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Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl gets a new trailer amid Ukraine war

GSC Game World releases a tribute to fallen soldiers

Kirk McKeand

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl gets a new trailer amid Ukraine war
Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl gets a new trailer amid Ukraine war /

GSC Game World, a development studio founded in Kyiv, Ukraine, and currently based out of Prague, has released a new trailer for its upcoming FPS game, Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl. 

As soon as the trailer begins, it proudly states "made in Ukraine" in the bottom left corner. 

The new trailer showcases combat gameplay, moody characters, and strange anomalies in a post-apocalyptic setting. It's visually stunning, too. 

Check out the new trailer, Come to Me, which is dedicated to soldiers who have lost their lives in the Ukraine war, below. 

The launch of this trailer follows the death of Volodymyr Yezhov, a GSC Game World developer who died in a battle near Bakhmut, defending his home country from Russian invaders. 

Despite all the real-world troubles surrounding the developers at GSC, Stalker 2 is still penned in for launch in 2023. 

The Stalker games follow an elite group who brave the ravaged wastes of a post-nuclear hellscape, fighting soldiers, raiders, and mutated creatures while avoiding even more terrifying distortions in time and space. 

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Kirk McKeand
KIRK MCKEAND

Kirk McKeand is the Content Director for GLHF.  A games media writer and editor from Lincoln, UK, he won a Games Media Award in 2014 in the Rising Star category. He has also been nominated for two Features Writer awards. He was also recognized in MCV's 30 Under 30 list in 2014. His favorite games are The Witcher 3, The Last of Us Part 2, Dishonored 2, Deus Ex, Bloodborne, Suikoden 2, and Final Fantasy 7.  You can buy Kirk McKeand's book, The History of the Stealth Game, in most bookstores in the US and UK.  With a foreword written by Arkane's Harvey Smith, The History of the Stealth Game dives deep into the shadows of game development, uncovering the surprising stories behind some of the industry's most formative video games.  He has written for IGN, Playboy, Vice, Eurogamer, Edge, Official PlayStation Magazine, Games Master, Official Xbox Magazine, USA Today's ForTheWin, Digital Spy, The Telegraph, International Business Times, and more.  Kirk was previously the Editor-in-Chief at TheGamer and Deputy Editor at VG247. These days he works as the Content Director for GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage, serving media partners across the globe.  You can check out Kirk McKeand's MuckRack profile for more.  Email: kirk.mckeand@glhf.gg

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