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In this video interview with the developers of Far Cry 2, Ubisoft gives you a brief rundown of the story: track down an arms dealer supplying goods to both sides of some warring factions. There's also a lot of different ways to approach the game: there's a night and day system in place and depending on your actions during the day or night, the game will play out differently. Of course, the time of day will have coinciding strategies that will work to your advantage, whether you want to sneak Metal Gear Solid style or run in with guns blazing. It sounds interesting and we hope to hear more as the game nears completion.

Ubisoft Montreal have announced that the Prince of Persia franchise will be making its giant leap onto next-gen systems. The as yet unnamed sequel to the rejuvenate the action-adventure genre" with the next Prince of Persia as well as introducing a "brand-new illustrative art style" to the series.

No doubt we'll hear more about this at Ubisoft's Ubidays at the end of this month. Until then you'll have to remain satisfied with the knowledge you'll be playing an all new -- next-gen -- Prince of Persia before the end of the year. Even if it doesn't have a name yet.

[Via Press Release]

Many game developers have found the PS3 hardware difficult to work with ... intimidating even. Ubisoft Montreal, developer of Far Cry 2, was no exception and had some worries about developing for the PS3 in the past; however, those uncertain feelings have apparently been dispelled, according to a recent interview with tech director Dominic Guay.

Guay had a lot of positive things to say, calling the raw processing power of the PS3 'impressive' and the hardware architecture a 'nice fit' for their technical designs. He appraises Blu-ray and the PS3's hard drive saying they're ideal for Far Cry 2's continuously streaming open world. The only downside is that the PS3 can't compare to some higher end PC resolutions due to memory size differences, but "it's not a big deal" says Guay.

With the PS3 out for more than a year now, and developer kits out way longer than that, developers have had a lot of time getting to know the hardware they'll be developing for in the next few years. If this is a sign for anything, it must mean that we'll be hearing more and more positive comments like Dominic Guay's in the near future.

Previously announced exclusively for PC, Ubisoft has just revealed that Far Cry 2 is also being developed for Xbox 360 and PS3. (Could it be the poor sales of Crytek's much anticipated PC-only Crysis?) Developed by Ubisoft Montreal, this FPS has you running and gunning through the wild fields of Afrika Africa. Ubisoft is touting its custom-made video game engine, and as seen from this old off-screen PC footage, it looks pretty good (albeit familiar).

According to the press release, "Far Cry 2 is scheduled to ship fiscal 2008–2009." That's a pretty vague and unhelpful release schedule. For more info on the game, you may want to check out the next issue of Official PlayStation Magazine. They're totally going to crack the game open.

We're glad to see yet another good looking FPS head to the PS3, but we're still more interested in what the talented guys at Crytek might be cooking up ...