The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt news and interesting facts (4)

Bart Swiatek, 28 June 2019, 11:55

Krzysztof Sapkowski, son of Andrzej, the writer who created the Witcher universe, has passed away. The sad information was published in the Nowa Fantastyka monthly.

Christian Pieniazek, 19 June 2019, 01:18

The book The Rise of the Witcher - A New RPG King, which tells the story of the development process of the games from The Witcher series, can be published in English. But first, the Third Éditions company needs to raise the right amount of funding on Kickstarter.

Christian Pieniazek, 18 June 2019, 23:55

The CD Projekt Group has published infographics showing that Poland has only a 4% share in its revenues, with the remaining 96% coming from exports. In addition, they contain other interesting information, such as information about the business model of the company and the priority given to players.

Matthias Pawlikowski, 13 June 2019, 17:43

During the E3, co-founder of CD Projekt, Marcin Iwinski, said that creating a new Witcher would be relatively easy. The technology developed for the Witcher 3 is all set, and telling a new story wouldn’t be a problem.

Adrian Werner, 12 June 2019, 11:17

We learned new things about the Switch port of The Witcher 3. We know the resolutions in which the game will work, both in mobile and desktop mode. The size of the card on which it is to be distributed has also been disclosed.

Agnes Adamus, 11 June 2019, 19:07

During the Nintendo Direct stream organized as part of the E3 2019 Expo, it was revealed that The Witcher 3 (definitive edition) will get to the Nintendo Switch console. The release is scheduled for later this year.

Jacob Blazewicz, 07 June 2019, 14:46

There are more reports about the release of The Witcher 3: Wild GHunt on the Nintendo Switch console. Their source is Doug Cockle, the English voice of Geralt of Rivia, who referred to rumors circulating on Twitter.

Jacob Nowak, 04 June 2019, 13:21

It looks like Geralt of Rivia known from The Witcher series has just visited completely different franchise. If you like to get on a journey with your truck in Euro Truck Simulator 2 then it's your lucky day!

Christian Pieniazek, 29 May 2019, 14:54

Jacek Rozenek, an actor known to Polish players as the voice of Geralt of Rivia in the Witcher series, suffered a stroke that caused paralysis of the right side of his body and total loss of speech ability. Doctors fight to make sure that his body regains full functionality.

Jacob Blazewicz, 27 May 2019, 21:26

There are new reports suggesting a Nintendo Switch release of Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The title has been noticed in the offers of numerous Chinese vendors, as well as in an entry informing of the game's launch in September 2019.

Frozen, 24 May 2019, 12:16

There's a video on the web where we can see how The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt would look like if it used the ray tracing technology. All thanks to the use of Martha McFly's RT Shader by Pascal Gilcher.

Jacob Blazewicz, 15 May 2019, 22:55

The team creating the mod Farewell of the White Wolf confirmed the release date of their project. The mod that presents a different ending of Geralt's story will debut later this year.

Michael Kulakowski, 08 May 2019, 21:45

CD Projekt RED has opened an official shop with merchandise related to The Witcher, Gwent and Cyberpunk 2077. Fans can buy T-shirts, plush toys, figurines, bags and mugs.

Michael Kulakowski, 10 April 2019, 00:15

Radish is the common name for a set of mods and dedicated tools that enable fans to build their own locations and quests in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The quests can also be enriched with original movie cutscenes and dialogue sequences.

Bart Swiatek, 09 April 2019, 13:54

A Croatian musician claims CD Project RED infringed on his copyrights by including a certain song in the soundtrack to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Neither CDPR, nor the band Percival Schuttenbach offered a clarification so far.

Bart Swiatek, 05 April 2019, 17:07

In a recent podcast organized by the editorial staff of GameStar, one of the CD Projekt RED developers admitted that it is not rare for the company to hire talented modders.

Frozen, 27 March 2019, 14:29

CD PROJEKT Capital Group has disclosed its financial results for 2018. The company has summarized the previous year and shared its plans for the future.

Bart Swiatek, 25 March 2019, 15:50

In a recent podcast, CD Projekt RED developers – Philipp Weber and Miles Tost – have shared their experiences during the work on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Bart Swiatek, 21 March 2019, 02:15

Miles Tost – a level designer working on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – has recently admitted during a podcast that there was a moment when the developers thought that their game will be a total flop.

Bart Swiatek, 08 February 2019, 13:03

Capcom released a new update for Monster Hunter: World, which introduces a cross-over between the former title and The Witcher franchise.

Bart Swiatek, 31 January 2019, 16:52

A Polish business newspaper reports that the fantasy writer Andrzej Sapkowski will probably reach an agreement with CD Projekt RED.

Konrad Serafinski, 30 December 2018, 20:37

Some interesting data related with The Witcher 3 Nintendo Switch edition appeared on the website of one of the French distributors. Bogus or not bogus?

Mathias Zulpo, 19 October 2018, 00:27

11 years have passed since the first Witcher game hit the shelves. Now there are 11 fun facts and easter eggs to show you how the series evolved, brought to you by CD Projekt RED itself.

