Call me deluded but I'm pretty optimistic when it comes to "vaporware" software. The quotes are there since sometimes these things do become solid. It paid off with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, so yeah, I'm still hopeful that Nibris' Sadness would turn out the same.

Apparently, Call of Pripyat isn't the only thing GSC Game World has baking in its oven. Russian games magazine Igromani, which recently blew the lid off on S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat via a feature article, has reportedly revealed that there's also a console port of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. in the works.

For the third year in a row, Ukrainian developer GSC Game World will be releasing a new standalone title in their excellent S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series. The new game, which carries the working title of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat, is currently scheduled for a fall release. Check out the first details in the full article.

Sergei Grigorovich, President of GSC Game World, brings us great news today. In an interview with a Russian website, Grigorovich confirmed that they are, indeed, working on a S.T.A.L.K.E.R. sequel.

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.

It's probably the most appropriate end: the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant - site of the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster - will soon be contained in a huge steel coffin, sealing it forever. More details in the full article.

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!

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!

The BBC recently did a report series regarding the most dangerous places to eat in the world. One of the sites chosen and visited by the crew was Chernobyl, Ukraine - the site of the worst nuclear disaster man has ever known.

Two decades ago, the fourth reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was blown sky-high, setting fire to the building and poisoning the land and air with harmful levels of radiation. The members of the British media outfit were astounded to find out that people were not only working in the area - thousands are actually living there.

Both the BBC and the tour guides advised visitors not to eat any food served within the Alienated Zone's radius. Food, especially vegetation, was especially susceptible to radioactive contamination and can cause diseases to those who eat them. The locals, however, seem to disregard the warnings of the law and of health professionals. A lot of them continue to stay in the area and eat resources there.

The rationale of Chernobyl's citizens is simple: Divine protection has kept them alive for 20 years now, why should they stop eating their food? Others even believe that drinking vodka will wash the radiation off the body. Doctors say that these are very dangerous mindsets that will be regretted soon. There have been around 4,000 casualties since the accident occurred in the late 80's.

According to the Ukraine government, there have been around 4,000 casualties since the accident in the late 80s. Greenpeace, however, tells another tale. According to the organization, almost 300,000 people have developed radiation-related cancers and some 90,000 of them have fatal cancers.

Despite this, local government units in the surrounding locales of Chernobyl encourage everyone from citizens to tourists to eat. When the mayor was told that an average mushroom in the area carried 800 percent more radiation than the safety threshold, he simply said, "It doesn't matter."

Ukrainian alternate-reality game S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl will come to mobile phones through Qplaze, a Ukraine game developer, to be published by NOMOC Publishing Company.

The mobile version of first-person shooter S.T.A.L.K.E.R. will boast 3D gameplay, stealth and mini-quests. The plot will be like the PC version of the same game, with known characters, heroes, objects and locations, but will not replicate it. A unique 3D engine will be used, allowing the game to work even on weak phone models. The gameplay is "maximally realistic" with detailed hit model, bullet wounds, and real type of weaponry.

Says Andrey Baranovsky, president of Qplaze, their company's great experience of creating high-quality mobile games will be a pledge of the fact that S.T.A.L.K.E.R. mobile will be no less interesting and awaited than the PC version of the game; a hit before it was released. They will not only be porting S.T.A.L.K.E.R. to the mobile platform, but will be creating a unique mobile product.

Monsters? Zombies? Mutant creatures on my phone? Now you're talking! S.T.A.L.K.E.R. on your mobiles is unleashed on September 2007. Here are screens: