Far Cry® 4 Steam news

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• Review score85% positive
• Total reviews73,090
• Release dateNov 17, 2014
• DeveloperUbisoft Montreal, Red Storm, Shanghai, Toronto, Kiev
• PublisherUbisoft

Genres: Action, Adventure

Company pages: Developer: Ubisoft Montreal, Red Storm, Shanghai, Toronto, KievPublisher: Ubisoft

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Far Cry® 4 Steam news

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• Get FARCRY 4 at 80% off - 13 May 2026

  If you’ve been thinking about jumping back into Kyrat, now’s a good time: FARCRY 4 is currently 80% off. Discover our discounted titles right now at the May Ubisoft Sale. https://store.steampowered.com/app/298110/Far_Cry_4/

• Far Cry 4 director pushes back against Far Cry TV showrunner calling game stories 'pointless' and executes a drive-by on Alien: Earth 'which turned into a kind of weird Peter Pan gets a dog story' - 1 May 2026

  Earlier this week writer and director Noah Hawley, who's previously been behind the Fargo series as well as Alien: Earth, spoke about his upcoming TV adaptation of Ubisoft's Far Cry. Hawley made some comments that caused a bit of a stir while explaining why he wouldn't be directly adapting any of the existing games... Read more.

• Ubisoft swiftly brings nudity back to Far Cry 4 after Steam "error" - 5 April 2025

  Well, remind me never to anger a Far Cry fan again. Those playing 2014's Far Cry 4 on Steam have been getting rather irate on social media after Ubisoft seemingly censored some of the game's nudity. With many linking this unannounced change to the company's recently announced partnership with Tencent, things got quite heated. However, Ubisoft has now confirmed that the censorship wasn't intentional and was due to a "technical error," and has now swiftly reverted Far Cry 4 back to its original state. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Ubisoft finally adds Steam achievements to Far Cry 4, with more to come Snag Far Cry 6 and the rest of Ubisoft's series dirt cheap right now The best Far Cry is an Amazon Prime Gaming free game in June

• Ubisoft frantically patches nudity back into Far Cry 4 after accidentally patching it out - 4 April 2025

  Original story: Maintaining games, especially old games, is a real minefield. Even the oldest, most beloved classics have some issues in them, but what should devs do about that? If you go in and fix them, you might cause some new, bigger issue, setting off a maintenance spiral that just produces headache after headache, and all for a game that—let's be honest—not many people are even playing anymore... Read more.

• Ubisoft finally adds Steam achievements to Far Cry 4, with more to come - 13 January 2025

  Ubisoft has been making a concerted effort to support its games on Steam recently. Starting with Assassin's Creed Shadows, the developer has promised that all new releases will come to Valve's platform on day one, instead of being exclusive to its own Ubisoft Connect platform on PC. Many games from older series, like Assassin's Creed and Ghost Recon, have also been enjoying Steam achievements, years after going without them. The latest game on this list is Far Cry 4 , and the single-player open-world game won't be the last to get them. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Snag Far Cry 6 and the rest of Ubisoft's series dirt cheap right now The best Far Cry is an Amazon Prime Gaming free game in June Journey to the Savage Planet is an indie sci-fi game from Far Cry 4's director

• Steam Achievements Are Now Live for Far Cry 4! - 13 January 2025

  Namaste, adventurers! The mountains of Kyrat hold many secrets, and now you can immortalize your journey with Steam Achievements for Far Cry 4, live now! Whether you’re liberating outposts, soaring through the skies in a gyrocopter, or facing Pagan Min’s tyranny, it’s time to showcase your accomplishments on Steam. Good to Know Do Achievements Sync Automatically? Simply launch the game on Steam, and any achievements you’ve unlocked in Ubisoft Connect will sync automatically. What about Far Cry 3 Achievements Far Cry 3 Steam Achievements are coming. We will share an update as soon as they are available. The Golden Path needs heroes like you. Climb high, fight hard, and claim the recognition you deserve. Kyrat awaits!

• Snag Far Cry 6 and the rest of Ubisoft's series dirt cheap right now - 16 September 2023

  The best Far Cry games can be yours for next to nothing right now, as the entire series goes dirt cheap with discounts offering up to 85% off. From the very first game to the modern Far Cry 6 , Ubisoft's series has something for everyone who enjoys open-world FPS games , and you can grab whichever of them takes your fancy without breaking the bank thanks to a big Steam sale . Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Far Cry's decade-old tent bug officially gets a fan-made fix

