"So here we are, on the 3rd January 2009, the tenth day of Christmas. Yes, Christmas seems like a long time ago now, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t still plenty of bargains to be had in those January sales – and that’s exactly what The Twelve Games of Christmas is here for! A feature series running every day of the twelve days of Christmas, in The Twelve Games of Christmas Electronic Theatre runs through the greatest achievers in the videogaming year of 2008, month-by-month. Today being th..."

"Ubisoft have decided to run an extremely generous Christmas promotion through their online store, Electronic Theatre can reveal today. When ordering any of the publishers’ six biggest titles for Christmas, or any of the Imagine range of games for the NintendoDS, customer will receive a fantastic free gift, and with selected titles the opportunity to win much, much more..."

"1. World Of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King / Blizzard / $36 (Average)
2. Spore / EA Maxis / $48 (Average)
3. The Sims 2 Deluxe / EA Maxis / $19 (Average)
4. Call Of Duty: World At War / Treyarch / $50 (Average)
5. Fallout 3 / Bethesda / $49 (Average)
6. The Sims 2 Apartment Life Exp. Pack / EA Maxis / $21(Average)
7. Grand Theft Auto IV / Rockstar Games / ($49 Average)
8. Left 4 Dead / Valve / $48 (Average)
9. Far Cry 2 / Ubisoft Montreal / $50 (Average)
1..."

"A post from Ubisoft representative Ubi_Marc on Far Cry 2’s official German forums has confirmed that a patch for the PC version of the title will be arriving sometime next week."

"The Fortunate's Pack DLC for Far Cry 2 includes:
Single-Player Mode
Three brand-new weapons
- Silenced shotgun
- Sawed-off shotgun
- Crossbow

Two new vehicles
- Unimog
- Quad

Multiplayer Mode
- Four new exciting maps
1. Cheap Labor..."

"The first Far Cry 2 patch has been released by Ubisoft and is now available for download. The 42MB update packs multiplayer, singleplayer and map editor bug fixes. Here are the notes in full..."

It seemed like this was only a PC problem. Its almost become common to find a PC game pirated on the web. But it seems like people are moving on to consoles. This image alone tells the whole story. Thousands of peers and people downloading the game, for the 360. Such a shame. Lets hope this doesn't move on to future games on consoles.

"PC
Backyard NFL Football '09, Barbie Horse Adventures: Riding Camp, Bully Scholarship Edition, Dead Space, Deer Hunter Tournament, Europa Universalis III Collection, Far Cry 2, NBA 2K9, NHL 09

PS2
Backyard NFL Football '09, Barbie Horse Adventures: Riding Camp, Disney Sing It, Disney Sing It Microphone Bundle, The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon, Monopoly, The Naked Brothers Band: The Video Game, Spider-Man: Web of Shadows - Amazing Allies Edition, SpongeBob SquarePants Featuring Ni..."

"Starting today, pre-ordering Far Cry 2 on Steam will save you $5 on the retail price. The order expires on October 22nd, when the game becomes available via Steam and pre-orders simply become...orders."

"What can we say - 3 events in 2 days, wow sounds like we are going around the country touring with Metallica or something. (or the Pussycat Dolls - ohh we wish)

You can bet that most of the Sydney based staff here at XboxOZ360-gamer will attend all 3 events for “just” you. We will be very diligent and take down notes, pictures, video footage and dare I say, even ask questions so that we can bring you the latest in the happenings of these major blockbuster titles which are set to hit the Au..."

October 21st in the USA, and October 24th in the UK will see more AAA titles released than any other time of the year. With Fable II, LittleBigPlanet, Far Cry 2, Dead Space, Spider-Man: Web of Shadows and much more, we have determined that this is the VideoGamiest Day of the Year! Mark your calendars, save your money, as we show you some of the games coming out on what promises to be the most exciting day of 2008.

