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Олександр КузьменкоGameDev Eng
30 January 2025, 14:53
2025-01-30
GSC Game World founder Sergey Grigorovich said that Microsoft supported the rejection of Russian voice acting in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2
The founder of the Ukrainian GSC Game World, Serhiy Grigorovich, in an interview with the Youtube channel «Pryama Chervona» said that the studio began to take developers abroad in advance because it received a warning that Russia would 100% invade Ukraine. According to him, Microsoft, which supported the development of the game STALKER 2, was «only in favor» of abandoning Russian voice acting in the project.
The founder of the Ukrainian GSC Game World, Serhiy Grigorovich, in an interview with the Youtube channel «Pryama Chervona» said that the studio began to take developers abroad in advance because it received a warning that Russia would 100% invade Ukraine. According to him, Microsoft, which supported the development of the game STALKER 2, was «only in favor» of abandoning Russian voice acting in the project.
«Honestly, I knew we would break even in the first day. Those were the expectations. Not only mine, but also those who understand the industry,» Grigorovich commented on the sales of STALKER 2. The game sold over 1 million copies in less than two days.
About relocation
The founder of GSC Game World, Serhiy Grigorovich, also spoke about the relocation of some developers abroad even before the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
«We had information in advance that there would be a war 100% of the time. And we transported the entire company in advance, because we had real information. But I didn’t believe it until the last day,» said Hryhorovych.
He clarified that the relocation began six months before the invasion and was completed in three months. Grigorovich added that it was «very expensive,» but he had «friends, companions» who helped make it happen.
«Everyone had to be persuaded, convinced that there would really be a war,» the founder of GSC Game World noted, but added that «very few» developers refused to relocate.
About the rejection of Russian voice acting and the build leak
STALKER 2 is a console exclusive for Xbox, Microsoft’s gaming division. According to Grigorovich, the corporation «was all for it» when the developers changed their mind about adding Russian voice acting to the game and limited themselves to subtitles.
«They also left Russia, and they understood that they had to choose… Well, what is „Microsoft works with Russia“, well, that’s a paragraph,» noted the founder of GSC Game World.
«Good people took it out of the office… that was the problem,» Serhiy Grigorovich said about the incident. He added that the studio found out who did it and fired the employee. According to Grigorovich, GSC Game World did not demand money and «it was purely a terrorist act.»
Last December, Ukrainian businessman Maksym Krippa, who owns the NAVI esports team and the Maincast company, announced that he had become the owner of the GSC Game World studio. According to him, GSC founder Serhiy Grigorovich is no longer a shareholder, but will receive a percentage of STALKER 2 sales.
Previously, the founder of GSC Game World said that he was ready to give his own Rolls-Royce to the one who destroys the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich.
«So as not to disgrace my name, my children, my parents.» The founder of the STALKER development company will give his Rolls-Royce worth $300,000-$500,000 to the daredevil who destroys the Russian frigate «Admiral Grigorovich»
The collaboration with Maksym Krippa began back in 2020, but the Grigorovichs still run the studio. GSC Game World commented on the change of ownership
