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

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

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

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

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

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

Gaming
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...
Blizzard Is Preparing Open-World Shooter

Blizzard Is Preparing Open-World Shooter

Gaming
Rumors about a potential new Blizzard project have recently been revived. The reason for this was one of the job postings. Users have noticed that a design director is needed to work on an open-world shooter. “As a Design Innovation Director, you’ll be the visionary and architect of key strategic innovations for an upcoming open-world shooter,” the job description reads. It's unclear what exactly Blizzard is working on, but Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier recently reported that a new StarCraft-based shooter is in the incubation (i.e. very early) stage at the company. The small team is allegedly led by former Far Cry executive producer Dan Hay, who joined Blizzard to work on Project Odyssey. After the survival simulator was cancelled, the specialist seems to have taken on a...