Rumor: Bethesda gets S.T.A.L.K.E.R. rights

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• Oh, yeah, this will be good. : Memphis-Ahn
• Not sure the F3 engine would be good for an FPS. But on the other hand... UNF. : zehh
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  Well at the very least, they'll be able to nail the jankiness of the game. : PointlesS76
  • Haha, yeah probably. : vai90
• Seems reasonable and is fine with me. Should turn out alright. : vai90
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  No. No. No. : Mr. Goodwrench
  • i agree : Chipwarrior
• You have no idea how much I hope this is true right now. : limpossible
• Noooooo : shirif
• S.T.A.L.M.E.H. : Creepin_Jeezus
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  Ugh, with the terrible mousecode and janky physics of the Fallout / Elder Scrolls Gamebryo-based engine, what's the point? Use Id Tech 5 or heavily modified Id Tech 4, and then we'll talk.

  Jul 31, 2012 9:09am PDT
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  Ugh, with the terrible mousecode and janky physics of the Fallout / Elder Scrolls Gamebryo-based engine, ... : the archvile
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    what makes you think they won't use Id Tech 5? I mean i thought part of the deal with buying ID was inte... : deathofrats
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      Bethesda Game Studios (the developer Bethesda, not the publisher Bethesda Softworks) has made it pretty c... : Schnapple
      • if this is true it makes me very sad. : ass-street
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      Also the deal you're thinking of is probably the one where no one gets to license id Tech 5 unless Bethes... : Schnapple
      • Argh..Bethesda Game Studio and Bethesda Softworks always confuses me. Isn't BGS doing that unnecessary E... : deathofrats
    • That's the engine that powered Rage, right? There's your answer. : bill crystals
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    didnt skyrim use a new (non-gamebryo) engine? : radio_babylon
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      it was called Creation and is apparently a heavily modified gamebryo. : ass-street
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        The company that made Gamebryo went bankrupt in 2010 IIRC, so that was another motivating factor. Also... : the archvile
        • idTech5 doesn't really need to use megatexture. It's a big part of the renderer, but it's just shader ass... : cptincognito
      • For what it's worth, Gamebryo isn't an engine, it's middleware. It's basically part of the engine, but it... : Schnapple
  • Yes ,new engine please. : Cashh
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  I'd rather see fallout using the stalker engine than vice versa. : Sze Ior
  • Yup : sanchez
• http://darthno.ytmnd.com/ : watcherxp
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  Well there goes that series further down the drain... : sonicbrewz
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    Really. I would be fine with the series just being left to die rather than receive more games that only b... : Mr. Goodwrench
    • I doubt Bethesda would "Fallout 3-ize" S.T.A.L.K.E.R. considering they made Fallout 3. They're not idiot... : CyCo_PL
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  OH GOD NO! Don't let western companies screw with the brand D: I'd rather see it die D: : Vogerl
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    Yeah I'm skeptical that an American (or Canadian or European) developer can match the atmosphere that the... : pantsburgh
    • I agree, they have a unique ability. Love metro. : drac01
• Fk multiplatform. The stalker team was right to stay together and found vostok games. Nobody else can... : Xulu
• NO. Please, as much as I've enjoyed Fallout 3 (never finished it tho), S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is a unique blend o : mn3m0n1c
• Hope it doesn't become like Fallout 3, especially in terms of looks. Fallout 3 and Vegas look like @$$. : JeanLucAwesome
• "Get out of here hero of Kvatch" : Wombat Woo
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  I'd much rather see it go to 4A (the makers of Metro 2033 and Last Light), many of whom came from the ori... : Frraksurred
  • fat chance. why do you think they split up in the first place? they don't like the rights-holder grygoro... : Xulu
• I used to be an adventurer like you, until I took an arrow to my stalker... : Epsilon Sector
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  LOL i remember when everybody was complaining when they announced fallout 3 : spiderfill
  • Fallout 3 needed a new modern engine anyway. STALKER has a good engine and a special feel. If they use Sk... : sanchez
• Is Bethesda now THE post apocalyptic game publisher?? : u sir name
• so the same degree of QA then : Happy Doodle Muffin
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  Beginning to wonder if post-apoc could use a few years off. Just started the original Stalker yesterd : steauengeglase
  • well, maybe you just started these games but some of us finished them long time ago and i am sure would l... : CrazyRussian1989
• I think this is fine, i actually finished FO3/Oblivion/Skyrim but not Stalker actually didnt finish FO:NV : bolneze
• vaderno.wav : PlanetPerfecto
• HEY BROken : fen boi
• Gonna be hard to replicate STALKER I'm afraid. The thing that made it unique was the cold communist feel ... : MondayJBlack
• good chance it will remain moddable. : OhMyHip
• great S.T.A.L.K.E.R. New Pripyat. sorry, i know a lot of people worship the ground they walk upon, but ... : Insulus