GSC Game World explained

GSC Game World
Type:Private
Industry:Video games
Founded: in Kyiv, Ukraine
Founder:Sergiy Grygorovych
Hq Location City:Prague
Hq Location Country:Czech Republic
Divisions:GSC World Publishing

GSC Game World is a Ukrainian video game developer temporarily based in Prague. Founded in Kyiv in 1995 by Sergiy Grygorovych, it is best known for the Cossacks and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series of games. GSC Game World was the first company in Ukraine to localize PC games to the Russian language. In 2002, it became a publishing house, GSC World Publishing.

History

Founding and early activity

The company was founded in 1995 by Sergiy Grygorovych (Ukrainian: Сергій Костянтинович Григорович|Serhiy Kostyantynovych Hryhorovych), who became chief executive officer (CEO).[1] He came up with the company name and emblem while at school, in 1990, at age 12. "GSC" are the initials of his name in the transliteration "Grygorovych Sergiy Constantinovich". Later Grygorovych explained this decision:[2] By 1996, when Grygorovych was sixteen, the company employed fifteen people in a two-room apartment.[3] Early employees included Grygorovych's younger brother, Evgeniy, and Andrew Prokhorov.[4] The company was the first in Ukraine to translate video games into Russian, additionally creating multimedia CD-ROM encyclopedias.[5] [6]

Game development

In 1997 the company started developing its first video game, but difficulties in development led to its quick abandonment.In 1998, after the economic crisis in Russia, the GSC company reoriented to the Western market, developing real-time strategy games. GSC unsuccessfully tried to get a contract for the Warcraft 3 development with Blizzard Entertainment.[7] According to the CEO, they were rejected due to Blizzard's distrust of Grygorovych's youth. By the end of 1998, the company finished its debut commercial game, WarCraft 2000: Nuclear Epidemic.[8] It was powered by its own engine, which was subsequently reused by Cossacks: European Wars. Nuclear Epidemic distinguished itself from other strategy games of the time with its increased unit size limits. At the beginning of 1999, it was released for free online. They began development on another project titled DoomCraft, which was shuttered six months later in favor of the development of Cossacks.

Company debut

In 2001, GSC Game World released the real-time strategy game for Windows, . It was the first game that brought the company financial success and global recognition. Later that year, GSC Game World released the tactical first-person shooter and an expansion for Cossacks named . In the same year, GSC began developing a story-driven shooter based on the Stargate series concept and Aztec architecture. It was powered by a custom X-Ray Engine, which rendered high-quality images and supported many modern technologies. The project was titled Oblivion Lost.

In 2002, the company released the combat hovercraft arcade racing game Hover Ace: Combat Racing Zone and another expansion to Cossacks called . At the end of that year, a new real-time strategy game named American Conquest was released. Also, in March 2002, after the GSC Game World company trip to the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, the Oblivion Lost concept was wholly revised and used the Chernobyl disaster as a foundation. The game was called Stalker: Oblivion Lost, but soon the name changed to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Oblivion Lost, due to copyright complications with the word "Stalker". The rendering system was reworked. The game was scheduled to be released at the end of 2003.

In 2003, the company released the addition and the first-person shooter FireStarter. Also, the development of the first-person shooter S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Oblivion Lost continued, and THQ became its publisher. By their recommendation, became the official name that got the first accurate release date – the middle of 2004.In 2004, GSC opened GSC World Publishing, a division that would publish GSC's games in countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States and in Europe. Together with Ubisoft on 20 November 2004, it published its own developed RTS game Alexander, the official game based on Oliver Stone's movie Alexander. The release of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl was postponed by THQ to 2005 due a transition to a new rendering process. In 2005, a sequel of the Cossacks strategy, , was released. In February 2005, the release of Shadow of Chernobyl was postponed indefinitely. In 2006, the company released an expansion for the Cossacks series titled , and a new real-time strategy role-playing game, Heroes of Annihilated Empires.[9] The company released a statement that Shadow of Chernobyl should be released in the first quarter of 2007. At the beginning of the year, some GSC employees left the company to found 4A Games studio.

On 20 March 2007, was officially released. On 24 March 2007, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. held the eighth position in the sales charts for various platforms, and the first position among PC games according to the rating of British organization ELSPA.[10] On 12 February 2008, 950 thousand copies in the CIS and 700 thousand copies elsewhere in the world were sold, which made S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl the most successful project of GSC Game World to date.[11]

The worldwide success of Shadow of Chernobyl pushed the company to develop its next project.[12] On 5 December 2007, a mobile game, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Mobile, was created by Qplaze in conjunction with GSC. On 22 August 2008, the stand-alone expansion was released, a prequel for Shadow of Chernobyl. A sequel for Shadow of Chernobyl, , was released on 2 October 2009, the third game in the series.

