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PSN Tuesday: Lightning Returns, TxK, Far Cry Classic
The PlayStation Store has been updated with fresh content, including full game downloads like Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, Far Cry Classic and a special version of The Last of Us that includes season pass DLC. Jeff Minter's Tempest 2000 remake, TxK, brings a psychedelic light show to PlayStation Vita. Wolf Fang, an import run-and-gunner, and Pac-Man World 20th Anniversary are this week's PSOne Classics. Payday 2 is the free game on PS Plus this week, and there are a multitude of deals to consider like Tiny Brains for $10, Beyond Good & Evil HD for $5 and Earth Defense 2017 Portable for $10.
Far Cry Classic out today, The Wild Expedition bundle pushed back in UK
Far Cry Classic, the HD re-release of Crytek's 10-years-old shooter, is already beached on the shores of the Xbox Games Store, priced $10/£8/10 euros. The revamp, which features redone cut scenes and a new user interface, is also due on PlayStation Network later today in North America, and Europe tomorrow. Alternatively, Europeans can hunt it down as part of the Far Cry: The Wild Expedition bundle, which also includes Far Cry 2, Far Cry 3, and the standalone 80s-inspired romp Blood Dragon. The PS3, Xbox 360, and PC compilation is out in Europe this week, priced 40 euros, except in the UK where it's been delayed a week. It'll now reach the not-so-tropical island on February 21, priced £30 on PS3 and Xbox 360, and £25 on PC. Just to confuse matters a little bit further, the Wild Expedition bundle isn't coming to North America. In its stead is the Far Cry Compilation, a PS3-only collection that's the same as The Wild Expedition, except it doesn't include Far Cry Classic. Make of that what you will, but in any case you can pick up the Compilation starting today for $40. [Image: Ubisoft]
Far Cry Classic landing on US shores next week
Far Cry Classic will launch on February 11 in North America, Ubisoft announced. The HD revamp of the Crytek-developed original will be available on Xbox Live and PSN for $10 one day before it lands on Xbox 360 and PS3 in Europe. Far Cry first launched on PC in May 2004, and had players assuming the role of Jack Carver, a captain being pursued by a team of "highly trained mercenaries." The open world FPS was set on a South Pacific archipelago with a variety of environments ranging from rain forests to canyons. Ubisoft says Far Cry Classic will include "revamped cut scenes" as well as a new user interface. [Image: Ubisoft]
Europe to see Far Cry Classic solo release on February 12
Though Far Cry Classic will reach European territories as part of the Far Cry: The Wild Expedition compilation, it will also see a standalone release on the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network come February 12. Whether the game will appear in America remains unknown. Ubisoft describes Far Cry Classic as an "HD revamp" of the original Crytek-developed shooter. "Far Cry Classic is the premiere and ultimate console version of the very first Far Cry game," reads the publisher's official description. "Take the role of charter boat captain, Jack Carver, who finds himself hunted by an unrelenting team of highly trained mercenaries in this nature-gone-wrong FPS adventure. This HD revamp features stunningly realistic foliage, real-time day and night cycles, drivable underwater and flying vehicles which you can commandeer, and more..." When it debuts on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade, Far Cry Classic will cost European gamers £8. There is no word on a price point for the still-hypothetical US release of Far Cry Classic, nor any official word confirming that the game will appear outside of Europe. Ubisoft did recently announce a Far Cry Compilation for American fans, but Far Cry Classic is omitted from that collection. We've attempted to contact Ubisoft for more information, but have yet to hear back.
