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With the launch of The Witcher 3's next-gen update in late 2022, CD Projekt Red added new content inspired by the Netflix live-action series. This content has been available on most consoles and PCs since then, but Nintendo Switch users have been missing out. With this week's update, the Switch …

As great as the visual upgrade has been for The Witcher 3 following the release of its next-gen version, the update didn't arrive without problems. There have been some lingering graphics and performance issues in the game for a while now but today, a sizable new patch began rolling out …

It has been roughly six weeks since The Witcher 3's next-gen update landed for PC, Xbox Series X/S and PS5. The update brought huge graphical upgrades, particularly on PC, where ray-tracing effects can be cranked up even further. Now, we have our first patch, bringing a number of stability and …

The Witcher 3's next-gen update has arrived, bringing a fresh graphical upgrade and some new content to CD Projekt Red's highly-rated RPG. Unfortunately, the transition to the latest version hasn't been entirely smooth, as PC players are facing some issues.  A number of users have begun reporting performance issues for …

The Witcher 3's next-gen update will be rolling out later this week and just as promised, CD Projekt Red has now revealed the full patch notes. We already knew about some of the marquee features arriving with this update, including ray-traced graphics and new performance options for consoles. Now, we …

Today CD Projekt Red gave us our first look at the next-gen update for The Witcher 3 and shared many other details of the patch. For starters, the game is getting ray-traced global illumination and ray-traced ambient occlusion. It will also support upscaling techniques like DLSS and FSR 2.0.  On …

This month, CD Projekt Red finally gave us a date for The Witcher 3's long-awaited ‘next gen' update. The update not only includes enhanced graphics for PC and consoles, but also new in-game content. We've yet to see what the game looks like with this new update, but that will …

Earlier this year, CD Projekt Red stopped its partnership with Saber Interactive, bringing The Witcher 3's impending ‘next gen' update in-house. A small team has been working on finishing up the update ever since, which is on track to release before the end of the year. Unfortunately, the update was …

While initially CD Projekt Red had planned to release next-gen updates for Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3 in 2021, both were later pushed to 2022. The enhanced version of The Witcher 3 was being developed by Saber Interactive, but CD Projekt Red has since taken over development, which unfortunately …

Earlier this week, CD Projekt Red announced that The Witcher 3's next-gen update was delayed, leading to a lot of doom and gloom headlines stating the update was delayed “indefinitely”. This came up during CD Projekt's earnings call last night, with the company downplaying the severity of the delay.  During …

Last night, CD Projekt Red held its quarterly investors call, unveiling new milestones, changes within the company, and future plans at the studio. Alongside sales milestone updates on Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt has also reached new milestones for The Witcher franchise, which has now accrued over 65 million sales. Back …

While initially CD Projekt Red had planned to release next-gen updates for Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3 in 2021, both were later pushed to 2022. The enhanced version of The Witcher 3 was being developed by Saber Interactive, but CD Projekt Red has since taken over development, which unfortunately …

Today, CD Projekt Red has given a much needed update on the status of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for next-gen consoles, as well as the upcoming next-gen version of Cyberpunk 2077. While both titles were set to be released this year, both projects have now been delayed to the …

Today, CD Projekt Red held its H1 2021 financial earnings call with investors, revealing some key details about the studio's plans over the coming months. Not only do we have confirmation that the team working on Cyberpunk 2077's first expansion has grown, but the studio has also said that the …

Late last year, CD Projekt Red announced plans to upgrade The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for next-gen consoles and PC. Things have been quiet since, but the studio gave us a brief update this week, pointing to a release in the second half of 2021.  Saber Interactive, the team behind …

CD Projekt Red has been hacked again, this time around though, it appears to be a much bigger deal. As confirmed by the company itself, an attacker has managed to breach CD Projekt's systems and obtain source code and other confidential files related to Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3.  …

While many played all the way through The Witcher 3, there was a good portion of players that played many hours without making it to the finish line. CD Projekt Red kept this in mind when creating the main story for Cyberpunk 2077, which will be slightly shorter than The …

In a surprise announcement today, CD Projekt Red has announced that it is working on an updated version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. This will be a graphical upgrade, with one of the key features being the addition of ray-tracing for PC, Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5.  As …

As incredible as The Witcher 3 was at launch, some of the best content for the game came later in the form of two highly praised expansions. This strategy paid off handsomely for CD Projekt Red at the time and Cyberpunk 2077 is going to be getting the same treatment. …

Just under 5 years on from the release of The Witcher 3, it has been confirmed that the third entry in the series has now sold through over 28 million copies, with PC being by far the best selling platform...

GOG, the PC games store owned by CD Projekt is currently hosting a spring sale. Amongst all the deals, The Witcher Goodies Collection is being offered for free, giving fans of the series a collection of bonus and ancillary content across the entire Witcher series, including soundtracks, wallpapers, making-of videos …

With Cyberpunk 2077 set to release on the 17th of September, some fans are already looking ahead into the future, curious as to what CD Projekt Red is planning to work on after the completion of Cyberpunk. In a recent meeting, Adam Kiciński, the President of the CD Projekt Group …

Embracer Group, the parent company of THQ Nordic continues to grow exponentially as it acquires more and more video game developers. The latest studio to be bought is Saber Interactive, the US-based video game developers known best for having ported The Witcher 3 to the Nintendo Switch – a task previously …

The Nintendo Switch subreddit got quite lively yesterday after a new patch for The Witcher 3 began rolling out. There was some question over whether or not the update was real, or if someone was showing off a modded version of the game. Now, CD Projekt Red has confirmed the …

Saber Interactive had already done an impressive job with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on Nintendo Switch but a new patch might just take this version to the next level. The game's next big update has reportedly begun rolling out in Korea, adding additional graphics options and even adding in …

At the start of 2020, the UK video game charts went through a major change, switching from GfK to UKIE/GSD tracking, which counts physical sales as well as digital sales when those figures are made available. The numbers are now in for last week's sales, with Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot …

It is incredibly rare for a single-player game to break its launch-day concurrent player records without some form of update but The Witcher 3 has defied the odds. The game had a peak all-time concurrent player count of 92,000 back at launch in 2015. Over the weekend, that number was …

There have been more than a few ‘miracle ports' on the Nintendo Switch since launch. DOOM, Skyrim and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus were at the top of the ranks until October, when The Witcher 3 and both of its major expansions came to the Switch on a single 32GB …

Back in June, the most ambitious Nintendo Switch port to date was announced, bringing the complete edition of The Witcher 3 to Nintendo's hybrid console. We've seen some screenshots already but now, we have a new gameplay trailer, complete with a release date. The Witcher 3 is set to run …

The Witcher 3 will be the first physical Switch game to launch on a 32GB cartridge in the west, cutting out the need for additional downloads.