Stalker 2 devs remain defiant after office fire: "We've dealt with worse. This is fine"
Just weeks after Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl finally solidified its Q1 2024 release window and the team saw its hard work hacked and leaked, the survival horror shooter has suffered another set back: a devastating fire.
While no one was hurt, an «electrical fire» has seemingly destroyed one of the three floors GSC Game World inhabits in its office building in Prague, with some reports intimating that the fire has compromised the team's «backup servers».
Update from Devs: They are fine and Development will carry on as they have dealt worse in the past. pic.twitter.com/XUpJ1OoEN1September 9, 2023
As first reported by Vortex and then shared by HazzadorGamin, it seems the fire took hold on Thursday night, and did quite a bit of damage before the blaze was brought under control.
«It is true,» said GSC Game World's Mol1t, responding to one of many concerned questions from fans on the game's Discord channel.
«Fortunately, none of the employees or office staff were injured in the accident. A fire broke out in our offices in Prague in Thursday. Even though the fire was successfully put out, one of the office floors now requires a full restoration. Further details of the accident are still being investigated.
»We express our deepest appreciation for your questions and the words of support we have been receiving.
«No anomaly, not even a 'Burner', will make us stop in our pursuit of our final goal. We've dealt with worse than that before. This is fine.»
The team says the cause of the incident is still under investigation.
GSC Game World also recently revealed that Russian hackers leaked test builds and other stolen material into the public domain.
After being hacked for «almost a year and a half», GSC Game World stated on Twitter that
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