Kotaku: Far Cry 2

Enough Zelda! Here Are 5 Less-Common Video Game Themes Orchestras Should Try

Kirk Hamilton — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:20:00 EDT

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From Zelda to Final Fantasy, we've seen plenty of dedicated video game orchestral concerts over the years. Only a week or so ago, there was a huge Legend of Zelda concert in Los Angeles, and next week will see the release of a collection of video game music from the London Philharmonic. More »

Stealth Gameplay Isn't Enough: Give Me the Thrill of the Hunt

Kirk Hamilton — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:00:00 EDT

I finally finished Crytek's Crysis 2 last week and surprised myself by immediately firing up a new game and starting it over from the beginning. Sure, Crysis 2 is a slick, well-made first-person shooter, but it's fairly unremarkable on the surface. So why, when I had so many other games I could (or should) be playing, was I nano-suiting up yet another time? More »

The Damn Dirty Apes Have Learned How to Play Video Games

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 03:00:00 EDT

This cute little clip for the upcoming Planet of the Apes reboot shows a chimp kicking ass and taking names at what looks like Far Cry 2. More »

The Desolate Video Game Art of Nicolas Ferrand

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 07:00:00 EDT

Nicolas Ferrand is a French concept artist currently working on Thief 4 at Eidos Montreal. Previously, while at Ubisoft, he contributed to franchises like Assassin's Creed, Splinter Cell and Prince of Persia. More »

It's Not The Size Of The Game World, But How You Use It

Mike Fahey — Fri, 07 May 2010 17:20:00 EDT

Does size matter? Compare the size of these seven video game words to the amount of enjoyment you got out of playing the game. Found via Digg. More »

Splinter Cell, Far Cry Director Quits Job In Moving Fashion

Stephen Totilo — Tue, 04 May 2010 17:20:00 EDT

In a heartfelt letter on his blog, Clint Hocking, the main man behind Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory and Far Cry 2, explained yesterday why he's leaving the studio he's worked at for a decade, Ubisoft Montreal. More »

Journalists In Video Games — An Anniversary Celebration

AJ Glasser — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:40:00 EDT

One year ago today I started officially blogging for Kotaku. What better way to celebrate this anniversary than by ticking off a list of journalists that appear in video games? More »

And The Edge Interactive Innovation Award Nominees Are...

Mike Fahey — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:20:00 EDT

Edge Magazine has revealed the shortlist for its 2009 Interactive Innovation award, which recognizes titles that have done the most to steer videogaming in a new direction. So who made the list, aside from LittleBigPlanet? More »

German Pols Push to Ban Development of Violent Games

Owen Good — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:00:00 EDT

Germany's latest demagogue tantrum against "killerspiele" - violent video games - could be shrugged off as hot air, except for the fact it would ban even their development. So Germany-based Crytek would have to move. More »

Patch This Game: Far Cry 2

AJ Glasser — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:20:00 EDT

It's been almost seven months since Far Cry 2 hit the shelves, scoring all kinds of crazy-good reviews, but according to GamesRadar, the game is still crazy-broken. More »

German Chancellor Eyes Video Games in Wake of Shooting

Owen Good — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:30:00 EDT

More details of the shooting linked to video games over in Germany: The shooter was playing Far Cry 2, and Chancellor Angela Merkel is considering what could be done to limit access to violent games. More »

Far Cry 2 Goes Hardcore

Owen Good — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 11:00:00 EST

The next set of patches for for Far Cry 2 will deliver a "hardcore mode" begged for by players in Ubisoft's forums. It will deliver "a more realistic experience" in multiplayer. More »

The Official Far Cry 2 Map Editing Guide, Written By Gamers

Mike Fahey — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:20:00 EST

Ubisoft and Charles River Media are keen on having gamers school each other, announcing The Official Far Cry 2 Map Editing Guide, one of the first game design books written by gamers. More »

Steam Users Beware: There's No Such Thing As A Free Game

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:30:20 EST

Be careful what you log into, Steam users. A new account phishing scheme is targeting users of Valve's digital distribution platform, luring in gamers with the promise of gifted copies of Ubisoft's Far Cry 2. More »

Far Cry 2 Sells Well, But Is Prince Of Persia Really A Slow Starter?