• The best Far Cry is an Amazon Prime Gaming free game in June - 26 May 2022

  June's Amazon Prime Gaming free games have been announced, and subscribers can get their hands on Ubisoft's open-world FPS game Far Cry 4 for free. The lineup also includes Escape from Monkey Island, rounding out Amazon's classic Monkey Island giveaway for the point-and-click adventure game series. Is it worth signing up to Amazon Prime Gaming for Far Cry 4? If you're into causing high-octane chaos in an open world, it's the best entry in the series - giving players freedom to roam about the fictional Himalayan country of Kyrat wielding all manner of guns and vehicles as they contend with the charismatic tyrant Pagan Min and the country's Golden Path rebel faction. Far Cry 4 is just one of the six games Amazon Prime Gaming offers this month, as the service rounds out its classic Monkey Island giveaway with the fourth game in the series, Escape from Monkey Island. Subscribers can also na…

• Far Cry boss quits Ubisoft after 10 years, reportedly leaves live-service Far Cry project - 12 November 2021

  Dan Hay, the veteran creative behind many Far Cry games, leaves Ubisoft today after a decade of service. Hay served as a producer on Far Cry 3, before moving to an executive producer role for Far Cry 4 and 5, and the series' Blood Dragon, Primal and New Dawn spin-offs. A Venturebeat report states Hay had been helping build the next iteration of the Far Cry series, which will launch as a live-service. Read more

• Freedom Map Jam - 22 September 2017

  https://i.imgur.com/r16JU3p.jpg Hello Far Cry Map builders, We heard your demand for another Map Jam and well, we love to supply! So for the next three weeks, we'll be holding a Freedom Map Jam! Using the FC4 Map Editor, we want you to create a map expressing the theme of Freedom. How to participate? Publish your FC4 map between September 20 and October 11. The name of your map should start with “MJ2 - nameofmap”. You are free to use any game mode and any in-game modifier. Please do not use third-party Mods. You are free to create on any platform. Note that PC builders and Console builders will be split into 2x separate categories. Your map should highlight your vision of what “Freedom” means in Far Cry: either in narrative, level design, and/or visual. For example, it could be the freedom of attacking an outpost from any angle. Or escaping from a cell and aiming for your freedom! You c…

• Freedom Map Jam - 22 September 2017

  https://i.imgur.com/r16JU3p.jpg Hello Far Cry Map builders, We heard your demand for another Map Jam and well, we love to supply! So for the next three weeks, we'll be holding a Freedom Map Jam! Using the FC4 Map Editor, we want you to create a map expressing the theme of Freedom. How to participate? Publish your FC4 map between September 20 and October 11. The name of your map should start with “MJ2 - nameofmap”. You are free to use any game mode and any in-game modifier. Please do not use third-party Mods. You are free to create on any platform. Note that PC builders and Console builders will be split into 2x separate categories. Your map should highlight your vision of what “Freedom” means in Far Cry: either in narrative, level design, and/or visual. For example, it could be the freedom of attacking an outpost from any angle. Or escaping from a cell and aiming for your freedom! You c…

• How collectibles, stealth and climbing came to define the Ubisoft open world game - 21 September 2017

  Once upon a time, Ubisoft's library was simple: it made platformers starring terrifying mascots with no limbs , and roughly 17,000 Tom Clancy tie-ins. But over the last decade, Ubi has muscled in on the genre that GTA made famous, building huge worlds spanning radically different time periods. Regardless of whether you’re controlling a historical hitman or a coma-bound cop, though, Ubisoft’s sandboxes love to borrow mechanics from other Ubi games. Join us as we look back at the history of the Ubisoft's open world games, to see just how these sprawling sandboxes have evolved (and grown more and more alike). A stealthy start Ubisoft first began to dabble in the sandbox space with 2007’s Assassin’s Creed. Skip back a decade, and you’d never guess the seismic scope the franchise would reach. Before the 2D spin-offs, books, and shitty Michael Fass…

• The Far Cry games ranked from worst to best - 11 August 2017

  Ranking the games in the Far Cry series isn't an especially easy task given that for the most part it's been a widely varied collection of shooters: Far Cry 1, 2, and 3 were all distinctly different from one another, and while Far Cry 4, Far Cry 5, and Blood Dragon were quite similar to Far Cry 3, Primal threw us a curve and plopped us in the Stone Age. Another issue with ranking them: the Far Cry games are all pretty good! There are no stinkers in the series, meaning there's no one to really dump on. This makes things harder. But just because something isn't easy doesn't mean it shouldn't be done. Below we've cobbled together a highly-unscientific ranking of the Far Cry series (sans Instincts, which only appeared on console). As with all of our rankings, this list is iron-clad and inarguable, so we expect nothing but collective head-nods of sycophanti…

