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New PC game sales return to GoGamer.com

by John Callaham Jun 7th 2009 @ 9:00AM

After taking a few days off (perhaps because they didn't want to compete with E3 2009 coverage), the GoGamer.com web site has posted up some new PC game sales cuts that will end at 3 am ET on Wednesday.

The sale includes some games that are prices at $4.90 including Sid Meier's Railroads, Nox , The Settllers VI: Rise of a Nation and a CSI Double Pack. S.T.A.L.K.E.R Clear Sky is also on sale at the site for just $17.90, the Europa Universalis III Complete Collection is priced at $12.90 and the retail release of X3: Terran Conflict (with the Aldrin Missions expansion) has been priced at $26.90.

Filed under: Biz

Gamersgate puts out some weekend deals for end of revamp week

by John Callaham May 29th 2009 @ 12:00PM

As we reported a few days ago, the Gamersgate web site has gotten a significant revamp in terms of both features and looks for the game download service. Today the web site offers up some final relaunch weekend deals for a few games on their site.

One is for the first person shooter S.T.A.L.K.E.R Clear Sky which is being sold this weekend for $14.95, 50 percent off its normal price. If you like ultra-cheap games then you can grab Paradox Interactive's turn based stategy game Galactic Assault: Prisoner of Power for a mere $1.99 this weekend. Finally for just one day the space strategy game Sword of the Stars Ultimate Collection is being sold for $14.95. Yep, that's another 50 percent drop.

Filed under: Downloads, FPS, Strategy

S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Call of Pripyat web site launches; system specs revealed

by John Callaham May 18th 2009 @ 4:00PM

Just a few weeks ago GSC Game World announced their plans for S.T.A.K.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat, their third game in their post-apocalypse shooter series. Today the developer launched the official web site for the game with even more info and some new screenshots (which we have added to our gallery).

While the game isn't due for release for several months, GSC Game World have already revealed the system specs your PC will need to run the game:

Minimum System Requirements
Intel Pentium 4 2.0 Ghz / AMD XP 2200+
512 MB RAM
128 MB DirectX 8.0 compatible card / nVIDIA GeForce 5700 / ATI Radeon 9600

Recommended System Requirements
Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 / AMD 64 X2 5600+
2 GB RAM
512 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible card / nVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX / ATI Radeon HD 4850

Gallery: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

Filed under: Hardware, FPS

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat officially announced

by John Callaham Apr 30th 2009 @ 7:00PM

Confirming rumors that were circulated a few weeks ago, GSC Game World has now officially announced plans to release S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat, the third game in their post-apocalyptic first person shooter series. Slated for release this fall the game takes place after the events of the first game in the series, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (the second game in the series, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky was a prequel to Shadow of Chernobyl).

The story has the player taking on the role of an agent for Ukraine's Security Service that is sent into the radiation zone to investigate what happened to a failed military mission. The game uses real life locations in the Ukranine for its settings and will feature new quests, monsters, a new user interface and more. A publisher for the game has yet to be announced. GSC Game World has already released the first two screenshots from the title.

Gallery: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

Filed under: FPS

Download: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky v1.5.09 Patch

by Steven Wong Apr 28th 2009 @ 6:45PM

This patch for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky updates the game to v1.5.09 and addresses a number of gameplay issues. Continue reading after the jump for patch notes. The digital patch applies to versions purchased from Direct2Drive and other outlets, but Steam customers are encouraged to use the client's auto-updater.

Download S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky v1.5.09 Retail Patch (67 MB)
Download S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky v1.5.09 Digital Patch (67 MB)

Gallery: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky

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Filed under: Downloads, Patches, RPG

Rumor: More S.T.A.LK.E.R. coming?

by John Callaham Apr 10th 2009 @ 9:00PM

GSC Game World's S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series of post-apocalyptic first person shooters have become world wide best sellings, The first game, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl, was released in March 2007. A stand alone prequel, S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Clear Sky, shipped out in September 2008.

Now translations of a recent Russian based interview may indicate the developer isn't done with the franchise. Both ClanBase and the TTLG Forums claim the original Russian interview with GSC Game World's Sergey Grigorovitch indicates a new S.T.A.L.K.E.R add-on is in the works for fall 2009 (although its not clear if its a true add-on or a stand alone continuation like S.T.A.L.K.E.R Clear Sky). In addition a full fledged sequel to the series is supposedly in the works as weli. Since some things can and do get lost in translation we are putting this item in the "rumor" section for now.

[Via Blue's News]

Filed under: FPS, STALKER Clear Sky

Play like it's 2004 with alpha S.T.A.L.K.E.R. build

by John Callaham Mar 3rd 2009 @ 2:00PM

It's rare that the general public gets to play a version of a game that's actually older than what the finished product turned out to be. GSC Game World has given gamers that chance by releasing an alpha build of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Oblivion Lost. That's not a typo; that's the original name for their post-apocalyptic shooter before they changed it into S.T.A.LK.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl.

The final game was years in the making before it was released in 2007. The release of this earlier build of the game comes from 2004 and contains all of the levels plus many that were cut along with other features that didn't make it into the final version. As you might expect there's no official support for this build; it was released just for fun so don't cry if your system crashes.

Filed under: Downloads, FPS

Download: STALKER: Clear Sky v1.5.08 Patch

by Steven Wong Jan 8th 2009 @ 7:15PM

This patch for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky fixes bugs and improves gameplay. Steam customers should try using the autoupdater before considering use of the direct download patch. Continue reading for full patch notes.
Download STALKER: Clear Sky v1.5.08 Patch [Retail] (58 MB)
Download STALKER: Clear Sky v1.5.08 Patch [Digital Download] (58 MB)
Check out all STALKER: Clear Sky downloads

Gallery: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky

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Filed under: Downloads, Patches, STALKER Clear Sky

DRM issues with two Steam distributed games resolved

by John Callaham Jan 4th 2009 @ 1:00PM

Steam's massive holiday sale has now concluded but for a time during the holiday period two games distributed by Steam, the first person shooter S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky and the space sim X3: Terran Conflict had some activation issues caused by their use of the TAGES DRM service.

Shacknews reports that the price cuts of the Steam holiday sale caused a surge in game purchases. As a result a number of people on the Steam forums complained that the DRM activation servers for both games were causing problems with activation for first time players. However those issues have now apparently been resolved. While many games distributed by Steam have no third party DRM a number of other titles still use their retail DRM set-up. It looks like more and more publishers will use Steam as their DRM protection only such as THQ's PC port of Saints Row 2.

Filed under: Downloads, STALKER Clear Sky

Original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. on sale via Steam

by John Callaham Dec 19th 2008 @ 8:00PM

In the midst of the big EA Steam announcement today, Valve has also revealed what game will get their standard Steam weekend sales deal this week. The lucky game to get the treatement is S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl, the first game in the first person shooter series from developer GSC GameWorld.

The title, first released in 2007 by publisher THQ, is now on sale via Steam this weekend only for just $4.99 compared to its normal price of $19.99. If you download and enjoy playing the original, you can download and play the sequel. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky was released last September and is also available via Steam.

Filed under: Downloads, FPS, STALKER Clear Sky

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