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The Witcher writer believes the games spoiled his sales; Metro 2033 author strongly disagrees

Have the Witcher games boosted popularity of the original books or was it the other way around? Andrzej Sapkowski and Metro 2033 author have radically different opinions on that matter.

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April 19, 2017

The Witcher writer believes the games spoiled his sales; Metro 2033 author strongly disagrees

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

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.

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March 30, 2017

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

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

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.

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March 24, 2017

Andrzej Sapkowski, the creator of The Witcher universe, didn't believe in success of the games
The Game Awards 2016 recap - Death Stranding, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Prey, and more

The Game Awards 2016 recap - Death Stranding, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Prey, and more

Death Stranding, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Prey, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and The Walking Dead: Season 3 are just some of the games that were showed off at The Game Awards 2016.

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December 2, 2016

The Game Awards 2016 recap - Death Stranding, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Prey, and more

The Witcher universe creator diminishes the game franchise's success

Writer Andrzej Sapkowski, the creator of The Witcher universe, has recently been rather vocal when presenting his views on the game series' influence on his literary work and how he thinks the sales of his books might have suffered as a result.

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Mathias Zulpo

August 31, 2016

The Witcher universe creator diminishes the game franchise's success

The Witcher 3: Game of the Year Edition due on August 30, watch the new trailer

The Witcher 3: Game of the Year Edition has just received an official trailer, which reveals the exact release date.

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August 12, 2016

The Witcher 3: Game of the Year Edition due on August 30, watch the new trailer

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

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.

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Mike Manka

August 3, 2016

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

The Witcher: Farewell of the White Wolf will feature a fan-made epilogue to The Witcher 3

A group of experienced modders announced The Witcher: Farewell of the White Wolf, an epilogue for The Witcher 3 story, telling about Geralt's wedding.

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July 27, 2016

The Witcher: Farewell of the White Wolf will feature a fan-made epilogue to The Witcher 3

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Game of the Year Edition confirmed

CD Projekt RED confirmed The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is to receive a Game of the Year Edition. Rumor has it that it may come to PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 on August 26.

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July 6, 2016

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Game of the Year Edition confirmed

The next Witcher 3 patch to fix all major issues

CD Projekt RED are working on another patch for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. This one is supposed to fix all major issues still present in the game after the release of the Blood and Wine expansion.

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June 8, 2016

The next Witcher 3 patch to fix all major issues

The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine FAQ answered; watch the launch trailer

Fans of The Witcher 3 are invited to watch the newly released Blood and Wine launch trailer. In other news, CD Projekt RED answered some frequently asked questions, which reveal new details about the expansion.

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May 25, 2016

The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine FAQ answered; watch the launch trailer

The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine will be around 10–15 GB in size

CD Projekt RED has revealed that The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine will be 10–15 GB in size, depending on the platform. It was also revealed that a smaller patch for the vanilla game is going to be released just before the expansion.

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May 20, 2016

The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine will be around 10–15 GB in size

Listen to The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine main theme

Marcin Przybylowicz, the composer of The Witcher 3 soundtrack, posted the main theme from Blood and Wine, the upcoming expansion for CD Projekt RED's hit RPG.

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May 20, 2016

Listen to The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine main theme

The Witcher 3 to get a new interface alongside the release of Blood and Wine – check out the comparison images

With the release of the Blood and Wine expansion on May 31 comes a new update for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. It will bring, among other things, many changes to the user interface. CD Projekt RED has provided us with some comparison screenshots.

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Christopher Mysiak

May 10, 2016

The Witcher 3 to get a new interface alongside the release of Blood and Wine – check out the comparison images

The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine supposedly coming out on May 30

The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine may come out in North America on May 30, 2016. Such information was found on Steam, and other sources seem to support it.

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May 9, 2016

The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine supposedly coming out on May 30

Steam achievements for The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine revealed

Steam has revealed the list of achievements for the upcoming expansion for The Witcher 3, entitled Blood and Wine, confirming some of the earlier leaks and hinting at some things that we’ll be able to do in the add-on.

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May 6, 2016

Steam achievements for The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine revealed

The new area in The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine as big as the Skellige Islands

The new area of Touissant introduced in The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine will be as big as the Skellige Islands. According to CD Projekt RED, the expansion pack should come out before E3 2016.

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April 28, 2016

The new area in The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine as big as the Skellige Islands

The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine to add another Gwent deck

Apart from the vast new region and story, The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine expansion will feature a new Gwent deck: Skellige.

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April 25, 2016

The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine to add another Gwent deck

Blood and Wine expansion as ambitious as The Witcher 3 itself

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.

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March 10, 2016

Blood and Wine expansion as ambitious as The Witcher 3 itself

The Witcher series moved 20 million copies worldwide

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.

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March 10, 2016

The Witcher series moved 20 million copies worldwide