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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. GONE GOLD

by Chris Remo, Mar 01, 2007 10:14pm PST

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sweet, something new to test my 8800 gts 640mb v-card. I am psyched, from what i hear its a huge boost from even my 7950gt, which i returned when i realized i could buy the 8800 for only a couple bucks more online than i already spent retail. Newegg FTW!!!

Mar 02, 2007 5:23pm PST

sweet, something new to test my 8800 gts 640mb v-card. I am psyched, from what i hear its a huge boost fr... : AroundTheFur1380

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I can't shake the feeling that the screenshots look like they were taken with a blur filter. Bloom in FPS games needs to die a horrible death.

Mar 02, 2007 7:09am PST

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  - one of the first things I disable. : Turd Ferguson
- I think thats because it is. Because its using a deferred renderer antialiasing doesn't work. To stop the... : zeroprey
- Blur, bloom and depth of field are SEX, just look at Mass Effects latest screenshots. Also, Shadow of ... : abrasion

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tomservo and i are jerking each other off in anticipation!

Mar 02, 2007 12:03am PST

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tomservo and i are jerking each other off in anticipation! : not work safe
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  while I sit and watch and beat off! : trelain
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      Just wait a second and it will be hand delivered. : carnivore
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  Grats on the release! : oneshot
  - Well, it's out now. : Damodred
- Can you whip some up for me as well? : ihya

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Too bad you need like a amd 5000+ cpu and at least a 7900gtx card to play this game, and the graphics dont look much better than Fear and I play Fear on MAX :(

Mar 02, 2007 5:29am PST

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  It runs silky smooth on an AMD 3000+ [1.8ghz], 1 gig of ram, and a 7900GTO As in, it runs faster than ... : PlanetPerfecto
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  I suppose you also compared Oblivion to FEAR on its release as well? I had this argument with some person... : Mr Wonderstuff
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    It's sweet they managed to get this one out there! :) I'm wondering if it'll run anywhere allright on ... : silentzero
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      Way back there was a leaked version which ran perfectly on a 9800pro. I would guess the DX8 renderer is s... : marmite

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Does anyone think it's odd that this game has such a vaporware reputation?

It was announced in 2002 - so it took five years to make the game. OK, but aren't there other games just as long in development? Aren't there other games from 2002 or before that are still in the works, haven't been released, and aren't as notorious for being vaporware as this game? I mean, a top notch full length AAA game these days takes like four years - just one year less than this game (and you can just blame that on a delay).

DNF is vaporware of the highest caliber - ten years and counting if you go by the 1997 school of thought (and even if you don't - nine years easy). TF2 is vaporware (eight years and a 100% change in design). S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is just a game delayed by a year with way too many previews.

Mar 02, 2007 2:27pm PST

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What is wrong with that dudes' head in the 3rd screenshot? (The pre-rendered ones I mean. Are there dwarf stalkers?

Mar 02, 2007 9:24pm PST

What is wrong with that dudes' head in the 3rd screenshot? (The pre-rendered ones I mean. Are there dwarf... : Dynotaku

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- Nope, but since the zone is a decrepit area most vehicles won't last long. : manlyman

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So I guess the FilePlanet beta will be more of a demo since the game went gold and the beta hasn't even started..

Mar 02, 2007 3:07pm PST

So I guess the FilePlanet beta will be more of a demo since the game went gold and the beta hasn't even s... : jonas54

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Hopefully this game will impress us like FarCry and not end being like New World Order or Chaser.

Mar 02, 2007 5:26am PST

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Hopefully this game will impress us like FarCry and not end being like New World Order or Chaser. : peter
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  Oh good lolz, Chaser. I bought that. : silentw
  - I bought Devastation. : jvox

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Heres hoping for many HOLY SHIT WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT! moments to keep me up late.

Mar 02, 2007 1:37pm PST

Heres hoping for many HOLY SHIT WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT! moments to keep me up late. : shortbuscaptain

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This it the end of a long journey, I've been following this game for so long. I'm glad its finally coming out. I'll be picking up the CE for sure. The MP beta has been fun so far, but the SP is where this game is sure to shine. A much better video preview can be seen here:

http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13838855

Mar 02, 2007 12:33pm PST

This it the end of a long journey, I've been following this game for so long. I'm glad its finally comin... : manlyman

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Just in time for my CompUSA unemployment to start......yay!? (trying real hard to find a bright spot...)

Mar 01, 2007 11:35pm PST

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Just in time for my CompUSA unemployment to start......yay!? (trying real hard to find a bright spot...) : sinclair4217
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- Bright spot is that you won't have to work at CompUSA any more! : boarder2
- You too? Did you get axed from corporate or from a store? : Dynotaku

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So did they give an actual release date?

Mar 02, 2007 11:57am PST

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So did they give an actual release date? : schnitz76
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- http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/45352/ : tomservo

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If there is one video that fully represents the game.. which one would it be? i've seen a few small clip segments high-lighting small parts of the game over the 5 years since it was first announced, but none of them really summed the entire game in a satisfying way.. and many videos have been released over the years its hard to keep track.

Also, what was the consensus of the mp beta? it seemed really short compared to most betas.. were all the issues addressed properly?

Mar 01, 2007 11:09pm PST

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    Fileshack this, or at least shackspace it! : maxmc
    - why would you want to do that? I'm getting 29.7 K/s from fileshare.in.ua!!!! (lol) : Shai-Tan
    - Here is another video of the start of the game. http://youtube.com/watch?v=AOfQIhMCDpM&mode=related&searc... : doctorbfunk
- It's not that hard to keep track of all the videos, you just go to Gametrailers and watch them all: http... : High-g

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Yes! About time this game went GOLD status. Any ideas if they will throw a special edition?

Mar 01, 2007 10:20pm PST

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Yes! About time this game went GOLD status. Any ideas if they will throw a special edition? : Darkfox76
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- http://www.play.com/Games/PC/4-/161094/S_T_A_L_K_E_R_Shadow_of_Chernobyl_Limited_Edition_Tin/Product.html... : Kolzig73

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If DNF came out tomorrow in a black DVD case with no artwork or screenshots ever being released I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

But this game for some reason, even after years of previews - I'll wait for a demo.

Anyone else feel this way?

Mar 02, 2007 8:07am PST

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- I was before David's write up. He confirmed a lot of things that I wanted to see in the game, that's eno... : r_picmip 5
- Other way around for me :) But then, I do own Boiling Point and wish I could return HL2. : Damodred

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OMG Hell has frozen over....

Mar 02, 2007 8:45am PST

OMG Hell has frozen over.... : phate81

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Finally, after all this time... ...no more Stalker previews!

Mar 02, 2007 7:56am PST

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Finally, after all this time... ...no more Stalker previews! : jccalhoun
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- Wrong! :) http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13945365 : David Craddock

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Our preview of the game's single player mode just went up. Check it out here: http://www.shacknews.com/extras/2007/030207_stalkersp_preview_1.x

Mar 02, 2007 7:56am PST

Our preview of the game's single player mode just went up. Check it out here: http://www.shacknews.com/e... : David Craddock

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I was watching a video of the final build the other day ,the game ran 20-30 fps on a pentium D 3Ghz with a 8800GTX 1280x1024.I know that you can do few tweaks to get better performance and Im glad I did my PC upgrade before stalker :)

Mar 02, 2007 7:51am PST

I was watching a video of the final build the other day ,the game ran 20-30 fps on a pentium D 3Ghz with... : Cashh

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http://www.gogamer.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=4761313

34.90!

Mar 01, 2007 11:46pm PST

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http://www.gogamer.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=4761313 34.90! : shademonkey
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I for one am terribly excited about this. Please kick ass!

Mar 02, 2007 7:35am PST

I for one am terribly excited about this. Please kick ass! : Athlon7

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i don't know, the foliage just doesn't look as good as it probably could. maybe it looks better in action. but that first screenshot just doesn't look like foliage should be such a big part of the game.

