THQ announced their first quarter 2005 fiscal results Thursday. One of the earings reports had a small blurb about S.T.A.L.K.E.R., the upcoming game by GSC Gameworld based in and around Chernobyl:
For the second quarter of fiscal 2005, the company expects net sales of approximately $82 million and a net loss of about $0.20 per share. Key product releases anticipated for the quarter include WWE(TM) Day of Reckoning(TM) for the Nintendo® GameCube(TM), and Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War(TM) and Full Spectrum Warrior for the PC. The company announced that the new original PC title S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl is now scheduled to ship in the fiscal fourth quarter in order to maximize its sales potential.
"We have strategically scheduled S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl for PC, Pandemic Studios" Destroy All Humans(TM) for PlayStation 2 and Xbox, and The Punisher(TM), from internal studio Volition, for PlayStation 2 and Xbox for the fiscal fourth quarter, which we believe to be an optimal window for establishing new intellectual properties. In addition, we plan to release WWE(TM): Wrestlemania® XXI for Xbox in the fourth quarter in conjunction with the WWE"s Wrestlemania promotional push," said Farrell.