Ubisoft launches Far Cry 2 space in Home beta

Ubisoft has anounced today that they will be releasing their Far Cry 2 space for the Home beta in North America and Europe. The space features details on the game, including story and background info on non-player characters in the game. This interactive space also features a multiplayer game called “Mancala,” which will use bullets as game pieces. Far Cry 2 will also launch directly from Home.

To me, this announcement is just a tease, as Home is still in it’s closed beta stage. Those of you in the beta, I recommend you get a head start on Mancala, because once I’m in… it’s on!

Full press release after the break

UBISOFT® UNVEILS THE OFFICIAL FAR CRY® 2 SPACE IN PLAYSTATION®HOME'S CLOSED
BETA
Far Cry® 2 is the First Third-Party Game Space Featured in
PlayStation®Home

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – October 16, 2008 – Today Ubisoft announced the launch
of the official Far Cry® 2 space in PlayStation®Home's closed beta in North
America and Europe. Featuring details from the game's expansive open world
universe wrapped in what will become a fully interactive experience, the Far Cry
2 space marks the first third-party video game environment in PlayStation Home.
PlayStation Home is a 3D social gaming community that allows PLAYSTATION®3
computer entertainment system users to meet, chat, plan and launch into games
together. Gamers can create their own custom avatar, decorate their personal
apartment, play mini-games, shop, watch videos, attend special events and much,
much more.

"We're absolutely thrilled to collaborate with PlayStation on this
ground-breaking endeavor and have Far Cry 2 be the first third-party video game
to have an official space in PlayStation Home,” said Tony Key, senior vice
president of marketing and sales, Ubisoft, U.S. "Far Cry 2's open world setting
offers players a level of immersion that very few video games can match, and
bringing that robust and dynamic environment to PlayStation Home will allow
players to further engage themselves in the game's gritty African setting in fun
and interactive ways.”

As Far Cry 2 pushes the envelope with the dynamic nature of its gameplay
and environments, so will its official space in PlayStation Home. The Far Cry 2
space will continue to grow and evolve alongside PlayStation Home, with future
additions of new interactive features and functions to create a living, growing
platform for both the Far Cry and PlayStation communities. The recently launched
Far Cry 2 space in PlayStation Home opens the doors for players to explore the
interactive area containing a wealth of information about Far Cry 2's missions
and non-playable characters, in addition to other strategic elements of the
game. Among the available activities will be a multiplayer game of Mancala that
will use bullets as game pieces, the opportunity to explore in-game environments
including a bombed-out train station that has been turned into an ad hoc café,
as well as the ability to launch the game directly from the PlayStation Home
space

[Via Destructoid]