Sadly, it looks like there will be no other STALKER game being made by GSC. They are closing down. This is sad because there's no other game/franchise today that delivers the same experience you get playing STALKER.

I really think bethesda should take over this franchise, because:

1. beth has got some experience with nuclear post-apocalyptic setting from making Fallout series
2. beth also got some experience with FPS from making RAGE
3. STALKER has a lot of RPG elements which beth can enhance upon
4. STALKER is also a mod-centric game which beth excels on

The only issue might be switching engine to beth's creation engine, which looks way different than STALKER's... But that can be a huge problem, because without the same look, STALKER is no STALKER.

I guess STALKER is dead for good.

Nope, bad idea. Beth should stick to making games they know. Also, id made RAGE, not Beth.

1. The games are rather different, though.
2. Bethesda Softworks published RAGE. Bethesda Game Studios did not make it.
3. And potentially alter to the point of not being STALKER.
4. No, the fans excel at that. All Bethesda does is provide the tools.

If anyone, it should go to 4A games. They are the only ones with any experience with the series.

No thanks. I'd rather STALKER stayed dead than got turned into Fallout.