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

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.

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.