The Witcher

CD Projekt CEO Denies Buyout Rumors

I didn’t put much stock into DSOGaming’s unconfirmed reports of a visit of Electronic Arts representative to CD Projekt RED, supposedly to either publish a title or buy the studio altogether. The insider, who claimed to be CD Projekt employee…

CD Projekt RED on The Making of The Witcher

Rock, Paper, Shotgun has published an interesting feature on the development of the original The Witcher, with interview excerpts from some of the developers. It’s the tale of an inexperienced studio that arguably bit more than it could chew, but that…

The Witcher E3 2004 Demo Video

I attended E3 back in 2004, and had conjured up a series of previews at the time, including one for what was then a virtually unknown RPG called The Witcher. I distinctly remember the demo that CD Projekt RED shared…

The Witcher 2002 Demo Footage Unearthed

I remember reading about CD Projekt RED’s first iteration of The Witcher in the past: it was supposed to be an RPG, just like the actual released game, but with a player-made blank slate protagonist rather than Geralt. I never…

The Quests That Got Cancelled

Richard Cobbett has been penning a fair amount of RPG-focused articles for Rock, Paper, Shotgun lately, including a a compendium of cancelled RPGs that covers both well-known projects like Interplay’s Fallout 3 – nicknamed “Van Buren” by fans due to…

The Witcher’s Fourth Act Takes RPGs to the Next Level

It’s refreshing to see one of Kotaku’s editors labeling CD Projekt RED’s original The Witcher as “one of the best role-playing experiences his life” in this latest editorial that focuses almost entirely on the virtues of the classic CRPG’s fourth…