Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
USA Today Sports Media Group
USA Today Sports Media Group
Sport
Kyle Campbell

Stalker 2’s subtitle changed to Ukrainian spelling of ‘Chornobyl’

Stalker 2’s official subtitle is now “Heart of Chornobyl,” reflecting the Ukrainian spelling of Chernobyl.

GSC Game world, the Ukraine-based studio behind Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl, quietly changed the title recently on Steam. It’s unclear when this happened, but one eagle-eyed fan on Resetera noticed rename on Monday. As PCGamesN notes, many English transliterations of locations in Ukraine are derived from Russian rather than Ukrainian. Thus, the swap from “Chernobyl” to “Chornobyl” in Stalker 2’s subtitle.

There was no official announcement for the change, but it’s likely in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. GSC Game World put Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl’s development on hold as a result and released a video explaining why, which you can watch below.

The last update for Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl was in January when GSC Game World announced a seven-month delay. It’s unclear what’ll happen with the game now.

Many companies within the games industry are condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. PlayStation, Microsoft, CD Projekt Red, Electronic Arts, and more are suspending sales in Russia while The Pokémon Company, Itch.io, and others have donated towards humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.