Bethesda Reportedly Owns Rights to STALKER Series
There may be another S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game, but not in the way you might think...
While there have been many interpretations of the post-apocalypse, none have been quite as bleak as Ukrainian developer GSC Game World's with the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series. Though the games were riddled with technical issues, fans were able to overlook the flaws due to the open world, survival elements, and a strong modding community developed around the games, bringing about overhaul mods that fixed up many of these technical issues.
It's for this reason why the possibility of a S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 game excited many PC gamers and why so many were saddened when GSC shuttered its doors earlier this year.
Now, according to Sergey Galyonkin, the Ukrainian blogger who broke that GSC was shutting down, there may actually be a possibility of a S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2… but not in the way that fans would want it. Bethesda, developer behind Fallout 3 and The Elder Scrolls series, has allegedly bought up the rights to make a S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game. Bethesda doesn't own the brand entirely, as GSC still owns the rights to the extended S.T.A.L.K.E.R. universe.
Bethesda's been elusive when prompted for a comment. However, if this does prove true, will we see a faithful revival of the series, or something similar to Fallout 3?

Stalker Call of consolitis.
i haven't read a more false statement in several years. thanks for the laugh.
Stalker Call of consolitis.
They totally missed the point when making Fallout 3.
https://twitter.com/joewillburn/status/230394092327165952
i haven't read a more false statement in several years. thanks for the laugh.
Have you played the original Fallout games?
Fallout 3 was crap compared to them.
Bad writing/storytelling, unbelievable characters, tiny world, 100% linear main story line, boring quests, black&white morality, one of the worst combat systems I've ever seen, the SPECIAL character system (which was one of the best ever devised) turned to shit...
Fallout1&2 and their predecessor Wasteland were milestones of the RPG genre. Fallout 3 was just Oblivion with guns.
GAMES ARE MEANT TO BE FUN. Who gives a flying fuck compared to the other games? They win Game of the Year 2008, and rightfully so.
It looks like GSC isn't completely closed yet, but it does look as if there game making days are over and are trying to live off of the stalker series to me...
I own all of the stalker games from them, and I have yet to play the 3rd one but something tells me that the 4th is going to be something that I won't rush out and buy.
also, it looks like the new studio made up of old GSC employees wanted to get the rights to STALKER 2, but couldn't fork over the cash like Bethesda did.
Via:
"To be clear the exact requirements for the owner of GSC to sell the IP rights of the Stalker franchise are as follows: Shares in the company purchasing the rights. The right to choose the development team that will work on the title. And last but not least a very high finacial sum. All those are the reasons (and a few more, but those are the outlined reasons) why a previous agreement between Vostok Games and GSC could not be met."
I really disagree, Fallout 1 and 2 were great, but so were Fallout 3 and New Vegas. If someone dislike the shooter-grene i can understand that Fallout 3 and FO:Nw will be less entertaining but that don't mean everyone think so - Far from it!
Fallout 3 and Fo:NW in 3d would not have been as entertaining for most people if you made choices and the chars would do it turn based like the Fo1 or Fo2 (Not counting tactics), I think its rather more living now in 3D as YOU take place in the world. Not watching it from above and have years to think of what to do each turn while in combat. (Think the Fo3 and Fo:Nw were to easy but that another matter).
Game of the year is such an overrated statement based more on popularity than game quality nowaday. It only means that a huge bunch of dumb asses don't know what is good or bad.
I am sorry, but molo9000 is right on it, Fallout 3 is indead morrowind with guns unlike the first fallout games that were TURN BASED RPGs.
We have a console fan here... if you were a real Fallout fan, you will know he is right. Make yourself a flower and go try Fallout 1 and 2 before talking.
The game industry is a business, it doesn't matter what the minority think unfortunately.
I like STALKER (bugs aside) better than FO3 (which is buggy as well). If STALKER 2 will play like FO3/Skyrim, I rather have them not make it.
One of the things I loved about stalker was that it was made on a custom engine, built by those pesky Russians. It wasnt perfect, but it felt "different" and I loved the series!
Making a STALKER game on bethsoft's Xengine won't feel right, it might be okay, but it would probably feel like a total conversion of Fallout 3 or New Vegas.
I like most Bethesda games, but I'm worried they might not stat true to the formula, or that if they release a new STALKER it won't have the same vibe. Either way this is good news though, at least now there is still a solid chance for another STALKER game
im glad to see stalker surviving. maybe bethesda can bring some new life to stalker.
as for technical issues, gamers will feel right at home