STALKER 2 Officially Dead, Dev Team Founds New Company

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Today brings the unfortunate news that STALKER 2, as we know it, is dead and buried. The good news however, is that the team behind the game have formed their own studio, Vostok Games, and are moving ahead with their own title, named Survivarium. Vostok have released a YouTube video showing their struggles to the get the STALKER license off the ground and some quick glimpses of their new title, which is described a massively-multiplayer, F2P shooter set in a post-apocalyptic, STALKER-like environment. A rumour published today, also by Kotaku, claims that the STALKER license may now have been sold to Bethesda. Bethesda have not commented on the matter.

Source: Kotaku AU

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[Bluefire]

****!
kickstart!

[InAUGral]

I don't think Bethesda can do the STALKER franchise well its just not the kind of game they can do but they would prob hand it off to a smaller developer to make which may be more concerning.

[revengous]

every company seems to be doing f2p mmos

[SilenceOz]

F2P is becoming more common as time goes on,

Hmm Not sure about the idea of Beth having STALKER, it will turn into Skyrim with guns [oh wait that's Fallout]
Ok more grimdark Skyrim with guns.

[Timmy_Tim]

But I love stalker!

Please, a highly profitable and well budgeted company who has the Will to develop innovating and creative games please buy the license!

Blizzard! Actually no, don't need it to be an MMO or Korean RTS...
Activision! Oh wait, BlizzardActivision and their CoD series...
um... EA! Nah F$%# that!
BioWare!!! Might actually do a decent job... besides the constant gay relationships you can have with other stalkers.
Bethseda? Well... as long as they don't use that same engine of theirs! Otherwise their RPG and atmospheric elements would be great.
Creative Assembly, Sega, THQ? hmmm

It is doomed... I am depressed

[dinofreak]

Nooooooooo!

Now I'm sad

[Anon. E. Moose]

Woah. Bethesda? That's a bit out of left field.

[Ana_Aryani]

I'd be interested to see if Bethesda can pull a game like STALKER off.

They've made some good games, and also some really terrible ones too. I don't know, I remain sceptical, but at the same time, somewhat hopefull they can do it.

They may even just sell it to someone else.

[vcatkiller]

Just one thing to say...

http://www.nooooooooooooooo.com/

Push button repeatedly.

[caitsith01]

Unfortunately I don't think anyone but the original devs can make a true Stalker game. You can call it Stalker, set it in the same world, etc, but it will never have that certain eastern European weirdness and magic.

In summary, BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

[korbain]

very, very sad day. Atleast the whole team has started a new studio and is making a pretty cool sounding game. I'd definatly give it a go

Bethesda could make a a really good stalker game, wouldn't be the same exactly. but if they kept it mostly faithful, and added their own slight touches here and there, it has some serious potential.
It'd also be good for them to seek advice from the original developers too as they progress in development, that'd help keep that true stalker feeling there.
Would need a solid engine to be developed on as well.

[DoHo_]

Bethesda couldn't do STALKER. They can't. They don't have the right style of development to create a game that has a lot of atmosphere and good shooting. It would turn into a lifeless clone of Skyrim, Fallout and Oblivion. Big games, little substance. And, dare I say it, if Bethesda did develop a STALKER game it would come with more bugs than Shadow of Chernobyl did.

I am very wary about a f2p MMO shooter, so unless they surprise me I think STALKER is dead.

[caitsith01]

Would need a solid engine to be developed on as well.

Xray engine or GTFO.

[Instinx]

Would need a solid engine to be developed on as well.

Xray engine or GTFO.

I know it was powerful and had its unique charm, but goddamn i hate Xray