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According this this Shacknews story, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky has been confirmed for a September 15 launch in the US.

The game was delayed at the end of August thanks to a lack of CD keys in the initial shipment.

More through the link.

That’s it, really. PC Gamer’s given S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky a miserable 6.8/10, as you can see on CVG.

Probably won’t play it, if we’re being honest. Get more sad-smiley-face scores here.

Eurogamer’s given S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky 7/10, which added to IGN’s 70 percent and PC Zone’s cover score of 88 percent should give you a good idea that this probably isn’t quite what it was supposed to be. Snip:

There’s been a lot of negativity, hasn’t there? There’s still a lot of what made Stalker so appealing here. It shows how having these sorts of character-improvement and living world elements can improve a shooter’s appeal. Why do you think we’re so angry when they take away all our stuff? Between the improved weapon modification and the more living Zone, a certain strand of Stalker fan will find much here to applaud, and those who’ve never actually played the earlier game at all will still be enchanted by the unique atmosphere of the place… but would be recommended going there first, perhaps with the Oblivion Lost mod attached.

Full thing through the link.

Uh oh. Despite an 88 percent cover review from PCZone, IGN UK’s posted a 7/10 for the GSC sequel, saying it has a “reactorful of misfires” and “so much decaying flesh attached to it that cutting through to the admittedly very healthy bone below may prove too tall an order.”

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There’s also a stack of bugs and balance issues, perhaps unsurprisingly given Stalker 1′s messy gestation, and we suffered an AI failure at one point that broke the faction war system. As well as that, that aforementioned difficulty feels like an over-enthusiastic mod – enemies often turn up in ridiculous numbers and are almost always aware of exactly where you are – plus there’s those damnable grenades. A hardcore reward for the hardcore player, perhaps, but for the more casual Zone-wanderer or total newbie it gets too much like hard work, crushing the desire to press onwards.

Full thing through the link. Not the prettiest thing in the world.

The first S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky review’s in, and it’s an 88 percent from UK mag PC Zone.

The review lauds the shooter for being the “game Shadow of Chernobyl was meant to be,” but decries it for “crap script.” Swings and roundabouts.

You can read the entire thing on Oblivion-Lost.de.

According to Shacknews, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky’s been delayed “a few days” in the US, as copies shipped to stores have been recalled.

The problem, says Bluesnews, is that initial shipments didn’t contain CD keys.

Clear Sky was supposed to release on September 5.

IGN has upped several new pictures of Koch Media’s excellent looking S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky, so click the link and have a look.

The game is out in September.

By Mike Bowden

Eurogamer Germany is reporting that S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky has been delayed until September 5.

The game was originally due August 29 so it’s obviously slipped a week.

I’m sure we can all wait a measly seven days. Loads more game info here.

By Mike Bowden

Koch’s posted a new video of STALKER: Clear Sky, showing off a lot of graphical features DX10 users can expect to enjoy in the shooter prequel.

The game’s out at the end of August, and from the look of it it’s going to be a must for anyone with a passing interest in PCs and shooting.

Hit the link to see why.

There’s a video after the break containing the first 25 minutes of gameplay from S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky. How and why this should be isn’t clear. It goes without saying, but to say this is a “spoiler” is a bit of an understatement. At your own risk.

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And it’s a cracker. Aside from showing S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, the firm’s got three new DS games – namely Secret Files: Tunguska, Gravity, and Pet Vet: Down Under – to get out for attending journos.

Resist? You cannot.

According to this WorthPlaying report, the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky system requirements really aren’t that heavy. Full thing after the link. The GSC shooter prequel’s out on August 29.

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GSC’s put out some new screens of radioactive shooter prequel S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky, and it’s all still looking rosy. Men, guns, trees: it’s the Ukrainian action game with the mostest. Its tech’s looking amazing, as you can see here. Clear Sky’s out August 29.

Shacknews has got hold of a new trailer for GSC’s S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky.

The video shows off new “technology, effects and environments contained in the upcoming shooter prequel.” From the look of it, that’s code for “detail beyond belief.”

Game’s out August 29. Trailer’s through the link.

By Mike Bowden

Some new Clear Sky shots on Strategy Informer, showing the game still looks pretty. Eurogamer’s posted a new interview with GSC this afternoon as well, although it looks a little barren. The site also has some new direct-feed game-play video to make up for it.

Clear Sky’s out in August.

Speaking to videogamer.com, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. developer GSC Game World has admitted the company has console aspirations for the shooter series, but there’ll only be realised if upcoming prequel Clear Sky makes enough beans.

“We received all the necessary permissions and licenses and dev kits and we’re just starting to get familiar with the technology,” said GSC CEO Sergiy Grygorovych.

“It’s a different type of development you need to do, lots of things to comply with, restrictions of the consoles. We are experimenting at the moment. But the plan is to bring something to the console later. Clear Sky is going to be PC only. Later on it depends on how successful and how fast we can master it.”

More through the link. Check out some new impressions and movies of Clear Sky here.

IGN’s had some face-time with GSC’s shooter prequel S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, the results of which you can see here. There are details there of new weapons, faction combat and so on. As far as we’re aware, this is the first time anyone’s properly played it, so worth a look.

The site also grabbed five direct feed movies, which you can see after the break.

Clear Sky’s out on August 29.

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Like, dur. IGN’s landed a mega-scoop by confirming with Koch that S.T.A.L.K.E.R prequel Clear Sky will be shown at E3 this year. This is most likely the first of hundreds of stories telling people what’s going to appear at the event, so probably best to get used to it now, we suppose.

E3 runs from July 15-17 at the LA Convention Center.

They’re on GameInfoWire. PC gamers are now watching the GSC nuclear shooter prequel with glassy eyes after this week’s DX10 tech movie blew plenty of socks off.

It’s down for a August 29 release. We do like a solid release date.

Koch’s released a new video of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky tech, giving ample reason to be excited about the prequel’s August 29 launch.

God rays, soft water, volumetric fire, dynamic volumetric smoke, dynamic wet surfaces, rain splashes water streaming down surfaces and the best lightning you’ve ever seen in a game are all included.

We’re putting it up on GameTrailers now. Get it from GamersHell in the meantime.