GSC Closing Down. Stalker 2 cancelled

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GSC Closing Down. Stalker 2 cancelled

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wait - is this the same company that made Metro 2033, or is that another STALKER dev? That sequel is due out soonish...
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dsheinem wrote:wait - is this the same company that made Metro 2033, or is that another STALKER dev? That sequel is due out soonish...
The company that made Metro is made up of several devs who left GSC shortly before the first STALKER shipped. So Metro Last Light would be unaffected by this.

But this announcement makes me a saaaad panda.
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MrPopo wrote:
dsheinem wrote:wait - is this the same company that made Metro 2033, or is that another STALKER dev? That sequel is due out soonish...
The company that made Metro is made up of several devs who left GSC shortly before the first STALKER shipped. So Metro Last Light would be unaffected by this.

But this announcement makes me a saaaad panda.

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Rock Paper Shotgun posted a story of GSC's closure.
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/12 ... more-85429

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Well horseshit. :(
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Alright, I've seen two possible things that could be happening:

1. This is actually real.

2. This is a PR stunt, and by "closing their doors", it means they're opening a new office.

This link supports the second theory (in Russian): http://ya-stalker.ru/execluzive/1325-ka ... r-xod.html

Keep in mind that nothing is official until GSC announces it.
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