STALKER isn't delayed, honest

Mr. Teatime · Post by **Mr. Teatime** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 12:10 am

[Game -> Update]

Recently there have been confusing reports about the progress of <a href="http://www.stalker-game.com">STALKER</a>, with <a href="http://stalker.myexp.de/forum/viewtopic ... 16730">one report</a> going as far as saying the game currently has no interface, cut-scenes or missions.
 
 <a href="http://gamesradar.msn.co.uk/news/defaul ... Gamesrader has speculated further</a> on these rumours, and managed to get a response from the game's publishers, <a href="http://thq.com/">THQ</a>:<blockquote>...they have strongly denied that the game will be subjected to any further delays and re-affirmed that the title is still on schedule for release on PC in May 2005.</blockquote>I'm reminded of the fiasco around <a href="http://www.half-life2.com/">Half Life 2</a>'s original September 2003 release date, with it being officially confirmed just days before the game slipped for a year.
 Spotted at: <A HREF="http://stalker.myexp.de/en/index.php">O ... ost.com</A>

Megatron · Post by **Megatron** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 1:42 am

you fuck, i posted this in the news forum yesterday

Mr. Teatime · Post by **Mr. Teatime** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 2:09 am

I know you did, check the other STALKER news item <a href="http://www.duckandcover.cx/forums/viewt ... 0">here</a>. This is an update on the situation.

PiP · Post by **PiP** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 7:37 pm

<3 THQ why don't we just stop posting about that game until it's actually released, unless it's _really_ important.

Sovy Kurosei · Post by **Sovy Kurosei** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 9:33 pm

Like how we have to post a STALKER interview every 56.6 hours or the world will supernova-or-something-else-that-is-really-bad will happen kind of important?

jiujitsu · Post by **jiujitsu** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 9:59 pm

It's all that there is to post maybe?

Mr. Teatime · Post by **Mr. Teatime** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 10:01 pm

Well certainly Fallout 3 news is going to be very rare...

Sovy Kurosei · Post by **Sovy Kurosei** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 12:47 am

We could always start spreading Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt. We at least got responses last time from Pete and company, even if it was the generic "it's a secret" replies.

Paranoid Jack · Post by **Paranoid Jack** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 4:40 am

Technically the game is already over a year late. It originally had been told (to the media) that STALKER: Oblivion Lost would be released in 2003. It was delay until spring of 2004. Then it was delayed until X-mas 2004... then all the feature cuts started being released during summer in a non-stop release of interviews saying the same shite over and over. Then it slipped into 2005 to prevent it from competing with the likes of Halo 2, Half-Life 2, and Doom 3 (which sucked)... and now, now we are discussing if it will make its May 2005 release date. I doubt it will manage to even come close to what they originally promised when they first cranked up the ole hype machine back in 2003. Will it make the May 2005 release? I honestly couldn't care less. If it does it will be far less impressive since a year of slippage can really hurt a graphics engine wow-factor. Not that graphics are king, at least not for me. I still enjoy older games that just have great gameplay. I do fall for the amazing-graphics-shitty-gameplay pitfall on occasion but far less then in the past. I have a very small glimmer of hope but the hype machine has left a stench in the air and I am no longer sure I can completely forget all the BS spewed over this past year.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 5:00 am

Thanks man, my eyes are bleeding at 11pm

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SDMVersion3 · Post by **SDMVersion3** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 12:06 pm

Is that what that thing is...