S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 release overloads Ukrainian providers — Internet speeds drop across the country
The ITC.UA editorial team has experienced firsthand the Internet outages in Ukraine. The opinion that the release of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: The Heart of Chernobyl is to blame was confirmed by providers.
«Atmospheric, but full of bugs»: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 debuts with 76/100 on Metacritic (+release trailer)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl has received the first ratings from the specialized press. The game has 76 points out of 100 on Metacritic (PC version), 82 points for Xbox Series X/S and 77 points for OpenCritic, where only 62% of critics recommend the game for purchase.
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.
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 fan movie S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of the Zone — GSC Game World recommends watching
Now we have something to watch while we wait for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 developers talk about A-Life 2.0 life simulation system and mod support
Recently, Radio Times Gaming channel released a new video about «S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl». The highlight of the video was not only the preview of the game itself, but also an exclusive conversation with the game’s technical producer Yevhen Kulyk, who revealed new details about the project.
GSC will present S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 «as perfect as possible», but is preparing for bug fixes in the first weeks
GSC Game World seems to be unsure about the technical condition of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2. The company says that now all efforts are aimed at a stable launch, but they are preparing to work after it.
Final previews of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 released: journalists are delighted with the atmosphere and gameplay
Foreign gaming publications have released the final previews of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. The journalists shared their impressions after several hours of testing the shooter from the Ukrainian studio GSC Game World.
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…
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: War Game documentary about the game’s development during the war in Ukraine released
The documentary about S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is now available on the official YouTube channels of GSC Game World and Xbox.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: three more songs from the radio and Pripyat location in the new music trailer
GSC Game World showed three more songs from the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl radio. The trailer «Sadness of Pripyat» is dedicated to the corresponding location of the game.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: MSI has revealed a teaser of limited edition products in the style of the game — and not just a video card
GSC Game World and MSI have joined forces to create a unique limited edition of computer hardware. This collection draws inspiration from the game «S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl».
The cost of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 on Steam will increase by 80%
Information about this appeared in the official Discord server GSC Game World studio. The decision to adjust the regional prices for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 was made after the opening of pre-orders in the Microsoft Store.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Dark Horse will release an artbook about the game’s creation. What is special about it?
Dark Horse Books has announced the release of the book «The Art of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl», which will reveal the process of creating the upcoming game from GSC Game World.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: trailer for Xbox’s documentary about the game’s development during the war in Ukraine
Xbox and Ukrainian studio GSC Game World have announced the release of a documentary about the development of «S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl» in the face of war.
Unique gameplay and focus on beginners: new details about S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2
Rock Paper Shotgun had the opportunity to try out the demo version of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 at Gamescom 2024 and shared their impressions of the game. The journalists also published fragments of a conversation with representatives of GSC Game World.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: developers reveal details of the first task and biography of the key character
GSC Game World has revealed new details of the plot of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 will be released without hardware tracing, official mod support and multiplayer — will be added later
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 will finally be released on November 20, but it will not have all the technical and gaming features that will appear later.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 will get its own graphics card — MSI announces special RTX 4070 Ti Super
MSI is planning to release a new GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super graphics card model dedicated to the upcoming game «S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl».
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 developers told how many endings there are in the game and showed a trailer about Scar
Yevhen Hryhorovych, head of the studio GSC Game Worldand Eugene Kulik, Technical Producer, spoke about the features of the upcoming game in an interview with IGN during Gamescom 2024.
New gameplay video of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: shootouts with bandits and mutants
The developers focused on night battles where players confront bandits and other threats to the Exclusion Zone.
Ukrainian powerhouse NON STOP from S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 to be presented at Gamescom 2024
The NON STOP energy drink, which will be part of the game «S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl», will be presented at the world’s largest video game exhibition Gamescom 2024 in Germany.
Developers of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, SAND and others: Ukrainian pavilion returns to Gamescom 2024
At Gamescom 2024, the Ukrainian gaming industry will once again get its own pavilion. It will feature GSC Game World (developer of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2), Hologryph, other studios, publishers, and companies involved in game development.
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.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Japanese appreciated the demo, and developers promised 100+ hours of content
The Japanese edition of Gamer has published a review of the current demo version of «S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl» and interviewed the game’s developers.
More secrets of Chernobyl: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 will have two storyline add-ons
«Secret» published the Ultimate edition of the game.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl returns to Xbox — pre-orders and Discord channel for questions open
Microsoft has resumed pre-orders for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 on the Xbox platform, and GSC Game World developers have opened a channel for communication with fans.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl — 30 minutes of gameplay (in Ukrainian!), new details of the game world and developer comments
GSC Game World studio held a 30-minute presentation of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 gameplay, revealing new details about the game’s world and its mechanics.
A new look at S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Chinese journalists share their impressions of the demo
Their impression of the game is that it is atmospheric and has few technical flaws.
New trailer for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl — game release postponed to November 20 (officially)
GSC Game World has announced a new release date for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. Now the game will be released on November 20, 2024 instead of the previously planned date of September 5, 2024. The developers need additional time to fix bugs and polish the gameplay.
«Guys, we have to live to see the release». A soldier from Azov played one of the characters in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2
Oleksandr «Sei» Laptiy, a soldier of the 12th Brigade «Azov», spoke about his role in the continuation of the cult Ukrainian game S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
Non stop S.T.A.L.K.E.R. energy drink received a limited edition Moonlight in honor of the upcoming game
Non Stop S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Moonlight limited edition energy drink is now on sale. Its release is dedicated to the game S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl.
GSC revealed the new STALKER 2 character Faust
Developers from GSC Game World have published new images of one of the characters in the upcoming game S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. The corresponding publication appeared on the social network X (Twitter).
Ukrainian radio in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl — GSC Game World has published three songs
GSC Game World has published a video that allows you to listen to the radio from S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. To be more precise, these are three songs from the radio station that can be found at the location «Rostock», which in the game will belong to the «Will» group. It’s not pop music — the tracks represent Ukrainian…
The documentary about the first S.T.A.L.K.E.R. «EPISodes: Shadow of Chernobyl» is already available on Kyivstar TV
On Kyivstar TV the documentary «EPISodes: Shadow of Chernobyl» about the creation of the first game in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series. The film about STALKER and GSC Game World is part of the documentary series «EPISODES» by KNIFE! about various stories that took place in independent Ukraine.
New trailer for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl in full Ukrainian — «Land, my native land!
GSC Game World presented a new trailer for STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl with excellent Ukrainian voice acting at the Xbox Showcase presentation. The game’s good graphics are striking, and its release on September 5 on PC and Xbox has been confirmed again.
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