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In this Far Cry 2 featurette, we "get an introduction to some of the coolest features in the game straight from the studio where it is being made." Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Far Cry 2 immerses players in an entirely new kind of gaming experience, featuring a custom-made video game engine built from the ground up. Players discover a true open world gameplay set in Africa, brought to life by high-definition next-gen technology.

GT gives us a first look at Far Cry 2's incredible "debut engine", which allows its developers to "create a truly open world of 50sq/km, and also features a new animation system called LivePosture." Video after the break.

There will be dynamic environments, which means that our vegetation is destructible and reactive to elements, and that we have a dynamic weather system (dynamic time of day, rain, storm, procedural cloud system...). We also implemented a new fire technology to enable real fire propagation. Every element that looks flammable can burn

GT provides us with some incredible Far Cry 2 tech demos, which show off the Dunia graphics engine. Videos after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Even at this early stage, Far Cry 2 is graphically impressive, and the gameplay simply stunning. But whether all of Ubi-Soft's grand ambitions can be met has yet to be seen, but so far they appear to be on the right track

According to the presenter, Far Cry 2 is "as real as it can get". Continue reading to judge for yourself. First picture in gallery.

Far Cry 2 also makes use of time shifts to change the way the game acts. By using a quick-wait feature, you can instantly shift the time from day to night. NPCs will be going about different tasks at night and the darkness will always help a lone soldier, making the game a whole different beast