The Russian-Ukrainian military conflict is currently the most watched war event in the world. The war not only affects ordinary people, but also makes the Ukrainian game development team fall into turmoil in order to defend the country. 4A Games has an animator who died in battleAfter the news, the developers of STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl (STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl) development team GSC Game World unfortunately died in the battle.
According to the Twitter of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, Volodymyr Yezhov, the game developer of “Havoc 2”, died in the battle of Bakhmut defending Ukraine. He is the father of two children. Both GSC Game World and the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense said in tweets condolences.
Volodymyr Yezhov, one of the developers of @stalker_thegame died in a battle near Bakhmut, defending Ukraine from russian invaders.
Volodymyr was a father of two sons.
Eternal glory to the Hero! pic.twitter.com/jgzZxaZEXO— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) December 26, 2022
Bakhmut is a city in the Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. It has been in a front-line theater since Russia bombarded the city in May this year. So far, the Battle of Bakhmut has entered the stage of trench warfare in winter. Both Russia and Ukraine have suffered A terrible loss.
Despite the loss of talents, GSC Game World is still working hard to develop “Havoc 2” and released the latest promotional video. This classic sequel was canceled in 2012, and it was not announced until 2018 that it was redeveloped with the UE5 engine. Many factors such as crossfire cannot be released in 2022, but the game should have a chance to come out in 2023.
May the deceased rest in peace and hope the war will end soon.