A recent post on the Russian social networking site VK includes a list of requests from STALKER 2 creators, which looks to be an attempt by a gang of Russian hackers known as “Vestnik TSS.” The message in question has a collection of photos and artwork thought to be from the game, with the hackers threatening to reveal “tens of terabytes” of unreleased game content if the criteria are not satisfied. As a result, the hackers urge that GSC Game World adjust its attitude towards Russian and Belarussian gamers, as well as “apologise for the unworthy attitude towards regular players from these nations.” The requests also include restoring RU-localization to the game and removing the “NF Star” profile from the gaming studio’s Discord channel.
