Ubisoft's revamp of their Far Cry shooter franchise finally has a firm release date here in the US. According to GameSpot the publisher has confirmed that October 21 is when Far Cry 2 is due to ship to stores which is what other online retailers have shown for some time now. Europeans have to wait a few days for their copies; Far Cry 2 ships over the pond on October 24.

The open world shooter set in Africa will also get a special limited Collector's Edition. You can see the contents in the picture above. It will contain a behind-the-scenes DVD, an art book, a t-shirt and a map-poster of the game's 50 kilometer setting. There's no word yet on the pricing for the Collector's Edition for the US market.