S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 received patch 1.3.2 — fixes plot bugs and NPC issues
GSC Game World has released update 1.3.2 for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl — fewer bugs in missions.
The original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. trilogy will receive a next-gen update in 2025
GSC Game World will release a next-gen update for the classic S.T.A.L.K.E.R. trilogy — «Shadow of Chernobyl», «Clear Sky», and «Call of Pripyat».
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 received an official «roadmap» — new weapons, mutant loot and more
GSC Game World has presented a plan to update S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl for the second quarter of 2025
Cowboys in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 — GSC showed a mysterious video from the game that western fans will recognize
The developers of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl have posted something interesting in X for April 1. Moviegoers will immediately remember a familiar scene.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 developers increased staff by 27% in six months — the best result in Ukrainian game development
GSC Game World, the studio that created S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, is actively expanding. Over the past few months, its staff has increased by 50 people.
Patch 1.3.1 for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 fixes quest and technical bugs
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl has received update 1.3.1, which continues to fix quest locks in various situations and numerous bugs.
«Leave — not an option»: GameSpot releases documentary on the development of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 in war and evacuation
GameSpot and the Ukrainian studio GSC Game World released a documentary about the final months of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl despite the war.
Patch 1.3 for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is out: nerfs to mutant and altered objects, fewer fights, and more than 1200 changes
GSC Game World just released a big patch 1.3 of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl with more than 1200 «improvements». In quotes because some changes, like in 1.2, are ambiguous.
«There will be more than just S.T.A.L.K.E.R.»: GSC Game World wants to make more games
There have been cases in history when a successful studio made only one series of games, but the creators of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 are thinking about something else.
Squirrel in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 — Steam discount and first details of patch 1.3
Spring has sprung, and squirrels have come out in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. They’ve brought a nice discount on Steam and won’t eat you like rats… probably.
«We`re really eager to surprise»: DLC for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 will present a new look at the world
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl promises new views of the Zone and unexpected plot twists in the DLC.
Online S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 on Steam dropped by 90% in three months — the last maximum was reached by 12,448 players
At the release, the peak online S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 on Steam reached 121,335 people, while in recent weeks, only 12,448 people have registered the maximum, according to SteamDB.
The owner of GSC Game World and Navi heads the Ukrainian Esports Federation
Businessman, and among other things owner of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 developer GSC Game World and esports team Navi, Maksym Krippa has taken the position of president of the NGO «Ukrainian Esports Federation» (UESF), as first reported by the gaming publication Game Inside and confirmed the Ukrainian Forbes.
Patch Notes: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 received version 1.2.1 with a bug fix
According to reviews after megapatch 1.2 The developers of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl quickly fixed the crashes.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.2 developers congratulate on Valentine’s Day with an unusual artifact
GSC Game World studio congratulated players on Valentine’s Day. The developers regrettably recalled the Russian attack on the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, but decided to release the greeting anyway.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 received a huge patch 1.2 — many complications in the life of Scythian, quests, locations and game performance
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.2: Heart of Chornobyl received a huge update with about 1700 changes. That’s right, because many of them can hardly be called improvements to the life of a Scythian.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 paid off on the first day of sales: «We knew we would break even from the beginning»
GSC Game World founder Sergey Grigorovich gave an interview YouTube channel «Straight red»in which he talked about the financial success of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, plans for the game’s film adaptation and the development of new «Cossacks».
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 1.1.4 patch is out — fixes shader compilation, Xbox save loss, and the following
The first patch for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl 2025 has already been released, and it, (hopefully) finally fixes the shader compilation, as well as some other things that interfere with gameplay.
The snowy PC «Energizer» from S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 greets everyone «Shchedryk» on behalf of GSC Game World
The creators of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, GSC Game World, greeted Ukrainians on Christmas Eve with a video featuring the snowy Zone, Christmas tree, and the song “Shchedryk”.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 creators have no plans to port the game to PlayStation 5
GSC Game World currently has no plans to release a version of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 for PlayStation 5. About reported CEO of the studio Yevhen Hryhorovych in an interview with Tech4Gamers.
The last S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 patch of the year — GSC fixes shader compilation crash
GSC Game World “temporarily” fixed a bug in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl that caused the game to crash at startup due to shader compilation crashes.
GSC Game World has announced a next-gen update for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone Trilogy
GSC Game World will release a next-gen patch for the console version of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone Trilogy in 2025.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 receives 110 GB patch 1.1: contains 1800+ fixes, improves A-Life
GSC Game World studio released patch 1.1 for the game «S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl». The update includes more than 1800 fixes and improvements to various aspects of the game.
MAL’OPUS Publishing House Announces S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Artbook — open pre-order for 1080 UAH
MAL’OPUS opens pre-orders for the artbook “The World of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl” in Ukrainian. The book is expected in 2025.
