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Ubisoft has sent over an updated release schedule of titles slated for 2012, and it looks as though double packs for Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six Vegas, Splinter Cell and Far Cry 2 are on the way in March.

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According to the resume of ex-Ubisoft Montreal staffer Philippe Baude, Far Cry 2 was in development for Wii and PSP for a short period between late 2006 and early 2007. But as his LinkedIn profile shows, it ended up being canned, leaving PS3, 360 and PC owners to their own devices with the game. And that’s the end of that chapter. The next game in the series, Far Cry 3, launches next year for PS3, 360 and PC.

Thanks, Kotaku.

You would have to be absolutely insane to miss out on the deals Steam’s put up for its summer sale tonight. Left 4 Dead 2′s gone up for £3.74, Far Cry 2 for £2.49, Prototype for £7.49 and Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY for £3.74. Big deal, though, has to be Grand Theft Auto IV and its two episodes – The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony – for £6.24. There’s more deals here.

Want to get some new games to play without breaking your bank balance? Here’s a collection of reasonably price video game hardware and software for you to consider investing your hard earned pennies on. If this lot isn’t enough, you can always find more cheap games over at SavyGamer.co.uk. The games are after the break.

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Ubisoft’s told VG247 that it will “not comment on rumor or speculation” in relation to Game Informer listing Far Cry 3 as an August 2011 release.

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It’s Monday, so that means one thing. Here’s the second dose of my weekly selection of discounted video games. Available are low prices on a couple of high profile new releases, some excellent deals on consoles and a lovely special edition for cheap. Remember to visit SavyGamer.co.uk for updates on cheap games throughout the week.

The deals are conveniently located after the break.

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In an industry that’s been rife with departures as of late, Ubisoft Montreal’s loss of precisely one employee may not seem like that big of a deal.

But believe us when we say the publisher has some very big shoes to fill.

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Microsoft’s put up a couple of big past actioners onto 360′s GoD service.

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This weekend’s Steam deal sees both Far Cry games get reduced by 50 percent.

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Bit of bad news for US and UK’ers with today’s Games on Demand offerings, with only one of each available in certain regions.

Battlefield 2 is only available in North America and Asia only for $19.99.

Far Cry 2 available everywhere but NA for £19.99.

Someone, somewhere will be pissed over one or the other, no doubt.

Via the Major.

FarCry Files has a new map pack over on its site with twenty multiple game type maps for Far Cry 2.

To makes things easier for you, GamersHell has it available for download through the link.

Go shoot something.

Ubi’s releasing a Classics and Platinum edition of Far Cry 2 on June 26, the company said today.

Play’s listing the new version at £15 for both 360 and PS3.

Do yourself a favour. Silly not to at that price.

Ubi’s patched Far Cry 2, reducing the risk of corrupted save data and fixing a ton of other stuff in both single-player and online play.

A “Hardcore” mode has also been added, giving weapons far greater damage.

Go back and play it again. It’s ace. Get the patch notes here.

Ubi Montreal’s readying a “massive update” to Far Cry 2, as you can see on the game’s official boards.

“During the upcoming days our team will be preparing the arrival of our new patches with a massive update on our data server,” said a dev rep.

“The first change you’ll be able to notice will be on the leaderboards. In fact we will change the magic formula we are using in order to provide more accurate results.”

More detail through the link, Africa-based shooter fans.

Far Cry 2′s the Ubi-Steam deal of the day. You can get the Africa-based FPS now for £17.49, or $14.99 depending on where you are.

That’s 50 percent off. The offer lasts until midnight tonight.

Loads of multiplayer improvements are on the way with the next patch for the 360 version of Far Cry 2, along with better browsing features, game options, and “new additions in order to let you play the game the way you want.”

The update was supposed to have released in February, but has been delayed for tweaking.

You can find out more over on the Ubi forums.

Steam has the Fortunes Pack add-on for Far Cry 2 up for $4.99.

It’s only compatible with the Steam version and adds three new weapons, two new vehicles, and five new multiplayer maps.

That’s the same content PS3 and Xbox 360 users got last year, but with the addition of an extra map for PC gamers.

Tim Kretschmer, the German 17 year-old responsible for killing 15 people at his school last week, played Far Cry 2 the night before committing his crime, the Times reports.

Kretschmer played the FPS from 7.30pm to 9.40pm the previous evening. The Times report claims there are “remarkable parallels” between the game and Kretschmer actions the following day, in that he hijacked cars and wore a camouflaged uniform.

“Most sinister of all,” the Times went on, “Far Cry 2’s killer uses a Beretta 92 handgun, the weapon fired 112 times by Kretschmer. The game, which carries an 18 certificate in Britain, includes sequences in which the aiming, firing and reloading of a Beretta are portrayed in vivid detail. It also rewards players who shoot their victims in the head, the style of killing chosen by Kretschmer.”

Kretschmer also played Counter-Strike on the same night.

The report does add, as its final two paragraphs, that Walter Hollstein, a sociologist working with the Council of Europe, said: “It’s nonsense to assume they turn adolescents into school shooters.

“A variety of factors, such as helplessness, anger and loss of control, must come together for them to become the trigger, but the games themselves don’t make anyone a killer.”

Glad that’s cleared up.

Joystiq and a few others received a faux email earlier in the day saying Valve was giving them Far Cry 2 for free.

The email address appears to originate from Steam and the link looks legitimate, but it goes to a third-party site where heaven only knows what sort of nasty thing will download onto your system.

If you are one of the recipients of this email, don’t fall for it.

More over on Joystiq, and you can view the offending email flier here.

Far Cry 2 multiplayer is to get a Hardcore mode, as detailed in this official forum post. Here’s what you get:

The hardcore mode has been designed as an answer to a community request. When designing the multiplayer game our team wanted to provide a balanced experience for most gamers. However some players were seeking and expecting a more realistic experience.

The addition of a “hardcore” setting, available in every game mode, will have many consequences:
A new damage model will be applied with increased damage for all weapons.

All weapons have been rebalanced on normal mode, and on hardcore mode.

Enemy names will disappear after the spawning invincibility period is over (A shield is displayed above a player’s head for a few second to show that he is invincible).

A new option will allow you to tweak spawning time (but not spawning rate).

A new search option will be available in multiplayer to allow you to find games that are playing on hardcore mode.

The new mode will be implemented with “the next wave of patches”.