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PC News by Tom Bramwell
THQ UK has confirmed that S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl will be released on 23rd March in Europe.
The PC-exclusive first-person shooter - first announced toward the end of 2001 - has been the subject of much speculation after repeated delays, although much of its ambitious design remains intact.
Players will explore the deadly Zone around Chernobyl, scene of one of the world's most devastating nuclear accidents nearly 21 years ago, with a full life simulation that introduces depth to areas whether you've visited them or not.
You can read more about it in our most recent preview and interview, and it also featured heavily in episode four of the Eurogamer TV Show, when Johnny and co. ventured to Prypiat.
The US version of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is due out on 22nd March.
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richardiox
17/01/07 @ 09:33
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Would I be right in thinking they are still using the engine they developed in 2000/2001? If so would it be a fair assumption to say the game should be very scaleable and should run pretty well on a mid specced system (x800xt, 1gig ram, P4 3.4). At the time of their initial beta builds that rig would have been more than top of the line.
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Empedocles
17/01/07 @ 09:59
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Krudster I still has the echoes of the hangover from that trip, man that hurt........................................................
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I can't help it, but I am really looking forward to this! I just hope it's as open-ended as it sounds! Imagine being able to investigate and explore Chernobyl all by yourself while being hounded by mutants and soldiers! I don't care if the graphics and physics aren't up to the 2007 standard, it's the game world that intrigues me. Let's just hope they haven't cut out all the RPG features they were talking about at the beginning of this ambitious project.
I can see a Boiling Point in this. Of course, I loved Boiling Point, especially after the 200 MB patch they released for it.. |
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Der_tolle_Emil
17/01/07 @ 10:28
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You wrote this story because the countdown ticker appeared yesterday on your site
That was my first thought too :) |
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YourMessageHere
17/01/07 @ 18:59
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/orders Stalker
@ mkreku I really wanted to like Boiling Point, but the bugs forced me to give it up. How much does the patching fix? Like for example, can I walk 200m from my car before it spontaneously disappears 6m underground? I might give it another go if it's now playable. |
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@YourMessageHere: Yes, you can! The bug fixes so you can have a car standing in every ditch on the road between.. uhh.. I forgot the name of both the towns in Boiling Point. It also fixes performance, makes the cars actually feel like cars when you're driving them, stops the saved games from corrupting, and a billion other things. Boiling Point was an unplayable mess before the patch. After the patch it ran like a dream for me! Together with the multiplayer patch they released for Deus Ex, the Boiling Point patch is the best patch I've ever downloaded. Those 200MB really made a difference.
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