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The Witcher 1 and The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Now on New macOS; System Requirements

Michal Harat, 20 November 2023, 15:52

Witcher fans who use Apple computers and laptops have received an update dedicated to the company's latest device. Today The Witcher: Expanded Edition and The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings received the update on GOG, Steam and the App Store.

16th Anniversary of the First Witcher; CD Projekt Releases Nostalgic Video

Michal Ciezadlik, 26 October 2023, 10:30

On this day in 2007, the first The Witcher made its debut. To mark the occasion, CD Projekt decided to move 16 years back in a short reminiscence video.

Sapkowski Wrote a Sarcastic Letter to The Witcher Devs; They Put It in the Game

Hubert Sledziewski, 29 May 2023, 11:53

Andrzej Sapkowski had a bigger part in the development of the first The Witcher than you think and... than he thinks. He wrote a „sarcastic letter” to the developers at CD Projekt Red, which then made its way into the game.

„Geralt Is Part of My Soul” We Talk to Doug Cockle, the Voice of the Witcher

Mike Manka, 14 April 2023, 19:07

We met virtually with Doug Cockle to talk about how he sees Geralt as a character and what The Witcher means to him as a brand. The actor also revealed the behind-the-scenes of his work with CD Projekt RED.

Clint Eastwood Inspired Geralt? The Witcher was Meant to Sound Like Character From This Movie

Kamil Kleszyk, 07 April 2023, 16:48

Actor Doug Cockle, who is known, among other things, as the voice of Geralt in the English version of The Witcher, gave an interview to the editors of GamePressure.com. The artist talked a bit about the process of preparing for his role and his inspiration from Clint Eastwood.

CD Projekt Announced Remake of The Witcher 1

Jacob Blazewicz, 26 October 2022, 16:54

Project Canis Majoris is a remake of the first Witcher game, which will be developed on Unreal Engine 5.

CD Projekt Red's 20th Anniversary; First Stream Takes Us to Vizima

Kamil Kleszyk, 05 July 2022, 13:40

In honor of last week's 20th anniversary of CD Projekt Red, the developers are inviting fans to a series of streams and more.

The Witcher 1 and 2 Analyzed by Fan Across 9 Hours of Videos

Milosz Szubert, 12 August 2020, 14:01

Youtuber Joseph Anderson has started a series of videos on his channel, in which he analyzes games from The Witcher series. So far, two videos are available - the first one focuses on CD Projekt RED's 2007 debut game and the second one on its continuation. They last a total of over nine hours.

50 Million Witchers on the Market; CD Project Boasts Sales Results

Christian Pieniazek, 28 May 2020, 20:59

CD Projekt Group has published the latest sales results of The Witcher series. Moreover, we were informed that the first quarter of 2020 was a record one for the company in terms of revenues.

Witcher Coins; Sapkowski's Cooperation With The Mint of Gdansk

Konrad Serafinski, 08 November 2019, 14:31

The Mint of Gdansk, in cooperation with Andrzej Sapkowski, will produce a series of collector coins based on The Witcher. For the time being, the available coins are related thematically to the short story collection Last Wish.

Book About Making of The Witcher Hits Kickstarter

Christian Pieniazek, 19 June 2019, 01:18

The book The Rise of the Witcher - A New RPG King, which tells the story of the development process of the games from The Witcher series, can be published in English. But first, the Third Éditions company needs to raise the right amount of funding on Kickstarter.

CDPR celebrates 11 years of The Witcher series with a bunch of fun facts

Mathias Zulpo, 19 October 2018, 00:27

11 years have passed since the first Witcher game hit the shelves. Now there are 11 fun facts and easter eggs to show you how the series evolved, brought to you by CD Projekt RED itself.

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

luckie, 11 September 2017, 13:11

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

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

luckie, 04 September 2017, 10:18

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.

The Witcher trilogy is getting a limited re-edition

luckie, 09 August 2017, 13:54

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.

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

luckie, 31 May 2017, 14:11

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.

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

luckie, 30 March 2017, 11:52

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.

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

luckie, 24 March 2017, 18:29

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.

Blood and Wine expansion as ambitious as The Witcher 3 itself

luckie, 10 March 2016, 12:18

The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine is coming out in Q2 2016. The second expansion to the hit RPG will be a as ambitious a project as The Witcher 3 itself.

The Witcher series moved 20 million copies worldwide

luckie, 10 March 2016, 10:36

The three core games of The Witcher series sold 20 million copies worldwide. However, we don't know how exactly the number splits between The Witcher, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.