Russia blocks S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl website

16:10, 22 апреля 2022

The website of a videogame called S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, previously set for release in December 2022, has been blocked by Roskomnadzor, Russia’s censorship agency, reports Roskomsvoboda, a non-governmental organisation aimed at protecting digital rights of Internet users in Russia.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl / website

According to Roskomnadzor’s website, this was done at the request of the Prosecutor General's Office, the decision was made on April 18. The website of GSC Game World, a Ukrainian video game developer and creator of the cult S.T.A.L.K.E.R. franchise, was blocked in Russia in late March. The website featured a message calling out to help the Ukrainian people and condemning the Russian invasion.

GSC Game World barred Russian buyers from pre-purchasing the long-awaited game shortly after the invasion started. ‘We don’t care about losing those members of our community who support Russia’s aggression against Ukraine’, read the studio’s statement.