GSC Sport World has confirmed that check supplies for Stalker 2: Coronary heart Of Chornobyl have been leaked, following “nearly a yr and a half” of assaults from a Russian group of hackers.
In an announcement revealed yesterday (June 1), GSC Sport World confirmed that “data meant for inside testing of varied recreation features” has been leaked.
The studio factors to a bunch of Russian hackers because the perpetrator, and says they’ve been “attacking the corporate for nearly a yr and a half”.
Consequently, GSC Sport World has requested that followers keep away from interacting with any of the Stalker 2 leaks that are actually within the wild, which seem to incorporate an early testing construct of the sport.
“Though these supplies are solely used for testing functions and aren’t release-ready, these leaks might damage your expertise of exploring the Zone by your self,” reads the assertion.
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“Relaxation assured, our group stays devoted to delivering an distinctive gaming expertise. Stalker 2: Coronary heart Of Chornobyl is the sport we dedicate our hearts and souls to. Regardless of the problem, we are going to proceed to make sure that the sport will fulfill your expectations, as we hope.”
GSC Sport World was compelled to ship the same assertion in March, when it was focused by pro-Russian hackers who needed the Ukrainian studio to “rethink [its] angle in direction of gamers from Belarus and Russia“.
Although it’s unclear if the identical group is responsible for each hacks, the primary occasion noticed hackers demand a Russian-localised model of Stalker 2 and the unbanning of considered one of their group from the sport’s Discord server.
Nevertheless, the studio turned down their calls for and requested followers to disregard any leaked materials.
“We’re a Ukrainian firm, and like most Ukrainians, we now have skilled many issues which can be far more terrifying: destroyed homes, ruined lives, and the deaths of our family members,” stated GSC Sport World. “Makes an attempt to blackmail or intimidate us are utterly futile.”
A launch date for Stalker 2 is but to be confirmed, although its improvement has been considerably affected by the warfare in Ukraine.