SAN FRANCISCO – July 19, 2007 – Today Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced that it will launch Far Cry® 2 in Spring 2008 for PC. Far Cry 2 is being developed in Ubisoft's Montreal studio.
The original Far Cry® won PC Gamer's Action Game of the Year Award in 2004. Since then the combined installments of the Far Cry® brand has gathered critical acclaim and numerous awards, and sold over 3 million units.
"Far Cry marked the beginning of a new era for shooters. An era of gorgeous graphics and of advanced artificial intelligence,†declared Tony Key, vice
president of marketing at Ubisoft. "We are confident that Far Cry 2 will have the same impact again on the FPS genre landscape.â€
Far Cry 2 is featured in an exclusive first look in the October issue of PC Gamer, available on newsstands in North America on August 21, 2007.
Check www.farcrygame.com regularly for more news.
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diversified line-up of products and partnerships. Ubisoft has offices in 22 countries and sales in more than 50 countries around the globe. It is committed to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers. Ubisoft generated sales of 680 million Euros for the 2006-07 fiscal year. To learn more, please visit www.ubisoftgroup.com.