In 2009, GSC began work on S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2. The company officially announced the game on 13 August 2010. During development, the company shrank from 200 employees to 50. It had previously been the largest video game developer in Eastern Europe. Financial services company Ernst & Young named Grygorovych Ukraine's "entrepreneur of the year" in February 2011. On 9 December 2011, the Ukrainian News Agency, published a message with a statement from GSC Game World CEO Sergiy Grygorovych that the company had dissolved. Development of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 game was discontinued.[13] Grygorovych stated that he did so for personal reasons. Studio spokesperson Valentine Yeltyshev said that the studio's financial situation played a minor role in the dissolution.[14]

Revival

At the end of 2014, GSC Game World re-opened and announced that it was working on a new game.[15] The company founder's brother Evgeniy Grygorovych (Ukrainian: Євген Григорович|Evhen Hryhorovych) became its new CEO.[16] [17] In May 2015, the company announced Cossacks 3, a remake of the first Cossacks game, including "all its original gameplay".[18] The game was released on 20 September 2016 on Steam, after which, the game was finalized and updated.[19]

On 15 May 2018, GSC re-announced .[20] The game is scheduled to be released on 20 November 2024,[21] for Windows and the Xbox Series X/S.

Russian invasion of Ukraine

When the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine began, the GSC paused development on S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2. The company used social media to urge fans and game journalists to donate to the Ukrainian Armed Forces and provided special accounts for donations.[22] [23] By May 2022, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2s development resumed after the team had been relocated to Prague, allowing them to continue working safely.[24] One former GSC Game World developer, Volodymyr Yezhov, was killed in action near Bakhmut in December 2022.[25] On December 27, 2022, a farewell ceremony for Yezhov was held in the Volodymyr Cathedral with the participation of a military guard, which was attended by many people.[26]

Games

TitleRelease datePlatform(s)Publisher(s)
WarCraft 2000: Nuclear EpidemicMicrosoft Windows–
CDV Software, Russobit-M[27] [28] [29] [30]
Virgin Interactive, Russobit-M[31] [32] [33]
CDV Software, Russobit-M[34] [35] [36]
Hover Ace: Combat Racing ZoneStrategy First, Russobit-M[37] [38] [39]
CDV Software, Russobit-M[40] [41] [42]
American Conquest[43] [44] [45] [46]
[47] [48]
FireStarterHip Interactive, Russobit-M[49] [50] [51] [52]
AlexanderUbisoft, GSC World Publishing[53] [54] [55] [56] [57]
CDV Software, GSC World Publishing[58] [59] [60] [61]
[62] [63]
Heroes of Annihilated Empires[64] [65] [66] [67]
THQ, GSC World Publishing[68] [69] [70] [71] [72] [73]
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. MobileJava MENOMOC World Publishing[74] [75] [76] [77]
Microsoft WindowsDeep Silver, GSC World Publishing[78] [79] [80] [81]
bitComposer Games, GSC World Publishing[82] [83] [84] [85] [86]
Cossacks 3Microsoft Windows, Linux[87] GSC Game World[88] [89] [90] -
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone Trilogy6 March 2024PlayStation 4, Xbox One[91]
20 November 2024Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X/S[92] [93] [94] [95]

Cancelled games

TitleCancellation datePlatform(s)
Unnamed quest gameMicrosoft Windows
DoomCraft[96]
Oblivion LostMicrosoft Windows, Xbox[97]
WarlocksMicrosoft Windows[98] [99] [100]
Robbery (working title)[101]
Unnamed S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game for PSPSpring PlayStation Portable[102] [103] [104]
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. OnlineBrowser game[105]

Game engines

Vital Engine is a game engine created for ,[106] and later used for the Xenus games series ( and ) and The Precursors game by the Ukrainian developer Deep Shadows.[107]

X-Ray Engine is a game engine created for the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games series. X-Ray uses the free physics engine Open Dynamics Engine elements.[108] [109] [110]

Legacy

Studios formed by teams and members from the GSC studio:

