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Gamers wanting to play Far Cry 4 without owning a copy will now be able to do so. PS4 users lacking Far Cry 4 will now be able to join players who own the game via its co-op mode. Similar to the Download Play service available on Nintendo 3DS, users …
Read More »Far Cry 4 playable female character dropped due to workload
Another Ubisoft game has found itself embroiled in a gender equality debate. Far Cry 4 director Alex Hutchinson has said that the shooter was inches away” from offering a playable female co-op character – although the feature was ultimately dropped because of workload pressures. It all harks back to the …
Read More »VIDEOS: Far Cry 4 gameplay trailer has elephants, wingsuits
Ubisoft has released two videos for upcoming shooter Far Cry 4. The first gives a detailed introduction to ‘the merciless King Pagan Min, the self-imposed dictator of Kyrat’ – he’s the blonde guy you’ll be hating on when the game arrives later this year. Also online is a seven minute …
Read More »SONY: You can play Far Cry 4 on PS4 without owning the game
Sony says you can play Far Cry 4 on PS4 without owning the game. You can join in on a friend’s multiplayer game simply by the press of the button. It is an exclusive feature on PS4. Microsoft and Sony have been scrapping over exclusive features during these pre-E3 press …
Read More »Ubisoft and Nvidia confirm Assassin’s Creed Unity, Far Cry 4, The Division and The Crew tie-up
Four of the biggest games heading to PC may well perform better on Nvidia hardware than on AMD. Ubisoft and Nvidia have extended their strategic partnership” that sees the latter’s GameWorks Team work closely with Ubisoft’s developers to maximise the use of GeForce-focused graphics tech such as TXAA antialiasing, HBAO+ …
Read More »Ubisoft unveils Far Cry 4
Ubisoft has announced that Far Cry 4 will be coming out this November. The title is set to land on PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC on November 21st. The game will be set in the Himalayas with players fighting against a dictator. As with Far Cry 3, …
Read More »Far Cry 4 out H1 2015, set in Himalayas – report
Ubisoft will release a new entry in the Far Cry series in the first half of next year, a new report has claimed. Eurogamer says it has confirmed that Far Cry 4 will be set in the Himalayas, as has been previously suggested by Superannuation. Both Far Cry and Far …
Read More »Report: Composer claims Far Cry 4 is in development
Far Cry 4 is already in development, at least according to the game’s supposed composer. VG247 reports on a since-edited Lost in the Multiplex interview, in which television and film composer Cliff Martinez states he is working on a video game called Far Cry 4.” Martinez’s video game track record …
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