--- title: FarCry 4 Exclusive E3 Interview description: The genesis of Far Cry 4 started with an idea for a very specific gameplay element: Elephants. canonical: https://time.com/2878534/exclusive-farcry4-interview/ author: Corey Protin article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-06-16T14:00:30.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:02:32.097Z article:section: Business og:title: WATCH: FarCry 4 Exclusive Insider Interview at E3 og:description: The genesis of Far Cry 4 started with an idea for a very specific gameplay element: Elephants. og:url: https://time.com/2878534/exclusive-farcry4-interview/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1e0cf78faee5ea0c/698697a9cd684862ec09537d/fc4_screen_tuktuk_e3_140609_8pmpst_1402224704.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: FarCry4_tuktuk_e3_ og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: WATCH: FarCry 4 Exclusive Insider Interview at E3 twitter:description: The genesis of Far Cry 4 started with an idea for a very specific gameplay element: Elephants. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1e0cf78faee5ea0c/698697a9cd684862ec09537d/fc4_screen_tuktuk_e3_140609_8pmpst_1402224704.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # WATCH: The New Game That Lets You Ride Elephants - FarCry 4 Insider Interview by [Corey Protin](/author/corey-protin/) ## Corey Protin Jun 16, 2014 2:00 PM CUT  Ubisoft Revels FarCry 4 at it's E3 Press Conference Monday June 9th. Ubisoft Revels FarCry 4 at it's E3 Press Conference Monday June 9th.Ubisoft by [Corey Protin](/author/corey-protin/) ## Corey Protin Jun 16, 2014 2:00 PM CUT Since their first game’s release in 2004, the Far Cry series has steadily improved with each new iteration. The next installment of the franchise focuses on the fictional region Kyrat, set in the Himalayas, and a protagonist named “Ajay Ghale,” who gets caught up in a war between a self-appointed king named “Pagan Min” and the country’s rebels. Unlike some games that might start with a plot idea and build from there, Far Cry 4 began with a very specific gameplay element. --- > “” --- For more of the inside scoop, check out the video above. Far Cry 4 releases on November 18th, 2014. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2878534/exclusive-farcry4-interview/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2878534/exclusive-farcry4-interview/"},"headline":"WATCH: The New Game That Lets You Ride Elephants - FarCry 4 Insider Interview","datePublished":"2014-06-16T14:00:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:02:32.097Z","description":"Far Cry 4 will have rideable elephants!","url":"https://time.com/2878534/exclusive-farcry4-interview/","keywords":["Tech","Video Games","e3","e3 2014"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1e0cf78faee5ea0c/698697a9cd684862ec09537d/fc4_screen_tuktuk_e3_140609_8pmpst_1402224704.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Corey Protin","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/corey-protin/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1e0cf78faee5ea0c/698697a9cd684862ec09537d/fc4_screen_tuktuk_e3_140609_8pmpst_1402224704.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"FarCry4_tuktuk_e3_","caption":"Ubisoft Revels FarCry 4 at it's E3 Press Conference Monday June 9th.","creditText":"Ubisoft","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2878534/exclusive-farcry4-interview/","name":"WATCH: The New Game That Lets You Ride Elephants - FarCry 4 Insider Interview"}}]}] ```