeous but will it capture our hearts with its gameplay? The first three reviewers of the game seem to think so.

PC Gamer gives Far Cry 2 94% - 'Incredible' (News)

Oct 8, 2008

PCGamer voted Far cry 2 a "Wild" 94% quoting its pros were Beautiful, Free roaming and Utterly Absorbing, and its cons were, its not a linear shooter, its not a prescribed story and its not going to let you go !

The basis of Far Cry 2's story telling: Characters and situations are swapped via a software author, its responding to choices made by you the player. Its something that's been on the cards for some time - mostly in research projects - but this is the first high-profile game to use it.
Its nothing less than a revelation. What makes this procedural storytelling cool isn't that you get to play the game lots of times, and see new things happen, or do things in new ways, Its not even that it gives you stories to share, situations to compare with your friends. Its that the game just works and responds to your successes, failures and f*ckups. If you don't like what a guy is asking you to do, then don't do it... If you really like one of your buddies, you stick with him. When the situations force choices on you... By God, its incredible.

Far Cry 2: Double thumbs-up from official mags (News)

Oct 8, 2008

CVG reports: "Far Cry 2 has grabbed an official thumbs-up, scoring 9/10 in upcoming issues of both the Official PlayStation Magazine and the Xbox 360 Official Magazine.

OPM says: "Whatever happens you'll believe it's a real world and a fantastic setting for the action. It's not as dense or as varied as, say, Oblivion - you'll go somewhere, kill everyone, every mission - but it's utterly convincing and engrossing."

Far Cry 2 dev - CoD4 was the new reference for multiplayer (News)

Oct 8, 2008

Far Cry 2 multiplayer producer Richard Gaetan has admitted that the shooter's online play was heavily influenced by Call of Duty 4, but that the Activision shooter's exact formula was too "chaotic" for the African action game.

"Huge" Far Cry 2 environments prevented co-op, says Ubi dev (News)

Oct 7, 2008

Videogaming 24/7: "The scale of Far Cry 2, as well as the fact the game's engine was a proprietary affair, prevented the inclusion of co-op in the upcoming shooter sequel, VG247 was told in London last week.

"The first thing was that the environment is so huge, and we pushed the engine really to the limit… the consoles to the limit," said multiplayer producer Richard Gaetan."

That Aussie Game Site: Daily Wrap 7th October, 2008 (News)

Oct 7, 2008

That Aussie Game Site is wrapping up the gaming news that matters to Aussies - daily. US Journos have already finished Gears of War 2, the Quantum of Solace PC demo is available for download, Tomb Raider Underworld has new DLC coming and ps3trophies.org has the low-down on the trophies for Midnight Club: LA, Far Cry 2 and Resistance 2. All the details and more over at That Aussie Game Site.

Far Cry 2 Trophy List Revealed (News)

Oct 6, 2008

PS3Trophys.com has just received the trophy list for Far Cry 2.

There are 49 trophies 38 bronze, 7 silver, 3 gold, and 1 Platinum

Far Cry 2: 720p, but no 60 frames a second (News)

Oct 6, 2008

VG247: You asked. We got it answered. Far Cry 2 is set at 720p, but the game can't managed 60FPS because it has too much going on.

Gears of War 2, Last Remnant and Far Cry 2 Exclusives in 360Zine (News)

Oct 5, 2008

Issue 23 of 360Zine is now available for free download from GamerZines.com, the portal for free digital magazines for gamers. It includes an exclusive hands-on preview of Gears of War 2, along with confirmation of an upcoming digital magazine dedicated to the game.

The issue also has the world's first English screenshots of The Last Remnant from Square Enix, exclusively available in the magazine's preview and included in an exclusive screensaver available within the magazine itself.

Continuing the raft of exclusives in the issue, the magazine has an interview with the developers of Far Cry 2 complete with exclusive screens and two exclusive desktop backgrounds, also available directly from the magazine page.

It also includes a 19 page supplement for Fable II, and a hands-on preview of WWE Smackdown vs RAW 2009, Saints Row 2 and Guitar Hero: World Tour. There is also a review for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and FIFA 09.

Magazine download link is located in credit url.

HMV customers get exclusive Far Cry 2 missions (News)

Oct 3, 2008

HMV has announced that customers who pre-order Ubisoft's upcoming FPS Far Cry 2 from them will receive an exclusive code to unlock four bonus missions.

The four missions are said to tell of the events leading up to the beginning of Far Cry 2's story, offering a backdrop to the Jackal's mysterious past.

Far Cry 2 Map Editor Is Very Detailed Indeed (News)

Oct 1, 2008

dailygamesnews.com - Far Cry 2 multiplayer producer Gaetan Richard has said the map editor provided with Far Cry 2 will provide very similar functionality to the dev kit used in creating the game.

