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.
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
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.
Valve and Steam founder is a fan of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: «I’ll reach the fourth final tomorrow»
It turns out that Gabe Newell, one of the founders and CEO of Valve, is a fan of the Ukrainian game S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 celebrates 6 million players
Judging by the post on the official X game channel, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl has sold at least 6 million copies.
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.
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 without a plot? New mod turns the game into a sandbox
A new mod for the game S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is now available on the NexusMods portal. New Game Start – A free play mode attempt significantly changes the concept of the game. In fact, this mod removes the storyline of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 and turns the game into a kind of sandbox with mutants.
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.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is among the worst games in terms of technical condition in 2024 according to DSOGaming
Ukrainian S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl was included in the list of the best games of 2024 according to ITC.UA editorial board (and journalists of some other publications). And now DSOGaming has included this game in its own anti-rating – a list of the worst optimized games. These are the games that disappointed with their PC…
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”.
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.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 has already paid off, two DLCs and a series on Netflix planned, — GSC owner Maxim Krippa
The owner of the «Ukraine» hotel, Ukrainian esports team NAVI, and GSC Game World spoke about the creation and plans for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl.
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.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 has a monobank replenishment sound — Oleg Gorokhovsky told us where to hear it
Everyone likes the sound of a bank account being replenished. Monobank co-founder Oleg Horokhovskyi shared when it can be heard in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl.
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.
Review «S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl». We have not waited in vain!
The release of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 logically created a huge buzz around the world, without exaggeration. Of course, the project, long-awaited by millions of players, was most popular in Ukraine. However, this classic review will focus on the game itself. ITC.ua has already had material about the technical state of the game. I will also touch…
Does your PC not «run» S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2? The game appeared in NVIDIA GeForce NOW along with Star Wars Outlaws and Fallout 3
One of the common complaints on S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl — poor optimization for weak computers. The NVIDIA GeForce NOW cloud service can help.
«$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.
«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: new gameplay trailer about weapons and their customization released
The developers of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl have shown a new trailer about the game’s weapon mechanics and survival.
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.
GSC founder promises bug-free S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 and a Rolls-Royce for destroying a Russian ship
Sergey Grigorievich, founder of GSC Game World, spoke about the status of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, confirmed the release date, and offered an interesting challenge.
The most interesting new games of November 2024
November has always been one of the richest months for high-profile releases. This year, the tradition has changed a bit, and it seems that October took all the best, but we can still expect interesting projects. The most important release of the year, at least for us, is still in November. Read about it and […]
Review of the limited edition MSI RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16G GAMING SLIM STALKER 2 EDITION: ray tracing with a touch of radiation
The release of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is just around the corner and not only players but also graphics card manufacturers are preparing for it. The unique MSI RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16G GAMING SLIM STALKER 2 EDITION is interesting not only for its technical features but also for its thematic design, which will definitely appeal to […]
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl – MSI has released a limited edition of gaming devices and offers the opportunity to get the game
MSI has announced a collaboration with the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl development team that has resulted in four limited edition products. These exclusive devices offer a S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2-inspired design. Additionally, customers who purchase these limited edition products will also be eligible to receive S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of…
New trailer for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl — 5 minutes of post-apocalyptic atmosphere, gameplay and locations
Developers from GSC Game World have presented a new trailer «World and Locations» for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, which shows various areas of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.
Ukrainian game S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl to be shown at Summer Game Fest on June 8
Jeff Keely presented a trailer for the upcoming Summer Game Fest event, which, after E3 closes, can now take over the title of the main summer gaming event of the year.
Ukrainian game S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is in the top 5 «most wanted» games on Steam
The long-awaited game S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl by Ukrainian studio GSC Game World is gaining more and more attention a few months before its release. According to Steam data, it is currently ranked 5th among the most desired games on the service. Frostpunk 2 is one line higher.
«This is not a paradise»: Ukrainian trailer for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl has been released
GSC Game World has released a new trailer for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. It is tellingly titled «This is not paradise».
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone Trilogy. How I lay on the couch and played «Stalkers» on PlayStation 5
It was a Friday evening. I sat down on the couch, picked up the gamepad, and pressed the PS button. There was a sharp «peak!», the PlayStation 5 turned blue, and the main menu appeared on the 4K TV screen in front of me. With the left stick, I switched from the God of War […]
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