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Ghost Recon out on PC on 29 June 2012

Ubisoft announced that Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier will be made available for Windows PC on 29 June 2012.

PC Version Key Features:

* Support DX11 (adding stunning amount of visual details on characters through displacement mapping, as well as some global illumination effects.)
* More complex materials (like parallax occlusion mapping or gloss and specular maps.)
* Improved dynamic lighting
* Volumetric lighting effects
* Soft shadows
* Improved post-processing with better HDR and motion blur
* Playable with keyboard and mouse, or with wired and wireless X360 pads
* Will be available via digital distribution
* Windows XP patch coming shortly after release

Join the legendary Ghosts:
* In the role of Sergeant John Kozak, a new squad member, fight alongside 3 veteran operators in a character-focused 10h storyline.
* Play through the game's campaign in a cooperative mode with up to 3 friends online.

Thrilling & Innovative Multiplayer:
* Online experience created by Red Storm, the studio behind the critically acclaimed GRAW-series MP modes.
* 4 game modes focused on objectives and cooperation.
* Up to 12 players in 6 VS 6 matches for an  intense online experience.
* Select from 3 classes (Rifleman, Engineer and Scout) and unlock new gear to battle online across 10 maps.

Exclusive Guerrilla Mode:
* 4 vs. hundreds combat mode, inspired by real-life U.S Army counter-insurgency techniques.
* Enter, capture and protect a targeted area. Get rewarded then move to the next target.
* Play cooperatively online with up to 3 friends.
* Prove you have what it takes to survive against 50 waves of enemies and armored vehicules.

Gunsmith: Create more than 20 million variations with authentic weapons and attachments:
* The Gunsmith customization mode lets you choose from dozens of attachments and components.
* Replace triggers, barrels, stocks and much more to trick out your weapon and make it your own.
* Unlock new slots and new weapon parts by spending points earned through character progression.

Minimum hardware requirements:
Supported Operating Systems*: Windows Vista (with Service Pack 2)/ Windows 7 (with Service pack 1), both 32 bit & 64 bit versions.
PROCESSOR: Intel Pentium D 3.0 Ghz or AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ 2.2Ghz
RAM: 2GB Windows Vista or Windows 7
VIDEO CARD: 512 MB DirectX–compliant, Shader 4.0–enabled video card based on nVidia GeForce 8600 GTS/AMD Radeon HD 4650

DIRECT X: DirectX 11
DVD-ROM DRIVE: DVD-ROM speed 4x, dual-layer drive
SOUND CARD: DirectX 11 – compliant sound card
HDD space: 25 GB

Recommended Configuration:
CPU: Intel Core2 Quad Q9450/ AMD Phenom II X4 940 or higher
RAM: 3 GB Windows Vista & 7
Graphics Card: 1024 MB DirectX–compliant, Shader 4.0–enabled video card based on nVidia GeForce GTX 460 or AMD/ATi HD 5850 or better.