The Witcher fans, this is for you. In the latest episode of GT.TV we got to see some short new scenes from The Witcher 3, and it has been confirmed that the game will be showcased at this year’s VGX. VGX will air on December 7th 6PM ET, will last 3 hours and will feature extended gameplay demos for a number of games. From the looks of it, The Witcher 3 will be one of them, therefore we can’t wait to see what CDPR has been working on this whole time. Until then, enjoy some animated gifs from the new scenes that were featured in the latest GT.TV episode below. Continue reading The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt To Be Showcased At This Year’s VGX→
A couple of days ago, we informed you about Namco Bandai distributing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in Europe. Naturally, a lot of fans wondered whether CDPR would get – yet again – into trouble for offering a DRM-free version of The Witcher 3. Thankfully, Namco Bandai gave the green light to our beloved Polish guys, meaning that all PC version of The Witcher 3 will be DRM-free from the get-go. Continue reading CD Projekt Reconfirms – The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Will Be DRM-Free→
Well, this will certainly interest a lot of gamers that are looking into game development. Experts from studios like Bungie, 343 Industries, CD Projekt RED and Unity will be accompanied by the likes of Vlambeer (Ridiculous Fishing) and Vanguard Games (HALO Spartan Assault) at Control Conference that takes place on November 19th in Amsterdam. Continue reading Bungie, 343 Industries, CD Projekt RED, Vlambeer and Unity To Be Present At Control Conference→
CD Projekt RED revealed today that the ‘The Witcher’ series has sold six million copies combined. In addition, Geralt is celebrating today his sixth birthday. Lots of six-es for CDPR, don’t you agree? Either way, in order to celebrate it, the company has shared a new poster, and an infographic to show how The Witcher series evolved during the years. Continue reading The Witcher Series Has Sold Over Six Million Copies→
IDV revealed today that CD Projekt RED’s upcoming The Witcher title will be powered by its SpeedTree technology. As the press release reads, this will be the third title in the series to integrate SpeedTree middleware into the story-driven experience and natural environments that have become a trademark of the franchise. Continue reading The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt To Be Powered By SpeedTree→
A couple of days ago, we had the pleasure to interview Greg Rdzany – Senior Technical Producer at CD Projekt RED – and Balazs Torok – Lead Engine Programmer at CD Projekt RED. Greg and Balazs shared some new information about the Fur tech that will be implemented in The Witcher 3 and talked about PhysX 3.0, Tessellation, DX11.2, Global Illumination, and shared their opinion about other commercial engines – like CryENGINE and Unreal Engine. Enjoy the interview after the jump! Continue reading CD Projekt RED Talks The Witcher 3 Tech: Tessellation, PhysX, DX11.2, Windows 8, Global Illumination→
A couple of days ago, we had the pleasure to interview CD Projekt RED’s Greg Rdzany – Senior Technical Producer at CD Projekt RED – and Balazs Torok – Lead Engine Programmer at CD Projekt RED. Although our full interview will be posted later this weekend, we felt the need to share with you some juicy details about why CDPR decided to create the REDEngine engine, and why it did not license CryENGINE or Unreal Engine. Continue reading CD Projekt RED On Why The Witcher Series Was Not Created With CryENGINE or Unreal Engine→
During this year’s PAX Prime, Nvidia showcased its Fur Tech that will be used in The Witcher 3. In this demo, Nvidia showcased what its latest tech looks like, however it seems that this particular technique will require a really high-end graphics card in order to be enjoyed. In fact, Nvidia demoed its Fur tech at a mere resolution of 1024×768 and the Titan card was able to only push 65fps when there were two wolves on screen. Continue reading The Witcher 3’s Fur Tech Will Most Probably Bring Your GPUs To Their Knees→
As you may already know, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was shown behind closed doors in this year’s Gamescom. Well, good news for all of you who could not attend this event – and were not invited in CDPR’s presentation – as someone has managed to leak some gameplay footage that was showcased. The bad news is that the quality of the video is as bad as it can get (as someone has recorded the game via a hidden camera). Anyway, we’re pretty sure that The Witcher 3 fans will like it, so go ahead and enjoy the video after the jump! Continue reading The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Leaked Gameplay Footage [Cam]→
