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Nov202024 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl Release Trailer

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Developers from GSC Game World have released a launch trailer showing the iconic locations of the Exclusion Zone, intense shootouts, battles with mutants and the main characters. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 takes place 10 years after Call of Pripyat. Players in the role of a lone stalker Skif will have to pave the way through the Zone to find the "heart of Chernobyl" and determine their fate. The developers promise a seamless open world of 60 km2, hardcore gameplay, a branching plot for 40 hours, at least three endings, graphics on the Unreal Engine. https://youtu.be/PKO4PL8Xzik The new game is now available on Game Pass for PC and Xbox Series S/X, as well as on Steam

Nov202024 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

Leaked: First Half Hour of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl Gameplay

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There is less than a day left until the release of the post-apocalyptic open-world shooter S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl from GSC Game World, but some owners of early copies could not resist and have already started streaming the game. One of the enterprising streamers was German blogger Game of Play. He posted the first half hour of his playthrough of the Xbox version of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl on YouTube. The video has already been removed at the request of GSC Game World, but by a lucky chance it can still be seen. The events of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl will unfold in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. They promise a seamless open world of 60 km2, hardcore gameplay, a 40-hour storyline, three endings. Judging by the video, before the game start...

Nov182024 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

Valve Explains Why “Half-Life 2: Episode Three” Release Was Cancelled

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In the official documentary released on the 20th anniversary of Half-Life 2, Valve employees talked not only about the development of the legendary shooter, but also about the unsuccessful attempts to release its sequel. According to the game designer, during the development of the next part of Half-Life, the development team "came to a dead end." Newell emphasized that from a technical point of view, releasing the third part of the video game was not that difficult, but he did not understand how it would develop the story of the project. The head of Valve spoke about this in a documentary released for the 20th anniversary of Half-Life 2. Gabe Newell called the non-release of Half-Life 3, which gamers had been waiting for many years, "a personal failure." Other developers also confirmed...

Nov182024 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

Screenshots And Gameplay From The Release Version of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Leaked Online

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Just a few days before the release of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, a batch of screenshots from the final version of the long-awaited shooter leaked online. This time, the leak was not the fault of the developers or inattentive journalists - it was the result of the actions of one player from Germany. The gamer managed to get a copy of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 for Xbox Series X a week before the release, and now he is actively sharing screenshots and gameplay clips. Following the leak, the first reviews of the game appeared - mostly about its technical condition. Jan ek and user OrfeasDourvas from Reddit report that there is no stable 60 fps on Xbox Series X, but the situation is partially saved by VRR. According to Jan ek, a hefty (16 GB) patch was already available for the game last F...