playing “S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2” after the mega-hit video game was released on Nov. 20.But unlike most of the estimated million and a half players around the world who downloaded the Ukrainian game in its first week, the young Ukrainian fighter was interrupted when he had to leave his glowing screen and camouflaged safe house for a nighttime combat mission.“Many locations (in the game) are similar to real places where fighting took place. They spark memories,” he told the Kyiv Independent from the front lines. “Burnt-out houses, abandoned factories or industrial facilities, abandoned buildings in general. Even just locations with fallen trees and scorched land.”The long-awaited release of “S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl” has been one of the biggest gaming events of the year.