Stalker Apocalypse is a relaunch of West Games’ Areal Kickstarter. Their previous crowdfunding effort, Aereal, was shut down in July of 2014. The kickstarter project asked for $50,000 in order for West Games to create a spiritual successor to S.T.A.L.K.E.R. They claimed to be ex-S.T.A.L.K.E.R. developers, but that was shot down by Valentine Yeltyshev, who was a part of the original ...
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Areal surpasses funding goal, is suspended by Kickstarter
The Areal Kickstarter project, a spiritual successor to the cult hit S.T.A.L.K.E.R., has been suspended just two days after it hit its funding goal of $50,000. The official Kickstarter page for the game now states that a review of the funding campaign has “uncovered evidence that it broke Kickstarter’s rules” and so the company has seen fit to suspend it. ...
Read More »New video shows early footage of Areal
West Games has finally released prototype footage of their post-apocalyptic title Areal. It shows a man moving through not-so-friendly forest accompanied by an eerie soundtrack. It is the first time the developer has shown footage of the game, previous videos had only featured basic Unity assets along with video taken from previous S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games. As you might expect from a ...
Read More »Lead designer from S.T.A.L.K.E.R joins Areal
Areal, a post-apocalyptic game described as a spiritual successor to the cult hit S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series, has had a somewhat troubled Kickstarter campaign. However, developer West-Games has revealed that they have hired Alexey Sytyanov who will serve as producer for the game. Sytyanov was previously part of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. design team according to a post on the Kickstarter page for the ...
Read More »Areal, a spiritual successor to S.T.A.L.K.E.R., hits Kickstarter
A spiritual successor to the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series has made its way onto Kickstarter with the aim of raising at least $50,000. Areal is being crowd funded as the game was previously being funded through the savings of its employees, that money has now ran out and they are seeking outside help to finish development. Pledging $25 will get you a ...
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