On November 18, the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office declared the activities of GSC Game World undesirable in Russia. The reason was the developers of S.T.A.L.K.E.R supporting the Ukrainian army. We spoke with Irina Gushchina, a senior lawyer at Semenov&Pevzner, about what this recognition means for players, media, and retailers in Russia.

The activities of the GSC Game World studio are no longer welcome on the territory of Russia, as decided by the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Russian Federation.

Released on November 20, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl* has already broken even and started to turn a profit. This was revealed in an interview with Forbes by Maksym Kryppa, co-owner of the GSC Game World** studio.

The analytics service VG Insights shared sales statistics for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl* on the social network X. They conducted a detailed analysis of the situation on Steam.

The number of copies sold of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl* has exceeded one million, as reported by GSC Game World**. This milestone was reached on the second day after its release, despite the shooter being available through the Game Pass subscription.

The evening of November 20 marked the release of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl*. The game launched on PC and Xbox Series, including the Game Pass subscription. Judging by the numbers, its debut on Steam was successful.

The transition of CD Projekt RED to Unreal Engine 5 aroused the interest and surprise of the gaming community. We have prepared information about other studios that have also opted for UE.

Two days ago, the studio GSC Game World* announced that a unique metaverse with NFTs would appear in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2**. However, a flood of criticism from the gaming community forced the company to abandon this idea.