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:30:00 EST

Ubisoft released some sales figures today as part of their financial results reporting. Listed are the to-date numbers for Far Cry 2, Prince of Persia, Raving Rabbids TV Party & Shaun White Snowboarding. More »

Hope You Didn't Buy Prince of Persia Last Week

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:20:56 EST

Because it just got a rather substantial price drop, just in time for a last minute stocking stuffer. What was $59.99 at launch, just two weeks ago, is now a mere $39.99 at GameStop. Eek! More »

Far Cry 2 Patch Enables Hot, Sweaty Widescreen Action

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:30:00 EST

Far Cry 2 launched on PC sans widescreen. Considering everything else on the PC version was superior to the console iterations (quicksaves!), that was an odd move. Nevermind. It's fixed now. More »

Intel Gives The World Two Far Cry Missions

Stuart Houghton — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:20:00 EST

Intel have sponsored two bonus missions for Far Cry 2 on the PC as part of it's Game On promotion. More »

78 Year Old Japanese Man Hearts Western FPS Games

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:00:00 EST

The stereotype is two-part: Japanese people don't like FPS games, and old people only play the Wii. Meet 78 year-old Akira Kitajima. He's here to destroy those notions and snipe your ass. More »

Far Cry 2 Fortune's Pack Aptly Priced

Mike Fahey — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:20:00 EST

Ubisoft announced their Fortune's Pack DLC for Far Cry 2 last week, but neglected to mention the price. It turns out that the three new weapons, two new vehicles, and four multiplayer maps included in the package will run you 800 Microsoft points or $9.99 real life monies, the same general price for a full-sized Xbox Live Arcade or PlayStation Network title. More »

Far Cry 2 Fortune's Pack Expands Your Arsenal

Mike Fahey — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:00:59 EST

Does Far Cry 2 not have enough guns, vehicles, and multiplayer maps to suit your ravenous appetite? No worries, Ubisoft has your back. They've just announced The Fortune's Pack, downloadable content for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the game that should be available by the end of the month. The pack contains three new weapon, including a crossbow, two new vehicles, and four new multiplayer maps for you to paint with the blood of your enemies. The media release mentions nothing of a price, but also does not contain the word free, and people who write these things up generally love to include that particular word when applicable, so I guess we'll see how that goes. All I know is money is no object as far as a crossbow is concerned. Screens of the new content and a run down of what's included, after the jump. More »

Far Cry 2 Burns Through A Million Copies

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:40:55 EST

Ubisoft extended its sales plumage earlier today, proudly boasting that the Ubisoft Montreal-developed Far Cry 2 has already sold through 1 million copies since its October 21st launch. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said the game is "well on track to achieve our expectations for the year." Someone has high expectations! More »

The Story Of Far Cry 2's Fire

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 07:00:00 EST

Of all the things Far Cry 2 does well, few are done as well as the game's use of fire. Things in the game burn as they should, and fires - as they'll do - once lit, out of your control. Start one and it's as likely to come after you as it is your enemies. Yet, as I raised in my review of the game, few people really seem to notice just how well it's done. So let's take a closer look. Gamasutra are running an interview with Jean-Francois Lévesque, the guy at Ubisoft Montreal who programmed the game's fire, and it's great reading, detailing how one junior programmer took a minor feature in the game and managed to turn it into one of the most innovative new weapons we've seen in a while. More »

Far Cry 2 Review: Hurry Boy, It's Waiting There For You

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:00:00 EST

You can mostly forget the "2" after the title up there. This game has nothing to do with Far Cry. No mutants, no linear corridors, no gaudy shirts. No, Ubisoft have traded all that in for the tale of a very real, very human mercenary set loose upon a war-torn African country. Where the first game teased freedom before settling into a disappointing first-person shooter, Far Cry 2 begins as a first-person shooter then settles in to become one of the most open-ended and limitless games of the year. Which, when you see it put like that, is a whole load of changes. Were they for the better? More »

The Best Shooter This Holiday According To Call of Duty Dev...

