For the latest episode of GameSpot Insider, we dig into the tumultuous growth of Stalker 2: Coronary heart of Chornobyl. Whereas the sport is now thought-about successful, each (*2*) and commercially (it just passed 6 million players), the sport was canceled all the best way again in 2012. It received off the bottom once more years later, however Ukraine-based developer GSC Recreation World had one other problem to deal with: growing the sport within the midst of Russia’s hostile invasion of the nation.
GameSpot traveled to go to GSC Recreation World’s new workplace in Prague, the place we spoke to the builders immediately in regards to the rocky highway to carry Stalker 2 to market. Within the 40-minute documentary, the builders share harrowing tales in regards to the sport’s growth, together with how a hearth threw one other wrench within the sport’s plans. As you may be taught within the documentary, round 200 GSC staff evacuated Ukraine because of the battle, establishing a brand new workplace in Prague, however greater than 200 stayed in Kyiv.
Take a look at the 40-minute documentary under.