GSC closed down, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 presumed dead.
Posted: 2011-12-10 10:17am
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/12 ... er-2-dead/
This is a kick in the nuts, I really liked the Stalker series. I hope all the staff find a new job fast, that the IP gets a new home so the story can continue and that Stalker 2 is just 'delayed' and not 'canceled'.
The news about an official statement was echoed on the official stalker facebook grouppage as well.Rock, Paper, Shotgun wrote: ORIGINAL: According to this report from Ukrainian news site UkraNews, GSC has been shut down by owner Sergei Grigorovich. The closure was apparently announced to the workforce earlier today. The autotranslation is messy, so if anyone can explain the sixth paragraph – which tries to speculate on what was going on – accurately, that would be great.
FIRST UPDATE: GSC deny the report on their twitter here. We’ve contacted them for a comment.
SECOND UPDATE: The denial tweet has now been deleted. Hmm. Still trying to get confirmation on this, but it’s looking like GSC is down. Dmitri Bourkovski (apparently not a GSC employee) has just tweeted “Not PR. GSC closed.”
THIRD UPDATE: GSC have got back to me with “Sorry, no comments at this point.” That does not sound promising.
FOURTH UPDATE: GSC’s social media manager announces he is looking for a new job here.
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 failed console publishing deal, for the collapse of the developer.
This is a kick in the nuts, I really liked the Stalker series. I hope all the staff find a new job fast, that the IP gets a new home so the story can continue and that Stalker 2 is just 'delayed' and not 'canceled'.