pcgames.de: Can we expect authentic locations in Call of Pripyat or are they all just fictional? If so, which?

Yavorsky: Oh, yes. Firstly, all of the locations in the game are going to be totally new. One major introduction is a whole part of Pripyat town (its eastern area) remodeled in the game in its real scope and authenticity. We've taken a number of new trips specifically to photo Pripyat and the surrounding areas for the game. As a result, we will introduce the Pripyat river boat station, the Jupiter industrial complex, the Kopachi village, the railway station Yanov - all of those and more recreated from the real-life references.

My personal impression is that Call of Pripyat will be the most photo-realistic, and also atmospheric, game in the series. This said, the locations in the game are going to be the biggest in size out of all the three games.

pcgames.de: Do you already have an exact release-date for Call of Pripyat? And of course what about the official system-requirements? They seem to be a little low. On which machines are you currently running Call of Pripyat?

Yavorsky: No exact ship date so far, but we expect to get the game out this Autumn already. The game should be pretty playable on a machine like:

- Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 / AMD 64 X2 5600+
- 2 GB RAM
- 512 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible card / nVIDIA® GeForce 9800 GTX / ATI Radeon HD 4850

As you know, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. has a tweakable menu with a lot of parameters to affect the performance. So you can adjust it as you like to achieve the comfortable play. Anyway, if you want to play it in max quality and resolution, go for as powerful machine as you can - there's never enough in this case.