{"id":1152322,"date":"2026-02-08T10:48:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T10:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/stalker-2-gets-chunky-new-patch-with-1200-changes-and-improvements"},"modified":"2026-02-08T10:48:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T10:48:09","slug":"stalker-2-gets-chunky-new-patch-with-1200-changes-and-improvements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/stalker-2-gets-chunky-new-patch-with-1200-changes-and-improvements\/","title":{"rendered":"Stalker 2 gets chunky new patch with 1200 changes and improvements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/stalker-2-gets-chunky-new-patch-with-1200-changes-and-improvements.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Developer <a data-keyword=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/gsc-game-world\">GSC Game World<\/a> has deployed another rather chunky patch for <a data-keyword=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/stalker-2-heart-of-chornobyl-review\">Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/stalker-2-gets-chunky-new-patch-with-1200-changes-and-improvements\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/stalker-2-gets-chunky-new-patch-with-1200-changes-and-improvements\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Developer GSC Game World has deployed another rather chunky patch for Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl. 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