S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl is an FPS/RPG hybrid that took six years in the making. It’s not quite as good Half-Life 2, which also took around the same time to develop, but S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is obviously not as bad as Turning Point: Fall of Liberty.

Actually, I find Shadow of Chernobyl quite entertaining, so I’m pleased to hear that its second installment is coming soon. According to GSC Game World, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky will ship on August 19, 2008.

Like its predecessor, Clear Sky is coming out for the PC only. “We heard that before from Crysis,” you may reason. I understand that Crysis is abuzz with rumors that it’s coming to consoles, but let me ask you this: were there any such rumors that surrounded Shadow of Chernobyl when it came out?

Nope. If GSC says Clear Sky is only for the PC, then I guess they mean it.

Image of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky is courtesy of Koch Media and GSC Game World.

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. prequel shipping in Q3 2008

Could this be the reason the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. lacks support?

Way to go THQ. Since patches don’t bring in the cash, might as well forget supporting the old game you’re still accountable for and try to rip off more people by making a prequel.

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. gets a prequel but still suffers from patch support