Far Cry 2 Gone Gold

October 14, 2008 9:21 AM

With just a few days left until Far Cry 2's retail debut on October 21, publisher Ubisoft just announced that the open-world shooter has gone gold and entered manufacturing.

Developed this time around by Ubisoft Montreal--the PC original was crafted by Crytek--Far Cry 2 will hit PS3 and Xbox 360 at $60, with the PC version coming in at $50. Additionally, those that pre-order the PC version through Valve's digital distribution platform Steam will receive $5 off.

For more on the sequel, check out our recent interview with lead designer Hardy LeBel.

Chris Faylor

Chris Faylor was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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eeeealmo

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October 14, 2008 9:23 AM

needs more mention of 5 dollars off on steam
- yAak
  
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  October 14, 2008 9:26 AM
  
  oh HAWT.
- Chris Faylor
  
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  October 14, 2008 9:28 AM
  
  there you go :)
  - eeeealmo
    
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    October 14, 2008 10:08 AM
    
    thank you kindly
- CrustaR
  
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  October 14, 2008 10:13 AM
  
  What about how the Steam version won't contain the pre-order bonus levels that the Gamestop and Ubi preorders will contain?
  - yAak
    
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    October 14, 2008 10:20 AM
    
    Eh. Have you SEEN the level editor for this game? It is insanely awesome (and designed for use on consoles.) Even though I am buying it for PC and hate "consolitis," I am very excited about the level editor. Even if those levels dont become available free to everyone on console (or PC), I think its likely people will either recreate them, or make better ones.
    
    no idea how user-created level distro will work on the console, i'm just blindly assuming theres something there for it after all the work they put into the editor.
    - node
      
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      October 14, 2008 10:30 AM
      
      The PC editor is entirely Windows: http://uplay.uk.ubi.com/index.php?video=cbumv7fd
      - yAak
        
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        October 14, 2008 10:54 AM
        
        ...and here is the console map editor: http://uplay.uk.ubi.com/index.php?video=v13q0yqt
        they demoed it at PAX on an xbox360
        
        yAak
        
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        October 14, 2008 11:14 AM
        
        i partly misunderstood your post node. Glad to see the PC editor takes full advantage of whats available in winapps!
      - Dynotaku
        
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        October 14, 2008 11:04 AM
        
        That's yummy.
    - Wisp!
      
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      October 14, 2008 3:40 PM
      
      You can't create single player levels, though. So the extra missions do matter.
  - eeeealmo
    
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    October 14, 2008 10:29 AM
    
    i'd rather not support gamestop than miss out on the extra missions. i hate them
  - Jobos
    
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    October 14, 2008 11:20 AM
    
    I put $5 down for the preorder just because of that. I figure I may as well get the 3 extra hours if I'm going to buy the game anyway.
- apfelstrudel2
  
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  October 14, 2008 11:59 AM
  
  here dudes, a nickle!
- thejm4n
  
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  October 14, 2008 12:11 PM
  
  So if the game is not a Valve one, will there be any problems like LAN games against a store bought, or mods not working? If it's not a Valve game, I just assume it is better to get a physical copy.