Far Cry 2 release dates announced

[alphaomegainfinity]

The recent dating of Dead Space, Fallout 3, Resistance 2, and Call of Duty: World at War has gamers' fourth-quarter schedules rapidly filling up. Now they'll have to mark their calendars again, as Ubisoft has finalized the ship date of its upcoming shooter, Far Cry 2.

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 is a sequel of sorts to Far Cry, the critically acclaimed 2004 shooter from now EA-allied German developer Crytek. The game ditches its predecessor's science-fiction-tinged setting for a more straightforward action premise. Instead of lab-bred mutants on a tropical island, players will take on arms dealers camped out in the wilds of Africa.

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.

According to Wikipedia and Gamespot: Release date is October 21 for North America and Oct 24 for Europe

According to their Far Cry 2 Blog, it is October 23

Links: Gamespot article

Far Cry 2 blog

Edited September 7, 2008 by Pranjal

[:: Lyon ::]

Great :( all the great games are coming in October

[Lasker]

Damn, I need to save some money, I will like to buy a 360 and this awesome game :o

[alphaomegainfinity]

This game is going to be gorgeous. Yesterday I watched the Jackal Trailer and I liked it a lot.

[sin-ergy]

With all these kick ass games coming out, I think I need to pull out my PS2 stash and start trading in games o_O

[Ci7]

lol our wallet will be empty be the new year with all great games coming around oct

or errr at least me i dont have deep wallet ;P

[splicer707]

This should be a nice game. :D Thanks for the news.

Not getting the collectors edition box. Too much $

[alisalem]

Some awesome games are coming in the next two months. Can't wait!

[ipodman715]

Woo, can't wait to try it out on my new powerful laptop :)

[SoCalledChaos]

Can't wait for Far Cry 2

[DigitalE]

As much as I want this game, I'm going to have to pass. :( I have other, more important, stuff to spend my money on...

Let me know when I can pick it up in the bargain bin! :p

[HideAndGoatse]

Why must they all come out in October! :pinch:

Fable 2 October 21st

Far Cry 2 October 24th

Fallout 3 October 28th

hmm and they all begin with "fa" :ninja: