Get out of here Stalker: Stalker 2 Canceled, GSC Closed.
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[url]http://ukranews.com/ru/news/ukraine/2011/12/09/59663[/url]
^ Russian Language Article
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Translation via google
[QUOTE]Sergei Grigorovich, founder and CEO of the largest developer of computer games in Eastern Europe - Kiev company GSC Game World - decided to close the company. On this to Ukrainian News reported an informed source.
According to him, today, December 9, Grigorovich announced the closure of the company at a meeting of the workforce.
He explained his decision to personal reasons, without specifying them.
Employees were promised that they owed wages to be paid prior to February 2012. According to sources, the company employs about 40-50 people.
Interlocutor of the agency said that part of the personnel of the company with close ties discontent Grigorovich the progress of development of STALKER 2, and some - with an interest in the company from one of the security forces, which began, according to the interlocutor, for about two months ago.
The source stressed that the above reasons - this is only speculation and version.
The company GSC Game World is working in the computer games industry since 1995. She has released more than a dozen of its own gaming projects, including "The Cossacks", "STALKER", "The Conquest of America", "Heroes of Annihilated Empires." The first two have become blockbuster, and even places of worship in the Ukrainian community of gamers.
Grigorovich became an entrepreneur in 2010 in Ukraine, according to the company Ernst & Young.
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What a shame.
Nooooo
:(
Damnit, I was looking forward to this.
Bourkovski Dmitri Bourkovski
Welcome! Because lots of people are reading my tweets right now I'll make an update re #GSC as soon as I get to PC
1. I know GSC and Sergei (CEO of GSC) for a long time, but I've never worked for GSC. I'm living in Russia, GSC's in Ukraine. #GSC #stalker2
2. There was yet no OFFICIAL announcement of GSC closure or Stalker2 was cancelled. Everbody is refering to UA news websites. #GSC #stalker2
3. According to the news team has been told that GSC is closing its doors and Stalker2 is frozen at todays team meeting. #GSC #stalker2.
4. Sources of the news - uknown team members. Both Sergei and GSC's PR Director are unavailable for comments. #GSC #stalker2
5. That's all for now - please wait for official confirmation or any other comments from GSC and/or Sergei Grigorovich. #GSC #stalker2
Not yet, Wii60!
[QUOTE=Skunky;33643185]What a shame.[/QUOTE]
I think you've misread , it's GSC not Ion Storm
FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-
Dear god I still play Stalker, it's always been fun for me. Maybe it was the determined mod community that came out despite no actual modding tools till Call of Pripyat came out, then WHABAM some awesome mods come out for all three games.
Fuck, they had so much potential with the series too. Someone should buy the rights, like Ukrainian 4A Studios, they're comprised of former GSC people behind Stalker and also made Metro 2033.
[QUOTE=croguy;33643216]Bourkovski Dmitri BourkovskiNot yet, Wii60![/QUOTE]They just confirmed it according to RPS.Shame, I have SoC but I haven't played it much since I am a coward. But the few hours that I have played were very good.
So are they allergic to money or something?
All rumors
[QUOTE=croguy;33643216]Bourkovski Dmitri Bourkovski
Welcome! Because lots of people are reading my tweets right now I'll make an update re #GSC as soon as I get to PC
1. I know GSC and Sergei (CEO of GSC) for a long time, but I've never worked for GSC. I'm living in Russia, GSC's in Ukraine. #GSC #stalker2
2. There was yet no OFFICIAL announcement of GSC closure or Stalker2 was cancelled. Everbody is refering to UA news websites. #GSC #stalker2
3. According to the news team has been told that GSC is closing its doors and Stalker2 is frozen at todays team meeting. #GSC #stalker2.
4. Sources of the news - uknown team members. Both Sergei and GSC's PR Director are unavailable for comments. #GSC #stalker2
5. That's all for now - please wait for official confirmation or any other comments from GSC and/or Sergei Grigorovich. #GSC #stalker2
Not yet, Wii60![/QUOTE]
[url]http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fgalyonkin.com%2F[/url]
[QUOTE=install gentoo;33643263]So are they allergic to money or something?[/QUOTE]
No they're allergic to not making their games crash or delete saves after patching.
God damnit this is just a pathetic troll attempt, just check the dev's twitter they already confirmed it to be bullshit.
[QUOTE=markg06;33643274]No they're allergic to not making their games crash or delete saves after patching.[/QUOTE]
Clear Sky without any patches was the buggiest thing I've ever played, and it was still a much better experience than almost any other single player game to come out in the past few years.
From [url=http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/12/09/wuh-oh-gsc-stalker-2-dead/]Rock Paper Shotgun[/url]:
[quote=R,P,S]"1c Ukraine’s Sergey Galenkin has blogged about the closure of GSC. He states: “GSC is closed, a fact confirmed by all. The team is almost completely dissolved, the state has only a few people.” Galenkin blames the cost of developing a PC only shooter for a European audience, and a failed console publishing deal, for the collapse of the developer."[/quote]
[url=http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fgalyonkin.com%2F]Blog post[/url].
Well, that's all folks!
It was a good company. Let us drink to it once more.
Damnit the STALKER series was one of my favorites series and I was pumped for STALKER 2. :(
Atleast we got Lost Alpha guys.
fuck fuck fuck fffff
Stalker 2 was going to have some shitty always-connected online DRM so I wasn't hyped.
[QUOTE=Patriarch;33643303]From [url=http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/12/09/wuh-oh-gsc-stalker-2-dead/]Rock Paper Shotgun[/url]:
[url=http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fgalyonkin.com%2F]Blog post[/url].
Well, that's all folks![/QUOTE]
Since it's Friday, I'm going to drink until I convince myself that this isn't true, and continue until I forget that I ever read about this at all.
What about metro last light?
[QUOTE=Adarrek;33643666]What about metro last light?[/QUOTE]
That would be 4A Games.
And the project lead owns a goddamn ferrari
[QUOTE=Adarrek;33643666]What about metro last light?[/QUOTE]
isn't that like a different developer.
[editline]9th December 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=timothy80;33643728]That would be 4A Games.[/QUOTE]
what he said
Whyyyyy :c
Damn. I could never get into STALKER but the idea and environment was amazing. That sucks.
I guess we can only hope that 4A can continue the Roadside Picnic-inspired post-nuclear survival genre with Metro.
[QUOTE=Adarrek;33643666]What about metro last light?[/QUOTE]
It tackles a similar atmosphere but the core design elements are totally different. It's a whole different kind of zone.
[QUOTE=Wormy;33643777]That was not actually confirmed. It was just rumors.[/QUOTE]
The Devs pondered it but there was absolutely no solid decision in it.
Fudge... my heart just Clunked hearing this, Today is a sad day...