Author: James Harrington

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl, the long-in-the-works sequel to developer GSC Game World’s cult-classic 2007 post-apocalyptic horror shooter, has been delayed again. It’s now due to launch on 20th November, giving the studio “breathing room to address technical issues”.

Word of the delay surfaced on reddit today from a user who said they’d been emailed about the date change by GSC Game World. The news has now been publicly confirmed by the developer in a video titled “Really, again?” posted to YouTube, below.

Stalker 2 has, of course, had quite the journey to release. It was originally set to arrive in 2012, having been announced by GSC Game World two years prior, but those plans were eventually shelved following troubles at the studio. It was a bit of a surprise, then, when Stalker 2 re-emerged in 2018 with a new release window of 2021.

Since then, however, Stalker 2’s development has had numerous setbacks. First, its release date moved to April 2022 before shifting again to December, but the Kyiv-based GSC was then forced to put the game on hold following Russian’s invasion of Ukraine. Development resumed in May 2022, with some of the team relocatin…

Players have identified a surprising numbers of similarities between icons and weapons used in new free-to-play sci-fi shooter The First Descendant and Destiny 2.
Forbes writer Paul Tassi – who describes the similarities as “copy my homework without making it look like you copied it” – has put some of the more striking similarities together in a single image to illustrate just how similar they are.

The First Descendant – Official Freyna Character Gameplay Trailer

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Blizzard has shared more on Overwatch 2’s previously announced World of Warcraft collaboration – which arrives as part of the MMO’s 20th anniversary celebrations – confirming the event begins next Tuesday, 17th September.

Word of its start date arrives alongside a nifty new trailer featuring a first-person ride through a theme-park-style attraction called Blizzard World. As the trailer unfolds, a number of unseen Overwatch 2 characters comment on the ensuing crossover mayhem, and we’re given a glimpse at the hero shooter’s new World of Warcraft collaboration skins.

Those skins include Sylvanas Windrunner Widowmaker, Lich King Reinhardt, Thrall Zenyatta, and Diamond Magni Torbjorn. Whether Blizzard has anything more planned for Overwatch 2’s big World of Warcraft event beyond a handful of skins remains to be seen, but all will likely be revealed when the event gets underway next week.

Overwatch 2 x World of Warcraft | Collaboration Trailer

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