A new Far Cry 2 movie is now available, offering three minutes of interview and gameplay footage from the Ubisoft Montreal developed action game sequel.

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Far Cry 2 will be released later this year for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

French publisher Ubisoft has revealed that it is latest publisher to make its PC titles available via Valve's digital distribution platform Steam, with the upcoming PC release of Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition currently available for pre-purchase.

The stealth title Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell and Crytek's non-linear shooter Far Cry mark Ubisoft's initial offerings, with Far Cry priced at $9.95 and Splinter Cell going for $19.95. Both will sell at a 10% discount until April 8.

Over 40 titles will be eventually be available, including Tom Clancy games, the Heroes of Might & Magic series, the IL-2 Sturmovik collection and more, along with upcoming releases such as Far Cry 2. According to Valve, bundles packaging franchise entries together will be available in the coming weeks.

"Ubisoft will be delivering the largest library of titles available from any single publisher or developer to Steam," said Valve business development director Jason Holtman, director of business development at Valve.

"We look forward to working with Steam and continuing to strengthen our commitment to the PC gaming community with innovative products and wider distribution channels, added Ubisoft senior sales director Andy Swanson.

Far Cry 2 (PC, PS3, X360) is now scheduled for release in the fall of this year, Ubisoft revealed in a production video released today. The title had previously been slated for a vague fiscal year 2008-2009 release.

Made without the involvement of series creator Crytek, which sold the Far Cry rights to Ubisoft in 2006. Crytek moved on to Crysis (PC) and other projects while Ubisoft Montreal was tasked with Far Cry 2.

The new title ditches the mutants, feral abilities and protagonist of 2004's Far Cry and its expansions, choosing instead to present a brand new experience in an open-ended and non-linear world.

"The team has been working extremely hard to ensure that there are no compromises made for quality or features on each platform," said Ubisoft Montreal producer LP Pharand.

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A feature film based on Crytek's platinum-selling sci-fi FPS Crysis (PC) is in the planning stages, reports Kotaku. "A Crysis movie is definitely planned," revealed Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli. "We are in active talks already. I think we will close this topic before the end of this year."

A film based on Crytek's previous title, Far Cry, is currently in post-production. It was directed by the ever-reviled Uwe Boll before he resigned from big-budget projects, and guest stars Anthony Bourdain, the world-traveling maverick chef.

Though Boll's past efforts have transformed Sega's House of the Dead and Gas Powered Games' Dungeon Siege franchises, among others, into poorly received box office releases, Yerli is still eager to see the film.

"Unfortunately, we have not been involved in the film since very early when it was a script," explained the CEO. "However, I think the script changed and improved radically since then, at least I hope it has, since I can't wait to see the movie."

Other topics discussed by Yerli included the possibility of Crytek being acquired by a larger publisher--"If it were a cultural fit, yes, but we would have strong... Read more

Also on IGN is this preview of Far Cry 2. The article offers three pages of combat impressions.

New at GameSpot today is this Far Cry 2 preview, checking out the Ubisoft developed action game sequel. Includes new screenshots.

PC Games Hardware has a Far Cry 2 Q&A posted, asking Dominic Guay about the engine used by the game.

Publisher Ubisoft has announced Far Cry 2 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Set in Africa, the exploration-heavy first person shooter is slated to arrive within the 2008-2009 fiscal year, which begins in April. A PC version of the game was first revealed last summer.

All editions of the game are being developed by Ubisoft Montreal, which previously handled the Xbox, Xbox 360, and Wii spin-offs of the first Far Cry (PC).

Original Far Cry creator and developer Crytek is not involved with the project, as Ubisoft acquired ownership of all things Far Cry in 2006. Published by Electronic Arts, Crytek's long-in-development spiritual sequel to Far Cry, Crysis, arrived on PC last fall to glowing reviews but a low retail sales debut.

Over at Computer & Video Games you can find a Far Cry 2 preview, chatting with the people at Ubisoft about the game's African setting.

GameShark is the latest site with a Far Cry 2 preview, checking out a demonstration of this PC shooter.

Joystiq has posted an interview with Ubisoft's Clint Hocking, who was showing Far Cry 2 at the recent Penny Arcade Expo. We posted our own interview and Far Cry 2 impressions the other day.

This week, Chris Remo, Steve Gibson, and Nick Breckon discuss Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, BioShock, and more. Plus, Carlos Bergfeld stops in to deliver his impressions of Far Cry 2, Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, and Kane and Lynch from the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle.

In other topics, we've got discussion of the odd Joust movie announcement, Manhunt 2's re-rating and upcoming release, the world of downloadable and retail games, major publishers such as EA and Ubisoft publishing very demanding PC games, and the winners of our BioShock contest. Join us!

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After a public showing of Ubisoft Montreal's Far Cry 2 at PAX 07, the Shack got a private demo of of the PC sequel to Crytek's original island paradise shooter, Far Cry. Shacknews also spoke at length with Far Cry 2 creative director Clint Hocking. We found out that, despite Crysis' amazing looks, this is a game that should not be ignored. Read on.

Using a proprietary engine, environmental elements like trees and clouds will be generated procedurally, ensuring distinct looks for these objects in-game. All areas will load dynamically, and everything in the world is destructible down to the pixel, according to Hocking. He demonstrated by using a sniper rifle to shoot off the branches of a distant tree, one by one.

Also on Action Trip is this preview of Far Cry 2, reporting on the Leipzig Games Convention demonstration of the game.

Ubisoft's Leipzig Game Convention press kit contains a set of screenshots from Far Cry 2, the first person shooter sequel in development at Ubisoft Montreal. We'll have more Ubisoft GC media posted soon.

Over at Computer & Video Games you can find a Far Cry 2 Q&A. Ubisoft's Louis-Pierre Pharand and Clint Hocking are asked how this game will be better than the first.

Last night, internet sleuths, including one on the NeoGAF forums, uncovered a massive 2GB+ RAR file on Ubisoft's FTP site containing concept art, logos, and tech demos for a variety of Ubisoft games, some of which have yet to be announced. Much of the material was related to a Far Cry sequel that seems to be entitled simply Far Cry 2. Given that original Far Cry developer Crytek is currently working with EA on Crysis, and given Ubisoft's heavy use of its own Far Cry Instincts spinoff property, it is likely that Far Cry 2 is a successor to the Instincts line rather than the original PC title. It also seems that a PSP version of Far Cry is in the works, referred to only by a working title of Far Cry PSP.

Materials related to the unannounced fifth main game in the Splinter Cell series were also included among the files. The game's logo reveals that the game is entitled Splinter Cell Conviction.

Unsurprisingly, Ubisoft also looks to be adding another game to the Prince of Persia franchise. The leak included concept artwork and a logo for the game, but as of now it appears to have a working title of simply "Prince of Persia." The three previous current-gen Prince of Persia games were collectively referred to as the Sands of Time Trilogy, so it is likely that this new game is starting its own progression of games.

Other unnanounced titles include Surf's Up, a surfing game featuring playable penguins, and a PSP game based on the Rocky films that appears to be entitled "Rocky Balboa: It's not over, until it's over."

Ubisoft has offered an official response to these developments:

We are clearly displeased that confidential information from Ubisoft has been distributed on the internet. The publication of this type of information can only be harmful to the game development process and we will take all steps necessary to prevent this from happening in the future. We are still investigating the events that lead to this information leak and at this time have no further comment.