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Developer Behind the World’s Best-Selling Video Game Has No Intentions of Using Blockchain and NFTs in Minecraft
21.7.2022
On July 20, 2022, Mojang Studios the Swedish video game developer behind the world’s best-selling game of all time said blockchain or non-fungible token (NFT) technologies are “not permitted to be integrated inside [Mojang’s] client and server applications.” Mojang...
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Devs Open Up About Life During The Russian Invasion
14.6.2022
Sci-fi horror shooter S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 won’t arrive in 2022 after all. During Xbox and Bethesda’s extended showcase livestream today, developer GSC Game World shared a new story trailer and confirmed the game was delayed until 2023. It also presented a video developer diary in which staff at...
Military MMO Dev Wargaming Cuts Ties With Belarus, Russia Over Invasion works
4.4.2022
Hit freemium developer Wargaming is abandoning its operations in Belarus and Russia over the invasion of Ukraine, now in its 39th day. The World of Tanks maker said it has turned over live operations of its games in both countries to its now-former studio in Russia and will “not profit from this...
Standing Watch
23.3.2022
Vladimir Motsar is an artist at GSC Game World, the Ukrainian studio behind the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and Cossacks series.Read more
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Changes Subtitle To ‘Heart Of Chornobyl’ Due To War In Ukraine
16.3.2022
The forthcoming first-person shooter S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 will no longer feature the subtitle “Heart of Chernobyl.” It’s now officially subtitled S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, a representative for Ukrainian developer GSC Game World confirmed to Kotaku.Read more
Sega Might Drop NFT Experiments if Perceived by Gamers as a Money Grab
11.1.2022
Sega, a leading videogame development company, has announced its new stance when it comes to the play-to-earn model and the inclusion of NFTs in its games. In the latest management meeting of the company, which happened on December 24th, Sega CEO Haruki Satomi stated that the company may drop...
Square Enix President Talks NFTs, Metaverse, Blockchain Gaming in New Year’s Letter
3.1.2022
Yosuke Matsuda, president of Square Enix, a leading game developing company, has voiced his opinion about the rise of new technologies and trends like NFTs, blockchain gaming, and the metaverse concept in the gaming space. Matsuda explains the business strategy around these, detailing how Square...
Game Developers GSC Game World and Ubisoft Face Backlash About NFT Inclusion
22.12.2021
GSC Game World and Ubisoft, two game development companies, are dealing with backlash about the inclusion of NFT elements in some of their games. While GSC Game World — developer of the popular Stalker gaming franchise — has abandoned its plans in this regard, Ubisoft is pushing...
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Developers Remove NFTs After Fan Uproar
17.12.2021
STALKER 2 developers GSC Game World announced yesterday that they’d be adding NFTs to the game. Public reception was, as you’d imagine, not kind.Read more
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Wants To Turn You Into An NFT, For Some Reason
15.12.2021
In video games, non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, are no longer relegated to the realm of underperforming Ubisoft games and Peter Molyneux’s fever dreams. One of the spring’s ballyhooed Xbox shooters, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl, will feature NFTs, developer GSC Game World announced in a press...
STALKER 2 Might Get Mod Support On Xbox
10.3.2021
STALKER developer GSC Game World is currently investigating the possibility of including mod support for the upcoming sequel on Xbox Series X/S.Read more