The hackers who broke into GSC Game World’s servers have kept their word. Materials for STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl have hit the web, including gameplay footage.
It seems that the Russian blackmailers have kept their word. A six-minute video of STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl arrived on the web. You won’t find it on YouTube (or at least it won’t be available there for a long time), but the footage is making the rounds on various websites like Dark Side of Gaming.
Whether you really want to see this game is still a separate topic. It’s not even about spoilers, because the video reveals next to nothing about the plot. As you can easily guess, this is a raw, working version of the second STALKER; In the end, the game may differ significantly from what is seen in images stolen by hackers.
It’s true that the images show a more polished title than typical prototypes like the gameplay of GTA 6, which leaked last year (not to mention the images posted by other developers in response to complaints from netizens). However, STALKER 2 is still in development and a lot may have already changed from what the leaked video shows.
Unfortunately, the video posted by DSoG is not all. Plot information, documents, maps, etc. are also circulating on the web. (via NeoGAF). So if you don’t like spoilers, you better keep an eye out for the latest social media threads about STALKER-a.
Second HARLER It will launch this year on PC and Xbox Series X/S. The game will be available at launch on Game Pass.
Passionate about video games (and others) for years, he completed an MBA in linguistics, defending a thesis on games. He started his adventure with GlobeLiveMedia in 2015, writing in the editorial department, then also covering movies and oh, horror! – technology (also a contributor to the Games Encyclopedia). He started with platform games, which he still loves (including metroidvania), but he also likes card games (including “analog” games), fighting games, soul games and virtually any other kind of game. Don’t ask about the graphics: after a few hours of exposure, you can revel in pixelated game characters reminiscent of the days of the Game Boy era (if not older).
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