• Hope County Map Jam - 26 July 2017

  Hello Far Cry Map builders, For the next two weeks, we'll be holding a Hope County Map Jam! Using the FC4 Map Editor, we want you to create a Hope County themed map. http://i.imgur.com/xzp7a1L.jpg How to participate? • Publish your FC4 map between July 26 and August 9. • The name of your map should start with “MJ1 - nameofmap”. • You are free to use any game mode and any in-game modifier. Please do not use third-party Mods. • You are free to create on any platform. Note that PC builders and Console builders will be split into 2x separate categories. • Your map should highlight your vision of the Far Cry 5 setting: in gameplay, level design, and/or visual. • You can publish additional screenshots & videos to further promote your map. For more inspiration, you can take a look at the fankit and the latest FC5 E3 content. If you wish to pro-actively send us links to your images or videos, u…

• Hope County Map Jam - 26 July 2017

  Hello Far Cry Map builders, For the next two weeks, we'll be holding a Hope County Map Jam! Using the FC4 Map Editor, we want you to create a Hope County themed map. http://i.imgur.com/xzp7a1L.jpg How to participate? • Publish your FC4 map between July 26 and August 9. • The name of your map should start with “MJ1 - nameofmap”. • You are free to use any game mode and any in-game modifier. Please do not use third-party Mods. • You are free to create on any platform. Note that PC builders and Console builders will be split into 2x separate categories. • Your map should highlight your vision of the Far Cry 5 setting: in gameplay, level design, and/or visual. • You can publish additional screenshots & videos to further promote your map. For more inspiration, you can take a look at the fankit and the latest FC5 E3 content. If you wish to pro-actively send us links to your images or videos, u…

• How Far Cry 5 can reclaim the open world crown - 23 May 2017

  Poor Ubisoft. They crafted this enormous open-world icon-riddled niche of their own, trod it into the ground while flogging it to death, and then other people came along, borrowed their ideas, and built superior games with them. In the last year, despite decent showings from Far Cry Primal , The Division , Watch Dogs 2 , and Wildlands , players and critics were beginning to weary of yet another open map of odd jobs. None was particularly at fault, but we were experiencing perhaps the sense of diminishing returns, and certainly the weariness of fatigue. And then this year we got Zelda: Breath Of The Wild from Nintendo and Horizon Zero Dawn from Sony. Pow. Two platform-pushing monoliths that schooled Ubisoft at their own games. In the wake of being so astoundingly outshone, what can Far Cry 5 do to reclaim the crown? …

• Far Cry 4 director leaves Ubisoft, starts new studio - 8 April 2017

  Pictured: Far Cry 4 After seven years, Far Cry 4 director Alex Hutchinson has left Ubisoft. The veteran developer announced his departure on Twitter , while simultaneously revealing the name of a new studio he's founded with some fellow developers including former Warner Bros. and EA executive producer Reid Schneider. "Extremely proud of all we achieved on Far Cry and Assassin's, but very excited to build something new," Hutchinson wrote. "Myself, , and some other wonderful people have founded a brand new company: Typhoon Studios. "Probably won't have much to announce in the near future as we hire, build our studio, buy a coffee machine, and build Ikea furniture, but... we are hard at work imagining a brand new world to inflict on all of you, so stay tuned." First off, it's a good thing Hutchinson is planning to buy a coffee machine because a day before this announce…

• Far Cry 3 & Far Cry 4 nominated in the Steam Awards! - 20 December 2016

  http://i.imgur.com/1gZptBF.jpg On December 22nd, don’t forget to vote for your favorite videogame Villain! Far Cry 3’s Vaas and Far Cry 4’s Pagan Min are nominated in the Steam Awards category: “Villain Most In Need Of A Hug”. More information: HERE

• Far Cry 3 & Far Cry 4 nominated in the Steam Awards! - 20 December 2016

  http://i.imgur.com/1gZptBF.jpg On December 22nd, don’t forget to vote for your favorite videogame Villain! Far Cry 3’s Vaas and Far Cry 4’s Pagan Min are nominated in the Steam Awards category: “Villain Most In Need Of A Hug”. More information: HERE

• The worst bullshots in PC gaming - 30 September 2016

  It s one thing to pull a still from a movie that accurately represents how the final cut will look and feel, but videogames are another matter. Trailers and screenshots are put out well before the game is complete, which means they re inevitably going to need visual band-aids here and there, and communicating everything the game is trying to achieve systems, story, style in a single frame is difficult. Enter the bullshot. To make their games look as good as can be, some publishers pose characters and snap screenshots with a free camera, sometimes even downsampling from high resolutions to reduce aliasing, or using Photoshop to make them pop just a little more. While these marketing screens convey key information and look nice, they can be misleading . We ve gathered a few of the worst offenders in recent years in part because they re funny, but also because it s a practice that should b…

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