Far Cry 2: New 3 Minute Making Of Video

GameTrailers has a new making-of video for Ubisoft Montreal's upcoming Far Cry 2 that discusses how the created the game. The video also showcases some new gameplay. Enjoy!

Far Cry 2: No Demo and an Early Fall 2008 Release

Patrick Redding spoke on the upcoming Far Cry 2 at the recent Play.com Live 2008 event. He stated the game should be arriving in early fall of this year. He stated that, sadly, there will be no demo prior to the release of the game, since it would take away too much time from development. Perhaps after?

[Far Cry 2: No Demo, Early Autumn Release]

Far Cry 2 Multiplayer: 16-Player Deatmatch & Advanced Map Editor

At the recent Play.Com Live event, developers of Far Cry 2 spoke on the games multiplayer functionalities.

The game will support 16-player matches on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC versions. The game will include your basic multiplayer modes such as Team Deathmatch, Deathmatch, Capture The Flag, and more.

Whats really cool is this new map editor that they are bringing to the console and PC versions. Far Cry 2 will let you do whatever you want in the game's map editor, such as reshaping terrain, moving around objects and vegetation, etc. Then, you can share your maps online. No information on how they would be shared though.

Far Cry 2 sounds more promising every time. When more information comes in on this highly anticipated shooter, we will be sure to have you updated.

[FarCry 2’s Multiplayer : Advanced Map Editor & 16 Player DM]

Play.com Live 2008: Far Cry 2 Presentation

At the Play.com Live 2008 event at the Wembely Stadium, Ubisoft's Peter Redding showed off a presentation of Far Cry 2. He tells us that the game will be amazing on [high-end] PCs and fantastic on consoles. Enjoy!

Far Cry 2: Three New Screenshots

Thanks to GameFront, we have some new screenshots of Ubisoft's upcoming Far Cry 2. The new screenshots showcase a sniper, fire, explosions, and a whole lot of the color orange. Enjoy!

GDC 2008: Far Cry 2 Gameplay Videos

Crytek Studios is bringing in some heat at this years Game Developers Conference. Here is some new gameplay of Far Cry 2 that they had on display during the show. Enjoy!

First Far Cry 2 Gameplay Video Is Short and Sweet

The first gameplay for Far Cry 2 can be seen right here, and right now, but unfortunately, it is only 11 seconds long. Big ups to Tiscali for the find. Enjoy!

Far Cry 2 Developers Were Worried About PLAYSTATION 3

Ubisoft Montreal, developers for the upcoming Far Cry 2, admitted today that they were a bit worried about the PLAYSTATION 3's architecture.

"We were somewhat worried by some of the reported high complexity of developing for the PS3", reveals Tech Director Dominic Guay, "but the raw processing power is impressive".

After a lot of different looking titles for the PLAYSTATION 3 and Xbox 360 that were supposed to be identical, developers are finally getting it right with Sony's console. "We made sure we had a group of programmers that were not scared by complexity and had a large console programming experience to work on the initial PS3 R&D of Dunia (Far Cry 2's graphics engine). At that point, we didn't know what to expect."

"One thing that we realized pretty quickly as we started R&D on PS3, was that the hardware architecture had a very nice fit with some of our technical design decisions. We were positively surprised by how efficient the SPUs (the Cell processing units) were to do such things as run our vegetation simulation, our animations or our physics systems. So while it did require quite a bit of R&D to understand how to use the system correctly, once we started having results we saw that it was a very capable console and that FC2 could run on it."

Tech Director Guay is also impressed by the potential of Blu-ray and PS3's hard drive for streaming games in real-time. "The hard drive and Blu-ray are making our life easy considering FC2 is an open world continuously streamed around the player. That streaming bandwidth and disk space is very appreciated. So, in terms of AI, game structure, physics, dynamic time of day, open world gameplay, dynamic weather system, destructible vegetation, all of those things where we had really pushed the envelope technically, they run well on PS3."

Of course, the game won't match up to PC specs.

[Far Cry 2 Devs "Worried" by PS3...]

Far Cry 2: Environmental Teaser

I know what your thinking. If I didn't know this was a trailer for Far Cry 2, I would of also thought it was some part of Sony's upcoming Afrika, but sadly, it's not. Instead, this is an environmental view of Ubisoft's upcoming Far Cry 2. Enjoy!

EDGE Magazine Features New Far Cry 2 Information

Far Cry 2 was recently announced to be coming to the next-generation consoles known as the PLAYSTATION 3 and Xbox 360, with no details about the game given. The latest issue of EDGE corrects that mishap.

The gameplay is going to rehaul the type you saw in the original Far Cry game, and feature a new leveling up system. When you being the game, you'll become infected with malaria. As the game goes on, you discover a medicine that cures your disease, and the more you take, the more resistant you come to getting injured. If you loose access to the medication, things may become unpleasent, and quickly. Description: your character will turn into a vicious vomiting mutant.

Also new to this title is a reputation system. Your actions will influence your stance with two bands of rebels. The mapin point of the game is to murder a powerful arms dealer, but you need to prove your self a worth ally to one of the rebel groups. As you gain popularity with the group, more comrades will join you in battle and even help defend you when your surrounded by the gun.

More information on this game as it comes.

[Via NeoGAF]

Far Cry 2 Coming to the PLAYSTATION 3 & Xbox 360

The rumors that have been going around seem to be true. Today, Ubisoft confirmed that Far Cry 2 is coming to the PLAYSTATION 3 and Xbox 360.

Far Cry 2 is scheduled for release in Ubisoft's fiscal year 2008-2009. View the press release below.

Ubisoft Announces Far Cry® 2 For Xbox 360® And PlayStation®3 System

London, United Kingdom – 3rd January, 2008 – Today, Ubisoft announced that Far Cry® 2 is being developed for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system. Far Cry 2 is a next-generation first-person shooter being created by Ubisoft’s Montreal development studio.

More than just a visual and technological achievement, Far Cry 2 immerses players in an entirely new kind of gaming experience, featuring a custom-made video game engine built from the ground up. Players will discover a true open world gameplay set in one of the most beautiful environments in the world, Africa, brought to life by high-definition next-gen technology. Far Cry 2 is scheduled to ship fiscal 2008–2009.

Rumor Mill: Grand Theft Auto V PS3 Exclusive, Far Cry 2 Next-Gen

The latest Rumor Mill from Video Gamer reports some interesting rumors today good for the PLAYSTATION 3.

The first rumor is about Grand Theft Auto V, though probably years away, it is said that Sony has signed a cheque to ensure that the next game in the Grand Theft Auto series will be PLAYSTATION 3 exclusive. This could just be a misunderstanding for the exclusive series that Sony signed with Rockstar.

The next rumor is about Far Cry 2. It seems Ubisoft wants to bring the game to consoles so they're developing it for the PLAYSTATION 3 and Xbox 360.

[Via Video Gamer]