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'The Witcher 4' Skipping the Game Awards Despite Nomination - Here's Why

A CD Projekt Red head honcho has confirmed that 'The Witcher 4' won't be at The Game Awards in any shape or form. Why are the developers skipping out on the biggest event of the year?

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Sorry folks, but CD Projekt says it's not going to surprise us with any breathtaking Witcher 4 moments at The Game Awards

The Witcher 4 is vying for the Most Anticipated Game award, and CD Projekt is grateful but it's got nothing else to talk about just yet.

PC Gamer

A year since The Witcher 4's big reveal at The Game Awards, CD Projekt Red lead confirms "we won't be bringing any new content" to this year's awards show

"...but we're, as always, excited to watch…"

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Cyberpunk 2077 crosses an absolutely massive sales milestone — and CD Projekt RED is staffing up for the sequel

Cyberpunk 2077 has crossed 35 million copies sold, CD Projekt RED confirms, while the team working on the next Cyberpunk game is continuing to grow.

Windows Central

Baldur's Gate 3 provided "a lot of inspiration" for CD Projekt Red, but The Witcher 4 devs are sticking to their own RPG formula: "We definitely are not going to make a game like Larian did"

They "want to innovate"

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Baldur's Gate 3 is 'an inspiration' for CD Projekt, but it's all-in on big open worlds: 'We are definitely not going to make a game like Larian did'

Open worlds aren't as novel now as they were when The Witcher 3 came out, but CDPR isn't keen to abandon its signature style.

PC Gamer

Reviews be damned, The Witcher voice actor Doug Cockle thinks Liam Hemsworth 'holds up pretty well' as Geralt in Netflix's television series: 'I think he's done a fantastic job'

Cockle, who brought Geralt to life in CD Projekt's videogame trilogy, says Hemsworth "made it his own character, and that's what he should have done."

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The Witcher Fans Are Upset About That Major Season 4 Death. Why The Showrunner Says It Was 'Needed' For Geralt Going Forward

It was so sad, though!

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The Witcher author confirms he has no involvement with The Witcher 4, but says his contract with CD Projekt Red is 'excellent right now'

The Witcher author Andrzej Sapkowski has confirmed that he isn't assisting CD Projekt Red in the development of The Witcher 4, but says his deal with the studio is "excellent".

TechRadar

Andrzej Sapkowski say these days 'it's so rare' for CD Projekt Red to ask him about Witcher lore

They haven't been quizzing him during development of The Witcher 4.

PC Gamer

The Witcher season 4 episode 6 has a shocking cameo that the Netflix show's creator reveals could mean a huge change for season 5

The Witcher season 4 episode 6 quietly dropped one of the best comebacks in the franchise, but how did it even work?

TechRadar

The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Rob Zombie, Black Label Society and Ice Nine Kills are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

Metal Hammer

Fight like a Witcher in Elden Ring thanks to this ingenious moveset mod

Witcher—Moveset Mod adds sword techniques and Aard signs from CD Projekt's masterful RPGs.

PC Gamer

The Witcher: Crossroads of Ravens book review

Andrzej Sapkowski returns to the series he said he was done with once again, this time for a prequel.

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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."

GamesRadar

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

PC Gamer

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."

GamesRadar

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"

PC Gamer

'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.

Player One

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.

PC Gamer

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.

Windows Central

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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