The founder of GSC Game World and the «father» of the cult gaming universe STALKER, Sergey Grigorovich, said that he was behind bars at the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. He also noted that he has not yet received his share of the profits from the sales of the game «STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl».
The founder of GSC Game World and the «father» of the cult gaming universe STALKER, Sergey Grigorovich, said that he was behind bars at the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. He also noted that he has not yet received his share of the profits from the sales of the game «STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl».
He said this in an interview with businessman, banker, and military officer Andriy Onistrat. According to Hryhorovych, it became clear to him that Ukraine had won the war with Russia on the eighth day after the invasion began, and he recalled that he had been behind bars for some time.
«I didn’t know, there was little [information], well, no phone, no nothing. Nobody knows anything… Well, it’s not a prison, but nobody has any phones, nobody tells anything,» said the GSC founder.
He added that when he read the news and came to his senses, about a month after the invasion began, he became convinced that Ukraine had already won.
According to Grigorovich, he currently has a «cash gap», but he is working to eliminate it and expects to receive a lot of funds from STALKER
«I still haven’t received a penny from the second STALKER… I don’t want to talk about it,» said Sergey Grigorovich.
Recall that in 2020, businessman Maksym Krippa, through his companies, gained control over 40% of GSC, and in 2023 bought out the remaining 42%. Another 18% belongs to Serhiy Grigorovich’s brother, Yevhen Grigorovich.
Maxim Krippa did not disclose how much it cost him to acquire the studio, but noted that Serhiy Grigorovich is not among the company’s shareholders. He reported that under the terms of the agreement, Grigorovich Sr. will receive a certain percentage of the net profit from the sales of STALKER 2 and «some other projects of the company.»
Recently, Serhiy Grigorovich officially announced that he had finally severed ties with his former company and the famous franchise about the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in order to fully focus on creating a completely new revolutionary project.
