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Witcher 3 developer says ransom has been asked for files, including some for upcoming title Cyberpunk 2077
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Card-battler Gwent comes to open beta
CD Projekt RED’s Gwent, a card game contained within The Witcher 3 that has now been spun out into a seperate product for people to play against each other, has entered open beta today. The standalone Gwent is the same beast as the single-player variant included in The Witcher 3, …
Read More »CD Projekt RED and ESL partner for GWENT Challenger tournament
Improbably popular Witcher 3 distraction, GWENT, is set to join the world of eSports when CD Projekt RED and ESL partner up to host the GWENT Challenger tournament. The qualifiers will kick off this April, with an open tournament featuring 512 of the top ranked players from the game’s leaderboards. …
Read More »Version management – innovative studios explain why it is so critical to successful game development
Sven Erik Knop of Perforce Software asks game studios their best practices in managing the versions of their projects
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 »Sound Thinking: CDPR, Supermassive, DICE and Coldwood reveal how to perfect your audio design
Often considered as inferior to visual flair by developers, quality audio design is just as important to delivering an engaging virtual experience. We ask aural authorities for their advice
Read More »CD Projekt Red urges more devs to support cross-platform multiplayer
‘At the end of the day, this is for the players, isn't it?’ says CEO Marcin Iwi?ski
Read More »CD Projekt Red: Don’t punish pirates, win them over
The Witcher III dev explains why it “believes in the carrot, not the stick” when it comes to game piracy
Read More »CD Projekt Red and Sam Barlow storm 2016 Develop Awards
Full winners revealed from tonight’s awards ceremony in Brighton
Read More »Develop Awards 2016: Two weeks to go
Major devs including CD Projekt Red, Sam Barlow, DICE, The Chinese Room, Remedy and more nominated for this year’s celebration
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