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$4,000 is all it took to acquire rights to make a Witcher game in the '90s

Mike Manka, 26 May 2017, 10:53

Before CD Projekt Red decided to make their own Witcher game, Metropolis Software gave it a shot on their own. Now we know how much the studio had to pay Andrzej Sapkowski to be able to do that.

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.

Feargus Urquhart: Black Isle studio worked on Fallout 3 at the end of the ‘90s

Jakub Mirowski, 30 January 2017, 15:14

Feargus Urquhart, co-founder and CEO of Obsidian Entertainment, has reminisced about his time in Black Isle in IGN’s interview. The legendary developer revealed that this team started working on Fallout 3 right after the release of the second installment.

Don’t expect Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord any time soon

luckie, 12 January 2017, 14:56

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord developers took it to the forums to talk about the recent progress of development. Sadly, there is still a lot of work to do before a release date will be discussed.

Evolve devs working on a new IP, a dark fantasy co-op FPS

luckie, 14 December 2016, 11:40

After delivering Evolve and two Left 4 Dead games, Turtle Rock Studios are preparing another co-op FPS. This one is going to be a new, dark fantasy IP.

Cyberpunk 2077 team joined by Quantum Break lead designer and an ex-Rockstar North gameplay producer

luckie, 29 September 2016, 15:48

Quantum Break lead designer and gameplay producer from Rockstar North have joined the Cyberpunk 2077 team. Looks like The Witcher 3 devs are serious about making their next game even more awesome.

CDP RED: More developers are working on Cyberpunk 2077 than have ever been working on The Witcher 3

Mathias Zulpo, 06 September 2016, 10:52

CD Projekt RED spokesperson has stated that there are currently more people involved in the production of Cyberpunk 2077 than there were in any other game in the developer’s history, including The Witcher 3. There was no more info disclosed.

How The Witcher 3 came to life? – discussion panel with CD Projekt RED

Mike Manka, 03 August 2016, 14:07

The developers from CD Projekt RED talked about how the game came to life, the development process, challenges they encountered and what ultimately didn’t make the final cut.

Godus’ dev team rumored to have lost its lead designer

Meehow, 20 June 2016, 22:46

Godus’ development team at 22Cans is rumored to have lost its lead designer, Konrad “FuriousMoo” Naszynski, and a large part of what remains of the team was transferred to work on The Trail.

Single player campaigns take up to 75% of the overall budget - says Cliff Bleszinski

Adrian Werner, 01 February 2016, 14:38

PC Gamer had a chance to interview Cliff Bleszinski during PAX South and talk about his upcoming game LawBreakers. Apart from that, Bleszinski mentioned that single player campaigns cost a lot of money and that's why new shooters steer cleer of it.

SUPERHOT Celebrates Beta With a New Trailer

Adrian Werner, 03 August 2015, 14:42

The development of the Polish shooter SUPERHOT has entered the beta stage. The developers published a new trailer to commemorate the fact.

New Brothers in Arms Game Still in Early Development.

Christopher Mysiak, 20 July 2015, 14:02

During the Develop: Brighton 2015 conference Randy Pitchford, the head of Gearbox Software, disclosed new information about the fourth installment in the Brothers in Arms series, the one that was announced two years ago.