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7 years ago
Feature: Don't Just Stand There
Yesterday, we all poured one out and strummed our acoustic guitars in the irradiated rain for STALKER 2. From its ashes, however, Survarium has risen. Be warned, though: this isn't STALKER 2.5. It's a brave new MMOFPS world, and the newly christened Vostok Games has no intention of treading water. So then, will it be different? Probably. Will it be excellent? Hopefully. And will it…
The GSC veterans have sent word that they are forming a new studio, Vostock Games, and will be making a game called Survarium, which is apparently a Stalker-like MMOFPS. Stalker 2 itself is "frozen" and the team will be focusing on the new game. They have tweeted: "All those asking about funding etc. That is not the issue. We were unable to secure the IP…
A tweet from the usually rather quiet GSC Stalker Twitter account has assured us that the game is still being worked on. It's the first word we've had on the development of game since January, when we heard that they were seeking funding for the project following the studio's collapse. That they've lasted until now, and that they're speaking positively, is encouraging, but I don't…
"The Stalker team is extremely happy! Why? Because we are continuing work on Stalker 2 after the holidays." That makes me extremely happy too. That's the official line from GSC, although it's not quite as simple as that. Speaking to Edge, the studio's Oleg Yavorsky reveals that “We are still in the process of seeking funding to back up the project. We are hopeful things…
According to this Facebook page update posted last niught, Stalker 2 will continue to be developed. It reads: "The Stalker team is extremely happy! Why? Because we are continuing work on Stalker 2 after the holidays." This is in spite of news before Christmas saying it was all over. Phew! We've contacted GSC to see if we can find out a bit more about what's…
A surprise Christmas present from GSC, at which there appears to remain some life despite the awful news that they (and with them Stalker 2) had apparently been shut down earlier this month: "Dear Stalkers: We will not be releasing any official news until around mid January. However there is cause for hope! Good hunting!" That is all. But that is something. And it's the…
The sudden apparent closure of GSC GameWorld and death of Stalker 2 is, for me, the saddest gaming news of this year, and a whole lot of other years to boot. Jim eloquently summed up why over the weekend. The waters of explanation remain deeply muddied however, so all we can do is hope that some glimmer of life emerges from the ruins. We got…
There was a bunch of art posted here yesterday (thread deleted) from a source which purported to be a former artist at GSC. The images appear to be a couple of environmental scenes and a bunch of concept art. It might make for decent wallpaper which you can gaze at, thinking about what could have been... Full gallery below. Click for full size.
LATEST UPDATE: GSC's twitter this morning announced there will be an official statement on Monday. 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…
8 years ago
Following yesterday's DRM-alarm going off, GSC have now said that using an always-on solution is for them "a possibility, not a choice." We also received this statement: "The idea of implementing DRM came in as a possible anti-piracy solution. You know the severe level of commercial piracy we have here in ex-USSR region. This said however, there is no firm decision to go for DRM…
Kotaku Australia are reporting this Ukrainian publication's interview with GSC's Studio Director Sergey Grigorovich. In it it he answers a huge number of questions, revealing little about the sequel apart from question one about "security" for the forthcoming game: “Software piracy is an issue for us, we try to fight it, but within reason... Protection from piracy? Part of the content will be located on…
Pat over at VG247 points out that Official Stalker Facebook page has a brief Q&A that seems to reveal the first details about the game and its all-new engine. It will be set in the familiar Chernobyl Zone locations, and will apparently have more of a survival element the next time around, as well as the return of the spooky lab bits. There will be…
9 years ago
GSC have been vaguely rumbling about S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 for a while now, but it seems that they've decided to officially announce its development and arrival in 2012. A news article over on the company's main site makes the matter known, saying that it the technology will be "completely new" - a statement which could be aimed at rumours GSC were going to use the Crysis…
10 years ago
Crytek last night announced the latest incarnation of their engine, CryENGINE 3 is now available to be licensed. Now that may not affect you or me (unless you're a games developer of course), but there's some interesting implications of this latest tech. Of course, it first of all means games are going to be prettier - these are the people who keep bowling us over…
