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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. sells 1.65 million copies worldwide

Category: PC, Posted: 02/24/2008 at 12:40AM EST by Billy Wang, Contributor

stalker In Ukraine gaming magazine Gameplay, Sergei Grigorovich, CEO of GSC Game World, mentioned some sales figure for their FPS S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. garnered quite a lot of controversy for its prolonged development (over six years) but upon its release, the game received a warm reception.

According to a translation, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. sold 1.65 million copies worldwide. 950,000 units were sold in CIS while 700,000 units were sold worldwide. To sell over one million copies worldwide for a game that was so long in development is a heck of a feat, especially on just one platform (PC) too.

GSC Game World is working on a prequel to Shadow of Chernobyl called S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, which is expected in a few months. In addition to enhanced AI, Clear Sky will feature around 50% new levels, enhanced visuals and DirectX 10 support and repairable weapons and items.

[Via Voodoo Extreme]

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Posted by YukoAsho on 02/24/2008 at 01:11AM

Yes.

It's wonderful to see a great game that flew so far under the radar in many gaming circles do so well. This should prove that you don't need super-cutting-edge graphics to appeal to gamers.

Posted by Requiem on 02/24/2008 at 01:40AM

I have this game played 2 hours of it, never could get into it. Also i HATE how there is no autosave.....

Posted by Archem on 02/24/2008 at 02:13AM

I want this, but I don't believe I can run it. I'll get it when I can run it, though.

Posted by KindGalaxy on 02/24/2008 at 02:17AM

There are several shadow patches that make the game run on virtually any machine, a co-worker got it to run on a Radeon 9600.

Posted by jedipoodoo547 on 02/24/2008 at 05:50AM

I just might give this game a try, i never heard of it until now.

Posted by tigger on 02/24/2008 at 08:39AM

jedipoodoo 547: you should try it, its bloody brilliant.

Posted by hoboman725 on 02/24/2008 at 12:17PM

funny, I just bought this game yesterday. I think the story is interesting but the gunplay mechanics are just awful..

Posted by bluseychris on 02/24/2008 at 01:04PM

"I have this game played 2 hours of it, never could get into it. Also i HATE how there is no autosave....."

Autosave is on level change, means you actually need to get some skill and work on staying alive rather than charging down soldiers with a bottle of vodka and a sawn off shotgun.

Posted by lskennedy on 02/24/2008 at 01:47PM

Lol at blusey

But yeah, it hink i will pick this up soon, its only 20 bucks, so why not?

Posted by Viktor Berg on 02/25/2008 at 06:49AM

Hell yeah! One of the greatest shootan gaems actually gets acknowledged! I dunno how about the rest of you, but I found the game to be absolutely frikkin' brilliant. True, it may be boring in the beginning... Until you reach Laboratory X18. After that, it's FUUUUN! Also, the visit in Pripyat/NPP is worth the rest of the game.

Waiting for "Clear Sky" with great anticipation.

Posted by siggs on 02/25/2008 at 01:55PM

Cool. Nice to see it get some recognition, it really deserved it. Brilliant game. I'm not normally a fan of these RPGish games (i was constantly carrying too much, found myself tired all the time), but it's really a great game when you get into the depths and possibilities.

This put me in the mood to give it some more play time :)

Also, @ Requiem, wtf? There is an autosave, like BlueseyChris said, and there are quicksaves with the standard F5 and F9