The Witcher - TV Show Boosts Wild Hunt and Book Sales by 500%
Thanks to the NPD analytics group we learned the exact increase of Sapkowski's books and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt sales in the USA. The jumps were huge and were caused mainly by the premiere of The Witcher series on Netflix.
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Adrian Werner
February 14, 2020
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf Will Star Vesemir
We got to know the first details about The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf animation from Netflix. It will tell the adventures of young Vesemir. Moreover, a new promotional video of the live-action series appeared online.
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Milosz Szubert
January 30, 2020
Netflix Confirms The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
Rumors about the emerging animated film under the title The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf have just been confirmed. The picture will be created by screenwriters and showrunners of Netflix's live-action series, and its animation will be created by South Korean Studio Mir, known from The Legend of Korra and Voltron: Legendary Defender.
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Michael Kulakowski
January 22, 2020
The Witcher Series is a Hit - Netflix Boasts Its Ratings
Netflix announced that during the first four weeks The Witcher series was viewed on 76 million accounts. Such results mean that the title will soon become the biggest success among Netflix' productions.
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Adrian Werner
January 22, 2020
Witcher Saga Boom in the U.S. Continues, Reprints Were Necessary
The American branch of the Orbit Publishing House has commissioned the printing of over 500,000 new copies of all eight books belonging to The Witcher cycle. All because of the increased interest in Andrzej Sapkowski's works caused by the Netflix series.
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Milosz Szubert
January 16, 2020
Netflix Releases Interactive Map of The Witcher Universe
Netflix released an interactive world map of The Witcher series. It is accompanied by a timeline on which we can find chronologically arranged events relevant to the plot of the series. Also, Jaskier's birthday.
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Konrad Serafinski
January 11, 2020
Over 8 Million Copies of The Witcher 3 Sold on Steam, Sales Boosted by TV Show
The premiere of The Witcher series on Netflix, as well as the preceding promo campaign, had a very positive impact on sales of The Witcher 3 on Steam. In the last 6 months alone, CD Projekt RED's game has reached 2 million customers. In total, Wild Hunt was bought over 8 million times on Steam.
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Bart Swiatek
January 3, 2020
The Witcher 3 Became the Most Popular Steam Game in History
New Year has brought a new activity record on Steam, achieved by The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. At the hottest moment of the day, more than 100,000 people were playing the game at the same time.
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Adrian Werner
January 2, 2020
Baginski: We Made Quite a lot of Mistakes When Making The Witcher
Tomasz Baginski revealed in an interview with Polish website wyborcza.pl that not everything went according to plan with The Witcher. However, the producer stresses that in the case of the second season the film crew is in a much better position.
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Konrad Serafinski
January 2, 2020
The Witcher 3 With New Activity Record on Steam
Thanks to the Witcher series from Netflix we have lived to see a real renaissance of RPGs from this franchise. Yesterday, new activity records on Steam were achieved by The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and The Witcher: Enhanced Edition.
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Adrian Werner
December 30, 2019
The Witcher 3 a Step Away From New Popularity Record on Steam
Netflix's Witcher series drives the popularity of CD Projekt RED's trilogy. Yesterday, The Witcher: Enhanced Edition set a new record of activity on Steam, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt can repeat this feat any moment now. Andrzej Sapkowski became the most popular writer on Amazon.
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Adrian Werner
December 29, 2019
Netflix's Witcher Praised on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
The Witcher may not have impressed the critics, but the show gained a devoted audience. The Netflix series is highly-rated among the Internet users, who share their impressions on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic.
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Jacob Blazewicz
December 27, 2019
The Witcher's Showrunner on Plans for Season 2 and Behind the Scenes
Lauren S. Hissrich, showrunner of the Witcher from Netflix, gave an interesting interview to GamesRadar+. In it, the artist talked about her plans for the second season and revealed several behind-the-scenes stories from the production of the show.
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Konrad Serafinski
December 24, 2019
Sapkowski Delighted with Cavill's Geralt
The Witcher is one of Netflix's greatest successes so far. The author of the source material is satisfied with Henry Cavill's acting and compares him to Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings.
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December 24, 2019
Number of Witcher Players Grows After the Premiere of Netflix's Show
Thanks to the premiere of The Witcher from Netflix, the number of players of CD Projekt RED's RPG trilogy has increased significantly on Steam.
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Adrian Werner
December 23, 2019
CD Projekt Reaches Agreement With Sapkowski on the Witcher
CD Projekt and Andrzej Sapkowski signed an agreement ending a dispute that had been going on for a year, which started after the writer made demands for a payment of compensation of $16 million. Thanks to the settlement, the company can still adapt the Witcher franchise, not only in the form of games, but also comics and all kinds of gadgets.
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Michael Kulakowski
December 20, 2019
CD Projekt RED Presents Figurine of Ciri and Kitsune
Today, CD Project RED showed a limited edition of a witcher figurine - Ciri and Kitsune. The hand-painted work inspired by Japanese folklore is priced at 247 euros.
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Agnes Adamus
December 20, 2019
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales Coming to Nintendo Switch?
The Korean age rating organization classified Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales. The entry concerns the Nintendo Switch version, which may indicate that the title will soon join The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
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Jacob Blazewicz
December 20, 2019
Witcher: Total War - Witcher Mod for Medieval II is in the Works
A mod is being created that will take Sapkowski's Witcher universe to the popular strategy game Medieval II: Total War. The devs want to recreate the whole known world map and introduce 29 playable fractions. So far, we do not know the planned release date of their work.
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Paul Wozniak
December 20, 2019
The Witcher Netflix Series Reviews; Character Names Have Too Many Vowels
Today, The Witcher, an adaptation of the books by Polish fantasy writer Andrzej Sapkowski, debuted on Netflix. The show has already been rated by critics and now boasts an average of 71% and 53% on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic. Have the producers delivered?
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Bart Swiatek
December 20, 2019