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Epic RPG The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has walked away the star of this year’s Golden Joysticks awards, taking five prizes at today’s ceremony. CD Projekt Red’s PC, PS4 and Xbox One title was bestowed with the Best Storytelling, Best Visual Design, Best Gaming Moment and coveted Ultimate Game of …
Read More »VIDEO: Bandai Namco releases launch trailer as The Witcher 3 campaign ramps up
The concluding chapter in CD Projekt Red’s trilogy of RPGs starring monster-slayer Geralt is days from release. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will land on PS4, Xbox One and PC next Tuesday, May 19th. This follows two delays for the game, the latest pushing it from February into this month, …
Read More »Twitch bans Witcher 3 streaming after copies leak in UAE
Video streaming platform Twitch has warned users who may have obtained an early copy of The Witcher 3 not to stream the game online. Reports cropped up late last week of the game going on sale in the United Arab Emirates. It’s not due for release until May 19th. With …
Read More »Witcher 3 has beard growth AND anti-beard growth DLC
If Shadow of Mordor’s Nemesis System was next-gen’s first real leap, then perhaps today we have learned of the second. Eurogamer reports that The Witcher 3 protagonist Geralt Rivia will not just progress the plot as he advances through the upcoming game – he will also develop a beard. Our …
Read More »Witcher 3 dev: DirectX 12 won’t help 1080p on Xbox One
Microsoft’s implementation of DirectX 12 is unlikely to aid developers trying to get 1080p performance out of their titles on Xbox One. That’s according to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s lead engine programmer Balazs Torok who told GamingBolt that while it will bring some benefits, resolution increase is unlikely to …
Read More »The Witcher 3 dev rules out platform exclusive content
CD Projekt Red will not offer different exclusive content on different platforms in The Witcher 3. Games such as Watch Dogs have recently come in for criticism for releasing a huge number of SKUs (specifically, ten) with certain content locked away for owners of specific partner platforms. This isn’t a …
Read More »The Witcher 3 could boast better resolution on PS4, but dev reckons it shouldn’t matter to gamers
Upcoming action RPG The Witcher 3 looks likely to become yet another title that hits 1080p on PS4 but falls short on Xbox One. However, the reality according to developer CD Projekt is that it matters more to the marketing men than it does to gamers. "We are still working …
Read More »Witcher 3 delay won’t hold up Cyberpunk 2077
The freshly announced delay for CD Projekt’s The Witcher 3 shouldn’t worry those with an eye on Cyberpunk 2077, the dev has said. The upcoming medieval RPG was on Tuesday pushed back from late 2014 to February 2015. "Cyberpunk 2077 is developed by a separate team within CD Projekt Red, …
Read More »The Witcher 3 delayed until 2015
RPG fans are going to have to wait until next February to get their hands on the latest The Witcher game. Developer CD Projekt RED announced that the title will be delayed in an open letter on their website. In this, it said that the game could have been released …
Read More »Two Witcher 3 devs quit CD Projekt for indie studio
Marek Ziemak and Maciej Szczesnik, key members of the team behind The Witcher 3, have left CD Projekt Red. Szczesnik revealed that the duo has joint Warsaw-based indie mobile dev 11 Bit Studios, where he will lead the development of a new game, according toPolygon. Ziemak worked as gameplay producer …
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