March2022
News Stalker 2 Development Is Reportedly Moving To The Czech Republic
In response to the Ukraine crisis
Earlier this month, development on Stalker 2 was halted, due to the Russia and Ukraine situation. The team (based in Ukraine) was, understandably, switching its focus to more pressing, real world issues. However, it's looking like development may resume soon, although not in Ukraine. Czech site Vortex is reporting...
December2021
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...
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...
August2021
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...
May2021
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,...
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...
