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Friday Shacknews Stream: Metro Exodus

4A Games just released the new open-world follow up to their smash hit Metro: Last Light. We take a deep dive into what might be the most technically advanced game of the year.

Chris Jarrard

February 15, 2019 1:15 PM

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Despite a very troubled development period that spanned many years and delays, Ukrainian development studio GSC Game World released Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl back in 2007 and it became one of the biggest cult hits in PC gaming history. After a few sequels, most of the team had split up, with a few members founding 4A Games. 4A Games released Metro 2033 on the PC 2010 and it delivered much of the same vibe and experience of the Stalker games, while keeping a more linear design. Nearly a decade later, the studio has released Metro Exodus, the third entry in the series.

Metro Exodus follows up a pair of highly regarded first person shooters that are known for their ambience and Eastern-Euro sensibilities. Metro Exodus takes the franchise out of the underground tunnels it has been known for and promises a semi-open world to explore and survive. Like its predecessors, Metro Exodus looks to be a technical marvel, becoming the first game to ship with full support for DirectX Raytracing Global Illumination and NVIDIA DLSS.

On today’s stream, the Shacknews crew loads up the game on a 2080 Ti to give a glimpse of the future of graphics rendering and the eerie world created by 4A Games. The fun starts at 4:30 PM EST (1:30 PM PST) on the Official Shacknews Twitch Channel.

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Chris Jarrard

Contributing Tech Editor

Chris Jarrard likes playing games, crankin' tunes, and looking for fights on obscure online message boards. He understands that breakfast food is the only true food. Don't @ him.