dezodordezodor 24mins 5secs ago replied: Online
stalker had 4 leaks before release, but 3 of them were 2001-2 variants, and a 4th was from 2005, but just a mp beta, which wasnt interesting. Half life 2 leaked in 2003, which was a pile of this-and-that, clearly wasnt finished at all, and the game was released in 2004. LA leak contains a 2013 autumn beta, which contains the whole game, all levels, all story tasks, just with tons of bugs of course, and a new rendertest. Now we should delay an other year, and remake the game to make it interesting again. Maybe you can not imagine how much pressure is/was on us during the years. If we would work on it for months, maybe a year again to change it, by the time we release it, modders will rip the current leak into pieces, which will appear in modpacks, and interest will be completely lost. Even if it would be released on steam or anywhere, mayority would download it from torrents, or elsewhere. Now it will be free, will be supported, and if you like it, or would like to support us with money, we have paypal on our main site.

It was a hard decision, which had to be made so quick, but you have to understand that wee do not want to chain or life to a game, which will never be completely ours. LA is 50 percent GSC-s and 50 percent ours. We discussed the possibilities we have now, and found out a nice and working, maybe even profitable (in long terms) way for both sides. You can be sure we will start something new after the release of the current project, but more info later this year.