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By Rob Leane\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 16 December 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The STALKER 2 release date is still a few months away, but the developers from GSC Game World have already had to comment on some backlash pertaining to the use of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) in the game.<\/p>\n

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl, to give the game its full title, will once again combined first-person shooter thrills with a grimly horrific portrayal of life in a nuclear wasteland.<\/p>\n

This survival horror game has been highly anticipated for a while now, and you could\u2019ve argued that it didn\u2019t need to jump on the NFT craze to garner any attention.<\/p>\n

Whether you\u2019re a long-term fan of the franchise or you\u2019re just learning about it now because of all the news coverage of the NFT situation, keep on reading and we\u2019ll tell you everything you need to know about STALKER 2.<\/p>\n

When is the STALKER 2 release date?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The STALKER 2 release date will take place on 28th April 2022, the game\u2019s official website<\/a> confirms. Nearer that date, we should learn the precise STALKER 2 release time, and we\u2019ll be sure to update this article when that information comes to light.<\/p>\n

STALKER 2 NFT explained<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Gore aplenty awaits in STALKER 2.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

The game developers from GSC Game World are teaming up with some NFT specialists from a company called DMarket to bring a range of NFT content into STALKER 2, an official announcement blog<\/a> has confirmed.<\/p>\n

This partnership is said to result in \u201cthe creation of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Metaverse, where players can truly own a piece of the game.\u201d This essentially means that players will be able to buy and own ultra-rare digital items in the game.<\/p>\n

This announcement states that this project \u201cwill use blockchain technology to let the community own a piece of [the game]\u201d, with GSC and DMarket creating a situation where the \u201crights to certain unique items will belong to players [for] the first time for the AAA video game.\u201d<\/p>\n

As part of this project, there will be an auction held in January 2022, with players invited to bid for a chance to become \u201cthe first-ever metahuman\u201d. A digital likeness of the winning bidder will be \u201creleased and exposed to hundreds of millions of gamers worldwide\u201d and will appear in the game as a non-playable character (NPC). We\u2019ll bring you more on that auction as we hear it.<\/p>\n

This is certainly a surprising strategy for this upcoming horror game to take, and the online community was vocal in its response to the news. There was something of a backlash to the announcement, which seems to have prompted the game\u2019s developers to respond with the Tweet below. In the Tweet, the developers assure fans that these NFT elements will be \u201ccompletely optional\u201d and will have \u201cno influence on gameplay\u201d.<\/p>\n

Welcome to the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Metaverse!– S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is not a blockchain-based game– No influence on gameplay– Completely optional – There will be free giveaways for the community members– All tokens to be activated before the release https:\/\/t.co\/gZVUEJ5swe<\/a><\/p>\u2014 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. OFFICIAL (@stalker_thegame) December 15, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>