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

GSC Game World, developer of the post-apocalyptic shooters S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl and the prequel Clear Sky, today announced a new game in the series, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (PC).

Pripyat will pick up where the original game left off. Players will take on the role of an agent in the Ukraine Security Service, sent into the Zone to collection information on a failed military operation.

The title is slated for release in fall 2009. Check below for a list of features:

• Photorealistic exclusion Zone -- Pripyat town, Yanov railway station, Jupiter factory, Kopachi village and more, recreated by their true-to-life prototypes.

• New story, a number of unique characters.

• Extended system of side quests.

• New monsters: Chimera and Burer. New behaviour and abilities for all monsters.

• New A-Life system, created using the players' best-liked elements of the first two games in series.

• Emissions considerably influence the world of the Zone.

• Sleep function added into the game.

• New player interface.

• Possibility to continue the game after completion in a freeplay mode.

• The game is developed on X-Ray engine v.1.6