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Stalker 2 gets third patch in less than a week, this one targeting crashes, memory leaks, and more


Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl was in a bit of a state when it launched earlier this month, as developer GSC Game World …

The studio notes update 1.0.3 also addresses a potentially heart-stopping issue that was causing player saves to vanish after a hard reboot of their PC or Xbox. "It all hurts the game's natural playability quite badly, even if it is often funny", we said in our three star review- so hopefully GSC can get its shooter to a point the underlying experience is giving a better opportunity to shine. Its massive popularity does, however, appear to have made the Ukrainian-developed game the target of a new Russian disinformation campaign, falsely claiming it scans players' computers in order to help the Ukranian government "locate citizens suitable for mobilisation".

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