It seems yet another respected game developer is closing its operations as Ukranews reports that GSC Game World have closed down their operations and cancelled development on S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2. The reasons stated have to do with the direction the project was headed in, but there is also speculation that the Ukraine authorities were looking to try and take over the company.
The decision was apparently revealed to employees by CEO and founder Sergei Grigorovich at a meeting. But the news was first denied by the official Stalker twitter feed (a post that was deleted quickly), and developers have since gone on twitter to confirm it.
As for now, the future of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is shrouded in mystery, but hopefully the folks at GSC Game World will find new opportunities if the reports are correct.