Eidos has announced that the publisher is officially teaming up again with developer Avalanche Studios on Just Cause 2, the sequel to the critically acclaimed open world action game that was released in 2006. Just Cause 2 keeps the first game's protagonist Rico Rodriquez but switches the setting from a South Amercian island to South East Asian islands of Panau. The sequel is set for release later in 2008 for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. Here is a snip:

With more stunts, vehicles and weapons than ever before and an incredible overhauled grappling hook, Rico returns to action in Panau, an incredibly detailed and vast 1000 sq km game world of different climates and ultra-realistic weather effects. Leap from your plane and skydive from 10,000 feet down into a tropical jungle, tear across an arid desert in a dune buggy or climb your way up a snowy mountain in a 4x4. The vast open-ended, unique gameplay is back, allowing you full freedom once again to free roam and explore the massive world of Panau and tackle your assignments however you want.

With a new and improved air, land and sea stunt system featuring Rico’s notorious parachute and grappling hook, taken to incredible new extremes and a massive array of new vehicles featuring an advanced driving model, players can now pull off some of the finest action stunts ever seen in a video game in a truly massive and beautifully rendered environment.

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