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Wednesday12th Jan 2022
News Bad News, Stalker 2 Has Been Delayed To December 2022
"This decision is not an easy one"
The rumours were unfortunately true! After it was suggested that (timed) Xbox console exclusive Stalker 2 might be getting delayed until later in the year, GSC Game World has confirmed it will now release on December 8th, 2022. In a message posted on social media, the developer explained that the "decision is not...
News Rumour Suggests Stalker 2 Is Being Delayed To Late 2022, GSC Game World Responds
Update: Now officially delayed to December
The upcoming release of Stalker 2 was one of the hot topics on social media yesterday, as a Ukrainian YouTuber called "OldBoi" got everyone a little concerned by suggesting that the game was being delayed from its April 28th release date until somewhere around August or October 2022 based on his knowledge...
Friday17th Dec 2021
News Stalker 2 Cancels NFTs, Interests Of Fans And Players Is 'Top Priority' For The Team
Decision was made in response to backlash
Earlier this week, the developers of the highly-anticipated Xbox 2022 release Stalker 2 announced the game would be implementing NFTs as part of a newly-created "Stalker Metaverse". GSC Game World CEO Evgeniy Grygorovych at the time explained how "lots of things" had been done improperly in the space, and...
Wednesday15th Dec 2021
News Stalker 2 Is Getting NFTs, And The Developers Have Explained Why
As part of the "Stalker Metaverse"
Stalker 2 is the highly-anticipated Xbox FPS arriving in April 2022, but it's certainly drummed up a bit of controversy today with the announcement that it'll be implementing NFTs as part of the newly-created "Stalker Metaverse". So how does this work? Basically, the developer "will use blockchain technology to...
Saturday11th Dec 2021
News Stalker 2 Treats Us To Five Brand-New Gameplay Screenshots
Unreal 5 Is Alive!
Of all the games scheduled to release in 2022 that we're really looking forward to, the long-awaited sequel to 2007's Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl, Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl, is pretty high up on our list. Originally announced all the way back in 2010, before being cancelled a year later and then re-emerging onto the world...
Thursday12th Aug 2021
News Stalker 2 Will Officially Run On Unreal Engine 5, Confirms Developer
Glorious
Stalker 2 came in with an incredible gameplay demo during Xbox's E3 Showcase this year, and now we have confirmation of the tech that powered the eye-watering trailer. Developer GSC Game World has confirmed the game is actually running on Unreal Engine 5. The game joins a small batch of titles that have been revealed to have moved over to...
Tuesday15th Jun 2021
News Better Make Room, Stalker 2 Will Be 150GB On Xbox Series X
You've got a while to prepare at least
Stalker 2 has been a bit of a mysterious game for the past year, with no actual gameplay having been shown until yesterday at Xbox and Bethesda's E3 2021 Showcase, but it now finally has a release date of April 28, 2022. We've also been treated to a few new details courtesy of its listing on the
Sunday13th Jun 2021
News Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl Enters The Zone On Xbox In April 2022
Welcome to Chernobyl
We've been waiting for our first look at proper Stalker 2 gameplay for a while now, and it's arrived as part of Xbox's E3 2021 Showcase, along with the announcement that the game will launch for Xbox Series X and S on April 28, 2022. Pre-orders for Stalker 2 begin today on the Microsoft Store, although don't forget that the...
Wednesday5th May 2021
News Stalker 2 Will Seemingly Be An Xbox Console Exclusive For 3 Months
According to a confidential Microsoft document
Stalker 2 was confirmed last year to be a console launch exclusive, but that period doesn't seem to be overly long, as a recently unveiled confidential Microsoft slide has revealed it's only for a three month period. As part of Apple vs. Epic Games' court case, Microsoft's vice president of gaming,...
Tuesday4th May 2021
News Stalker 2 Will Be 'Hundreds Of Hours' Long, According To Developer
"It's a very long game"
The team at GSC Game World has been fairly vocal about the upcoming Stalker 2 in recent weeks. The Xbox Series X|S exclusive has enjoyed a lot of buzz since its initial reveal, with many fans of the original already on board. It seems those interested are in for a lengthy adventure, as the game is claimed to be "hundreds of...
Friday30th Apr 2021
News Stalker 2 Would Be 'Impossible' To Run On Xbox One, Says Dev
"We’re concentrating on the Xbox Series X/S version"
There's a lot of excitement surrounding Xbox exclusive and Game Pass title Stalker 2, which is expected arrive at some point later this year, and developer GSC Game World has addressed why it's only coming to Xbox Series X & S. Simply put, PR manager Zakhar Bocharov stated to GamingBolt...
Saturday20th Mar 2021
News New Artwork Revealed For Stalker 2, Minor Update To Follow Next Week
It'll be in attendance at the Xbox Indie Showcase
We're keeping a very keen eye on GSC Game World's upcoming survival horror FPS sequel S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, which arrives on Xbox Game Pass at some point later this year, and we've got some new artwork to share! It's been revealed as part of a clarification message on Twitter, where GSC explained that...
Saturday16th Jan 2021
News Stalker 2's Development 'Progressing Smoothly' For Xbox Series X
Coming to Xbox Game Pass on day one
We recently got our first in-engine look at the upcoming survival horror FPS sequel S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 for Xbox Series X and S, and now studio GSC Game World has provided an update on its development. The company says it has made "quite a bit of progress" on the game since it was revealed at the
