Far Cry
2004 video game
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| October 19 2023 | The animated series 'Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix' was released on Netflix. |
| October 2022 | Ablaze published Far Cry: Esperanza's Tears, a prequel comic to Far Cry 6. |
| 2021 | Ubisoft and Jump magazine released Inside, a manga one-shot exploring moral themes through a player's experience with Far Cry 4. |
| 2021 | Dark Horse Comics published Far Cry: Rite of Passage, a comic book miniseries tie-in to Far Cry 6, featuring stories about series antagonists Vaas Montenegro, Pagan Min, and Joseph Seed. |
| 2021 | Hiromu Nagase published Happy Vaas Day, a manga one-shot in Jump magazine in collaboration with Ubisoft, focusing on a young Vaas Montenegro. |
| 2021 | In an interview, Far Cry 2's director Clint Hocking confirmed the intentional narrative connection between Jack Carver from the original game and The Jackal, suggesting Carver's traumatic past led him to become a criminal smuggler. |
| November 2021 | Dan Hay, executive producer for the Far Cry series since Far Cry 3, announced his departure from Ubisoft Montreal. |
| October 7 2021 | Ubisoft releases Far Cry 6 for multiple platforms including Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Stadia. The game is set on the fictional island of Yara and features a narrative about a revolutionary uprising against dictator Antón Castillo. |
| September 20 2021 | Funforge announced a partnership with Ubisoft to create a board game called Far Cry Beyond, expanding the Far Cry franchise into tabletop gaming. |
| June 2021 | Ubisoft announced a collaboration with Adi Shankar to develop an animated series called 'Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix' for Netflix, with Bobbypills handling animation and Balak as creative director. |
| June 1 2021 | Release of Far Cry VR: Dive Into Insanity, a virtual reality game set in the tropical island location of Far Cry 3, featuring Vaas Montenegro as the central antagonist |
| September 2019 | Far Cry franchise reached a milestone of 50 million total units sold across the series. |
| February 15 2019 | Ubisoft Montreal released Far Cry New Dawn, a spin-off and sequel to Far Cry 5, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. The game is set seventeen years after a nuclear war and features a post-apocalyptic setting with RPG elements. |
| 2018 | Urban Waite published the novel 'Far Cry: Absolution', a prequel to the Far Cry 5 video game. |
| June 26 2018 | Far Cry 3 was re-released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. |
| March 27 2018 | Far Cry 5 is released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, featuring a customizable sheriff's deputy as the protagonist fighting against a cult led by Joseph Seed. |
| March 5 2018 | Inside Eden's Gate, a short film tie-in prequel to Far Cry 5, was released, featuring Greg Bryk as Joseph Seed and exploring the Project at Eden's Gate. |
| 2017 | Ubisoft Montreal and Ubisoft Toronto announce Far Cry 5, set in a fictional Montana county controlled by a doomsday cult called the Project at Eden's Gate. |
| 2016 | Far Cry Primal was released as a reskin of Far Cry 4. |
| October 2015 | Ubisoft closed the online multiplayer servers for Far Cry, ending the game's official online multiplayer support. |
| October 2015 | Ubisoft closed the online servers for Far Cry's multiplayer modes, effectively ending the game's online multiplayer support. |
| 2014 | Ubisoft reported that lifetime sales of the Far Cry franchise had exceeded 20 million units. |
| 2014 | Far Cry 4 was released, set in the fictional Himalayan country of Kyrat and featuring the tyrannical Pagan Min. |
| February 12 2014 | Far Cry Classic HD remake was released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, available as a standalone game and part of the Far Cry: The Wild Expedition compilation. |
| 2013 | Ubisoft Motion Pictures reported a Far Cry film was in development, though no further updates were provided. |
| 2013 | A planned reboot of the Far Cry film was considered, which was later adapted into a Netflix series instead. |
| June 10 2013 | Ubisoft announced Far Cry Classic for XBLA as part of Microsoft's 2013 Summer Arcade releases. |
| May 2013 | Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon was released as a standalone title, becoming a commercial success with over 1 million units sold. |
| April 1 2013 | Ubisoft announced Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon on April Fools' Day. |
| 2012 | The Far Cry Experience, a four-part webseries serving as a prequel to Far Cry 3, was released featuring Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Michael Mando. |
| December 4 2012 | Far Cry 3 was released in North America for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. |
| November 2012 | Far Cry 3 was released, introducing a narrative-driven approach with a well-defined villain character (Vaas Montenegro) that would shape future Far Cry game design. |
| November 30 2012 | Far Cry 3 was released in Europe for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. |
| November 29 2012 | Far Cry 3 was first released in Australia by Ubisoft for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. |
| 2011 | Far Cry 3 was formally announced by Ubisoft. |
| 2010 | Crytek announces the PC version of Far Cry has sold over 2.5 million units overall. |
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