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The MK Foundation charitable organization has purchased 100 Volkswagen Transporter vans for Ukrainian border guards using funds provided by S.T.A.L.K.E.R. video game developers and e-sports companies.

It is noted that the MK Foundation does not collect donations. All forms of assistance are provided by partners, including S.T.A.L.K.E.R developers and e-sports companies NAVI and Maincast.

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[wipeout364]

Seems a little weird that The Stalker 2 developer has this much cash on hand when they are two years behind schedule and last preview I watched said the game was really in a rough state.

Are they backed by some billionaire?

 

[Hudo]

Seems a little weird that The Stalker 2 developer has this much cash on hand when they are two years behind schedule and last preview I watched said the game was really in a rough state.

Are they backed by some billionaire?

I was thinking the same thing.

 

[Kupfer]

If I remember correctly, there was a campaign in which all the money made by S.T.A.L.K.E.R. purchases was to be donated to Ukraine.
I can't find anything about it right now, but maybe that's what came out of it?

 

[whyman]

Seems a little weird that The Stalker 2 developer has this much cash on hand when they are two years behind schedule and last preview I watched said the game was really in a rough state.

Are they backed by some billionaire?

Who cares. Let´s buy a few extra copies of the game instead to show support!

 

[wipeout364]

I was thinking the same thing.

I understand they want to help out but Stalker 2 is not Call of Duty or Genshin Impact. This purchase is probably in the range of 40 to 50 million Euros.

 

[adamsapple]

Seems a little weird that The Stalker 2 developer has this much cash on hand when they are two years behind schedule and last preview I watched said the game was really in a rough state.

Are they backed by some billionaire?

The game is behind schedule because a bunch of developers working on it were fighting in the IRL war, it wasn't because of lack of funds or backing.

 

[RaZoR No1]

I understand they want to help out but Stalker 2 is not Call of Duty or Genshin Impact. This purchase is probably in the range of 40 to 50 million Euros.

That would be a zero too much
more like 4-5 million €
+
With that many cars they probably got a small discount too.
but still it is a lot of money

 

[Kupfer]

The game is behind schedule because a bunch of developers working on it were fighting in the IRL war, it wasn't because of lack of funds or backing.

Volodymyr Anatoliyovych Yezhov for example. RiP.

 

[mayham2199]

Seems a little weird that The Stalker 2 developer has this much cash on hand when they are two years behind schedule and last preview I watched said the game was really in a rough state.

Are they backed by some billionaire?

It's that game pass bag baby.

 

[Ozriel]

Seems a little weird that The Stalker 2 developer has this much cash on hand when they are two years behind schedule and last preview I watched said the game was really in a rough state.

Are they backed by some billionaire?

I understand they want to help out but Stalker 2 is not Call of Duty or Genshin Impact. This purchase is probably in the range of 40 to 50 million Euros.

Couldn’t you be bothered to read the thread title that shows it isn’t just the STALKER devs that put money towards the vehicle purchases? There are other companies cited there, and there’s no breakdown of the % contributed from each entity.

Can’t fault them for their decision to contribute. It’s their country, and most of the developers are not mobilizing for the war.

Imagine thinking they’re dipping into game development funds to buy these vans.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Cool.

 

[wipeout364]

That would be a zero too much
more like 4-5 million €
+
With that many cars they probably got a small discount too.
but still it is a lot of money

Yes my bad I estimated the vans at 45000 euros. Thanks for the correction.

 

[wipeout364]

Imagine thinking they’re dipping into game development funds to buy these vans.

Where is the money coming from then? The linked article says essentially nothing.

Honestly I don’t care, I was going to buy the game anyway. I had assumed with all the delays they must be running out of money. I can’t imagine Cossacks and Stalker games generate much revenue anymore for GSC and I think they have like 300 Employees.

I also can’t imagine anyone pre ordering the game with the constantly missed launch dates.

 

[crazepharmacist]

Where is the money coming from then? The linked article says essentially nothing.

Honestly I don’t care, I was going to buy the game anyway. I had assumed with all the delays they must be running out of money. I can’t imagine Cossacks and Stalker games generate much revenue anymore for GSC and I think they have like 300 Employees.

I also can’t imagine anyone pre ordering the game with the constantly missed launch dates.

From the billions of US tax dollars that are being sent over there probably.

 

[RaZoR No1]

Yes my bad I estimated the vans at 45000 euros. Thanks for the correction.

The estimation is correct, but the calculation is wrong ..

 

[M1chl]

Seems a little weird that The Stalker 2 developer has this much cash on hand when they are two years behind schedule and last preview I watched said the game was really in a rough state.

Are they backed by some billionaire?

Fleet car are generally much cheaper, plus its probably cash from the console version of that first Stalker trilogy, which was probably pretty cheap to make it

 

[Ozriel]

From the billions of US tax dollars that are being sent over there probably.

Take this political shit out of here.
This clown thinks Strykers and HIMARS ammo is being delivered to a game development studio.

Where is the money coming from then? The linked article says essentially nothing.

Perhaps from the devs salaries?

 

[Kupfer]

The cars seem to be used at the front already