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All 3 original Stalker games get 'fully remastered and optimized' versions next week, free for OG owners, and I can't wait to get shredded by an anomaly from the comfort of my sofa

Something to enjoy while GSC keeps tinkering with Stalker 2.

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The Game Pass hit STALKER 2 just got a huge Xbox award, and I can't think of a game more deserving

In recognition of STALKER 2's excellence, Microsoft and Xbox have given developer GSC Game World a special award.

Windows Central

STALKER 2's new Patch 1.3 update has arrived with 1,200+ notes, but its biggest problem still isn't fixed

Patch 1.3 has come to STALKER 2, but the update didn't make a balance change the game sorely needs.

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It launched upside down and on fire, but busted and brilliant Stalker 2 has attracted 6 million players to the Zone in the last 3 months

Love wins.

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'Massive' Stalker 2 patch adds A-life updates and 1,700 other fixes to GSC's survival shooter, so many you'll need to go a little quest to read them all

"All aspects of the game" tweaked.

PC Gamer

STALKER 2 just got a huge Patch 1.2 update with over 1,700 fixes, a new attack for one of its scariest mutants, and more [UPDATED]

STALKER 2 Patch 1.2, the first big 2025 update for the game, is officially out now. Here's a look at all the highlights from the patch notes.

Windows Central

Too many games released busted, broken, and basically in early access this year—it's time for it to stop

The money-men are getting complacent in our incredibly online era.

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Spirit of the PC 2024: Stalker 2

A PC gaming classic, back and better than ever.

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Sweet aunt Petunia! GSC just announced updates for the 3 classic Stalker games 15 years after release

Cheekis to be 40% more breeki.

PC Gamer

Stalker 2 revives A-Life with a mondo-huge 110 GB Christmas patch that marks the game's first major update

Weight limit exceeded.

PC Gamer

STALKER 2's massive update contains over 1,800 gameplay fixes — including much-requested repairs to the A-Life System

GSC continues to refine the quality of Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl with a new 1.1 Patch update, which features bug fixes, gameplay improvements, and more.

Windows Central

The STALKER mod of my dreams is here, and adds something even STALKER 2 doesn't have: Co-op multiplayer

There's no co-op in STALKER 2, but a new mod for the previous game, Call of Pripyat, just came out that adds the highly requested multiplayer feature.

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Stalker 2 art demonstrates the incredible variety in the Unreal Engine-based game

Artists at GSC Game World have shared some of their stunning work for the project.

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These STALKER 2 screenshots are so drop-dead gorgeous they've got me begging the devs for a Photo Mode, but you can use this mod in the meantime

It's a shame that STALKER 2 doesn't have a Photo Mode, but this modded solution is the next best thing — and it's absolutely fantastic.

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GSC says it couldn't delay Stalker 2 to fix bugs because 'one more marathon' might have destroyed the devs: 'It has some problems, but it's a game! It's a game with soul'

After 14 years, GSC just needed to get Stalker 2 shipped.

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"We have relationships with our players ... We have to do it for them." STALKER 2 devs explain why A-Life 2.0 is broken, pledge to patch it after controversial removal of info from Steam page

In a new interview, STALKER 2 developer GSC Game World has explained why its A-Life 2.0 AI system isn't working and promises to fix it in a future patch.

PC Gamer

Stalker 2 devs say the scrubbed mentions of anticipated NPC code A-Life 2.0 (which is busted, but there) were due to a marketing guy going rogue

"I understand it sounds suspicious!"

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Russian disinfo is trying to spark a boycott of Stalker 2 by claiming it's going to draft you into the war in Ukraine somehow

A fake video claims the game is gathering IP and device data to find Ukrainian conscripts. No, that doesn't make any sense to me either.

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GSC says STALKER 2 balance updates are in the cards for future patches, so maybe soon we can all stop complaining about tanky mutants

STALKER 2 developer GSC Game World has confirmed it's looking into addressing gameplay balance issues, but will focus on fixing A-Life and other bugs first.

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"GSC has sabotaged my save": STALKER 2 player gets hilariously blocked by an NPC who won't get out of a doorway — even after days of waiting

Some of STALKER 2's bugs are pretty serious, but others are silly and amusing to see. This is one of the latter.

PC Gamer

All Stalker 2 unique weapons and where to find each

Track down these special armaments while exploring The Zone.

Windows Central

"We’ve been following your feedback in all possible forms carefully." STALKER 2: The update patches and bug fixes are coming in fast, with one of the biggest issues on Xbox coming later on.

GSC Game World confirms the first post-launch patch should drop next week, here are the full patch notes.

PC Gamer

Here's what to expect from the first patch for Stalker 2

Fixes for crashes, more coming in the next week.

PC Gamer

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl has almost single-handedly saved 2024 from being an absolutely rubbish year for gaming

A last-minute salvation.

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"We would ask you to stay with us, that is really important to us." STALKER 2 devs promise patches for A-Life, the game's most unique open-world feature

STALKER 2's A-Life 2.0 AI simulation system is the game's most unique feature, but there are some issues with it right now. Luckily, developer GSC promises that updates are coming.

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