Far Cry 2 multiplayer Q&A (News)

Sep 30, 2008

Harry Neary of XboxBoomTown writes:

"This morning we traded bullets with Far Cry multiplayer producer Gaetan Richard before discussing the game's adversarial combat..."

Neocrisis - Far Cry 2: Official Weapons List (News)

Sep 29, 2008

Neocrisis.com - We list the weapons for the Primary Slot, Secondary Slot, Special Slot and Mounted Weapons.

Far Cry 2: New Video (News)

Sep 26, 2008

Ubisoft unveils a new video of Far Cry 2 scheduled for October 24 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.

Eurogamer Expo 2008 Tickets Go On Sale (News)

Sep 25, 2008

The Eurogamer Expo and gamesindustry.biz games fair has started selling tickets this week. You can buy a ticket for £5, which is donated to GamesAid, and gives you access to both events.

Games such as Fallout 3, Far Cry 2, LittleBigPlanet, Mirrors Edge, Motorstorm: Pacific Rift, Prince of Persia, Resistance 2, Tomb Raider: Underworld, Street Fighter IV and many more (with some still unannounced!) will all be playable.

The expo is part of the London Games Festival 2008 and will run from the 28th-29th October.

Far Cry 2 - All nine playable characters' full details, images included (News)

Sep 25, 2008

VG247: Far Cry 2 has a very good chance of being completely amazing, and, thankfully, there are still plenty of surprises left for all you aspiring virtual mercenaries. Did you know there were nine playable characters in the game? We didn't. Until we went to Ubi UK's offices and took pictures of all the relevant splash screens, obviously.

Producer: "There will be a Far Cry 3" (News)

Sep 24, 2008

PlayTM writes: "Speaking to this site, Far Cry 2 producer Louis-Pierre Pharand has confirmed that there will almost definitely be a Far Cry 3 - although he isn't sure at this point whether it will be a quick-fire '2.5' style offering, or another epic undertaking like his present sequel."

New Far Cry 2 Weapons (News)

Sep 23, 2008

New information on the amount of weapons and how the developers chose the weapons for the game on IncGamers.

What can you expect, how will weapons reaact, how many of them and are there any surprises?

All answered on the IncGamers news item.

Far Cry 2 Map Editor (News)

Sep 23, 2008

More information about the map editor have been revealed on IncGamers.

Patrick Redding (Game Designer and Narrative Director) and Louis-Pierre Pharand (Producer) talk to IncGamers about the games incredibly versatile map editor, as well as the tools available to players.

We're playing Far Cry 2 right now - tell us what you want to know (News)

Sep 22, 2008

VG247: We're sitting in Ubisoft's UK offices playing the most recent build of Far Cry 2. Want to know anything? We're going to start playing now, and we've got a while, so if you've got any questions, just stick them in the comments. We'll do a few pieces from today over the coming weeks, but we'll live blog this session as we go through for the sake of "the news".

Four multiplayer modes for Far Cry 2 (News)

Sep 20, 2008

Far Cry 2 producer Louis-Pierre Pharand has confirmed there will be four multiplayer modes in Far Cry 2.

In a Eurogamer interview, he said the obligatory Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch modes will be present and correct, along with Capture the Diamond (if you've ever played Capture the Flag, you can probably work it out).

Plus there's Uprising, described by Pharand as "a modified version of a VIP".

No downlodable demo for Far Cry 2 (News)

Sep 20, 2008

Eurogamer writes: "The producer of Far Cry 2 has said there will be no opportunity to try the game before you buy.

"No demos will be available," Louis-Pierre Pharand said in our LiveText chat.

"It became too complex to do a demo of an open world game. We decided to put those efforts into the game so everyone can enjoy a better, more polished experience." "

Far Cry 2 Live Text this Friday (News)

Sep 19, 2008

Good news, Far Cry 2 fans! The game's producer, Louis Pierre Pharand, will be answering your questions LIVE on Eurogamer this Friday 19th September.

The Live Text interview will take place at 3.30pm GMT.

Jeff Green's Farewell GFW Radio in Audio and Video (News)

Sep 12, 2008

Want to watch 1UP PC Editor in Chief Jeff Green munch a mouthful of tongue-numbing Toxic Waste? Freestyle rap with 1UP Reviews Editor Ryan Scott doing hype duty? Imagine his impoverished future in which he panhandles for Peggle money outside 1UP's office?

Serious meets seriously stupid as Green, Scott, and the entire GFW Radio ensemble discuss Spore, Far Cry 2, testicles, Anglerfishes, and whatever else they want on Jeff's final podcast -- an episode so special we created this three-part video version.

