The Witcher (franchise) Latest news
Over 8 Million Copies of The Witcher 3 Sold on Steam, Sales Boosted by TV Show
The premiere of The Witcher series on Netflix, as well as the preceding promo campaign, had a very positive impact on sales of The Witcher 3 on Steam. In the last 6 months alone, CD Projekt RED's game has reached 2 million customers. In total, Wild Hunt was bought over 8 million times on Steam.
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Bart Swiatek
January 3, 2020
The Witcher 3 Became the Most Popular Steam Game in History
New Year has brought a new activity record on Steam, achieved by The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. At the hottest moment of the day, more than 100,000 people were playing the game at the same time.
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Adrian Werner
January 2, 2020
Baginski: We Made Quite a lot of Mistakes When Making The Witcher
Tomasz Baginski revealed in an interview with Polish website wyborcza.pl that not everything went according to plan with The Witcher. However, the producer stresses that in the case of the second season the film crew is in a much better position.
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Konrad Serafinski
January 2, 2020
The Witcher 3 With New Activity Record on Steam
Thanks to the Witcher series from Netflix we have lived to see a real renaissance of RPGs from this franchise. Yesterday, new activity records on Steam were achieved by The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and The Witcher: Enhanced Edition.
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Adrian Werner
December 30, 2019
The Witcher 3 a Step Away From New Popularity Record on Steam
Netflix's Witcher series drives the popularity of CD Projekt RED's trilogy. Yesterday, The Witcher: Enhanced Edition set a new record of activity on Steam, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt can repeat this feat any moment now. Andrzej Sapkowski became the most popular writer on Amazon.
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Adrian Werner
December 29, 2019
Netflix's Witcher Praised on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
The Witcher may not have impressed the critics, but the show gained a devoted audience. The Netflix series is highly-rated among the Internet users, who share their impressions on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic.
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Jacob Blazewicz
December 27, 2019
The Witcher's Showrunner on Plans for Season 2 and Behind the Scenes
Lauren S. Hissrich, showrunner of the Witcher from Netflix, gave an interesting interview to GamesRadar+. In it, the artist talked about her plans for the second season and revealed several behind-the-scenes stories from the production of the show.
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Konrad Serafinski
December 24, 2019
Sapkowski Delighted with Cavill's Geralt
The Witcher is one of Netflix's greatest successes so far. The author of the source material is satisfied with Henry Cavill's acting and compares him to Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings.
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December 24, 2019
Number of Witcher Players Grows After the Premiere of Netflix's Show
Thanks to the premiere of The Witcher from Netflix, the number of players of CD Projekt RED's RPG trilogy has increased significantly on Steam.
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Adrian Werner
December 23, 2019
CD Projekt Reaches Agreement With Sapkowski on the Witcher
CD Projekt and Andrzej Sapkowski signed an agreement ending a dispute that had been going on for a year, which started after the writer made demands for a payment of compensation of $16 million. Thanks to the settlement, the company can still adapt the Witcher franchise, not only in the form of games, but also comics and all kinds of gadgets.
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Michael Kulakowski
December 20, 2019
CD Projekt RED Presents Figurine of Ciri and Kitsune
Today, CD Project RED showed a limited edition of a witcher figurine - Ciri and Kitsune. The hand-painted work inspired by Japanese folklore is priced at 247 euros.
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Agnes Adamus
December 20, 2019
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales Coming to Nintendo Switch?
The Korean age rating organization classified Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales. The entry concerns the Nintendo Switch version, which may indicate that the title will soon join The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
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Jacob Blazewicz
December 20, 2019
Witcher: Total War - Witcher Mod for Medieval II is in the Works
A mod is being created that will take Sapkowski's Witcher universe to the popular strategy game Medieval II: Total War. The devs want to recreate the whole known world map and introduce 29 playable fractions. So far, we do not know the planned release date of their work.
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Paul Wozniak
December 20, 2019
The Witcher Netflix Series Reviews; Character Names Have Too Many Vowels
Today, The Witcher, an adaptation of the books by Polish fantasy writer Andrzej Sapkowski, debuted on Netflix. The show has already been rated by critics and now boasts an average of 71% and 53% on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic. Have the producers delivered?
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Bart Swiatek
December 20, 2019
Netflix's Witcher - Final Trailer Released
Netflix has released the final trailer for The Witcher, focusing on the plot of the adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski's novels.
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Adrian Werner
December 12, 2019
Netflix Introduces Main Characters of The Witcher
Netflix has published new promotional materials for The Witcher. They focus on the main characters: Geralt, Yennefer and Ciri. The videos also show new scenes where you can get a better look at Jaskier.
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Bart Woldanski
December 9, 2019
CD Projekt RED Won't Make a Sequel to Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
Pawel Burza from CD Projekt RED informed that the studio does not plan to continue Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales. This is not very good news for Witcher's fans, but it is worth noting that during the next few years, the company will probably be busy creating content for Cyberpunk 2077.
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Konrad Serafinski
December 7, 2019
Alzur's Legacy - Premiere of Witcher Fan-Movie
After a week's delay, Alzur's Legacy / Half Century of Poetry Later, a fan production set in the Witcher universe, finally made its debut on YouTube.
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Adrian Werner
December 7, 2019
Polish Dub of Netflix's Witcher has Geralt of Rivia Voiced by Himself
Official information from Netflix confirms that Polish viewers will be able to watch The Witcher with dubbing and voiceover. Starring as Geralt of Rivia, the Polish voice of Johnny Silverhand and a retired witcher himself, Michal Zebrowski.
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Paul Wozniak
December 6, 2019
The Witcher Will Appear in a Game With Mechs
Geralt of Rivia get a guest appearance in another game. This time we are talking about Daemon X Machina - a post-apocalyptic action adventure game with mechs in the main role, developed by First Studio. The title is available only on the Nintendo Switch console.
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Bart Swiatek
December 5, 2019