FAR CRY WEBSITE OFFERS FIRST CLASS TICKET TO PARADISE

More Than 1 Million Gamers Download Demo Worldwide - Now Available on Website!

San Francisco - February 6, 2003 - FARCRYGAME.com is now the ultimate destination for exciting new information and breath-taking exclusive content of Far Cry(tm), Ubisoft's(tm) highly-anticipated action shooter. Last week, Ubisoft released Far Cry's action-packed single-player demo online. The demo continues to be one of the Internet's hottest downloads racking up more than one million downloads in its first week of availability! FPS fans have been eagerly anticipating a chance to play Far Cry, and now gamers can find out even more details on the dedicated Far Cry Website: www.farcrygame.com. 

"The Far Cry demo surpassed FilePlanet's expectations," said GameSpy's Darren L. Tabor, Executive Director, FilePlanet Subscription Services. "We took extra precautions to make sure we had enough bandwidth available for the expected heavy traffic from our users. With strong demand continuing throughout the weekend, it would seem to indicate Far Cry will be one of the hottest shooters to launch in March."

The Far Cry Website offers an exclusive guided tour of the island's secrets and the game's outstanding features in an effort to deliver the definitive Far Cry experience. It will serve as Far Cry fans' permanent destination for exclusive new content, including technology trailers, weapon & vehicle information, story details, concept art and screenshots.

Far Cry boasts the critically-acclaimed, proprietary CryENGINE, and its huge game environments, deadly A.I., and the longest view-distance ever witnessed in a first-person shooter are destined to become benchmarks in the genre. The CryENGINE powers the game's non-scripted AI allowing players to play the game again and again utilizing different tactics and strategic approaches each time. Far Cry redefines the meaning of re-playability. Players will experience an unprecedented level of immersion as they uncover the game's many intricacies and unbelievable attention to detail. The Far Cry demo is currently available for download. Visit http://downloads.gamezone.com/demos/d10634.htm  to download the demo today.

Additionally, before the Far Cry official launch in March, fans will also have the chance to play a Far Cry multiplayer demo. Be sure to visit the Far Cry Website regularly for all the latest information.

About Ubisoft(tm)

Ubisoft is an international producer, publisher, and distributor of interactive entertainment products. A leading company in the multimedia industry, Ubisoft's strong and diversified line-up has grown considerably, as has Ubisoft itself. As well as steadfastly continuing to partner with several high-profile companies, Ubisoft has also confirmed its presence on the global market by developing its own exceptional properties. Founded in 1986 in France, Ubisoft is now present on every continent, both through offices in 21 different countries including the United States, Morocco, Germany, and China and through sales of products in over 50 countries. The group is dedicated to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge videogame titles to consumers around the world. Ubisoft generated a turnover of 453 million euros for the 2002/2003 fiscal year, up 23% over the previous fiscal year. To learn more, visit www.ubi.com. 

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