The audio version of this landmark episode is available right here or via iTunes if you're subscribed to our podcast feed. If you're more interested in actually watching us, check out the embedded videos in this story (first part above, second and third below the cut) or download them via Filefront: Part One, Part Two, and Part Three.

Official European boxshot of Far Cry 2 (News)

Sep 10, 2008

PS3-Sense posted up the official European boxshot of the game Far Cry 2.

Ubisoft Confirms Far Cry 2 Ship Date and Announces Exclusive Pre-Order Edition (News)

Sep 9, 2008

IGN reports that today Ubisoft announced that Far Cry 2 will ship to retailers nationwide on October 21, 2008. Far Cry 2 will be available on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and PC.

Additionally, Ubisoft announced an exclusive pre-order partnership with Gamestop; Pre-order the game at GameStop and automatically receive a Limited Edition version of Far Cry 2. This exclusive edition is regularly priced and is only available at GameStop.

In addition to the regular SKU, the GameStop Pre-Order Edition includes:

* 6 Bonus Missions with about 3 bonus hours of explosive gameplay
* A fold out map of the open world of Far Cry 2
* Exclusive game packaging

US gets Far Cry 2 on October 21 (News)

Sep 6, 2008

Though Far Cry 2 has long had a general October release, it now has an official October 24 launch date on the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3--in Europe, anyway. American Ubisoft reps confirmed to GameSpot that the game will launch in the US on all three platforms three days prior on Tuesday, October 21. The date had been listed by online retailers for some time, but is now officially official.

Far Cry 2 will retail for $49.99 for the PC and $59.99 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. As part of Today's European announcement, Ubisoft unveiled a collector's edition of the game (pictured), which will also include an "Art of Far Cry 2" book, a guide book, the obligatory making-of DVD, and a map of the game's 50 square-kilometer open world. In the UK, the CE will be available exclusively through retailer GAME. Ubisoft reps confirmed that the CE would also arrive in the US under a similar arrangement, but had no further details as of press time

Far Cry is Set for October 24th European Release (News)

Sep 6, 2008

GamingShogun writes, "Today, Ubisoft announced that Far Cry® 2 will be released on October 24th throughout all EMEA territories on the 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows® PC..."

Far Cry 2: Dead buddies mean loss of content (News)

Sep 5, 2008

Speaking to VG247 at Games Convention, Far Cry 2 narrative head confirmed that losing your NPC buddies in fire-fights means not being able to see all the game's missions.

Far Cry 2 devs considering adding "predatory animals" (News)

Sep 4, 2008

Far Cry 2 narrative chap Patrick Redding confirmed to VG247 at Games Convention that predatory animals may be added to the game after it launches.

FC2 hang glider makes sequel "truly a Far Cry game" (News)

Sep 1, 2008

It can't be Far Cry without a hang glider, right? Apparently not.

Showing off Far Cry 2 at Games Convention, dev narrative man Patrick Redding said the powerless flying thing ws an essential addition to the game.

Far Cry 2 to feature smoother graphics on PS3 (News)

Aug 29, 2008

"The developer says that the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC versions have been developed from the same core build, so they'll all share the same features," wrote Gamespot's Guy Crocker. "While we didn't see the PS3 version, it's claimed that the aliasing on Sony's machine outperforms that of the 360, while on the PC it's all dependent on the specifications of your machine."

Of course, this could all change before the game's release, as the title is still in development stages. However, if Ubisoft Montreal can unlock and utilize the power of the Cell processor, there is no doubt that they can provide better anti-aliasing and smoother graphics for Sony's flagship gaming platform.

Far Cry 2 narrative "took a page from Professor Layton" (News)

Aug 28, 2008

Ubi Montreal has told VG247 that Far Cry 2's text features were based on the Professor Layton series for DS.

Far Cry 2 Dated for PAL/Australia (News)

Aug 25, 2008

Gameplayer are reporting that Ubisoft just issued them with a release schedule that gives a firm window of release for the highly anticipated Far Cry sequel.

Far Cry 2 (Screenshots)

Aug 21, 2008

Pre-Order Far Cry 2 for only $49.99 (News)

Jul 24, 2008

Sarcasticgamer.com got their hands on this nice piece of info regarding a great deal for Far Cry 2.

Joystiq E3 hands-on: Far Cry 2 (News)

Jul 20, 2008

Joystiq:

"Adding on to our hands-on with Far Cry 2 a couple months ago, our most recent experience at E3 gave us the same feeling that we'd only begun to scratch the surface of this title. For a general overview of what to expect in Far Cry 2, check out our previous hands-on with the game. Here we're going to get into a little bit more detail about our experience within the game."

