Blood of Elves (available from Hachette Book Group), the first full novel about Geralt of Rivia is a testament to how well written the games are. As backward as that statement sounds you need to remember that the novels came first. Written by Andrzej Sapkowski who began the tales in a submission to Polish sci-fi / fantasy magazine Fantastyka in the 1986. The submission was for a contest the magazine was running and Andrzej won third place!...
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Witcher 4 already being planned
While the Witcher 3 saw the end of Geralt’s story, CDProjekt Reds CEO Adam Kicinski has said “it would not be fair to fans, to not make a Witcher 4” “It’s too early to talk about it, but it’s not like we’re forgetting about this brand,” he said on Polish TV station TVN24 BiS, as translated by Gamepressure. “It wouldn’t be fair towards the fans. We work within this universe for over a dozen years now and I don’t...
Continue reading...The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Announced By CD Projekt RED
The ever popular magazine Game Informer has just revealed their cover for their March issue. On that cover is The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, CD Projekt RED’s next installment to The Witcher franchise. The writer of the article forGame Informer, Adam Biessner, gave this quote to get you drooling in anticipation for this issue to reach your eyes: “Our March cover story gives a world-exclusive peek into the next generation of RPGs with The Witcher 3: Wild...
Continue reading...CD Projekt RED’s Cyberpunk RPG Announced
CD Projekt RED announced that it is developing a new game based on Mike Pondsmith’s venerable Cyberpunk 2020 RPG (originally known as Cyberpunk 2013 when it was first released in the late 1980s). As is typical of this sort of thing, Cyberpunk is set in a future dystopia where the United States is a borderline police state run by ruthless, nearly omnipotent corporations (the rest of the world isn’t doing too hot either). Speaking at CD Projekt’s...
Continue reading...CD Projekt RED Releases Witcher Recap Trailer
In anticipation of the April 17th release of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition for PC and Xbox 360, developers CD Projekt RED have released a short video summarizing the plot of The Witcher. CD Projekt RED has stated that it’s not necessary to play through The Witcher to enjoy its sequel, but the video, which you may view below, should bring everyone up to speed regarding Geralt of Rivia’s previous exploits. [youtube id=”RPHgWfWFr9k”...
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