CD Projekt Red have had an interesting few years. Following the overwhelming success of The Witcher 3, the team were elevated to new heights, with their next game ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ being huge upon initial release. Of course, the less-than-stellar state of its launch did put a hamper on the studio’s …
Read More »The Witcher 3 surpasses 50 million copies sold
8 years on from its initial launch, The Witcher 3 is going stronger than ever. Originally released for PS4, Xbox One and PC, the game has seen continued support over the years, coming to the Switch and more recently the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S – adding ray-tracing among other …
Read More »GOG Galaxy has been added to the Epic Games Store
Unlike consoles, PC players have many options to choose from when it comes to video game stores and clients. Two of the biggest are the Epic Games Store and CD Projekt’s GOG Galaxy. In an interesting move by both parties, GOG Galaxy is now available to download through the Epic …
Read More »GOG will add online-only games to its service moving forward
While Steam remains the undisputed king when it comes to PC gaming (at least in terms of monthly active users), there exists many other clients which offer just as many benefits. One such client is GOG – known best for their DRM-free approach to all their games. That being said, …
Read More »CD Projekt co-founder Marcin Iwiński stepping down as co-CEO
CD Projekt Red is going through some leadership changes. After co-founding the company and working there for 30 years, co-CEO, Marcin Iwiński, is stepping down. Following CD Projekt Red's massive roadmap unveiling, which includes a sequel to Cyberpunk 2077, a new Witcher trilogy, multiple other Witcher titles and a brand …
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077 surpasses 20 million copies sold
Ahead of its launch, Cyberpunk 2077 had millions of pre-orders and within two week's of the game's launch, around 13 million copies had been sold. Of course, that was before we all learned how bad the launch version was. This caused Cyberpunk 2077 sales to slow quite a bit in …
Read More »CD Projekt’s value has reportedly dropped by 75% since Cyberpunk 2077 launch
Earlier this year, CD Projekt Red surprisingly announced that it has begun working on its fourth major Witcher RPG, moving away from the RED Engine to Epic's Unreal Engine 5. The game was announced very early, as it is just entering pre-production. It seems that the financial fallout from Cyberpunk …
Read More »The Witcher 3’s next-gen update has been delayed again
While initially CD Projekt Red had planned to release next-gen updates for Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3 in 2021, both were later pushed to 2022. The enhanced version of The Witcher 3 was being developed by Saber Interactive, but CD Projekt Red has since taken over development, which unfortunately …
Read More »GOG Galaxy ‘wake lock’ bug fixed with new update
Earlier this week, a significant bug was found in the GOG Galaxy launcher, which caused the app to block PC displays from going to sleep after a period of time. Fortunately, the developers have been quick to respond, with a fix now available. At the time, we learned that the …
Read More »CD Projekt acquires ‘Flame in the Flood’ studio to develop a new game
CD Projekt just acquired the developer behind the Flame in the Flood, The Molasses Flood. Now under the CD Projekt Group, The Molasses Flood will begin working on a new “ambitious project” based on a CD Projekt franchise – so either Cyberpunk or The Witcher. The Molasses Flood was created …
Read More »Four lawsuits against CD Projekt over Cyberpunk 2077 launch combine
We've known for a while now that some investors were not pleased with how CD Projekt Red handled the launch of Cyberpunk 2077. This ended up spawning a few different lawsuits on behalf of shareholders, claiming that CD Projekt made misleading statements leading up to the game's release. Now, these …
Read More »CD Projekt releases statement on “Our Commitment to Quality”
It's fair to say that the launch of Cyberpunk 2077 went worse than expected for CD Projekt Red. While some fans, mainly on PC, appeared to be satisfied with the launch state of the much anticipated open-world ‘RPG’, many were not. In the wake of the title being removed from …
Read More »CD Projekt announces The Witcher: Monster Slayer
CD Projekt Red first branched out into free-to-play mobile games a few years ago with a standalone version of GWENT, which is still running today. This year, another mobile game based on The Witcher IP is being added to the portfolio – The Witcher: Monster Slayer. This game is being …
Read More »GOG’s Summer Sale has gone live with up to 95% off
Video game sales offer everyone a chance to buy excellent titles at reduced prices. Summer sales especially often produce the highest number of offers at the greatest levels of reduction. Such is the case with GOG’s Summer Sale. From now until the 15th of June, fans can get their hands …
Read More »CD Projekt has overtaken Ubisoft to become Europe’s biggest game company
CD Projekt S.A. has quickly gone from strength to strength, rising up the ranks to becoming one of the most well-respected video game companies today. It would seem as though this has translated to financial success for the Polish publisher, as the company has now officially overtaken Ubisoft to become …
Read More »CD Projekt S.A. donates £800,000 to help in the fight against COVID-19
With the spread of the pandemic that has been sweeping the world, many companies have decided to help in a number of ways. CD Projekt S.A. the parent company of CD Projekt Red have announced that they are pledging to donate 4 million Polish Złoty (roughly £800,000) to help with …
Read More »GOG updates its refund policy giving players up to 30 days to refund a purchase
GOG has always been known to be a consumer friendly service. All games on its store are DRM-free, and back in December it released GOG Galaxy 2.0 which allowed users to collate their games library across different launchers. GOG has now updated its refund policy to allow users to refund …
Read More »False alarm, CD Projekt Red is not under threat of hostile takeover
Over the last week or so there have been some rumours floating around, surrounding CD Projekt Red and the potential for a hostile takeover. This was obviously cause for concern as CD Projekt Red are often seen as a consumer friendly studio and a takeover could end up jeopardising that. …
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