Stalker Delayed

Post by **King of Creation** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 5:56 pm

[Game -> Update]

The release of the forthcoming Post Apocalyptic first person shooter <a href="http://www.stalker-game.com/">STALKER</a> has been delayed by by THQ.
 
 <blockquote>"We have strategically scheduled <a href="http://www.stalker-game.com/">S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl</a> for PC, Pandemic Studios' <a href="http://http://www.destroyallhumansgame.com/">Destroy All Humans</a> for PlayStation 2 and Xbox, and <a href="http://thq.com/punisher/">The Punisher</a>, from internal studio Volition, for PlayStation 2 and Xbox for the fiscal fourth quarter, which we believe to be an optimal window for establishing new intellectual properties. In addition, we plan to release WWE: Wrestlemania XXI for Xbox in the fourth quarter in conjunction with the WWE's Wrestlemania promotional push," said Farrell in a statement released before the call."</blockquote>
 
 A strategic move to release the games during the holiday season? Or just a bad development move to accomodate more console games?
 
 You can read the rest of the article here: <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/stalk ... amespot</a>
 
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ExtremeDrinker · Post by **ExtremeDrinker** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 7:09 pm

I just looked up Destroy All Humans as I'd never heard of it....It looks pretty tight, and all the previews are positive....I might have to buy that when it comes out.

Ya know..When I first heard about Stalker, I assumed it would never be released....Sort of a Duke Nukem Forever type thing. Frankly I'm surprised they're launching it in Q4, and I'm also a bit happy...I was looking forward to it.

Grimnar · Post by **Grimnar** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 8:38 pm

Game doesnt seem to run that well from what ive seen ... my guess is it runs like crap and needs more work.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 9:11 pm

Naw it looks fine. Did you watch the E3 trailers?

ExtremeDrinker · Post by **ExtremeDrinker** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 9:23 pm

If the leaked alpha was any indication, this is actually going to be a fantastic game. I'd probably have to upgrade my computer to play it, so I'll just have to read a few reviews before I put any money into it.

Grimnar · Post by **Grimnar** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 10:58 am

s4ur0n27 wrote:Naw it looks fine. Did you watch the E3 trailers?

Looks fine and runs @ 10 fps whenever theres action on screen? yep seen that

jetbaby · Post by **jetbaby** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 12:10 pm

I'm totally down with Destroy All Humans. I caught whiff of that awhile back (this article too). However, I seriously think that the "optimal window for establishing new intellectual properties" boils down to "holy shit marketing never told the world we canceled so we better pretend that we actually have something ALMOST ready"

Role-Player · Post by **Role-Player** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 12:19 pm

jetbaby wrote:I'm totally down with Destroy All Humans. I caught whiff of that awhile back (this article too). However, I seriously think that the "optimal window for establishing new intellectual properties" boils down to "holy shit marketing never told the world we canceled so we better pretend that we actually have something ALMOST ready"

I'm inclined to agree with this.