CD Projekt Red arms itself for The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2. Many former developers return to the studio
Former employees of the CD Projekt Red studio are returning to the team that began preproduction of Cyberpunk 2 and is working on The Witcher 4.
Veterans of CD Projekt are returning to the company to help with work on, among others, the next Witcher and Cyberpunk.
As internet users (via Reddit) noticed, Pawel Sasko (one of the directors of Cyberpunk 2) and other CDP employees commented on a handful of posts published on LinkedIn in recent months. These were "posts" from people who once worked at CD Projekt Red studio, and are now returning to the team.
Among the returning veterans are Jakub Wichnowski (senior environment artist), Marta Stawrowska (senior gameplay animator), Lucie Schaar (senior 3D animator), Alex Sutton (lore and franchise writer), and Jagoda Hapeta (gameplay QA analyst). They didn't specify exactly what they are doing after rejoining CDPR, but certainly these developers are helping in the creation of new studio games, The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2 (as well as other, also undisclosed projects).
For players, it's a good sign because they're happy to see the return of the team members who helped create previous CD Projekt games. Some internet users believe that this speaks well of the work culture in the studio, since former employees are willing to rejoin the Polish developer once again.
Currently, Cyberpunk 2 is in pre-production , and The Witcher 4 is in development. Besides, CDP has a few other projects, including Hadar and a refresh of the first installment of The Witcher series.
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