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News Geralt in a Bathtub, Soon to Be on Your Desk in Figure Form
Soak it up
Well would you look at that, it's a figurine of Geralt having a bath. Spotted at the New York Toy Fair by Polygon, the figure depicts one of the early scenes from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, in which protagonist and grizzled warrior Geralt enjoys a good old soak. Unfortunately, if you were banking on spying the bits that his...
News Upcoming Witcher 3 Card Collecting Spin-Off Title Gwent Is Getting an Arena Mode
Interesting, but very similar to Hearthstone
We're still waiting on a release date for Gwent: The Witcher Card Game on PlayStation 4; last we heard, developer CD Projekt Red said it will be released when it's ready. Can't argue with that. Well, the team certainly hasn't been resting on its laurels as it today announced a new game mode for its...
News The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt to Secure PS4 HDR Support Soon
Geralt's never looked so good
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will be updated with HDR support “soon”, developer CD Projekt RED has revealed. While it’s pledged the enhanced graphical feature for the supercharged PlayStation 4 Pro only, we’re going to assume that the functionality will be made available on the base PS4 as well – after all, the...
News The Witcher 3 Is Getting Another PS4 Pro Patch, This Time to Fix Crashes
It never ends
At first, CD Projekt Red said that it wasn't going to release a PS4 Pro patch for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Then it said that it would. Then we waited a few months. Then the patch came out around a week ago and everyone lived happily ever after. Well, not quite. It turns out that for some players, the Pro update actually introduced a...
News The Witcher 3 PS4 Pro Patch Promises 4K Support and Better Performance, Out Now
Geralt a load of that
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's promised PS4 Pro support patch is now available to download. CD Projekt Red has told Eurogamer that the update provides a resolution bump and a performance boost. A representative said: "When playing the game on a PS4 Pro system, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and all its additional content...
News The Witcher 3 PS4 Pro Patch Is Coming Soon
Word from CD Projekt Red
If you've been holding off on starting a new run of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, then we have potentially good news for you: the game's PS4 Pro patch should arrive in the near future. The update, which was promised by CD Projekt Red back when it was revealed that the title would receive Xbox One X enhancements, is set to...
News The Witcher Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary with Heartfelt Video Featuring Geralt
Thanks for the memories
It's a notion that's been thrown around for years, but that doesn't make it any less true: CD Projekt Red really is a class act. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of The Witcher series of games, the studio has released a specially-made video to mark the occasion. It features Geralt and many of his friends as they pass on a...
Weirdness Swords and Underpants, That's All a Real Witcher 3 Player Needs
Geralt of here
Good golly, and we thought we were tough for finishing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on Blood and Broken Bones difficulty. YouTube user Aeraloth has uploaded an almost two-hour video that shows them battering every single boss on Death March difficulty - expansions included - with a barely clothed Geralt and next to no sign usage...
E3 2017 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Will Loot a PS4 Pro Update
CD Projekt RED confirms
We took CD Projekt RED to task yesterday when it revealed that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt would be updated for Xbox One X, after it had insinuated previously that it didn’t have time to support the PlayStation 4 Pro. Fortunately, it looks like the Polish developer has had a total change of heart, and will support Sony’s...
E3 2017 The Witcher 3 Will Get Xbox One X Support, Despite Dev's Stance on PS4 Pro
We thought you were cool, CD Projekt RED
Here’s a thing: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was one of the games listed that will be upgraded for the Xbox One X, the new mid-gen upgrade from Microsoft. But back when the PlayStation 4 Pro launched, many people asked developer CD Projekt RED if it would pledge similar support for Sony’s supercharged system...
News Free PS4 Themes Don't Get Much Better than Gwent: The Witcher Card Game's
It's even got the Gwent music
CD Projekt Red's generosity seemingly knows no bounds. The Polish studio's been swimming in goodwill from gamers for years, and releasing free stuff on the PlayStation Store certainly doesn't harm its glowing reputation. The developer's launched a free PlayStation 4 theme and avatars alongside the Gwent: The Witcher...
News Gwent: The Witcher Card Game Open Beta Is Out Now on PS4
It's time to duel
Gwent: The Witcher Card Game has entered its open beta phase on PlayStation 4, and you can head over to the PlayStation Store right now and get it downloading. The free-to-play collectable card title is a fully fleshed-out version of the minigame found in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and it's supposed to be pretty good. The beta...
