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On track for spring release.

THQ has confirmed to Eurogamer that much delayed PC first-person shooter S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl is now on track for release early next year.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is set in the year 2012 and sees you playing as a mercenary who's been tasked with entering the Chernobyl exclusion zone. Which, wouldn't you know it, is populated by all manner of scary mutants who are out for blood.

The game has been in development for more than three years now, and that release date just keeps getting pushed back. Last we heard it was due out in April - so much for that.

Apparently the game will indeed hit the shelves in quarter one, 2007, though, and not as suspected the year in which it is set.

About S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl
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- Release date 23/03/2007
- Publisher THQ
- Developer GSC Game World
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Inquisitor #1 6 years ago

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It'll be 2012 by the time its actually released, then they'll have to put the game in development another couple of years to make it look more futuristic
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inomine #2 6 years ago

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I thought it was originally due out in 2004 tbh. Pitty that it keeps getting delayed because I've been wanting to play it since about 2003, nothing I like better than exploring abandoned cities.
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JediMasterMalik #3 6 years ago

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I hope they stick to the date, this game looks really cool.
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Blerk #4 6 years ago

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Yeah, right.
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Satan #5 6 years ago

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lol
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Kami #6 6 years ago

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DNF or STALKER?

Place your bets on which will be released first!
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inomine #7 6 years ago

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> DNF or STALKER?

The second coming of Christ
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sternum #8 6 years ago

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Played this game @ gamestars live back in 2004 and was suitably impressed, Albeit I played the multiplayer mode only. But I had fun, and thats important to me. So am eagerly looking for ward to this game.
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glaeken #9 6 years ago

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Last news I heard on it they had bought in an external consultant to get the game into a playable state so that they could actually release it while it still can get some sales off the back of the hype that has surrounded it.

It basically sounded like a lot of the open ended RPG nature of the game was being stripped out to make it more into a straight forward shooter that they could ship far more quickly.

If this is not a huge disappointment that everyone has forgotten all about a month after it has been released I will be very surprised.
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Salaman #10 6 years ago

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Aaaargh.
Been waiting ages to hear some news on this.

Not quite what I had hoped for though.
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El_MUERkO #11 6 years ago

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I guessed things were going fubar when they switched from open ended to zone mechanics

weird thou, i played the alpha tech demo many moons ago, i wonder what they've been doing all this time
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Thamuhacha #12 6 years ago

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>The game has been in development for more than three years now

Considerably longer than that. I'd say 5. It's on it's third publisher too.
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Empedocles #13 6 years ago

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I won't hold my breath, still good to see DK's crack PD team has had such a dramatic effect on finishing the title, oh hold on..........

Anyway Oblivion has done everything STALKER was supposed to do now anyway.
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asphaltcowboy #14 6 years ago

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Please please please release this soon - and please say the dev time was spent making it as good as you said it was going to be! I too played it at Gamestars, and was suitably impressed AT THE TIME - let's hope it's been buffed up or something in the meanwhile!
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ralphwolfenstein #15 6 years ago

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Anyway Oblivion has done everything STALKER was supposed to do now anyway

aw, bless!
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Bumbuliuz #16 6 years ago

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This game is slowly turning out to be a Duke Nukem Forever game
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Empedocles #17 6 years ago

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Hey it even took STALKER's original name, has day, night and weather cycles, independent NPC's, creature ecosystem and weird happenings caused by errant AI.

What more can you ask?
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BravoGolf #18 6 years ago

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I had high hopes for this game a few years ago but it just doesn't seem as 'revolutionary' anymore. I really do hope this game is as good as it looked back then
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fawe3 #19 6 years ago

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I'm not that up with future FPS, but can anyone tell me one thats also comming near 2007 that will make autors of stalker postpone it this time.
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Empedocles #20 6 years ago

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Barbie fashion parade maybe?
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Pike #21 6 years ago

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V a p o u r w a r e
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NemesisEnforcer #22 6 years ago

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. has been in development for 5 years. It's about time it got released. The once phenomenal graphics look merely ok now. Apparently, the highly touted A.I. has some scripted moments, and there are going to be quite a few elements removed, such as eating, sleeping and possibly even vehicles, which would totally suck ass.
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Triggerhappytel #23 6 years ago

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Next Spring?

Famous last words...
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Nikanoru #24 6 years ago

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Why do I want this game so much...
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Empedocles #25 6 years ago

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I'm sure i'ts not last words, In Autumn it will be 'next summer' ad infinitum..........
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smoison #26 6 years ago

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OMG a good game gets delayed, WTF OMG I hate these guys....

If you would rather it be released before its finished while its buggy and sucks, go play Battlefeild 2.
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Xune #27 6 years ago

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I think the crowning glory would be for Microsoft to sign this title up as a Vista exclusive despite it not using DX10, just as they've done with Alan Wake.
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Empedocles #28 6 years ago

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Too late for that methinks......................
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the creeper #29 6 years ago

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This looked great when it was originally supposed to be released a couple of years ago. Let's hope it doesn't end up looking decidely "last-gen" when they finally get around to releasing it.
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animal_mother #30 6 years ago

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Has there been a PC game that hasn't been delayed this year? Hellgate:London, QuakeWars, UT2007, Prey and now Stalker. This is the PC gamers' equivalent of cock-teasing.
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