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Shoppers are now able to deposit funds into a GOG-specific system, thanks to a new service from the digital games store. GOG Wallet, according to owner CD Projekt, is a highly-requested quality-of-life feature aimed at gamers who frequently face international bank fees, use pre-paid debit cards, or prefer the extra …
Read More »Seeing Red: The rise of CD Projekt and The Witcher
The Witcher III: Wild Hunt developer CD Projekt Red took home four prizes from this year’s Develop Awards, including the coveted Studio of the Year title. Game director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz tells James Batchelor how the team has evolved with every game it releases
Read More »CD Projekt adds to calls for Sony to green-light cross platform play
A second dev has called on Sony to take the plunge and open up the PlayStation Network for cross platform multiplayer with Xbox Live. Yesterday Rocket League developer Psyonix said it was ready to go and merely needed the OK from Sony to make such a thing a reality. Now …
Read More »Want to beat piracy? Drop DRM, CD Projekt says
The Witcher 3 has sold nearly 10m copies and launched on PC without any in-built anti-piracy measures. Which should tell you something, Marcin Iwinski argues. Kotaku reports that the co-founder of developer CD Projekt and retailer GOG told an audience at InfoShare 2016 last month that winning favour with pirates …
Read More »The Witcher 3 Hearts of Stone special edition delayed in North America
A special boxed release of The Witcher 3 Hearts of Stone has been delayed in North America, developer CD Projekt Red has confirmed. Word of logistical” issues from the studiocame just hours ahead of the official release of the popular RPG’s new content arrival. The delay affects all North American …
Read More »CD Projekt spent £53m developing The Witcher 3
1,500 devs involved in the 3.5-year development process
Read More »Free DLC should be industry standard, says CD Projekt CEO
'I would really like to see such initiatives become an industry standard rather than an exception to the general rule'
Read More »‘Gamers don’t care about buggy games shipped on time’
CD Projekt's Marcin Iwinski says consumers will only remember the very best titles they have played
Read More »The wild road to The Witcher 3
CD Projekt co-founder Marcin Iwinski on development, buggy games and building for success
Read More »Witcher 3 sold 4m copies in first two weeks
CD Projekt Red has announced that recent RPG release The Witcher 3 has sold over four million copies. And that number only accounts for the first two week’s sales of the game. The best-selling game of the year has since then stayed firmly at the top of the UK charts, …
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