News Gwent: The Witcher Card Game Will Be Open to All Next Week on PS4
Get decked
Gwent: The Witcher Card Game is entering its open beta phase next week on PlayStation 4, developer CD Projekt Red has announced. Starting on the 24th May, you'll be able to hit the beta up on the PlayStation Store and get it downloading. There's currently no word on when the beta will end. For those out of the loop, Gwent is the...
News There's Netflix Series Based on The Witcher in the Works
Geralt a load of that
Polish animation studio Platige has revealed that it's working on a new series with streaming giant Netflix that's based on The Witcher. Tomek Baginski, a respected Polish animator and director, is helping head the project. Already sounds quite promising, doesn't it? Given that Platige is primarily an outfit that specialises...
News Gwent to Your Heart's Content with PS4 Technical Test
Live now in North America and Europe
Just a swift heads-up for you Butterbeer swiggin', pub crawlin' nobodies from Novigrad: the previously announced PlayStation 4 technical test for CD Projekt RED's forthcoming Gwent: The Witcher Card Game is live now in
News The Witcher Series May Not Be Done Yet, Says CD Projekt Red
The Witcher without Geralt?
At this point just about everyone is aware of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's success, both critically and commercially. It's very much set the bar for role-playing games going forward, but will we ever see another Witcher title now that Geralt's story is over? Developer CD Projekt Red can't seem to give a definitive answer...
News Gwent: The Witcher Card Game Shows Its Hand on PS4 This Weekend
House of cards
We've no idea why it's taking The Witcher developer CD Projekt RED so long to put out a collectible card game, but Gwent: The Witcher Card Game will finally get its first technical test on the PlayStation 4 this weekend. All you'll need to do to participate is download the 3GB client from the PlayStation Store for free, and you'll...
News PAX East 2017: CD Projekt Red Panel Delves into the Premium Cards Featured In Gwent
They originated with a cat picture
CD Projekt came to PAX East this year to discuss the Gwent standalone game that was officially announced this past E3. While it had a panel to talk about Gwent last year as well, it expertly side-stepped any questions about a standalone project – and there were quite a few people that asked, too. It was free to...
News The Love Between The Witcher 3 and Horizon: Zero Dawn Continues
Guerrilla Games releases its own artwork
Awww, isn't this just lovely? As reported yesterday, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt developer CD Projekt Red congratulated Guerrilla Games over Twitter, following the successful launch of Horizon: Zero Dawn. The Polish studio posted a rather nice drawing of Geralt and Aloy high-fiving each other, and now, the Dutch...
Feature The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine Is the Best DLC of 2016
It's better than most games, to be fair
It's probably going to be a long time before The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is dethroned as the king of modern role-playing games. The open world title is one of the very best releases of the past decade, and has essentially set the bar for similar games going forward. But it's not just the base release that should...
News The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine Wins Best RPG at The Game Awards 2016
Reeling them in
Fresh from winning awards for Best Storytelling and Best Visual Design at the Golden Joystick's two weeks ago, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's second expansion Blood and Wine is back in the headlines today having won the award for Best Role-Playing Game at The Game Awards gala in Los Angeles last night. Game Director at CD Projekt Red,...
News 'No Plans' For The Witcher 3 PS4 Pro Patch, Says Developer
No 4K sunsets for you
CD Projekt Red says that it has "no plans" to release a performance boosting patch for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt when the PlayStation 4 Pro launches. That's according to Reddit user govind1262, who emailed the studio asking whether a Pro update is a possibility. The developer's reply reads: "Our teams are currently working very...
News The Witcher Now Has a Postage Stamp in Poland
The legend lives on
In case you didn't know, The Witcher is kind of a big deal over in Poland. One of the country's most successful entertainment exports, CD Projekt Red's video game franchise - which is based upon a series short stories and novels by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski - really hit the big time with last year's The Witcher 3: Wild...
News Relive the Greatness of The Witcher 3 with Its Final Trailer
What a ride
This could potentially be the last ever article we write about The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, which seems a little sad when you consider that we've been covering the game for over a year now. It's not hard to argue that CD Projekt Red's sublime role-playing release has raised the bar for the genre, and if you haven't yet delved into The...
News The Witcher 3 Loots One Last Patch on PS4
Geralt's goodbye
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has had a good run, hasn't it? Since the game launched all the way back in May of 2015, developer CD Projekt Red has supported it with a ton of free downloadable content, two superb expansions, and numerous updates that have both fixed and added a huge amount of stuff. And with the deserved Game of the Year...
