Ubisoft has announced "Far Cry 2," sequel to the popular first-person shooter by Crytek which is scheduled to be released in the Spring of 2008 and is being developed by Ubisoft Montreal.

"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."

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.

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