Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Hunt down S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl for 99 cents]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/06/hunt-down-stalker-shadow-of-chernobyl-for-99-cents/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/06/hunt-down-stalker-shadow-of-chernobyl-for-99-cents/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/06/hunt-down-stalker-shadow-of-chernobyl-for-99-cents/#commentsMicrosoft's ridiculous Games for Windows Live holiday promotion continues, offering another game for a price worth paying even if you don't care about the game, or don't know what the game is! Today, it's S.T.A.L.K.E.R, on sale for 99 cents.

It's the perfect time to catch up with the goings-on in desolate, irradiated future Chernobyl before the sequel arrives in 2012 -- or, if you're like us, it's the perfect time to add yet another game to your near-infinite backlog. It's better than spending full price for a game you'll never play, right?

JoystiqHunt down S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl for 99 cents originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 22:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>games-for-windows-livegsc-game-worldpcShadow-of-ChernobylStalker-Shadow-of-ChernobylthqMon, 06 Dec 2010 22:20:00 EST<![CDATA[S.T.A.L.K.E.R. bundle is 75% off on Steam this weekend]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/21/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-bundle-is-75-off-on-steam-this-weekend/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/21/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-bundle-is-75-off-on-steam-this-weekend/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/21/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-bundle-is-75-off-on-steam-this-weekend/#comments Two parts of GSC Game World's eerie FPS series -- set in an alternate-reality Chernobyl following a second nuclear meltdown -- can be yours on the super cheap. Both the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl and follow-up S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat are bundled together for only $10 on Steam through Monday. (The S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky prequel game is not part of the bundle; but it's is available separately for $10 on Steam.)

The full-on S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 sequel was recently announced and scheduled for release in 2012. While that gives you plenty of time to get to caught up, this weekend Steam sale might just be the excuse you were looking for to book your first trip to Chernobyl. That whole nuclear meltdown incident made it quite a lovely place for scavenging, trespassing, adventuring, loner-ing, killing, exploring and robbing. See what we did there?

JoystiqS.T.A.L.K.E.R. bundle is 75% off on Steam this weekend originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 21 Aug 2010 01:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>GSC-Game-WorldpcShadow-of-ChernobylStalkerstalker-call-of-pripyatStalker-Shadow-of-ChernobylsteamTHQvalveSat, 21 Aug 2010 01:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Final day of Steam Holiday Sale wraps up the best-sellers]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/03/final-day-of-steam-holiday-sale-wraps-up-the-best-sellers/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/03/final-day-of-steam-holiday-sale-wraps-up-the-best-sellers/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/03/final-day-of-steam-holiday-sale-wraps-up-the-best-sellers/#comments Okay, this is it: The penultimate batch of offers in the long-running Steam Holiday Sale. For the final day of the long-running promotion, Valve has elected to re-encheapen some of the games that sold like hotcakes in the sale's earlier one-day discounts. Until 9 a.m. PST tomorrow, the following games will be available for the following prices:

JoystiqFinal day of Steam Holiday Sale wraps up the best-sellers originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bioshockdealdefense-griddefense-grid-the-awakeningFPSgrand-theft-autogrand-theft-auto-ivGSC-Game-Worldkilling-floorleft-4-deadleft-4-dead-2saleShadow-of-Chernobylstalkerstalker-shadow-of-chernobylsteamTHQtorchlightvalvevalve-softwareSun, 03 Jan 2010 13:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl at $5 on Steam until Monday]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/27/stalker-shadow-of-chernobyl-at-5-on-steam-until-monday/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/27/stalker-shadow-of-chernobyl-at-5-on-steam-until-monday/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/27/stalker-shadow-of-chernobyl-at-5-on-steam-until-monday/#comments The highly under-appreciated shooter S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl is on sale for the low price of $5 on Valve's Steam platform until Monday. Developed by Ukrainian-based GSC Game World, the 2007 shooter takes place in an alternate reality where a second nuclear disaster takes place in at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine.

Normally priced at $19.99, Shadow of Chernobyl is a steal at $5; however, as solid as the FPS is, it also includes numerous video game storyline cliches like an amnesiac protagonist and flesh-hunting mutants. Where are all the games with flesh-hunting amnesiac mutants, right?

[Thanks, Dave]

JoystiqStalker: Shadow of Chernobyl at $5 on Steam until Monday originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bargainsFPSgsc-game-worldsalesShadow-of-Chernobylstalkerstalker-shadow-of-chernobylsteamthqTue, 27 Oct 2009 23:00:00 EST<![CDATA[S.T.A.L.K.E.R finally gets a date. Of sorts.]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/15/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-finally-gets-a-date-of-sorts/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/15/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-finally-gets-a-date-of-sorts/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/15/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-finally-gets-a-date-of-sorts/#commentsFiled under: ,

When a needlessly cryptic countdown appears on a website built to promote a specific title, we naturally assume that it's counting down to a release date. But without an official confirmation, we're a bit hesitant to call the clock currently running on the S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl website a release countdown. We've been scorned before, baby. We know your dirty little tricks.

Originally announced in 2001, GSC Game World's S.T.A.L.K.E.R has been the recipient of many a vaporware award throughout its illustrious career of back burning. Having consulted the Joystiq abacus, we have determined that the countdown ends on March 22nd, 2007. What will happen exactly is up in the air. It could be a release date, or possibly even a demo of the game. It could even be an announcement of an announcement! S.T.A.L.K.E.R to be retooled into a Daikatana expansion pack confirmed!

JoystiqS.T.A.L.K.E.R finally gets a date. Of sorts. originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>daikatanaFPSgsc game worldGSC-Game-WorldGscGameWorldPCs.t.a.l.k.e.rshadow of chernobylShadow-of-ChernobylShadowOfChernobylstalkerStalker-Shadow-of-ChernobylTHQMon, 15 Jan 2007 20:15:00 EST