News Your Witcher 3 Save Files Won't Work with the Complete Edition
Damn and blast
Just a quick heads-up if you plan on nabbing the upcoming Complete Edition of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt: save files will not carry over between the two versions. According to CD Projekt Red community lead Marcin Momot, the original game and the Complete Edition will be treated as separate products, so your PlayStation 4 will...
News The Witcher 3: Game of the Year Edition Hunts on PS4 This Month
You knew this was coming
The inevitable announcement is here: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is getting a Game of the Year edition, which comes complete with all available downloadable content, including the title's two big expansions. Needless to say that if you plan on picking this package up, then you'll want to make some room on your PlayStation 4's...
News The Witcher III Will Get a PS4 Game of the Year Edition Deserving of Its Name
Triss-tastic
We didn't vote The Witcher III: Wild Hunt as our Game of the Year – that coveted accolade went to the unbelievably good Bloodborne – but it came mighty close. We're also comfortable admitting that we were in the minority – the last we read, over 240 individual publications had awarded CD Projekt Red's fantasy epic their top gong...
News The Witcher 3 PS4 Patch 1.22 Is Available to Download Now
Bugs begone
What could well be the final game update for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is available to download right now on PlayStation 4. The patch weighs in at about 3.4GB, and as detailed last week, it aims to fix various bugs that are present in both the base release and the recent Blood and Wine expansion. If you're eager to see the full list of...
News The Witcher 3 PS4 Patch 1.22 Attempts to Fix Almost Every Remaining Bug
One more time
CD Projekt Red has released the patch notes for what could be The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's final game update. Patch 1.22 - which is expected to release on PlayStation 4 fairly soon - aims to fix numerous gameplay and quest related bugs, many of which have popped up in the title's final expansion, Blood and Wine. As always, it's nice to...
E3 2016 CD Projekt Red’s Gwent Game Is Real
The rumors were true
Well, since the logo of an alleged standalone game for CD Projekt Red's immensely popular card game-within-a-game leaked early last week, we can't say we're terribly surpised by this announcement. The standalone Gwent game was announced during Microsoft's E3 2016 conference. It is slated to feature a full campaign, as well as...
News That Card Game Based on The Witcher's Probably Going to Be a Big Deal
Hearth-pwned
This week we brought you news of Gwent, a leaked card game based upon The Witcher's universe. While our very own gravel chopped editor Robert Ramsey maintained hope that it may end up on consoles, this author assumed that it would be a smartphone thing. Whichever of us turns out to be correct, it seems that the game's going to be a big...
News The Witcher 3's Standalone Gwent Game Seems to Be Real
Cue the music
We've had a lot of hints over the last few months that CD Projekt Red is working on a standalone project based on Gwent - a collectible card game that's featured in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Supposedly, the title is going to be revealed at E3 2016, but it looks as though it's leaked ahead of time. As spotted by NerdLeaks, the name...
News The Witcher 3 Is Getting Another Patch on PS4 Soon
They just keep comin'
CD Projekt Red sounds like its on a bug hunt right now, as community lead Marcin Momot has revealed that the developer is currently working on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's next update. The title's second and final expansion, Blood and Wine, released last month, and perhaps unsurprisingly, it came with a few issues that players...
News One of The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine's Best Quests Is Bugged, But You Can Get Around It
Don't worry, no spoilers
There's a pretty nasty bug to be found in newly released expansion The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine. When we encountered it, we were hoping that it was merely an isolated incident, but after trying just about everything - reloading our save, changing the time of day in-game, etc. - we can't seem to make it go away...
News The Witcher 3's Impressive Patch 1.20 Is Available to Download Now on PS4
Revamped menus, level scaling options, and more
With Blood and Wine out tomorrow on PlayStation 4, it's probably a good job that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's latest patch has gone live today on Sony's system. Update version 1.20 brings a wealth of improvements to Geralt's adventure, including a completely revamped inventory menu. If you want to take a...
News A Year Later, The Witcher 3 Gets One of Its Biggest PS4 Patches Ever
Better than ever
You've got to hand it to CD Projekt Red; when it comes to supporting its games, the Polish studio deserves all the praise that it gets. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is now over a year old, and it's about to get a huge patch on PlayStation 4 that tweaks and fixes a load of different things for the better. The update obviously prepares...