Mathias Zulpo, 04 October 2018, 00:31

Andrzej Sapkowski, the man who wrote The Witcher saga, demands $16 million from CD Projekt RED, the developer who created The Witcher gaming franchise - more than a decade after he peacefully sold the rights to the company.

Otis, 13 November 2017, 15:16

The life of a witcher is not an easy one. Geralt faces dangerous opponents every day.

luckie, 11 September 2017, 13:11

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is probably the best known representative of that fantasy universe, however, it's definitely not all there is.

luckie, 07 September 2017, 14:03

CD Projekt is still earning a lot from the sales of The Witcher 3 and its two expansions: Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine.

luckie, 04 September 2017, 10:18

We, the players, have shared a lot of adventures with Geralt the witcher throughout the last 10 years and he expresses his appreciation in the new anniversary trailer.

luckie, 09 August 2017, 13:54

Hardcore fans of The Witcher franchise will soon get a chance to expand their collection with some neat, limited editions of the three games... provided they live in Poland.

luckie, 31 July 2017, 13:46

The Sands of Ofir is the name of The Witcher 3 DLC that will probably never see the light of day, but is very interesting nevertheless. Designed by a fan from Russia, the project has some concept art and original story.

luckie, 21 July 2017, 10:26

The Witcher 3 HD Reworked Project is now available in 4.6 version, which improves the looks of in-game walls, water and other objects. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has never been prettier!

luckie, 31 March 2017, 15:32

While The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt concludes the trilogy, CD Projekt RED says that even more big Witcher games in the future are quite possible.

luckie, 30 March 2017, 11:52

CD Projekt announced that 25 million copies of The Witcher games have been sold by the end of 2016. The overwhelming majority of this number comes from The Witcher 3 and its two add-ons.

luckie, 24 March 2017, 18:29

In a recent interview for Eurogamer, Andrzej Sapkowski, the author of the Witcher universe, called himself stupid over not accepting a percentage of the games' profit. That's because he didn't believe the games would achieve any success.

luckie, 02 December 2016, 07:55

Death Stranding, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Prey, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and The Walking Dead: Season 3 are just some of the games that were showed off at The Game Awards 2016.

Mathias Zulpo, 31 August 2016, 15:22

Writer Andrzej Sapkowski, the creator of The Witcher universe, has recently been rather vocal when presenting his views on the game series' influence on his literary work and how he thinks the sales of his books might have suffered as a result.

luckie, 12 August 2016, 13:39

The Witcher 3: Game of the Year Edition has just received an official trailer, which reveals the exact release date.

Mike Manka, 03 August 2016, 15:15

The developers from CD Projekt RED talked about how the game came to life, the development process, challenges they encountered and what ultimately didn’t make the final cut.

luckie, 27 July 2016, 14:34

A group of experienced modders announced The Witcher: Farewell of the White Wolf, an epilogue for The Witcher 3 story, telling about Geralt's wedding.

luckie, 06 July 2016, 15:26

CD Projekt RED confirmed The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is to receive a Game of the Year Edition. Rumor has it that it may come to PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 on August 26.

luckie, 08 June 2016, 10:28

CD Projekt RED are working on another patch for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. This one is supposed to fix all major issues still present in the game after the release of the Blood and Wine expansion.

luckie, 25 May 2016, 10:30

Fans of The Witcher 3 are invited to watch the newly released Blood and Wine launch trailer. In other news, CD Projekt RED answered some frequently asked questions, which reveal new details about the expansion.

Meehow, 20 May 2016, 15:50

CD Projekt RED has revealed that The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine will be 10–15 GB in size, depending on the platform. It was also revealed that a smaller patch for the vanilla game is going to be released just before the expansion.

luckie, 20 May 2016, 12:00

Marcin Przybylowicz, the composer of The Witcher 3 soundtrack, posted the main theme from Blood and Wine, the upcoming expansion for CD Projekt RED's hit RPG.

Christopher Mysiak, 10 May 2016, 17:00

With the release of the Blood and Wine expansion on May 31 comes a new update for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. It will bring, among other things, many changes to the user interface. CD Projekt RED has provided us with some comparison screenshots.

luckie, 09 May 2016, 11:25

The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine may come out in North America on May 30, 2016. Such information was found on Steam, and other sources seem to support it.

Meehow, 06 May 2016, 14:15

Steam has revealed the list of achievements for the upcoming expansion for The Witcher 3, entitled Blood and Wine, confirming some of the earlier leaks and hinting at some things that we’ll be able to do in the add-on.

luckie, 28 April 2016, 13:02

The new area of Touissant introduced in The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine will be as big as the Skellige Islands. According to CD Projekt RED, the expansion pack should come out before E3 2016.

luckie, 25 April 2016, 14:12

Apart from the vast new region and story, The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine expansion will feature a new Gwent deck: Skellige.

luckie, 10 March 2016, 12:18

The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine is coming out in Q2 2016. The second expansion to the hit RPG will be a as ambitious a project as The Witcher 3 itself.