Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon listing gives release date

Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon will launch on 1 May, according to a listing for the game on Xbox Marketplace.

It also reveals that the game will be a standalone title instead of an expansion to Far Cry 3, so players will not need a copy of the full game to play.

1980s action movie actor Michael Biehn (Terminator, Aliens) is also set to make an appearance.

"Welcome to an 80's VHS vision of the future," the listing reads. "The year is 2007 and you are Sargent Rex Colt, a Mark IV Cyber Commando who's fighting against a cyborg army gone rogue.

"Your mission: get the girl, kill the baddies and save the world.

"Experience every cliche of a VHS era vision of a nuclear future, where cyborgs, blood dragons, mutants and Michael Biehn collide."

Blood Dragon is still yet to be officially announced by Ubisoft, but expect more details and possibly a gameplay trailer very soon.