Far Cry 2 Arrives October 24 in Europe

Just announced, Europe will see Far Cry 2 hitting their store shelves come October 23. It will be a simultaneous release for the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC versions of the game. There is no firm release date specified for the North American release just yet. In related news, a few more details were revealed for the map editor in Far Cry 2:

By having a map editor, replayability now becomes infinite. You don't have to wait for new maps to be released, you can simply go and make your own map or download other user maps. And with the sharing system we'll have with being able to upload maps to a central server (as opposed to only peer to peer), before you even download a map you will be able to see what the community feels is a good map through the rating system. And this tool can encourage an entire community of creative map makers, who might normally say, “If I was able to, I'd make the map this way, or that way". Rather than just talking about it, you now have the ability to go ahead and do it! You can even take another user's map, and if you like most of it but would have done part of the map in a different way, then you'll have the ability to edit the existing user-created map (with keeping credit to the original map maker). This sharing option will hopefully get the community to put their creative heads together and collaborate to come up with even better maps.

Update: To celebrate the release of Far Cry 2, Ubisoft unveiled the Far Cry 2 Collectors' Edition that will include: Exclusive wooden box, Original Far Cry 2 Game, Limited edition Far Cry 2 t-shirt, "The Art of Far Cry 2" Art book, Collector 50km map, Making-of DVD.
Update2: GameSpotlearned from Ubisoft that October 21 is when to expect the shooter follow-up in the US.