As reported by Czech publication Vortex, on September 7, Stalker 2 developer GSC Recreation World suffered a hearth on the Prague workplace it moved into final yr following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. GSC Recreation World staff have said that nobody was harm within the incident, however one of many three flooring occupied by the dev sustained heavy injury and requires “full restoration.”
Vortex stories that the opposite two flooring utilized by GSC Recreation World have been undamaged by the fireplace, however that the broken flooring could have been the place the developer saved its backup servers. A GSC Recreation World consultant confirmed that the fireplace occurred and said that the incident was underneath investigation.
This was echoed by one other GSC Recreation World worker with the deal with Mol1t on the official Stalker Discord channel. Mol1t’s full message is as follows:
“It’s true. Luckily, not one of the staff or workplace workers have been injured within the accident.
A fireplace broke out in our workplace in Prague on Thursday. Regardless that the fireplace was efficiently put out, one of many workplace flooring now requires a full restoration. Additional particulars of the accident are nonetheless being investigated.
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No anomaly, not even a “Burner”, will make us cease in our pursuit of our remaining purpose. We have handled worse than that earlier than. That is positive.”
GSC Recreation World actually cannot catch a break. The studio relocated to Prague from Kyiv within the first place to proceed engaged on Stalker 2 after the Russian invasion. It is since weathered a number of main hacks and leaks, seemingly originating from disgruntled Russian followers of its video games.
GSC Recreation World not too long ago introduced that Stalker 2 was delayed into early subsequent yr, and it isn’t but clear if this workplace hearth will delay launch even additional. Regardless of all these hardships and setbacks although, the sport itself nonetheless appears just like the Stalker we all know and love. PCG UK editor-in-chief Phil Savage wrote {that a} temporary Gamescom demo of the sport “manages to pack in all of the grim, dystopian distress a Stalker fan may need.”
