After Microsoft, it is now the turn of GSC Game World to confirm the postponement of STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl in 2023 given the ongoing war in Ukraine. Moreover, the studio took advantage of the Xbox Games Showcase Extended to unveil a video showing the daily life of its developers since February 24, the first day of the conflict. As the studio premises are located barely two kilometers from the buildings destroyed by the Russian strikes, the teams were forced to leave the premises, knowing that some employees still remained in kyiv and now live to the rhythm of anti-war alarm sirens. -bombing, when they did not join the Ukrainian troops to defend their country. “It is not easy to write violent quests when, in front of your window, there is war“, confides Dariia Tsepkova (Narrative Designer).
Despite disrupted working conditions and strained morale, the developers at GSC Game World are determined to see STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl see the light of day next year on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC. A sacred lesson of courage and abnegation.
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