More after the jump

Far Cry 2 (Preview)

Jul 15, 2008

No doubt one of the most highly anticipated shooters of 2008, Far Cry 2 has something to prove if it wants to shake the inevitable comparison to its step-cousin-once-removed, Crysis. ...

Far Cry 2 dev: "There are no f***ing mutants in this game" (News)

Jul 12, 2008

VG247: Want to play some kind of sci-fi child game? Still ******** your diapers? Want alien invasion and super-powers? Don't play Far Cry 2.

No Far Cry 2 demo planned - Too complex to "give away" (News)

Jul 11, 2008

Eurogamer writes: "Far Cry 2 creative director Clint Hocking has confirmed that there will be no pre-release demo of Ubisoft's open-world shooter sequel. Or, "no, no demo" as he put it to us last week at the team's HQ in Montreal.

And that's because, according to Ubisoft, the open nature of the game would make it impossible to offer a worthwhile teaser without serving up too great a slice of the content."

Far Cry 2 dev takes swipe at competition - Island games just "cashing in" on Far Cry (News)

Jul 11, 2008

Don't let the crystal clear water and golden sands fool you: as far as the developer of Far Cry 2 is concerned, videogame tropical islands have become the imaginative equivalent of two weeks at Butlins.

With the sequel to Crytek's memorable PC shooter ditching the shores of paradise in favour of the treacherous beauty of Africa, creative director Clint Hocking believes anyone making a game on a tropical island now is just "cashing in" on the success of Far Cry. And that includes the series' original creator, whose second title, Crysis, is set on, yep, a tropical island.

"Going somewhere you knew was real but was really foreign and exotic, and you never really expected you would get to go in your real life - that's the magic of Far Cry," he told Eurogamer.

Far Cry 2 playable at DreamHack Summer 2008 [June 14-17] (News)

Jun 10, 2008

Far Cry 2 will be at the Dreamhack festival on June 14th through the 17th in Jönköping, Sweden. Louis-Pierre Pharand and Julien Cuny will be there to present the game and to answer questions. You will be able to play and test the game.

Official report:
"We are very proud to make the first public showing in the world of the up coming block-buster Far Cry® 2 from Ubisoft, We also have people from the Ubisoft studio in Canada on site in Jönköping. The producer Louis-Pierre Pharand and Julien Cuny will present the game from the Main Stage in front of a sea of gamers in Jönköping.

Be the first to test the game! During the festival, we give you an opportunity to become one of the first in the world to sink you teeth in the game, a handful of visitors will be chosen for a private sitting together with Louis-Pierre Pharand and Julien Cuny, where you have an opportunity to ask questions and of course test Far Cry® 2. Don't miss this unique opportunity!"

Check out the official website at http://web.dreamhack.se to get more info and to watch the event live coverage!

Far Cry 2: "Crysis wasn't our benchmark" (News)

May 30, 2008

PC mega-FPS Crysis wasn't the benchmark for Far Cry 2, developer Ubisoft Montreal told us. In case you're not aware, Crysis is the latest work from Crytek, which was the original developer of Far Cry before development duties were handed to Ubisoft Montreal. "Crysis wasn't our benchmark, we were our own benchmark," art director Alex Amancio said at UbiDays yesterday. ...

Far Cry 2 creative guy: No doubt that Rockstar borrowed our buddy system for GTA (News)

May 30, 2008

What do booty calls in GTA and blowing up jeeps full of drug dealers in the middle of Africa have in common?

Far Cry 2: "Crysis wasn't our benchmark" - CVG (News)

May 30, 2008

CVG writes:

PC mega-FPS Crysis wasn't the benchmark for Far Cry 2, developer Ubisoft Montreal told CVG.

"Crysis wasn't our benchmark, we were our own benchmark," art director Alex Amancio said at UbiDays yesterday. "But we think that Crysis is a fantastic game, the entire team respects what they're doing.

"Obviously we knew [that people were going to compare the two] because of the history. But the games are so different there really is no comparison point," he said. FPS; check, jungles; check, open-world; check...

"Very early on we knew that we wanted to go a completely different direction. Instead of going for the tropical island and trying to go for hyper realism, we changed the setting. First of all we wanted to have a really, really credible environment, but we didn't want to replicate anybody's vacation photos.

"Yeah, we want to have destructible elements like destructible vegetation, but it's not because of Crysis, it's because we feel it's the next logical step," Amancio continued, showing off Far Cry 2's own falling trees.

Would it be fair to say Ubisoft is advancing on the technology in Crysis, though? "Yeah. That was our goal basically, to keep moving forward".