Ubisoft's Clint Hocking has revealed that there will be no demo for Far Cry 2, as the game's open nature makes it "almost impossible" for a teaser section to be made.

When we went hands-on with Far Cry 2 at Ubidays 2008 recently the open sandbox that players could play in was one of the most impressive things about the game. That and the beautiful, beautiful fire that spread all over the dry African setting like a pyromaniac's dream.

"One reason is, even if we were to give out what you played today - even if we put invisible walls around it and said, here's the demo, you can go anywhere you like inside these walls and play it how you want - that's potentially right there eight-to-ten hours of gameplay," said Hocking.

"I don't know too many people who are willing to give away a 12-hour game for free