STALKER 2 is kaput again. Get an MMOFPS in its place.

[SenisterDenister]

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<p>The STALKER series was one that was fondly looked upon by many gamers, myself included, and to find that the development for the sequel is not only ceased but that the very development team working on it in GSC is no more just blows my mind.</p>
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<p>What we have in its place is <a href="http://survarium.com/en/">Survarium</a>, an MMOFPS.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong>"Survarium</strong> is a free2play MMOFPS game set in the near future. The game focuses on a mass-scale ecological catastrophe on Earth, the reasons behind vaguely known.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Impassable woods advance onto cities from every side, maddened animals and birds attack industrial complexes, military structures, warehouses and power plants. Strange plants and mushrooms grow through concrete and steel. Scientists all over the world haplessly try to cope with the anomaly sprawling across the Earth with terrifying speed. Countries collapse, anarchy spreads throughout the world. Now force dictates who to survive.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">The game is developed with a new proprietary Vostok Engine technology and is planned for release on PC at the end of 2013."</p>
<p>Here is some more confirmation straight from the horse's mouth.</p>
<p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Kl812VZv9VI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>I don't quite know how I feel about this, yet.</p>

[Blargh]

While it could be The Best Game Ever, it will still be an MMOxxx. So fuck them and their fiscal deathwish.

PSEUDO-EDIT : Good news everyone - that tidbit about Bethesda acquiring rights to the IP ? False. Coloidal silver lining.

[SenisterDenister]

Yeah I had posted that as a news story but deleted it when it was confirmed false.

I think as an MMO it will either be one of the greatest games ever or something even worse than The Old Republic. With a game like this there really won't be any middle ground.

[Tofu Man]

I think "MMO" and "greatest game ever" are mutually exclusive. But then a popular vote would probably see WOW GGE, so what do I know?

Really, at least a Besthapo S.T,A:L;K!E?R would certainly have provided copious amounts of unintentional humour. Oh, well.

[SenisterDenister]

Watch yourself, you're treading into foul lands.

[Tofu Man]

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