STALKER Team forming another studio?

[KingOfSentinels]

It looks as though Vostock Games might not be the only studio to form in the aftermath of the break up of STALKER developers, GSC. Russian gaming site, StopGame reports that a significant element of the GSC STALKER team have set up shop in Kiev, and have formed a new outfit called Union Studio.

There are a few tidbits to back this up. A description on UnionStudio’s sparse LinkedIn page describes the developer as a “new company, created together with the best professionals that worked for GSC GAME WORLD and other AAA class studios.” The page announces that they’re making a “cross-platform action shooter which will be available for PC, Mac, PlayStation, XBOX.” There’s also a work-in-progress Union Studio site, which simply says “coming soon.”

The LinkedIn page of former GSC team lead and software developer Eugene Kim now has him listed as the new CEO & Founder at UnionStudio in the Ukraine. Kim’s Google+ feed is topped by a link to StopGame’s “another shooter from the developers of STALKER” story. StopGame claim that the game will be announced this Autumn and have a futuristic setting.

The developers haven’t officially announced anything yet, but we could end up with another ex-GSC effort to look forward to alongside Vostock’s free to play MMO, Survarium.

http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/06/01/ru...pired-shooter/

How bout your reform and make STALKER 2 damnit!

[Alucard]

First thing they do is a multiplatform shooter. Obviously going for easy money. Zero interest from me for this direction.

[Northeastmonk]

Bethesda Softworks has picked up the publishing rights for Sergei Grigorovich's S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series. That's the rumor anyway, based on what a "very reliable source" told Ukrainian blogger and marketing professional Sergey Galyonkin (via All Games Beta). Forget the grain; take this news with a shaker full of salt for now.

GSC Game World developed the original game and its expansions, and it was working on the sequel until word of the game being canceled came out. GSC reaffirmed at the start of 2012 that development on S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 was indeed still underway, but an April posting on the game's Facebook page turned around again and confirmed the cancellation.

Now, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is up in the air. The new rumor suggests that development on the sequel is being picked up by a non-Ukrainian studio, and that the game will be powered by Bethesda tech.

http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/pos...d-by-bethesda/

Bethesda tech woohoo! I sort of feel that whole Rogue Warrior disaster all over again. Bethesda has done great by themselves, but still..

[Alucard]

ARGH fuck off bethesda

[Escaflowne2001]

Originally Posted by Northeastmonk

Bethesda tech woohoo! I sort of feel that whole Rogue Warrior disaster all over again. Bethesda has done great by themselves, but still..

Rogue Warrior was developed by crappy Rebellion though. That was always going to be bad.