S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 CANCELED. GSC WORLD COMPANY CLOSED.

[Anonyma]

http://ukranews.com/ru/news/ukraine/2011/12/09/59663

Chrome Translation:

"Kiev company that created the game STALKER and "The Cossacks", decided to self-destruct"

"Sergei Grigorovich, founder and CEO of the largest developer of computer games in Eastern Europe - Kiev company GSC Game World - decided to close the company.
On this to Ukrainian News reported an informed source.
According to him, today, December 9, Grigorovich announced the closure of the company at a meeting of the workforce.
He explained his decision to personal reasons, without specifying them.
Employees were promised that they owed wages to be paid prior to February 2012. According to sources, the company employs about 40-50 people.
Interlocutor of the agency said that part of the personnel of the company with close ties discontent Grigorovich the progress of development of STALKER 2, and some - with an interest in the company from one of the security forces, which began, according to the interlocutor, for about two months ago.
The source stressed that the above reasons - this is only speculation and version.
The company GSC Game World is working in the computer games industry since 1995. She has released more than a dozen of its own gaming projects, including "The Cossacks", "STALKER", "The Conquest of America", "Heroes of Annihilated Empires." The first two have become blockbuster, and even places of worship in the Ukrainian community of gamers.
Grigorovich became an entrepreneur in 2010 in Ukraine, according to the company Ernst & Young."

Also as reported on Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments ... is_gaming/

EDIT: An english news post has confirmed it:
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/12 ... er-2-dead/

[Tampashrew]

Metro 2033 > STALKER.

[Bishop]

Tampa, typically I'd agree with you, but they're two totally different games in terms of gameplay. Metro is EXTREMELY linear (the only thing that changes is if you want to use stealth or not) whereas STALKER is open-world and has shops and more gear and a muuuuuuch longer play time. So it's unfair to compare the two.

[Beetle]

Tampa, typically I'd agree with you, but they're two totally different games in terms of gameplay. Metro is EXTREMELY linear (the only thing that changes is if you want to use stealth or not) whereas STALKER is open-world and has shops and more gear and a muuuuuuch longer play time. So it's unfair to compare the two.

plus the ending of the first stalker is pretty awesome

[Haunwulf]

You know what else got cancelled? Sam & Max Plunge Through Space--Lucas Arts fired all their adventure employees, All of the fu--Oh wait, That was nearly 10 years ago. Carry on..

[Kriegsmarine]

sucks

[LaN]

http://www.gamespot.com/forums/topic/28 ... -cancelled

I don't think so, Tim.