Tonight's Xbox Extended Showcase closed with a touching and important speech by GSC Game World, the Ukrainian team behind S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl. The developers wanted to update us on their situation, which as you can imagine is heavily influenced by the current invasion to which the country is opposing.

In a heartbreaking Dev Diary the developers wanted to show us their current working conditions: the development of the game goes on but is strongly impacted by the current events: many developers are divided between work and volunteering to help their compatriots, while others have left the place to enlist in the army and fight alongside their compatriots. There are also those who, coming from Mariupol, have not heard from parents and family for weeks, without knowing if they are alive. A dramatic and emotionally lacerating situation, which overshadows the world of video games.

Despite this, the guys at GSC have managed to create a short trailer that shows us the very first minutes of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl, which shows how despite adversity, the work continues inexorably. Find both videos below, as we cling to the developers of GSC wishing them to get out of this nightmare as soon as possible.