S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Is Officially Dead; Reborn as Survarium
Despite showing some recent signs of life, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is officially dead. However, the team behind the game has risen from the ashes as Vostok Games and isn’t finished with the post-apocalyptic genre.
The official S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Twitter account revealed:
@AndyChalk “Officially” yes, but we will continue the spirit of the series in our new title Survarium
— S.T.A.L.K.E.R. (@gscstalker) April 25, 2012
While the devs couldn’t find funding for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, pitching the idea of similarly-themed game set in the free-to-play online FPS world got them the backing they needed. This new project, Survarium, is set in a near-future Earth and focuses on a mass-scale ecological catastrophe.
UPDATE: The following tweet reveals that funding wasn’t the issue, but rather securing the IP rights:
Money was not the issue. We were not able to secure the IP rights and thus unable to continue development.
— S.T.A.L.K.E.R. (@gscstalker) April 25, 2012
Lead Game Designer Aleksey Sytianov said:
“Technology versus nature, rational versus mystical. Such a confrontation enables us to take a new look at the current happenings in our world. Survarium will offer players an atmospheric world of civilization crash, filled with factions and loners, stalkers and hunters surviving in a wild anomalous environment.”
Check out Vostok Games Developer’s Diary #1:
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. as an F2P MMOFPS… What do you think?
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7 Comments on S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Is Officially Dead; Reborn as Survarium
Tiagonal
On April 25, 2012 at 3:53 pm
I’ll keep blaming it to THQ!! … but you, Vostok, you’ve already seen the wonders the OnLive Ring has… It has kept the Zone alive.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
On April 25, 2012 at 4:26 pm
It wasn’t a funding issue GameFront, it was the fact they couldn’t secure the IP rights.
https://twitter.com/#!/gscstalker/status/195212465192177664
CJ Miozzi
On April 25, 2012 at 4:31 pm
@S.T.A.L.K.E.R.:
Thanks! Updating the story.
Friar
On April 25, 2012 at 10:03 pm
That sucks. I liked the STALKER series, I own 2 of the 3 stalker titles, skipped Clear Sky. I must say I’m sad to see it die, especially over IP rights issues. Hopefully the stalker spirit can live on in Survarium. At least everyone will be able to enjoy it, if it is released as a F2P! =) Just please, for the love of god, do not make it a Pay2Win game, those are the worst games out there. I would rather have to buy a game, than have a good Free2Play game ruined by a Pay2Win cash shop.
Sreiber
On April 25, 2012 at 10:20 pm
Also, in video is said that they found investor. Some Ukraine company
Earl Z. Madness
On April 26, 2012 at 10:37 am
As long as the spirit of STALKER lives, I’ll give it the chance
Sreiber
On April 26, 2012 at 1:39 pm
Also, can we call ir S.U.R.V.A.R.I.U.M.?