[230909]Fire Tears Through Offices of STALKER 2 Developer – Report

https://www.escapistmagazine.com/fire-tears-through-offices-of-stalker-2-developer-report/

A fire has reportedly torn through the Prague offices of STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl developer GSC Game World overnight. The report comes from Vortex (translated via Google), which cites two anonymous sources and claims to have a photo of the damage, which it is not able to publish. It says that the fire “devastated” the equipment and interior.

According to the report, GSC Game World occupies three floors of the building. While only one has been affected, that floor hosts the back-up servers for the studio’s data. The blaze has been blamed on an electrical fault, and required the evacuation of between 20 and 30 people. The damage bill is estimated at 1.5 million koruna (approximately $65,750).

At the time of writing, it is unclear how the fire will impact the continuing development of STALKER 2 or what kind of data loss might have been suffered as a result. GSC Game World has not yet issued a statement.

However, it’s another setback for the development team, which has already moved its operations from Ukraine to the Czech Republic as a result of the ongoing Russian aggression. Just weeks ago, the game was delayed to early next year alongside the release of a new, action-packed trailer. STALKER 2 is currently slated to launch in Q1 2024 on PC and Xbox Series S|X and will be available via Game Pass.

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《STALKER 2》开发商办公室着火——报告
据报道，《潜行者 2：切尔诺贝利之心》开发商 GSC Game World的布拉格办公室一夜之间发生火灾。该报告来自Vortex（通过谷歌翻译），该报告引用了两个匿名消息来源，并声称拥有一张损坏的照片，但无法发布。据称，火灾“摧毁”了设备和内部。

据报道，GSC游戏世界占据该建筑的三层。虽然只有一层受到影响，但该楼层托管着工作室数据的备份服务器。火灾被归咎于电气故障，需要疏散 20 至 30 人。损失费用估计为 150 万克朗（约合 65,750 美元）。

截至撰写本文时，尚不清楚火灾将如何影响STALKER 2的持续开发，也不清楚可能因此造成何种数据丢失。GSC游戏世界尚未发表声明。

然而，这对开发团队来说是另一个挫折，由于俄罗斯持续的侵略，该团队已经将其业务从乌克兰转移到了捷克共和国。就在几周前，该游戏被推迟到明年初，同时发布了一个充满动感的新预告片。《STALKER 2》目前计划于 2024 年第一季度在 PC 和 Xbox Series S|X 上推出，并将通过 Game Pass 提供。