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FPS Rantings

October 12th, 2008

New Far Cry 2 video shown at TGS

Far Cry 2 'TGS 2008' trailer HD
Of course, in this busy season of game releases, let’s not forget Far Cry 2, which made its presence felt in this year’s Tokyo Games Show. With this year’s batch of great games, we wouldn’t be surprised if blood banks are flooded with donors.
Tags: far_cry_2, fps, tgs

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October 7th, 2008

High ground gives advantage in Far Cry 2

There’s a new trailer for Far Cry 2 showing some more gameplay mechanics. This time, it’s about gaining the high ground to “win.” Unfortunately, all the advantage offered by high ground won’t be much help if you can’t shoot a lick.
Let me guess. Gamepad? No wonder.
For what it’s worth, this guy can shoot […]

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September 20th, 2008

Far Cry 2 videos show off oodles of gameplay

Joystiq has gone nuts with Far Cry 2, posting several videos from GameTrailers. See, they’re not your typical hype videos that would eventually be used as ads because a lot of gameplay is crammed in each clip. Watch all the Far Cry 2 videos after the jump. Don’t forget the popcorn because this might take […]

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September 5th, 2008

Release date for Far Cry 2 revealed, causes purchasing headaches

This year’s holiday season is beginning to look like last year’s, especially for the FPS genre. Last year, there was an influx of marquee shooters such as The Orange Box (which contained several high-quality games), Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Bioshock, Crysis, and Unreal Tournament 3.
Far Cry 2 will be […]

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August 31st, 2008

Ubisoft: Immersion in Far Cry 2 goes beyond graphics and sound

Am I the only drooling at the prospect of playing and owning Far Cry 2, the upcoming FPS by Ubisoft? I may have originally considered it a mere rental, but ever since the map editor was introduced, my perception about the game has changed. This new video about Far Cry 2 aiming to […]

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August 22nd, 2008

Far Cry 2 map editor shows the big picture

Far Cry 2 is coming with a map editor, but it’s not your ordinary map editor. Normally, such editors, especially those for first-person shooters, are a tad unwieldy. And usually, map editors are released for PC versions of multiplatform games because the console editions don’t have the necessary peripherals (i.e. keyboards and mice) […]

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August 20th, 2008

GameAxis: Far Cry 2 is racism free

A lot of buzz has been generated over the racism “issue” in Resident Evil 5, the latest entry in the popular survival-horror series, because of its Africa setting. Interestingly, Far Cry 2 is an upcoming FPS that’s also set in Africa but it never seemed to have generated the same sort of talk.
GameAxis has recently […]

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August 8th, 2008

Far Cry 2 PC system requirements announced

This just in: Ubisoft has finally announced the minimum system requirements for Far Cry 2. While the upcoming FPS is indeed looking sweet, the required specs sure aren’t pretty. Thankfully, it’s also coming out for the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 so if you have either console, there’s nothing to worry about. Unless you […]

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May 18th, 2008

Far Cry 2 video combines intro and developer commentary

Far Cry has always been known for its cutting-edge visuals and wide-open levels. If you were disappointed to hear that Crytek, the game’s original developer, won’t be around for the sequel, you’d be happy to know that Far Cry 2 is looking very promising indeed.

Tags: far_cry, far_cry_2, fps, mutant, project_far_cry, sequels, trigen

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January 29th, 2008

Far Cry 2’s latest trailer isn’t impressive

You may be waiting forever for another look at Far Cry 2. The things we’ve seen so far are concept art and spectacular gameplay footage. Ubisoft has just released a new trailer showing off the sequel’s Dunia engine, but it doesn’t do the game justice.

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August 1st, 2007

Far Cry 2 ditches old scheme and takes S.T.A.L.K.E.R. approach

It seems Ubisoft has learned its lesson. The French publisher made a research on what made Far Cry cool, and discovered that it was the realistic parts at the beginning of the game (i.e. when you were raiding military camps and using all sorts of strategy to survive) that consumers liked most.

And what’s not […]

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July 19th, 2007

Far Cry returns for a sequel

If you think the Far Cry “franchise” hasn’t been milked enough, guess again. GameSpot revealed that UbiSoft is set to come out with a sequel to the popular 2004 shooter. Since Crytek, the game’s original developer, has sold UbiSoft the rights to Far Cry, you can be sure that the Germany-based developer won’t be coming […]

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