Mar 02, 2007 7:15am PST

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  - some of the trees do look damn impressive. i guess i'm looking more at the ground foliage. it's a small... : Korban

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http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13673667

So so so very excited.

Mar 02, 2007 7:11am PST

http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13673667 So so so very excited. : tomservo

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What's next? DNF?

Mar 02, 2007 6:53am PST

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- TF2 actually. And once thats released poor DNF will be the odd man out, being the only one with the long ... : avatar_58

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do I see AA in those pics?

If so HDR+AA better work on the 8800 :(

Mar 02, 2007 3:17am PST

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do I see AA in those pics? If so HDR+AA better work on the 8800 :( : Shai-Tan
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- it'll bring the poor 8800 to it's KNEEEES man : headless

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The sky in this game still looks amazing.

Mar 02, 2007 6:51am PST

The sky in this game still looks amazing. : Halen

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I thought this game was never coming out. Ever.

Mar 01, 2007 11:27pm PST

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  - I was in "believe it when see it" mode for the last year. Hooray! : Damodred

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I hope they'd fixed the animation. One can't stress how important a good animation is for a game.

Nothing takes more away from a game than jumpy movement.

Mar 02, 2007 4:43am PST

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- Played Boiling Point? Lots of things take away from immersion other than animation :D : Damodred

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hopefully the fixed the constant crashing since the beta ...couldnt play more than 5 mins without crashing to desktop

Mar 02, 2007 6:14am PST

hopefully the fixed the constant crashing since the beta ...couldnt play more than 5 mins without crashin... : cptstern

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... And hell has frozen over.

Sure is good news, this will be the next game I'll buy

Mar 01, 2007 11:20pm PST

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... And hell has frozen over. Sure is good news, this will be the next game I'll buy : BicycleRepairMan
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- not quite frozen, just a chilly breeze, when DNF goes gold that's when you put on your skates and get out... : hornoxe

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Good one, GSC/THQ. Hope the game is as good as the screenshots look. However, this also raises an important question: Where will all the cheap jokes come from after Duke4 appears in stores?

Mar 02, 2007 12:22am PST

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- Non-beta, stable, reliable drivers from NetGear for Vista are the next Duke Nukem Forever. : nudel

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did they run out of money? the closed beta was just last month and I remember hearing about a bunch of problems with it.

Mar 02, 2007 5:18am PST

did they run out of money? the closed beta was just last month and I remember hearing about a bunch of p... : painangel

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Woah, that came out of nowhere.

Mar 02, 2007 5:00am PST

Woah, that came out of nowhere. : DonkeyPopsicle

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http://www.shacknews.com/screens.x/oblivionlost/S.T.A.L.K.E.R.:+Shadow+of+Chernobyl/1/070301/070228_stalker_06.jpg

Attack of the fur balls ?

Mar 02, 2007 3:22am PST

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- tribbles... c'mon! : Postal
- Fizzgig! : Ride-My-Rocket
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Awesome News on a Friday Morning. ALmost makes me not feel bad about having to work this weekend :(

Mar 02, 2007 4:29am PST

Awesome News on a Friday Morning. ALmost makes me not feel bad about having to work this weekend :( : RookieCAF

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So what was the deal with the beta last month? It was horribly unpolished, but somehow I got the idea that it was a few months old, and released accidentally by fileplanet? I sure hope so...

Mar 01, 2007 10:43pm PST

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- I dunno, but i got this email from fileplanet, "This email is a notification of an upcoming key shutd... : VencieraX
- I suspect the final game will still be very buggy. I'm guessing they figured they'd get the most return o... : Shai-Tan

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maybe ill finally build a new system so i can play this

Mar 02, 2007 1:30am PST

maybe ill finally build a new system so i can play this : spector

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I just hope it will be better optimized then the alpha they had all theese years to make better. otherwise its 5 years waiting for a game that should never been released if it turns out to be another Boiling point..

Mar 02, 2007 1:22am PST

I just hope it will be better optimized then the alpha they had all theese years to make better. otherwis... : swebarb

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