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 01:00:00 EDT

Resistance 2? Gears of War 2? Far Cry 2? The best shooter this holiday is Call of Duty: World at War — so say the folks who made it. “There’s a lot of competition this year," says Activision producer Noah Heller, "but I feel very strongly we have the best shooter this Christmas... I’m looking forward to Gears of War, Far Cry and Resistance 2, and I’m sure they will be great games, but I am confident the consumer will come back to Call of Duty.” Well, what do you expect him to say, that they've made the fourth best shooter this Christmas. Be sure to buy the new CoD, it's not as good as the two other big shooters! Fat chance. More »

A Far Cry From Your Standard PS3

Mike Fahey — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:20:00 EDT

The folks over at Bit-tech teamed up with Ubisoft and German uber-modder Oliver “Butterkneter” König to create a special PlayStation 3 to commemorate the release of Far Cry 2. Instead of simply painting the PS3 like any sane person, Butterkneter created a painstakingly detailed base for the console, complete with rocks, plants, an empty magazine, a skull, and a friendly little ant. Then he painted the console, right? No, he removed the case, went to town with a dremel tool, and then painted the case, created the awesome spectacle seen above. More »

Frankenreview: Far Cry 2 (Xbox 360)

Mike Fahey — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:30:00 EDT

What happens when you take one of the most successful shooters of 2004, change the development teams, scrap the old settings, characters, and story lines, and even go as far as creating your own version of the original game's award-winning engine? You get Ubisoft's Far Cry 2, the story of one man's struggle to take down the warmongering arms dealer responsible for destabilizing a large chunk of a fictional Central African state. Can the game stand on its own, or was swapping alien mutagens for malaria a monumentally bad idea? The game critics take sides after the jump. More »

Far Cry 2's Widescreen Is All Cropped Up

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:00:00 EDT

Seems Ubisoft's free-roaming gun safari has "done a BioShock" and fudged its widescreen, with gamers on the trusted widescreengamingforum quickly noticing that rather than render the game in true 16:9, all Far Cry 2 does is crop the top and bottom of the screen. See pic above for reference. Disappointing, Ubisoft; we buy widescreen monitors to see more of the game, not less. Hopefully they can copy 2K a second time, and get a patch out to fix this. Far Cry 2 [WSGF] More »

Far Cry 2 Lands On Steam, But Only For North America

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:20:05 EDT

Hey, kids. Far Cry 2 is out. Ubisoft has shipped the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game to retail stores, letting you shoot things in Africa with really excellent foliage. Valve also got in touch with us to let us know that the Steam version has hit the tubes, with one caveat: it's for the U.S., Canada and Mexico only. More »

Amazon Has Some Interesting Far Cry 2 Merchandise

Mike Fahey — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:40:00 EDT

Ubisoft dropped us a line to let us know about Amazon's $10 Gift Card for ever pre-order of Far Cry 2 offer, but we found some of the other Far Cry 2-related items the website has listings for much more interesting. Did you know that Amazon is your one-stop shop for all of your flamethrower needs? Have you ever found yourself in need of a soldier for hire and a means to get him over the wall of an enemy compound located near an overhanging cliff? Done and done. More »

Far Cry 2 Moves Into PlayStation Home

Mike Fahey — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:00:00 EDT

Well would you look at that! The Far Cry 2 space is going live in PlayStation Home, allowing players to explore the African landscape of the game, including a burned-out bus station and the offices of one Reuben Oluwagembi, a journalist whose files are chock full of information on the warring factions from the game. There's even a playable version of the game Mancala that uses bullet casings as playing pieces. Amazing! More »

