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Ubisoft’s in-house developed Far Cry sequel has gone gold and will be in stores October 21. Out of the hands of Crytek and pressed ever so gently to the bosom of Ubisoft Montreal, the sequel promises to discard the science fiction injected into the follow-up games and bring the series back to its roots with a wide open world, intuitive AI, and slick graphics. Hopefully the sequel will be more than just a glorified benchmarking tool.

The million dollar questions is “Will Far Cry 2 simply be filler as shooter fans wait for games like Gears of War 2 and Call of Duty World at War?” or will it carve out its own niche? That all depends on how great this game is. You can trust Crispy Gamer to give you an honest evaluation of this game when it ships next week.

A new Naruto game from Ubisoft Montreal is in the works and apparently going straight to Xbox Live.
Naruto: The Broken Bond will build on Rise of a Ninja with an all new adventure where the loud mouthed ninja will grow up a little and become a mature hero.

Playing as Naruto, players explore an open environment based on the popular anime series and take part in its most important battles using new teamwork skills both offline and online. Ubisoft also promises the ability to team up with multiple characters (25 to choose from), an online tournament mode, and new techniques and jutsu.

The game will hit Xbox Live in November.

Ubisoft announced that the PC version of Assassin’s Creed will be available at retailers nationwide in March and that it will feature some additional content above and beyond the console versions of the game. Assassin’s Creed for PC will feature four new types of investigations, providing more ways to explore the various locations of the Third Crusade. Players will assume the role of the main character, Alta?r, and will work to stop hostilities by suppressing both sides of the conflict as a master assassin. Assassin’s Creed for PC is rated M (Mature) by the ESRB and has an MSRP of $49.99.