"Pharand also had this to say about the multiplayer:

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“We decided that all persistency will occur within a match or a define series of matches. That way, gamers will have a taste of all our great guns quickly. You will get upgrades within classes and it will allow you to be more tactical in your progression, depending of the type maps you play.”

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"GameStop Offering Far Cry 2 Bonus Missions As mentioned on Friday, Ubisoft will be offering a Collector's Edition of Far Cry 2 with a t-shirt, art book, and other extras. However, if you pre-order FC2 from GameStop, you can ditch those extras in favor of something you might value more: bonus missions."

"No, not October 23rd. Don't look at me, Gamespot confirmed it. Go bug them if you doubt it."

"Ubisoft has just confirmed that Far Cry 2, it's self-confessed "biggest game of the year", will be out on 360, PS3 and PC on October 24.

It's also confirmed that a special Collectors' Edition will also be released, packed in an exclusive wooden box, containing the game, a Limited edition Far Cry 2 t-shirt, a "The Art of Far Cry 2" Art book, a Collector 50km map, and a making-of DVD. The collectors edition is available for pre-order at Game.

In case you're tight on pocket money you shou..."

"Well the current title has yet to settle on the shelves, but Ubisoft are hard at it’s next iteration of the Far Cry Franchise, and we’re back in Africa this time as well.

For me that’s a good thing actually. I prefer games based around this style of gameplay rather than some demonic unnatural force. The monsters this time are Human Beings, the worst kind.

It’s great to see their commitment to staying in the African region, as there’s much to be said about both current situations, as wel..."

"And here is the general consensus from day 1. I'll warn you know though, the day started badly for Sony's Trophy system, but certainly got better throughout the day.

Click the jump for the full list of confirmed Trophy titles.

Prince of Persia - No Trophy support
HAWX - Trophy support confirmed
Shaun White's Snowboard - Trophy support confirmed
Borderlands - Trophy support confirmed
Spider Man: Web of Shadows - Probably not because it was too late in the development stage to add the..."

"Far Cry 2 is probably one of the most anticipated First Person Shooters coming our way this season. I know it is on the very top of my “Must Have List”. Many have criticized it and many may well be somewhat disappointed by it.

Not so much from the visual aspects or dynamic nature of the game, but from the slant the developers have taken with this iteration. No more deadly walking half-human creatures. Not Night Vision and super leaping powers, or catlike senses. No, just you and other huma..."

Ubisoft has just released information regarding the PC minimum and recommended requirements.

Minimum requirements

• CPU: Pentium 4 3.2 Ghz, Pentium D 2.66 Ghz, AMD Athlon 64 3500+ or better
• RAM: 1 GB
• Video card: NVidia 6800 or ATI X1650 or better
  • Shader Model 3 required
  • 256 Mb of graphic memory
• Media reader: DVD-ROM
• Hard drive space: ~12 Gig or HD space. (tbd)

Recommended

• CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo Family, AMD 64 X2 5200+, AMD Phenom or better
• RAM: 2 GB
• Video card: NVidia 8600 GT...

"All the trees and grass are dynamic, simulating the wind. What kind of challenges did that lumber on you as the art director?

Amancio: It was really hard. Even with the dynamic time of day the game has to look good at every time of day, but it needs to look different. If you have a linear level you can just basically tweak an area and then have the perfect area, because you know where the player's coming from.

How much on location research did you do?

Amancio: We went to Africa for a..."

"Ubisoft confirms to TVG that all three versions of Far Cry 2 will ship with a level editor for the multiplayer game...

The level editor for the original Far Cry and Instincts console port was certainly a fan favourite, and now TVG can confirm that a level editor will also ship with Far Cry 2 on all three formats."

"After a slew of delays, and some unfavourable comparisons between 'identical' Xbox 360 and PS3 ports, it seems developers are finally getting to grips with Sony's machine. "We made sure we had a group of programmers that were not scared by complexity and had a large console programming experience to work on the initial PS3 R&D of Dunia (Far Cry 2's graphics engine). At that point, we didn't know what to expect.""