DRM For Far Cry 2 PC Detailed

Jim Reilly — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:00:00 EDT

Ubisoft has released details on their forum about Far Cry 2's DRM for PC. For those of you who were upset by Spore's DRM, this will probably make you feel a bit more at ease. You get 5 activations on 3 separate PC's. Also, uninstalling "refunds" an activation. They also claim they are committed to long term support so you can always play Far Cry 2. Hey, remember when you could just buy games and play them whenever you wanted without publisher consent? Click the jump for the full list of details. More »

The Jackal Finds You, New Far Cry 2 Trailer

Adam Barenblat — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:00:00 EDT

In just a little over a week you'll be able to get your hands on Far Cry 2. This new trailer outlines just a few of the allies that you may choose from during your explosion-packed jaunt through Africa. Just a word of caution, the trailer is a little violent, viewer discretion is advised. More »

These Far Cry 2 Screens Will Shoot You in The Throat

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:30:00 EDT

Or, at least, shoot her in the throat. As for the other screens, they're a selection of real, in-game shots, so what you see here will be what you see when the game comes out. And what we see here - lazy sunsets as we drift lazily down a river - looks gorgeous. There's a few screens below, with plenty more at the link underneath. More »

Far Cry 2 Comes In Four Multiplayer Flavors

Mike Fahey — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:20:00 EDT

Eurogamer today hosted another of their LiveText chat sessions, this time around putting Far Cry 2 producer Louis-Pierre Pharand under the spotlight to answer questions about the fiery sequel. During the chat, Pharand spoke a bit about the multiplayer modes included in the game. The standard Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch modes will be joined by Capture The Diamond, which is like capture with flag only you're tasked with capturing a ~~magical mushroom~~ diamond instead, and a variation on VIP they've christened Uprising. He also discussed persistency, which will apparently be contained to the match or series of matches you are involved in, much like Shadowrun. More »

Far Cry 2 Collectors Edition Gives Us Wood

Mike Fahey — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:00:03 EDT

Along with an official press release confirming the game's October 24th release in Europe, Ubisoft has announced the contents of the Far Cry 2 Collectors Edition, which takes the whole special CE box thing in a completely different direction. Rather than package it in a metal tin, as is all the rage these days, Ubi is shipping their Collectors Edition in a wooden box, perhaps so you can set it on fire and compare real life wood burning to the muchly-hyped in-game wood burning. Along with the box you'll receive the game itself (thank goodness), a limited edition t-shirt in a size too small for me, an Art of Far Cry 2 book, a map, and the requisite making-of DVD. Note that nothing concrete has been announced for North America yet, but seeing as concrete would be far too heavy they'll probably go for wood here as well. More »

New Far Cry 2 Video Talks Immersion

Adam Barenblat — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:00:00 EDT

Far Cry 2 with its real time weather system, map editor, and cool gameplay mechanics is looking pretty solid. In this video Clint Hawking, the Creative Director of the game, shows us some of the different mechanics the development team has implemented to make the player feel more immersed. Knocking your dislocated shoulder back into place Martin Riggs style? Count us in! More »

Next Far Cry Could Be In Africa (Again)

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:00:00 EDT

Ubisoft's Patrick Redding, Far Cry 2's narrative designer, confirms that the next Far Cry game will take place in Africa — just like Far Cry 2! Keep in mind that the team is still in the "preliminary stages", but does have a "commitment to the African setting." Redding says: More »

Far Cry 2 Map Editor Looks Absolutely Amazing

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:30:00 EDT

If you're not interested in Far Cry 2 yet, you may well be after this. Ignore the Irish chap and his corny sales pitch and just focus on trying to remember the last FPS you played on a console (this is the 360 version) that let you build complex, detailed maps as though you were playing Advance Wars. More »