Tag Archives: The Witcher 3

It is incredibly rare for a single-player game to break its launch-day concurrent player records without some form of update but The Witcher 3 has defied the odds. The game had a peak all-time concurrent player count of 92,000 back at launch in 2015. Over the weekend, that number was …

There have been more than a few ‘miracle ports' on the Nintendo Switch since launch. DOOM, Skyrim and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus were at the top of the ranks until October, when The Witcher 3 and both of its major expansions came to the Switch on a single 32GB …

Back in June, the most ambitious Nintendo Switch port to date was announced, bringing the complete edition of The Witcher 3 to Nintendo's hybrid console. We've seen some screenshots already but now, we have a new gameplay trailer, complete with a release date. The Witcher 3 is set to run …

The Witcher 3 will be the first physical Switch game to launch on a 32GB cartridge in the west, cutting out the need for additional downloads.

This week, CD Projekt Red confirmed that The Witcher 3 will be coming to Nintendo Switch this year. There were rumours surrounding this over the course of 2019 and many doubted that the game could be adjusted to the point of running on a Switch. However, CD Projekt Red has …

The Witcher 3 has been out for a few years now and while official modding tools paved the way for in-game tweaks and cosmetic additions, we haven't seen anything on the same level as Skyrim, where entire new quest lines can be created. That could change now though, as community …

Back in December, Capcom and CD Projekt Red announced that they would be collaborating on a special quest line for Monster Hunter World. During the event, players will be placed in the shoes of Geralt of Rivia, complete with his usual weapons and abilities. The crossover debuted on consoles back …

Back in December, Capcom and CD Projekt Red announced that they would be collaborating on a special quest line for Monster Hunter World. During the event, players will be placed in the shoes of Geralt of Rivia, complete with his usual weapons and abilities. The Witcher-themed quest is now available, …

It’s no secret that CD Projekt Red operates against the grain in the video game industry, often resisting the greedy temptations indulged by other studios. Opening up pre-orders for its Gwent spin-off, Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, is no different, as it promises there will be no exclusive items or trickery …

CD Projekt Red revealed a little more about the world of Cyberpunk 2077 during its E3 showcase, but one question has been on most people’s minds since the developer announced its next project: Will The Witcher’s Ciri appear. While the answer isn’t as clear cut as some had hoped, the …

Last year, CD Projekt Red ruffled some feathers when it announced that Cyberpunk 2077 would include online elements to ensure the longevity of the game, a departure from what the studio is truly known for. Doubling back on itself, it seems that the hotly anticipated title is now pegged as …

With the release of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, CD Projekt Red set the standard at which almost all titles have been compared thanks to its expansive content and good-guy business practices. Now, the developer has weighed in on the ongoing loot box controversy, chastising companies for charging full price …

CD Projekt Red isn't quite done with The Witcher 3 just yet. Earlier this year the studio pushed out a patch for the PS4 Pro version of the game and soon, the Xbox One X will also be getting an upgrade patch. While the PS4 Pro version didn't quite deliver …

The Witcher 3 has had a small modding scene ever since the first mod tools were released. However, the game didn’t quite reach ‘Skyrim’ status when it came to mod support, so things like additional quests, player-made content and new areas weren’t really created. Fortunately, it looks like that is …

I'll confess  – I have only just started using Ansel. Yep, Ansel being the technology from Nvidia that lets you take super high-resolution screenshots, or even 360-degree images, within supported games. I will be the first to admit I am well behind the curve here. In actual fact, when I was in …

The Witcher 3 has been a massive critical success for CD Projekt Red and it seems those years of hard work crafting the game have truly paid off as this year, The Witcher 3 surpassed 25 million copies sold. That is around five million more than the figure CD Projekt …

Over the last couple of days there has been a rumour going around claiming that CD Projekt Red has ‘confirmed plans' for another game in the Witcher series. These reports appear legitimate at first, citing a real Polish TV interview as a source. Unfortunately, none of these reports seem to …

When Nvidia first debuted the Pascal architecture, one of the big new feature announcements was Ansel, an in-depth game camera tool that could take unique, professional looking screenshots of games. A whole suite of editing tools are also included, along with the ability to take super-high resolution and 360-degree images. We …

CD Projekt Red’s content updates for The Witcher 3 have officially wrapped up and while we are getting a Game of the Year Edition next month, we won’t be getting the ‘Enhanced Edition’ that a few series fans had hoped for. However, one modder has taken things into their own …

Just over a year after its release, The Witcher 3 has gone on to become the highest rated PC game of all time on Metacritic, sitting at a 9.3 average rating and edging out titles like Portal, Counter-Strike and the original Deus Ex. Another impressive feat is the fact that Blood …

If you still haven't got around to picking up The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt, then you might want to give it another month or so as word on the street is that CD Projekt Red is planning on releasing a Game of the Year Edition in August, packing in …

One of the more surprising parts of The Witcher 3 has been Gwent, the collectable card game baked into the epic open-world title. While this has been rumoured for a while, it looks like CD Projekt Red is now gearing up to announce a standalone version of Gwent soon. The …

While we have had a few retail leaks giving us an idea of when to expect the release of The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine, we haven't had anything truly definitive, well until last weekend, when the Steam store page for the expansion was accidentally updated to show the release …

The last couple of weeks have been packed with rumours surrounding The Witcher 3's next expansion, Blood and Wine. The game was tipped to launch at the end of May but then apparently pushed back to June, according to current reports and now, CD Projekt Red is teasing the game …

CD Projekt Red are still tight-lipped on the second expansion for The Witcher 3 but if current rumours are anything to go by, it is set to come out in June. While we are still waiting on some official confirmation, the box art for the physical version of the game …

Since the launch of the first expansion for The Witcher 3 back in October last year, CD Projekt Red has been silently working away on its second, larger expansion called ‘Blood and Wine'. While we haven't heard much about the new expansion officially, all signs seem to point to it launching …

CD Projekt Red has swiftly become one of the most popular studios around with plenty of gamers waiting to see what the team will do next following on from The Witcher 3. Now we have a rough idea of what to expect and when from the studio as its five-year …

Since the launch of the first expansion for The Witcher 3 back in October last year, CD Projekt Red has been silently working away on its second, larger expansion called ‘Blood and Wine'. While we haven't heard much about the new expansion officially, it looks like it may be getting …

The Witcher 3 was the game of the year for many last year but CD Projekt Red isn't done with the game just yet. We still have one large expansion left, Blood and Wine, and according to the game's writer, it is going to be better than the base game. …

CD Projekt Red may have shut down talk of an upcoming Witcher 3 Enhanced Edition but that doesn't mean it is finished with the game. This week, the studio went live with patch 1.12, which aims to tidy things up a bit more in both the base game and the …