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: GSC – компания и человек. Интервью с Сергеем Григоровичем . Данилов, Олег . 2004-09-22 . ITC.ua . ITC Publishing . ru . 2021-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170902120644/http://itc.ua/articles/gsc_-_kompaniya_i_chelovek_intervyu_s_sergeem_grigorovichem_18430 . 2017-09-02 . live .
  3. Web site: Stalker fallout: Polygon traces the exodus from Kiev's legendary GSC Game World . Hall, Charlie . 2013-09-08 . . . en . 2021-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180516032644/https://www.polygon.com/features/2013/9/8/4568598/stalker-fallout-gsc-game-world . 2018-05-16 . live .
  4. Web site: GSC Game World says it will defend the STALKER franchise, plans to announce its next title soon . Hall, Charlie . 2015-02-10 . . . en . 2021-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190224062512/https://www.polygon.com/2015/2/10/8015005/gsc-game-world-says-it-will-defend-the-stalker-franchise-plans-to . 2019-02-24 . live .
  5. Web site: Минуле GSC Game World . 2015-12-04 . SMNS Games . uk . 2021-09-26 .
  6. Web site: Французская живопись . Запольскис, Александр . 1998-02-07 . Компьютерная газета . ru . 2021-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190904005439/http://www.nestor.minsk.by/kg/1998/05/kg80518d.htm . 2019-09-04 . live .
  7. Web site: Игры GSC: Хронология разработок . Мурыгин, Вячеслав . 2010-04-24 . ExGSC.com . ru . 2021-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140819234624/http://www.exgsc.com/?p=661 . 2014-08-19 .
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  12. Web site: GSC Game World will present new titles in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. line-up at E3 2007 . 2007-05-16 . gsc-game.com . en . 2021-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071005032545/https://gsc-game.com/index.php?t=press&s=press_rel&ss=14 . 2007-10-05 . live .
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  14. Web site: It's a hard time for Ukraine, but a good time to be a proud Ukrainian . Pearson, Dan . 2014-12-10 . . . en . 2021-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210828233307/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2014-12-10-its-a-hard-time-for-ukraine-but-a-good-time-to-be-a-proud-ukrainian . 2021-08-28 . live .
  15. Web site: The original developer of STALKER re-opens, has a good laugh, announces new game . Hall, Charlie . 2014-12-22 . . . en . 2021-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180221100110/https://www.polygon.com/2014/12/22/7435791/gsc-gameworld-reopens-has-a-good-laugh-announces-announces-new-stalker . 2018-02-21 . live .
  16. Web site: GSC Game World про створення гри "Козаки 3" . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/mSlIf4ECTgU . 2021-12-19 . live. Hromadske . Hromadske . 2015-06-29 . uk, ru . . 2021-09-26 .
  17. Web site: GSC Game World: "Мы не закладываем политические идеи в наш новый проект" . Курган, Георгий . 2014-12-25 . Игры Mail.ru . . ru . 2021-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141227225726/https://games.mail.ru/pc/articles/feat/gsc_game_world_my_ne_zakladyvaem_politicheskie_idei_v_nash_novyj_proekt/ . 2014-12-27 . live .
  18. Web site: The company that made STALKER is back with their next game, Cossacks 3 . Hall, Charlie . 2015-05-18 . . . en . 2021-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180516032418/https://www.polygon.com/features/2015/5/18/8615339/cossacks-3-announcement-release-date-gsc-stalker . 2018-05-16 . live .
  19. GSC Game World's Cossacks 3 Charging Into September . Santiago-Vancak, Gabriella . 2016-07-24 . . . en . 2021-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201130172926/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/07/24/when-does-cossacks-3-come-out/ . 2020-11-30 . live .
  20. Web site: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Revealed, Coming in 2021 . Oloman, Jordan . 2018-05-15 . . . en . 2021-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180516041054/http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/05/15/stalker-2-revealed-coming-in-2021 . 2018-05-16 . live .
  21. Web site: Davis . Wes . 16 January 2024 . S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl has been delayed again. . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240124051543/https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/16/24040171/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-2-heart-of-chornobyl-has-been-delayed-again . 2024-01-24 . January 23, 2024 . The Verge.
  22. 1496846089114300422. stalker_thegame. As of today, the Russian Federation has officially declared war on Ukraine. Our country woke up with the sounds of explosions and weapons fire, but is ready to defend its freedom and independence, for it remains strong and ready for anything. The future is unknown, but we hope for the best, are ever sure of our armed forces and our belief in Ukraine.. 24 February 2022.
  23. Web site: Inwazja Rosji na Ukrainę - cios w gamingowe serce Europy? . 2022-03-31 . Logo24 . pl.
  24. Web site: GSC Game World are back working on S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 again . October 19, 2022 . CJ . Wheeler . . May 23, 2022.
  25. Web site: STALKER dev dies in Ukraine war, official account pays respect . Ryan . Woodrow . 27 December 2022 . . 27 December 2022.
  26. Web site: Із українським захисником та одним із розробників гри S.T.A.L.K.E.R Володимиром Єжовим, який загинув у боях під Бахмутом, попрощалися в Києві. ВІДЕО+ФОТОрепортаж. Цензор.НЕТ.
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