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The Latest Breaking News from GSC Game World

Why Stalker: Shadow of Chornobyl's difficulty modes have divided players for over a decade

Please let me get in my Zone.

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Stalker: Shadow of Chornobyl isn't the mind-bending prospect it once was, but that’s only because we have it so good

The emergent has become the everyday, and shooters are all the better for it

GamesRadar

Stalker's hardcore reputation didn't prepare me for how surprisingly basic Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl is

Stalker 2 is tense, gorgeous, and a bit janky.

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Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl – The Big Preview

With exclusive access to the long-awaited return to the Zone, we spend hours going hands-on and talking with the dev team about the Xbox must-play

GamesRadar

Xbox has its game of the year contender: Talking Game Pass, Xbox Series S struggles, and the future of STALKER with GSC Game World in our exclusive 'STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl' interview

We spoke to the team behind STALKER 2, which after 3 hours of playing, felt like a tried and tested game of the year contender.

Windows Central

After playing three hours of Stalker 2 and dying in every way imaginable, I can't wait to recommend this post-apocalyptic shooter to (almost) every Fallout fan I know

Preview | The Zone is big, beautiful, and brutal – but if you can stomach the difficulty, it offers one of the most immersive survival experiences around

GamesRadar

GSC Game World releases Stalker 2 documentary chronicling the lives of its developers amid an ongoing war

Stalker 2 gets new documentary recording the lives of its developers amidst Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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"We're working to prove that we cannot be broken." STALKER 2 devs tell their story of resilience creating the Xbox, PC sequel amid Russia's Ukraine invasion in new 'War Game' documentary film.

Ahead of STALKER 2's launch next month, a new 90-minute documentary has been released that chronicles GSC Game World's journey to develop the game amid Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine.

Windows Central

War Game: The Making of Stalker 2 will reveal a behind-the-scenes look at game development amidst the Russian invasion of Ukraine

The documentary, made in partnership with Microsoft, airs on October 3.

PC Gamer

Is STALKER 2 on Xbox Game Pass?

STALKER 2 is shaping up to be one of 2024's most-anticipated games, but is it on Xbox Game Pass? Here's what you need to know.

Windows Central

Stalker 2 isn't published by Microsoft, but the company has still been "so supportive" to its devs: "It would have been much different without them"

Microsoft hasn't enforced any "demands" when it comes to Stalker 2's release date

GamesRadar

Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl is downright gorgeous, and feels like it's using modern tech to fully realise the atmosphere the first game strove for

Get your geiger counter, we're going a-stalking.

PC Gamer

'Of course we are tired': After working for 2 years in the shadow of Russia's invasion, Stalker 2 developers see finally finishing the game as a way to tell the world, 'We are here'

Technical producer Evgeniy Kulik says support from fans is helping the team move forward.

PC Gamer

Despite being one of the biggest Unreal Engine 5 games ever, Stalker 2's locations are almost entirely hand-crafted: 'It took a lot of time, took a lot of effort, but we're happy with the result'

GSC Game World said it tried using procedural generation for some elements of the game, but it just didn't fit.

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Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl continues to impress, but the question now is whether it can draw fans of Far Cry, Fallout and Metro into its wasteland of horrors

Opinion | The most recent deep-dive into Stalker 2 showcases a desolate open world I can't wait to explore

Evening Standard

Stalker 2 developer deep-dive preview: 11 things you need to know

Dare you enter the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone?

PC Gamer

Stalker 2 devs' 35-minute in-depth gameplay video and promise of an 'authentic' experience that'll kill you dead finally has me fully on board the hype train to The Zone

The snorks are back in town.

Windows Central

STALKER 2 developer deep dive shows over 30 minutes of new gameplay and interviews, and it looks like the sequel I've always wanted: "There is no such other game"

Ahead of STALKER 2's scheduled release on Xbox and PC in November, developer GSC Game World has released a lengthy gameplay showcase of the open world survival shooter.

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Stalker 2 gets hit with another delay painfully close to its intended September release date

Stalker 2 developer GSC Game World announces a two-month delay for emergency bug-fixing.

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Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl Delayed to Late November Over Technical Issues

GSC Game World confirmed that Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl will be delayed once again and its release will be pushed to Nov. 20, 2024.

Creative Bloq

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl gets delayed again, but when it looks this good I can wait

New trailer revealed.

PC Gamer

Stalker 2 has been hit with another delay, pushing the release date back to November to 'fix more unexpected anomalies'

To keep us going, GSC Game World will be showing off new footage and a story quest walkthrough next month.

Windows Central

Xbox console exclusive STALKER 2 gets another delay — here's when you can play it

STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl is catching one more delay, pushing the game into November 2024 for Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC.

GamesRadar

Stalker 2 gets another delay, this time to November so devs can sort out its technical issues

There's bugs to fix

Windows Central

The STALKER trilogy's promised mod support has come to Xbox consoles, and you're allowed to cheese achievements with it

STALKER developer GSC Game World has made good on its promise to add mod support to the Xbox and PlayStation ports of the games.

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