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

It turns out that S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat, touted as the second add-on for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, might actually not be “just” an expansion after all.

Bluesnews has settled for “third stand-alone game”, because it might not be a sequel either (please, not another identity crisis!). In any case, they say it will be here sometime in Q3 2009. The game is using the X-Ray v 1.6 engine, and looking at the scans and screenshots I’ve seen, it looks a bit better than Clear Sky- not to say that Clear Sky looked bad. At least the character detail is up a bit.

One wonders then if S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat possibly IS S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 after all? In an interview with one of the guys from GSC Game World, Sergey, it was mentioned that there would be S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat and probably a sequel as well: “This (Call of Pripyat) is the name of the second add-on for Stalker and will release this year, in Autumn. I can say that Stalker 2 we will develop unambiguously.”

Note: A post similar to this has appeared on my other blog, Anomalous Artefact. 

Sources:

http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewstory&threadid=97940

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/58426

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

Ghost Recon 4 and Splinter Cell: Conviction Coming Sometime

In the latest Ubisoft sales report for the last fiscal year, two Tom Clancy flagship games were revealed and are now generating a buzz. The one is Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction, a game that was advertised a lot ages ago, and then went underground. That title is, according to Ubisoft, going to be out by December 2009, and like Borderlands, will take a new visual art direction. The other game is Ghost Recon 4. The report doesn’t say Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 4, although it would actually be 3, but that doesn’t mean that it won’t change later. It’s due for a 2010 release.

I hope they make a game similar to the first Ghost Recon- it was the best one, I don’t know why.

Sources:

http://www.gamerdna.com/Favorite/Gaming/New_Spinter_Cell_by_this_holiday_season

http://www.gamerdna.com/Favorite/Gaming/New_Ghost_Recon_announced

Ghost Recon 4 and Splinter Cell: Conviction Coming Sometime

My New Blog: Anomalous Artefact

I've just started a new blog as of today, and it's coming along quite nicely. The blog is mostly about S.T.A.L.K.E.R., and it's called Anomalous Artefact. Have a look if you've got time.

My New Blog: Anomalous Artefact

PC Games At Their All-Time Low Prices

Call of Duty: War Chest (Includes Call of Duty, Call of Duty: United Offensive Expansion Pack, & Call of Duty 2) - $29.99

Fallout 3 - $39.99

Far Cry 2 - $27.99

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent - $19.49

X-Men Origins: Wolverine - $39.99

PC Games At Their All-Time Low Prices

Left 4 Dead 4 Free

Speaking of Left 4 Dead, if you haven’t read it all ready, then you’ll be pleased to know that Left 4 Dead is free to download from Steam today! The deal started at 00:01 GMT on this Freaky Friday, and will last 24 hours from that time. If you’re only reading this now, it means you’ve only got so many hours left, though.

http://planethalflife.gamespy.com/fullstory.php?id=158009

Left 4 Dead 4 Free

Another Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack

This time it’s been imaginatively titled Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 2, and from the video I’ve seen it actually looks quite thrilling. But has anyone noticed that people are obsessed with this Zombie thing? Sometimes I think CoD has turned into Doom or something.

Maybe they should just develop an entire game, and call it Nacht Der Untoten or All Nachtmare Long, and just have a story about survivors of World War 2 battling zombies- undead soldiers come back from the grave to consume the living so that nobody wins the war. Left 4 Dead was just like that, in a way- released as a multiplayer game right from the start. I think if they ever did, Nacht Der Untoten or All Nachtmare Long should definitely have a singleplayer too, and not just multipayer.

Another Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack

Discount on Rise of the Triad at GOG.com

There’s an Apogee promotion at the moment at GOG, where Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold, Blake Stone: Planet Strike and Rise of the Triad are now 25% cheaper, and that means you’ll only pay $4.49 for each. The deal only lasts until Monday, May 4 at 11:59 p.m.

http://www.gog.com/en/news/date/all#g_1207317350

http://www.gog.com/en/page/apogee_promo

Discount on Rise of the Triad at GOG.com