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This massive FPS game I love is getting a surprise DLC-style content update this week — it got a huge Xbox sale just in time (UPDATE: It's delayed)

GSC Game World's popular open-world survival shooter STALKER 2 is getting a big update this week with a new questline that features a new story, locations, and more.

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One of the biggest and best game mods of all time is now a one-click install on GOG — but there's one huge downside

STALKER GAMMA, a huge modpack for STALKER Anomaly and one of the most popular mods of all time, is now available to play through GOG.

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I’ve spent nearly 50 hours barely surviving in Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl, and its PS5 release is the most fun I've had trying not to die in a post-apocalyptic open-world

Thanks to months of updates and patches – coupled with plenty of PlayStation 5-specific upgrades - Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl on PS5 is the game at its best.

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Russia just added Stalker dev GSC to its no-no list of 'undesirable organisations', sobs that Stalker 2 promoted 'Ukrainian narratives' and 'aggressive Russophobic content'

The Prosecutor General's Office accuses GSC of "promoting Ukrainian narratives."

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Days before its PS5 release, this Xbox exclusive just got a huge update — here are the patch notes (and why I'm jumping back in)

Update 1.7, the "Expedition Update," is out now for STALKER 2; it's coming days before the Xbox exclusive is getting its long-awaited PS5 release.

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Stalker 2 has faction wars now: Enemies 'can expand control over new territories' in its 1.7 jumbo patch that also adds mega-hard mode and makes hiding in bushes meaningful

Freedom vs Duty. No, literally.

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'We resolved this misunderstanding': Misery returns to Steam after ending its Stalker DMCA spat with GSC Game World

Misery devs have removed a helicopter model, guitar songs, and Stalker-themed easter eggs at GSC's request.

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Stalker dev GSC Game World DMCA'd a Stalker-inspired indie off Steam⁠, and the devs are crying foul: 'This is an abuse of power against small independent developers by a large corporation'

Misery, not to be confused with the Stalker mod, is currently unavailable for purchase on Steam.

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. devs issue DMCA against indie title, but its creators are fighting back: ‘This is an abuse of power’

A miserable ordeal.

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One of my favorite Xbox Game Pass games is leaving this month — I can't believe this huge FPS title is departing

Nearly a full year after its launch onto Xbox, Windows PC, and Game Pass, GSC Game World's popular survival-horror shooter STALKER 2 is leaving the program.

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Xbox Game Pass' Biggest Problem Just Got Exposed By 'Stalker 2'

'Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl' is leaving Xbox Game Pass ahead of its next big update, and some subscribers feel burned by it's limited time availability on the service.

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"One mistake, and it's your last" — How STALKER 2 is teaming up with Ukraine emergency services to help protect children from landmines

Ukraine is "one of the most mine-contaminated countries in the world," so STALKER 2 dev GSC is working with fire and rescue services to warn teenagers of landmine danger.

Windows Central

The 16+ year-old original Stalker games have Nvidia DLSS support now, which isn't as crazy as it sounds

Get in the Zone.

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Stalker's remaster has taught me just how much of a terrible sicko I am for the pop of a Steam achievement

It's the perfect time to go mad in the Zone.

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Stalker 2's dev says 'the most beautiful' way to play PS5 version is on PS5 Pro with quality mode enabled, but they prefer to play in performance mode at 60FPS

Stalker 2's technical producer, Evgeniy Kulik, has revealed that GSC Game World is aiming to launch the game on PS5 at 4K 60FPS in quality mode.

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Stalker 2 dev details new enhancements for PS5, including making the most of the DualSense's speaker and adaptive triggers

GSC Game World has revealed new details about Stalker 2's PS5 version, including the all-new features that the Xbox and PC versions don't offer.

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STALKER 2's roadmap for the rest of 2025 is revealed — and you won't believe what's coming to the zone

GSC Game World shared a roadmap for what players will see added to STALKER 2 through the rest of 2025, including better performance, new missions, and more.

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STALKER 2 gets a 2025 roadmap — this open-world shooter is getting even better with new missions, better performance, and more

GSC Game World shared a roadmap for what players will see added to STALKER 2 through the rest of 2025, including better performance, new missions, and more.

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Stalker 2 says to hell with it, let's just update our entire Unreal Engine implementation in new roadmap for the rest of the year

The Zone is getting a 5.5.4 makeover, with devs whispering they might even take a look at UE5.6.

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As the bots take over Verdansk, Warzone and Stalker are beginning to meld in my brain

Shadow of Chernobyl is a crumbling, haunting pre-echo of COD's battle royale.

PC Gamer

Good guy GSC wordlessly deletes ads in Stalker remaster menus with itsy-bitsy new patch

Get out of here, Stalker ads.

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An Ambitious But Flawed Open-World Shooter Gets Another Chance With A Huge New Update

After a highly anticipated open-world shooter arrived with some game-breaking issues, modding tools and more updates could bring it back to life.

PC Gamer

Stalker 2 artist kickstarts the Zone Kit modding scene with a flood of glorious nonsense mods featuring Shrek, CJ, and—you guessed it—Thomas the Tank Engine

We're not completely certain that Stalker 2 architecture artist Aleksandr Silantev is responsible for this spectacular work, but we're hopeful.

PC Gamer

Wanna make mods for Stalker 2? That'll be 700 GB of hard drive space, please

Honestly? I'm more impressed than anything.

PC Gamer

'They listened! They listened!': Stalker restores Soviet monument after angry fans tanked its Steam reviews, and they couldn't be happier

I guess he really will live again.

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