The $120 Far Cry 6 Game of the Year Edition is out now and includes an upcoming expansion

The previously rumoured but unofficially announced Far Cry 6 Game of the Year Edition is out now priced at $119.99 / £99.99.

Retail listings for the new edition popped up on the PlayStation and Xbox digital stores today, confirming previous reports that the game is set to receive an expansion.

Existing Far Cry 6 owners can upgrade to the Game of the Year Edition for $59.99.

Headlining the new edition is the ‘Lost Between Worlds’ expansion, which is “coming soon”.

Far Cry 6 Game of the Year includes:

• All new Expansion, Lost Between Worlds (coming soon).
• All Season Pass content: play as past Far Cry villains Vaas, Pagan Min, and Joseph Seed in three twisted DLC episodes.
• The full Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon Classic Edition game.
• The Ultimate Pack: includes the Jungle Expedition Pack, the Croc Hunter Pack, and the Vice Pack.
• Enjoy all free game updates, including a new Difficulty mode, Ammo Switch, Individual Loadouts, and more!

VGC’s 2/5-star Far Cry 6 review criticised the latest entry in the long-running series for sticking too closely to a tried and tested formula.

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Our critic wrote: “If you’re interested in another Far Cry game that does the Far Cry stuff the way it’s been doing it for 10 years, you’ll probably have a good time, but if you’ve already hit your limit with this kind of game, Far Cry 6 is the ne plus ultra of why open-world game design is so badly in need of a revolution.”

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