Looking forward to new word on GSC Game World's follow up to the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series? Well, word is that Deep Silver has given the thumbs up to promoting S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky come July. That's just a few weeks before the prequel to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl releases for PCs worldwide. Go to the full story for more info.

GSC Game World's S.T.A.L.K.E.R., whose revered A-Life system has become the feat to imitate, will soon be succeeded by a second video game title in the series. This second game though is a precursor to the original survival first-person shooter that we - against all odds - have come to love. And the Russian-based game company has paved out a target release date for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky with Deep Silver. Check out the full article for more details.

GSC Game World has announced that the worldwide rights for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky has been awarded to Koch Media. In addition, the developers have also released a few screenshots which show of the different environments of this first person shooter.

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 Aside from being available in retail stores, it was recently revealed that GSC Game World and THQ's S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky will be released as an exclusive digital download on Valve Corporation's Steam.

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl developer GSC Game World has decided to play twenty questions and answer just some of the fan feedback they've been receiving on the sequel of their well-loved FPS series. The Community Q&A session tackled the development of its upcoming S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky as well as other interesting issues.

Read more about what the developers had to say in the full article after the jump!

One thing you really have to admire about GSC Game World is its ability to make an FPS creepy by virtue of level design. In S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, the developers managed to bring out the feeling of utter helplessness and desolation simply by placing the perfect atmospheric placements, like dessicated bodies and dreary surroundings.

In S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, we're certain to get even more of that feeling, as they've brought out their opening salvo for the FPS-loving masses: a trailer showing off multiplayer action inside the ruins of an old hospital. From discarded wheelchairs to exploding helicopters, this trailer certainly shows us that even the most depressingly creepy places can be full of life... and death, as a couple of headshots also managed to show.

In any case, we're eagerly awaiting additional word on this title. Hopefully GSC will come up with more info on this intriguing prequel to satisfy the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. in each of us.

There's a bit of trouble brewing for THQ's S.T.A.L.K.E.R as German fan site Oblivion-Lost went on strike to protest against issues regarding patches that developer GSC Game World has released to correct bugs in the initial release.

Apparently, most of the bugs in the game were fixed by the patch, but the fix itself became a problem of sorts as most users found themselves unable to load pre-patch game data after applying the GSC fix.

Frustrated, the site decided to show THQ that it means business. CVG was able to translate the text in Oblivion-Lost and it reads: "We are on strike - for so long until something changes and THQ US feel like releasing already completed patches and don't wait for weeks or even months, until the patch is available in every single localisation."

THQ's representatives could not give an official response to the subject. We'll keep you informed on what happens next in this unfolding drama.

Good news for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. fans! GSC Game World has just announced a prequel to the PC first-person shooter.

The prequel, dubbed S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, is set a year before the events of the original video game. A group of stalkers reach the heart of the Zone, which happen to be the source of the disaster, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Unfortunately, they unleash a chain of events that lead to another disaster which leads to a ginormous explosion of anomalous energy found in the first game. The domino effect brings about changes in the Zone, with some known levels disappearing and others popping out of nowhere. Stalkers within the Zone died or got stuck in some levels.

The Zone becomes an unstable area altogether and the changes in the terrain brings about a war between the Factions. The Factions War breaks out, with the different groups vying among themselves for new territories, artifacts, and power. This time, players get to fill in the shoes of a mercenary caught in the Factions War. As the mercenary, players will get to meet the main character of Shadows of Chernobyl, Strelok, presumably before he got amnesia.

More info about S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky and the first screenshots after the jump!