Pity. I never got into the first STALKER, but I was intrested and liked the concept. Would definetly have bought a sequel.
Rumor: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Canceled, GSC Game World Closed - UPDATED
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Ahhh crap. This is not good. The only thing i have to look forward to now is Far Cry 3 and that will most likely be riddled with Ubisofts DRM 
Pretty sure that's absolute bullshit considering they've sold 4 million copies of STALKER. Not enough projected sales my arse.
Gotta be drumming up hype.
Gotta be drumming up hype.
much as i would love that to be true i doubt its the case. if they wanted to drum up hype all they had to do was release some of the concept art, maybe a trailer, and thats about it for this point in the games development. that tactic worked for gog because they werent developing a game but advertising a digital distribution service, and what better advertisement than having every news site say you were closing down?Master Kuja said:
Sadly CoP just didn't capture the magic of SoC. It screamed "I was written for consoles". SoC is still excellent though, if you havent played it do yourself a favor and buy it, but install the "Oblivion Lost" mod. That really makes the game an experience.
This is really sad news, the STALKER series has quickly become one of my all time favourites. Depressing to know that even when the series apparently did exceptionally well sales-wise the developer would still tumble. I really would like to know the details for why.
From my understanding GSC had around 50 or so employee which by game developer standards these days is a pittance. With multiple games under their belt, two of which sold in the million plus numbers, they should you would think have more than enough money to continue development unless something somewhere was seriously mismanaged or this deal that apparently fell through was something the entire company was hinging on.
Whatever the case damned shame. Best of luck to the developers and staff!
Not to mention the obvious point that it was never intended for consoles, and even if it was who cares?
From my understanding GSC had around 50 or so employee which by game developer standards these days is a pittance. With multiple games under their belt, two of which sold in the million plus numbers, they should you would think have more than enough money to continue development unless something somewhere was seriously mismanaged or this deal that apparently fell through was something the entire company was hinging on.
Whatever the case damned shame. Best of luck to the developers and staff!
How was it at all written for consoles in any way whatsoever? If anything it was *more* complex with larger outdoor areas than any of the previous STALKER games alongside customizable weapons and armour and anomalies that no longer could just be spotted from a distance and casually picked up.rembrandtqeinstein said:
Not to mention the obvious point that it was never intended for consoles, and even if it was who cares?
