S.T.A.L.K.E.R. no more?

[Kairouseki]

https://www.pcgamer.com/2011/12/09/gsc-closure-rumoured/

A Ukranian news site is reporting that the developers of Stalker and Stalker 2, GSC have shut down their studio. An “informed source” told them that founder and CEO, Sergei Grigorovich made the announcement at a staff meeting, saying that the company was closing because of unspecified “personal reasons.” RPS spotted a tweet from the company denying that GSC has been closed, but that has since been deleted. If true, it would be a sudden and very sad turn of events. We’ll know what’s happening for certain when GSC make official comment

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[Bloodshot]

lolusad?

[Kairouseki]

Considering Stalker is one of, if not my favorite game series, yes. Yes I am.

[xalener]

That’s so fucking weird. That’s like the Ukrainian equivalent of Valve or Bungie shutting down…

Something ain’t right.

[Corruptz0rz]

At least we will still have Metro: Last Light to fall back on:retard:

Metro 2033 was absolutely amazing and to be honest i can’t wait to jizz all over Metro: Last Light. It’s gonna be sick!!!

[Kairouseki]

Get out.

[_amp_346_wirek]

SAD

[Bloodshot]

Seriously though, that’s too bad they closed down. That’s one less developer that makes unique games

[Kairouseki]

Crazy rumor someone posted on Reddit:

If you want to put on your tinfoil hats, there’s a sensational rumor going about that the Ukrainian government was attempting to extort GSC since they were so successful for a Ukrainian company, and they just said fuck it and pulled the plug.
It sounds absolutely crazy but I honestly like it a lot better than the current explanation.

[Savant]

merry christmas… i guess

snip’d the broken link which i posted while drinking vodka

[Briareos_H]

Welp then. Go, go, 4A Games!

[xalener]

The link is broken… What’s going on here?

By that post, I can guess the gsc devs are moving over to 4a?

[Razdor]

I’m so sad. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Is a wonderful game. I love this game. Maybe it’s because I live in Russia…

[Kairouseki]

@xalener

The link is broken… What’s going on here?

By that post, I can guess the gsc devs are moving over to 4a?

All we know right now is that the company might be closing. There’s nothing about moving to 4A or anything.

[Someonerandm]

Is there any hard proof of this, or is it still all just hearsay?

[calhoun_freeman]

I hope it’s all hearsay and fake.

Because FOR FUCKS SAKE I LOVE STALKER WITH A PASSION.

[Comrade_Tiki]

I say we all independently raid GSC’s offices, for the purpose of wishing they persist. There might be guards, and… things in the way… but I’m confident that at least one of us will be skilled and lucky enough make it in.

We have a duty to keep it alive!

[Savant]

there is no duty

only freedom

[Mont_Blanc]

GSC is really dead. It’s all about the money again…

[Dr_Karamazov]

The cost of developing a PC only game for a European audience is the cause of their closure?

So only Europeans were allowed to play STALKER? I never knew.
And there I was, foolishly believing that Americans and Australians were also allowed to play such games.
I guess it makes sense since Steven Conroy has banned internetz in Australia and many Americans are still fearful of anything to come out of the ex-Soviet states thanks to that fag McCarthy.