Russian hackers posing as fans have hacked 30 GB of STALKER 2. But what do these hackers want from the studio?
Hit a STALKER 2.aficionadosUnhappy with the work of GSC Game World in the development of this long-awaited sequel, they claim to be in possession of the 30 GB of the game. The studio will see this content filtered if multiple requests are not met. Summary.
Blackmail for Russian location of STALKER 2
a meeting ofpirateThe Russians, presented as fans of the franchise, got several GB of STALKER 2. This group called Vestnik TSS demands that GSC Game World”rethinks its attitude towards players from Belarus and Russia” to add the Russian localization to the title. As a reminder, STALKER 2 will not be released in Russia in support of Ukraine. There will also be no text or voice in Russian.
Other request, for the less strange, than the profile »NF-Star” is no longer banned from the game’s official server on Discord.
As a reminder, STALKER 2 experienced several delays and postponements due to the war. At least one of the developers was killed during the conflict. Vestnik TSS seems to have nothing to do with it and talks about a game that “die for your politicization”. Among the 30 GB we would find full story, excerpts, maps and more.
Somewhat annoyed (and we understand their reaction), GSC Game World responded to this blackmail and spoke repeated attacks between “assaults, hackers, attempts to harm players and fans, efforts to harm development and our reputation“.
A message from the GSC Game World team pic.twitter.com/rqRM0tFZmO
— OFFICIAL STARLER (@stalker_thegame) March 12, 2023
The study warns:In the event of a leak, we ask you not to spread information about STALKER 2 (…) We encourage you to be patient and wait for the official launch to have the best experience. We are sure you will love it”.
For GSC Game World, the rule is simple. Do not respond positively to Vestnik TSS blackmail. Especially since this method is totally illegal, the pirates have documents in their hands that are not intended to be distributed. I’m not sure that this boost is really effective to get a Russian localization of the game…
STALKER will be released in December 2023 on Xbox Series and PC.