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STALKER 2's Cost of Hope expansion, and its free but still hopeful 2.0 update, get an August release date

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Genres · fps
Release · Nov 20, 2024
Developer · GSC Game World
Xbox Series X|SPCPS5
117 articles 61 writers 11 reviews
Stalker 2
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Stalker 2
Genres · rpg
Release · Dec 31, 2006
135 articles 50 writers 4 reviews
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Role · Publisher
Active · 1995
Latest · Mega Man X3
Top genres · fps
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