It is a special day today as the sequel to one of the most popular shooters of the last few years is released to the general public. Yes I am talking about FarCry2 and although not developed by the same studio that developed the first (they went on to do Crysis) Ubisoft are hoping they have another blockbuster on their hands.

From an amBX point of view, this is another fully enabled title and like BiA should provide some dazzling effects. Early videos suggested some really scenic vistas to travel / battle through and this could work really well withe wind blowing (fans) and the lights changing colour as the sun sets.

Much like BiA I will be attempting to get my hands on a copy and do a review / video of amBX in action throughout Farcry2.

Also, I have updated the BiA review as there are a couple of things I forgot to mention that have become more engaging as I have progressed through the game.

Yep, I have finally found the time to do an “amBX with BiA” movie and review page for your reading and viewing pleasure. The movie has been uploaded to YouTube on the ILoveamBX channel; here and the review can be navigated to on the menu to your right.

The video shows footage from the intro sequence, actual gameplay and also from the cinematic sections you get throughout the game to lead you into new missions and once you have completed them.

If you are too lazy to use the nav menu on the right here is an easy link for you: HERE.

Yes, today is another good day for all you amBX fans as Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway was released and ILoveamBX has it’s shiney new copy ready to play, just a shame I havent got time right this minute. Rest assured though over the coming weekend I will be getting down and dirty with my squadmates and unleashing a certain fury towards gerry (no offence intended).

Further that I will also be working on creating another video showing the game in action with all the amBX effects and do a review as to my thoughts about the type of interactions and intensity of them. Stay tuned for that over the next week or so! For now though, off into the land of work which is going to be painful as BiA beckons with its silent promise of pure pleasure and destruction.

This came as a bit of a shock this morning when I got notification that the boys over at amBX have teamed up with Dutch Graphics Card manufacturer “Point of View” and Ubisoft to deliver what is possibly the bundle to end all bundles. With those three companies involved I am sure you can pretty much guess what it contains; an amBX ProGamer kit (the one with the speakers, lights, subwoofer and wall washer I think), an nVidia 9 series GeForce gfx card and a copy of Brother in Arms!

So…in short, if you were looking at buy a new gfc card, an amBX kit or BiA this could be your ultimate saviour. Although there are no details about who is going to be stocking this yet or what price point it will be at it definitely deserves a mention for the pure joy that can be obtained from this one bundle. Hours of gaming heaven playing BiA with the total immersion of amBX and the supreme prettiness of a new gfx card. About time is all I can say.

Hexus have done a brief write-up about it here: Hexus.net whilst Guru3D have also done one here. Go have a quick read if you are more intrigued and feel free to share your thoughts and comments!

For all those amBX fans out there that were eagerly awaiting the release of Brother in Arms: Hells Highway there is a muttering that the release date has slipped into the second week of October. Not sure how much truth is in this but it means you could be waiting a little longer for all that amBX-enabled shooting and exploding action-fest.

Hopefully though there will be an amBX demo of BiA released before the release that we can all sink our teeth into. As I said, not sure how much truth there is in this but stay tuned because I will try and keep you all updated if I hear anything else.