Round Up The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine Reviews Are Overflowing with Praise
Geralt's done it again, it seems
Last year, we gave The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt a 10/10 in our review, and we gave its first expansion, Hearts of Stone, another 10/10. For weeks now, we've been wondering if the second and final expansion, Blood and Wine, would secure a similar score, making it a perfect run for Geralt of Rivia. As it turns out, we're...
News Rock Out to The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine's Brilliant But Gory Launch Trailer
A messy business
Presumably our last look at The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine before it launches at the end of the month, the expansion's launch trailer is bound to get the red stuff pumping. The clip's short but sweet, offering ominous narration and a look at some of the add-on's grizzly new foes. Naturally, vampires are all over the...
Interview Partaking in Blood and Wine with The Witcher 3 Developer CD Projekt Red
Studio spills details on the game's final expansion
Blood and Wine is a big deal for CD Projekt Red, the Polish studio behind The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The title's second and final expansion, Blood and Wine launches at the end of this month, on the 31st May. In order to learn more about it and listen to the developer's own thoughts on the project,...
News The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine will Bite into About 15GB of Your PS4 Hard Drive
Smaller patch also incoming
Well it wasn't going to be small, was it? Blood and Wine, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's final expansion, will take up 10-15GB of your PlayStation 4's hard drive, CD Projekt Red has confirmed. In other words, you'll want to set some time aside to get this one downloaded before you jump into Geralt's last big adventure...
News You Won't Want to Leave The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine's Gorgeous New Setting
Holiday home
We've all thought about taking vacations in our favourite game worlds, but we have to admit that we'd be hesitant to book a trip to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's setting - a land where war and famine grips the populace and peasants seem to cough up their lungs on a regular basis. In contrast, the title's final expansion, Blood and Wine,...
News The Witcher 3 Celebrates Its First Birthday with Some Amazing Artwork
Who can you spot?
Wow, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a year old today. The open world role-playing game launched on PlayStation 4 on the 19th May 2015, and went on to win countless Game of the Year awards. Geralt's third adventure has since become developer CD Projekt Red's most successful ever release, shipping around 10 million copies worldwide. Its...
News The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine Expansion Is Basically a New Game, Says Dev
Geralt's last bash is a big one
CD Projekt Red is really getting the hype train moving for Blood and Wine, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's final expansion, and Geralt of Rivia's final adventure. In a new developer diary, the add-on is described as "basically a new game" by the Polish studio, and when you look at the facts, that statement doesn't seem at...
News The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine Sounds Like It'll Run Better than the Main Game on PS4
It'll look better too, apparently
Following its launch almost exactly one year ago, CD Projekt Red set about improved The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's technical performance on PlayStation 4 via numerous game updates - but it's still not perfect. During particularly busy scenarios, the title's still prone to dropping a few frames here and there, but...
News The Witcher 3 Dev: We Shouldn't Shy Away from Adult Themes in Games
"We shouldn't tell adults what they can and can't see"
There was some slight controversy recently regarding a promotional image that CD Projekt Red released for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's upcoming expansion, Blood and Wine. The screenshot shows protagonist Geralt standing over a corpse of a man that's been sliced into pieces. It's undoubtedly a gory...
News There's a Free Witcher 3 Expansion Theme on PS4 Right Now
It even has its own music
Oooh, there's a lovely new The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt theme on the PlayStation Store, and it doesn't cost a penny. Dubbed the 'Expansion Theme', it combines key art from the title's two add-ons, Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine. You can find it under 'Games', and then under 'Themes and Avatars'. We've provided screenshots...
News The Witcher 3's User Interface Is Being Completely Redesigned
No complaints here
CD Projekt Red's at it again, going above and beyond the call of duty when it comes to providing its games with post release support. Alongside The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine, which launches later this month, the developer will be releasing an update that completely revamps The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's user interface and menu...
News The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine Carves Out a Confirmed May Release Date
About bloody time
What did we tell you, eh? Yesterday, as we reported on a rumoured release date for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's second expansion, we commented that an official announcement couldn't be too far away. As it turns out, CD Projekt Red has just revealed Blood and Wine's confirmed launch date - and the good news is that you won't be...
Rumour The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine Has Uncovered Yet Another Release Date
It's probably right, this time
How many times has The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's second expansion had its release date leaked? By our count, it's happened three times now, and it's been a different date every time. However, this latest rumour has some solid information behind it courtesy of Wario64, who spotted the launch date on the downloadable...
