FPS Rantings

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 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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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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June 14th, 2007

America’s Army is coming to the Xbox 360

UbiSoft and the U.S. Army recently announced that America’s Army is coming to the Xbox 360 in September this year.
Unlike its PC counterpart, America’s Army: True Soldiers comes with a single player mode, which is a pleasant surprise. Of course, it wouldn’t be America’s Army without the multiplayer, and UbiSoft wanted it done in spades. […]

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