Witcher 4 hype meets reality as CD Projekt Red comments on gamescom 2025
Fans were building hype for a Witcher 4 announcement at gamescom, but CD Projekt Red has shared a statement on what their meetings are really for.
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Matt Buckley
August 12, 2025
Fans waiting for The Witcher 4 are investigating. CD Projekt's mysterious meeting and an actor's entry lead them to gamescom 2025
CD Projekt Group is only scheduled to be a guest at gamescom 2025, but the announcement of a meeting with investors has piqued the interest of Witcher (and Cyberpunk) fans.
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Jacob Blazewicz
August 8, 2025
Cyberpunk 2077 was a bigger challenge for CD Projekt Red than The Witcher 3. All because of Geralt and V differences
One of the creators of The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 explained why working on those games was a very different challenge. He pointed out, among other things, the differences in approach between Geralt of Rivia and V.
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Krzysztof Kaluzinski
August 6, 2025
The Witcher 4 dev was concerned that the new RPG might not match The Witcher 3. In the end, he considered something else as more important
Philipp Weber, the narrative director of The Witcher 4, admitted that for a long time, he didn't know whether the CD Projekt Red studio would be able to top the third installment. Ultimately, however, he found such thinking to be wrong and pointed to a priority of greater importance.
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Maciej Gaffke
July 29, 2025
The Siege of Novigrad didn’t make it into The Witcher 3, but the developers have talked about the cut battle. Now we finally know what it could’ve looked like
The Wild Hunt finale was originally planned to take place in Novigrad. It would’ve turned the city into a full-blown battlefield.
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Olga Racinowska
July 21, 2025
Triss almost got married in The Witcher 3, but the wedding quest was eventually cut. And no, it wasn’t meant to be with Geralt
Dataminers reveal scrapped The Witcher 3 quest featuring Triss’s wedding. It was set to end in drama, but at least we would have been there to witness it all.
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Olga Racinowska
July 18, 2025
After 9 years, gates of grand palace in The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine are fully opened
Beauclair Palace is a familiar place to anyone who has played The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine. Now, its interior is finally available to visit. All thanks to a mod.
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Agnes Adamus
July 14, 2025
Before The Witcher 3, adult games were „mostly associated with two things.” Pawel Sasko says the RPG is „part of a broader process”
Pawel Sasko believes that The Witcher 3 has had an impact on how adult games are now. Before, they were associated with only two things.
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Martin Bukowski
June 30, 2025
The Witcher Crossroads of Ravens cover has arrived. It’s Geralt like you’ve never seen him before
Here’s the first look at the new Witcher book cover. Crossroads of Ravens will land in stores soon.
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Olga Racinowska
June 26, 2025
The Witcher 4 is a real revolution for CD Projekt Red. All because of Cyberpunk 2077 launch problems
The developers of The Witcher 4 have revealed that this is the first game from the CD Projekt RED studio to be developed primarily with consoles in mind. This approach aims to avoid repeating the mistakes of Cyberpunk 2077.
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Adrian Werner
June 16, 2025
The Witcher 4 is being developed with the same „scrappy energy” as The Witcher 3. CD Projekt Red devs hear the words: „Get it done. Do it dirty”
The spirit of work on the previous installment can be felt during the development of The Witcher 4. According to the narrative director, CD Projekt Red studio members are involved in the most important tasks, regardless of their role.
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Krzysztof Kaluzinski
June 16, 2025
The Witcher 3 may get one more story DLC. First details already online, we have CD Projekt Red's comment
One of CD Projekt RED's mysterious projects may be a story expansion for The Witcher 3, with Fool's Theory studio behind its development.
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Martin Bukowski
June 12, 2025
Touching Blood and Wine quest in The Witcher 3 could have had much more depth. However, CD Projekt Red had to get rid of important elements
The iconic quest from The Witcher 3 expansion could have been more elaborate - one user of the development tools from CD Projekt Red came across characters cut from Blood and Wine. A studio employee addressed the situation.
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Krzysztof Kaluzinski
June 11, 2025
The Witcher 3 ending was supposed to be much more dramatic because of Mass Effect 2's inspiration. Geralt's choices would decide the death of many major characters
The developers of The Witcher 3 shared amazing stories from behind the scenes, revealing ideas that ultimately didn't make it into the final version of the game and the Blood and Wine DLC.
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Kamil Kleszyk
June 10, 2025
The Witcher 4 aims for expressive characters and a Kingdom Come-like world, while staying true to its roots. Baldur's Gate 3 is a different matter
CD Projekt is staying true to its core values, but the developers of The Witcher 4 are not blind to the RPG achievements of the past decade.
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Jacob Blazewicz
June 6, 2025
The Witcher 4 is „shaping up to be something special.” CDP Red dev, who „unlocked with UE5,” says tech demo featuring Ciri was created by „wizards”
CD Projekt Red is fueling fans' expectations by praising The Witcher 4's tech demo, with the game „shaping up to be something special,” according to a company representative.
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Maciej Gaffke
June 5, 2025
The Witcher 4 might let us fight a foe that Geralt never faced in The Witcher 3
The Witcher 4 may finally add a monster that was already scheduled to appear in Wild Hunt, to the enthusiastic response of fans.
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Jacob Blazewicz
June 5, 2025
Ciri's appearance in The Witcher 4 tech demo with some explanation. It's pretty much Ciri from The Witcher 3, but with two small changes
Ciri's face from the tech demo is a „direct copy of the model” from Wild Hunt. However, the developers have made two subtle changes.
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Martin Bukowski
June 4, 2025
The Witcher 4 without downgrade? Game Director responds to players concerns, media predicts target platforms
The Witcher 4 raises both admiration and hardware concerns after the presentation of a tech demo on State of Unreal. To questions about a potential downgrade, director Sebastian Kalemba answered briefly and with optimism.
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Krzysztof Kaluzinski
June 4, 2025
„It's not The Witcher 4 yet.” CD Projekt Red talks about the challenges and innovations it is making in UE5 to make its games better
CD Projekt Red showed off the future of its games and more. The tech demo, showing the innovations the Polish company is bringing to Unreal Engine 5 for The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2, made quite an impression on everyone.
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Peter Doron
June 3, 2025