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The stalker game changed its name on steam S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

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Adopting the Ukrainian language and no longer Russian.

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Stalker 2 appears to change its name to the Ukrainian spelling of Chornobyl

Heart of Chernobyl originally used the Russian spelling of the nuclear disaster site
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Lihwem

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Mar 17, 2020
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Definitely not an error as that's the Ukrainian way of writing it apparently. Good move.
We have some newspaper here (France) switching the writing of "Kiev" to "Kyiv" as a symbolic gesture as well. That won't change the situation, but still a sensible thing to do nonetheless.
 
Pepito

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Chornobyl is the Ukranian spelling, Chernobyl is the Russian spelling. Similar to Kyiv vs Kiev, or calling Ukraine "the Ukraine" - suggesting subordination to Russia.
 
rare

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Oct 25, 2017
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Took me a second to realize what was different, but yeah, Chornobyl is the way it is in Ukrianian.
Learn something new every day, huh.
 
YaBish

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That's some good shit. Props to the devs and my heart goes out to them with their current situation.
 
Pancracio17

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I wonder if the game is even going to come out. Im sure the devs have bigger things to worry about right now.
 
MrCibb

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I never knew there were differences in spelling. That's fair enough. Nice little change.
 
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