The voices of 23 characters from S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 confirmed the lip-sync and told about the game’s voice acting
Famous for the series “Catch Kaidash”, Hryhoriy Baklanov voiced many main and secondary characters in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl.
GSC CEO told why the release of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 was not postponed despite the game’s technical problems
Yevhenii compares the development of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 to a marathon and explains why the team could not physically postpone the release.
The creators of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 explained why the A-Life 2.0 system does not work as promised
They also told us why the mention of A-Life 2.0 disappeared from the game’s description on Steam.
The third patch for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 has been released in five days: what has been improved
GSC Game World has released patch 1.0.3 for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl. The full list of changes is available here published on Steam.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is among the four most popular games on PC and Xbox in the US
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, developed by GSC Game World, has become one of the four most popular games in the US on PC and Xbox X|S series. This is evidenced by data from the analytical agency Circana for the week ending November 23.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 received its second patch a day after the first
Immediately after the 1.0.1 patch, GSC Game World updated S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 to version 1.0.2. The list of fixes is small, but the patch is “heavy” at 8 GB.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 received its first patch — contains more than 650 fixes
GSC Game World released the first patch for the game «S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl». Update 1.0.1 is available for download on PC and Xbox. The developers thank the players for their support and inform that this first update fixes more than 650 different issues and bugs discovered after the release.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: russian fake video claims game leaks player data to military recruitment centers
The Russian disinformation network seems to be targeting the game S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2.
War against S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: russians are buying negative reviews for tiny sums
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 has become a target for a massive attack with negative reviews. Someone is actively trying to discredit the game and undermine its current success using rather primitive methods. This is evidenced by the money-making offers that are circulating on the web.
GSC has sold 1.4 million copies of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 on Steam: which countries buy the game the most
Ukraine’s share in the game’s sales amounted to 16%.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 features 120 Ukrainian songs: who made it to the soundtrack and how much it cost
The game S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 has collected more than million downloads in the first two days and presented a large-scale selection of Ukrainian music to the world.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 developers told what the first patch will fix and when it will be released
On Steam, the developers of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl said that fix the next patch. They also shared plans for future patches.
Eurogamer journalist accuses S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 of nationalism over matches and poppies — players respond with memes
Eurogamer’s Brendan Caldwell saw nationalism in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl in the form of a box of matches and poppy field. He must have searched hard.
How Ukrainians joke about the release of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: a selection of memes
Ukrainian gamers greeted the release of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 with a wave of creative memes and jokes.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 fans are not waiting for developers and have already released mods to optimize the game
The community of gamers has developed four modifications to eliminate freezes in «S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl» during the first day after the official release on November 20.
«$1 billion chance»: how much money will S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 bring to GSC Game World?
Forbes Ukraine interviewed gaming industry experts and estimated how much money GSC Game World can earn from S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 and whether the studio will be able to recoup the investment.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 developers tell when to expect patches and new content
GSC Game World published statement on the technical status of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl The studio promises timely fixes and a roadmap.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 received «very favorable» reviews on Steam, with a peak online of over 113,000 simultaneous players
After its release on November 20, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 caused a real stir on the Steam digital platform. The massive interest in the project even led to interruptions in Internet access in Ukraine through the simultaneous download of the game.
New S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 trailer — shows DLSS 3 working in 4K (+ fight with Chimera)
NVIDIA has released a video demonstrating how S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 works with DLSS 3 and Reflex technologies. The video shows gameplay fragments with battles against enemies and monsters.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 has taken the first place among the most popular paid games on Steam
The game «S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl» has taken the first place among paid games on the Steam global chart.
GSC updates S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 system requirements: RTX 4080 is required for 4K/60fps
A 6GB GTX 1060 will do for minimum settings.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 pre-loading has started on Xbox Series X/S
The pre-load «S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl» is now available for Xbox Series X/S consoles. The game takes 146.5 GB.
«This is a criminal offense»: Russians who buy S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 may be accused of supporting the Armed Forces and terrorism
There was a joke: Russia is planning to ban the sale of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, equating the purchase of the game to terrorism (given the nationality of the developers, their constant donations to the Ukrainian army and «extremist content of the game»).
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 «went gold» — trailer confirms release date
GSC Game World has officially announced the completion of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. A new short trailer confirms the previously announced release date.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: developers showed bonuses for pre-ordering the game
GSC Game World Company published pre-order bonuses for «S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl» in the Steam Community.
The founder of GSC Game World showed a homing bomb created by the developers of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and «Cossacks»
Programmers from GSC Game World, who worked on the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and «Cossacks» games, took part in the development of a homing munition for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
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