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New Far Cry from Ubisoft

360 package has Instincts too.

Ubisoft has announced that it's going to release a new console Far Cry game in spring 2006.

At first glance you might make it out as a pair of them, but in actual fact what we've got is Far Cry Instincts Next Chapter - a brand new game for Xbox 1 that features a new story, characters and features that "reflect and improve upon" stuff from the first Instincts, and Far Cry Instincts Predator, which is an Xbox 360 package featuring Next Chapter and "an enhanced version of the original Far Cry Instincts".

Enhanced in the sense that it'll harness the Xbox 360's sex-making chips to provide heightened in-the-eye pleasure, we expect. Says Ubisoft of Instincts Predator: "Gamers will experience advanced pathfinding and new enemy and vehicle artificial intelligence for improved chase scenes and more enemies on-screen at one time, allowing for more adrenaline-rushing fast-action sequences."

Which sounds lovely. It's not utterly clear which team is developing the new game, but it's probably worth pointing out that it's not Crytek, the people who made the PC original, as they're currently sheltering under the mighty financial wing of Electronic Arts. ("Buy eeeeeverything," indeed.) Ubisoft's also released some screenshots of of Instincts Predator and Next Chapter. Enjoy 'em.