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The author of The Witcher books demands more money from CD Projekt RED

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.

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Mathias Zulpo

October 4, 2018

The author of The Witcher books demands more money from CD Projekt RED

History of The Witcher games - watch a feature-length documentary

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

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September 11, 2017

History of The Witcher games - watch a feature-length documentary

The Witcher 3 still sells great - CD Projekt turns a profit for the last six months

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.

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September 7, 2017

The Witcher 3 still sells great - CD Projekt turns a profit for the last six months

Geralt thanks players for 10 years spent together in this anniversary trailer

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.

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September 4, 2017

Geralt thanks players for 10 years spent together in this anniversary trailer

The Witcher trilogy is getting a limited re-edition

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.

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August 9, 2017

The Witcher trilogy is getting a limited re-edition

The Witcher 3: The Sands of Ofir - fan concept for a new expansion

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.

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July 31, 2017

The Witcher 3: The Sands of Ofir - fan concept for a new expansion

The Witcher 3 HD Reworked Project mod gets a huge update

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!

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July 21, 2017

The Witcher 3 HD Reworked Project mod gets a huge update

$9,400 – that's what CD Projekt RED paid for the Witcher license

It is clear now why Andrzej Sapkowski, the author of The Witcher books, kicks himself for refusing a percentage of The Witcher games sales. He licensed the brand to CD Projekt RED for just about $9,400 back in early 2000s.

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May 31, 2017

$9,400 – that's what CD Projekt RED paid for the Witcher license

Netflix to create The Witcher TV series

Instead of a Witcher movie fans will get a full-blooded TV series, developed and produced by Netflix. Is it going to be the new Game of Thrones?

movies & tv series

May 17, 2017

Netflix to create The Witcher TV series

Fan-made Witcher movie with professional actors got its first trailer

There is an interesting fan-made film project in the works set in the Witcher universe. The team managed to hire some professional actors for the roles of Dandelion, Triss Merigold and Lambert.

movies & tv series

May 16, 2017

Fan-made Witcher movie with professional actors got its first trailer

The Witcher writer believes the games spoiled his sales; Metro 2033 author strongly disagrees

Have the Witcher games boosted popularity of the original books or was it the other way around? Andrzej Sapkowski and Metro 2033 author have radically different opinions on that matter.

video games

April 19, 2017

The Witcher writer believes the games spoiled his sales; Metro 2033 author strongly disagrees

25 million copies of The Witcher games sold by the end of 2016

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.

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March 30, 2017

25 million copies of The Witcher games sold by the end of 2016

Andrzej Sapkowski, the creator of The Witcher universe, didn't believe in success of the games

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.

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March 24, 2017

Andrzej Sapkowski, the creator of The Witcher universe, didn't believe in success of the games
The Game Awards 2016 recap - Death Stranding, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Prey, and more

The Game Awards 2016 recap - Death Stranding, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Prey, and more

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.

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December 2, 2016

The Game Awards 2016 recap - Death Stranding, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Prey, and more

The Witcher universe creator diminishes the game franchise's success

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.

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Mathias Zulpo

August 30, 2016

The Witcher universe creator diminishes the game franchise's success

The Witcher 3: Game of the Year Edition due on August 30, watch the new trailer

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

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August 12, 2016

The Witcher 3: Game of the Year Edition due on August 30, watch the new trailer

How The Witcher 3 came to life? – discussion panel with CD Projekt RED

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.

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Mike Manka

August 3, 2016

How The Witcher 3 came to life? – discussion panel with CD Projekt RED

The Witcher: Farewell of the White Wolf will feature a fan-made epilogue to The Witcher 3

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.

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July 27, 2016

The Witcher: Farewell of the White Wolf will feature a fan-made epilogue to The Witcher 3

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Game of the Year Edition confirmed

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.

video games

July 6, 2016

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Game of the Year Edition confirmed

The next Witcher 3 patch to fix all major issues

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.

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June 8, 2016

The next Witcher 3 patch to fix all major issues