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The Witcher author Andrzej Sapkowski says one of CD Projekt's big story points is actually based on a mistake, but 'videogame people have clung to the idea with remarkable tenacity'

The idea of different witcher schools is based on an errant sentence that Sapkowski said is "unworthy of development and narratively incorrect."

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There's now a real version of the Witcher Gwent card game, and it's just as engrossing as the original

This Gwent adaptation is a straightforward yet complex strategy card game ripped straight from Witcher 3

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The Witcher 4 will feature ideas from the latest Witcher novel, just like The Witcher 3 did 12 years ago – but CD Projekt Red "can't reveal how exactly" they'll take form yet

We "can expect" to see them, though

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The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2 development teams continue to grow as CD Projekt's headcount expands to nearly 800

Two years after laying off 9% of its workforce, CD Projekt is bulking up again.

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Senior The Witcher 4 dev admits he's a little worried about making an RPG better than The Witcher 3, but he knows that "this stuff is subjective" and doesn't "see video games as mathematical"

"We want to do justice to the legacy of The Witcher 3"

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The Witcher 4 narrative lead says CD Projekt Red "can't break" the stuff that people want from a Witcher game: "We have to do that"

"A lot of the narrative lessons from The Witcher 3, we use them exactly the same way."

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Years before becoming The Witcher 4's narrative director, Philipp Weber's first job at CDPR was spending days throwing quest ideas into a GDoc for The Witcher 3

Things were "a little bit vibe-based"

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'The problem isn't necessarily the yellow paint', says the Witcher 4 design lead, but its overuse: 'People see through the smoke and mirrors'

You're always being guided, you're just annoyed when you realise it.

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New 'Witcher 4' Tech Demo Teases Insane Graphics, 300 NPCs, and a Whole New World in Unreal Engine 5

CD Projekt Red drops "Witcher 4" tech demo with Ciri, Kovir, 300+ NPCs, and jaw-dropping Unreal Engine 5 visuals. Fans are blown away by the next-gen teaser.

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The Witcher 4's leafy glory is all down to Epic's Nanite Foliage, and largely so is the fact it can run ray-traced at 60 fps on a lowly PS5

That level of performance on an aging console suggests good things for the PC version.

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The Witcher 4 looks absolutely amazing in UE5 technical presentation at State of Unreal 2025

CD Projekt RED joined the State of Unreal presentation to show off a technical presentation for The Witcher 4.

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The Witcher 4 is targeting 60 FPS on current-gen consoles and will "bring in a new generation of open-world RPGs" with its Unreal Engine 5 tech, CDPR says

The Witcher 4 Unreal showcase was running on a standard PS5 with raytracing

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We just got a look at someone actually playing The Witcher 4 as CDPR promises 'the most immersive and ambitious open world Witcher game ever'

Our witcheress is all grown up.

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Cyberpunk 2 has entered pre-production, as The Witcher 3 leaps above Super Mario Bros to sell 60 million copies

But we're still getting The Witcher 4 first

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Witcher 3 devs "knew it from the get go” that they wanted Ciri as protagonist for Witcher 4 back in 2014

CD Projekt Red’s vision for the next Witcher protagonist has been in place for nearly a decade, and it’s Ciri

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CD Projekt Red reflects on its hubris following The Witcher 3's success, and how that led to Cyberpunk 2077's problems: 'I think that was the beginning of a bit of magical thinking for the company'

CD Projekt Red went from being an underdog to the biggest deal around, and that had consequences.

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10 Years Ago, 'The Witcher 3' Set the Gold Standard For Open-World RPGs That Few Games Have Matched

Ten years later, it feels like 'The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt' has secured its place as one of the most important games ever made.

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The Witcher 4 lead is "pretty confident" about the series' new saga: "We know how to handle it [...] we made it popular"

"I know that I created something big, and probably I will be remembered because of it."

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CD Projekt Red exec says Ciri is a great choice for The Witcher 4, and she opens up new possibilities for the series after more than a decade of RPGs

The Witcher 4 marks the beginning of a new saga

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"It's really interesting to tell a story so convoluted": how Dead by Daylight is still "expanding the definition of horror" 9 years later

Interview | With Five Nights at Freddy's and The Witcher 3 collaborations incoming, game director Mathieu Cote says Dead by Daylight is going big this year

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The Witcher 4 beta test invites are bogus, says CDPR: "Professional monster slayers don't fall for scams; they see right through them and slay them!"

"This is a scam!"

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CD Projekt warns against fake Witcher 4 beta test invites: 'This is a scam'

If you run across an invitation to a Witcher 4 beta, you should report it, but please don't fall for it.

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'It's the end of an era': Four years after saying the studio would keep its 'identity,' CD Projekt has fully absorbed The Molasses Flood, but it's still working on The Witcher spinoff Project Sirius

The Molasses Flood has been working on Project Sirius for years, and there's still nothing to show for it

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4 years later, The Witcher multiplayer devs have been fully absorbed into CD Projekt: "This is a GOOD AND HEALTHY thing for the studio, and it was long-expected," co-founder says

"It's going to be an amazing game, one for the books, and I cannot wait until the rest of the world learns about what we've been working on"

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The Witcher 3 devs had to practically remake the game engine to make official modding possible

At GDC 2025, CD Projekt Red devs offered a deep dive into making REDKit, and how they want The Witcher 3 to continue on forever.

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