Stalker 2 hands-on: Xbox Game Pass might finally give this buggy-but-ambitious series the breakout success it deserves

16 Oct 2024Source: VG247
I'd already died twice, trying to clear out a small warehouse around 30 minutes into my session with Stalker 2. This time, I'd do it better.


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