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STALKER 2 reviews and Metacritic score roundup: Does GSC's open-world sequel live up to the hype?

GSC Game World's long-awaited open-world FPS STALKER 2 is here at long last, but is it actually good? Here's what reviewers are saying.

Windows Central

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl review

Say it with me now: get out of here, stalker.

PC Gamer

Stalker 2 release time – the countdown to the horror-soaked FPS is finally on after 14 years

Here's when Stalker 2 releases in your time zone

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Here's the exact release time you can play STALKER 2 on launch day this week

After years of delays, STALKER 2 is finally almost here. But when can you play? Here's what GSC Game World says.

Windows Central

Long Delayed Ukrainian Survival Video Game Sequel Set For Release Amid War

Ukrainian studio GSC will on Wednesday release a long-awaited sequel to its hit S.T.A.L.K.E.R. video game, fine tuned during the Russian invasion which forced many of its staff to leave the country.

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Does STALKER 2 have co-op multiplayer and cross-play?

At long last, STALKER 2 is finally almost here. But can you play it co-op, and with people on other platforms?

Windows Central

STALKER 2 release date: Preloads, launch time, and when it comes out on Xbox and PC

GSC Game World's survival horror FPS STALKER 2 is nearly upon us, but when exactly can you play? Here's what we know.

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STALKER 2 PC system requirements and specs: Can you run Heart of Chornobyl?

GSC Game World's long-awaited STALKER 2 release is imminent, and ahead of it, the game's PC requirements have been published.

Windows Central

Big 12 Concludes That No Helmet Communications Were Compromised This Season

The conference quickly concluded its investigation after concerns were raised by Texas Tech earlier this week regarding in-helmet communication encryption.

Sports Illustrated

Stalker: Shadow of Chornobyl isn't the mind-bending prospect it once was, but that’s only because we have it so good

The emergent has become the everyday, and shooters are all the better for it

GamesRadar

Xbox has its game of the year contender: Talking Game Pass, Xbox Series S struggles, and the future of STALKER with GSC Game World in our exclusive 'STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl' interview

We spoke to the team behind STALKER 2, which after 3 hours of playing, felt like a tried and tested game of the year contender.

Windows Central

After playing three hours of Stalker 2 and dying in every way imaginable, I can't wait to recommend this post-apocalyptic shooter to (almost) every Fallout fan I know

Preview | The Zone is big, beautiful, and brutal – but if you can stomach the difficulty, it offers one of the most immersive survival experiences around

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GSC Game World releases Stalker 2 documentary chronicling the lives of its developers amid an ongoing war

Stalker 2 gets new documentary recording the lives of its developers amidst Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

TechRadar

'Subconsciously, we were all ready to die': Stalker 2 developers secretly prepared for Russia's invasion

A new documentary sheds light on Stalker's development at war.

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"We're working to prove that we cannot be broken." STALKER 2 devs tell their story of resilience creating the Xbox, PC sequel amid Russia's Ukraine invasion in new 'War Game' documentary film.

Ahead of STALKER 2's launch next month, a new 90-minute documentary has been released that chronicles GSC Game World's journey to develop the game amid Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine.

GamesRadar

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl continues to impress, but the question now is whether it can draw fans of Far Cry, Fallout and Metro into its wasteland of horrors

Opinion | The most recent deep-dive into Stalker 2 showcases a desolate open world I can't wait to explore

Windows Central

STALKER 2 developer deep dive shows over 30 minutes of new gameplay and interviews, and it looks like the sequel I've always wanted: "There is no such other game"

Ahead of STALKER 2's scheduled release on Xbox and PC in November, developer GSC Game World has released a lengthy gameplay showcase of the open world survival shooter.

PC Gamer

Stalker 2 has been hit with another delay, pushing the release date back to November to 'fix more unexpected anomalies'

To keep us going, GSC Game World will be showing off new footage and a story quest walkthrough next month.

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The STALKER trilogy's promised mod support has come to Xbox consoles, and you're allowed to cheese achievements with it

STALKER developer GSC Game World has made good on its promise to add mod support to the Xbox and PlayStation ports of the games.

GamesRadar

Stalker 2 hands-on: I played Heart of Chornobyl on Xbox Series X, and it's finally becoming the immersive-FPS I always knew it could be

Preview | It's remarkable how far this game has come in such a short time

Windows Central

The Xbox exclusive I'm most excited for just got a new action-packed gameplay trailer, and it's coming in 3 months

During the Xbox Games Showcase, STALKER 2 — GSC Game World's long-awaited sequel to the original STALKER trilogy — got a brand new gameplay trailer.

Windows Central

As STALKER games debut on console, leaks show Xbox 360 and PSP versions we never got

Shortly after the STALKER trilogy launched on Xbox and PlayStation, some very old (and revealing) design docs were shared on Reddit.

GamesRadar

The original legendary Stalker trilogy, still an open-world FPS icon, gets "refined for console" in surprise Xbox and PlayStation release

The Stalker games that started it all finally jump to consoles

The Guardian - UK

‘At this point it’s not just a game’: the making of Ukrainian RPG Stalker 2 – during wartime

Based in Kyiv until the Russian invasion – and still mourning colleagues who went to the frontline – the makers of long-awaited apocalyptic survival game Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl describe how their lives began imitating their art

GamesRadar

In the shadow of war, Stalker 2 Heart of Chornobyl aims to deliver on 20 years of promise

Big In 2024 | GSC Game World's sequel could finally realise the series' full potential

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