report this adAbout a month ago, Capcom and CD Projekt Red revealed a partnership between the two that would provide Monster Hunter World with a crossover event featuring none other than The Witcher‘s Geralt of Rivia, and the announcement had originally slated the content to come in early 2019. Now, the companies have decided to give Hunters on the action-RPG’s console versions a better idea as to when they will be able to give the White Wolf-starring event a go. According to Capcom, Monster Hunter World fans on PS4 and Xbox One should expect a free content update to arrive on February 8, 2019 that will bring the aforementioned crossover event with The Witcher to the game. The publisher and developer also mentioned that while it won’t be coming to the PC port of MHW just yet, fans on personal computing platforms will be able to receive the materials “at a later date”.For the uninitiated, this is far from the first instance of Monster Hunter World bringing … [Read more...] about Monster Hunter World’s The Witcher Crossover Event Date Revealed
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CD Projekt Red Created Awesome Farewell Video for Departing Dev
report this adBeing a game designer is often a brutal labor of love, and one that often doesn’t receive the appreciation it deserves from game developing and publishing companies. However, the same can’t be said of CD Projekt Red and Brad, an Animation Lead that recently departed the company, as the team wouldn’t let him go without a proper send-off. Turnover is high at most gaming companies, with new team members coming in and old ones leaving all the time, but Brad Auty apparently stood out as someone special. A small team at CD Projekt Red created a short animated tribute to the man on his departure from the company. The video exalts Brad’s hard work during his three years at CD Projekt Red, his talent, and how he motivated his team. Over his years there, he rose in the ranks from Animator to Animation Lead, and even helped to bring the beloved card game Gwent of The Witcher to life.This video might seem at odds with the negative attention CD Projekt Red has … [Read more...] about CD Projekt Red Created Awesome Farewell Video for Departing Dev
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s big patch 1.32 today is nothing to get super excited about
A large patch for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was released today, causing both head scratching and a wee bit of excitement. Folks with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt installed were informed patch 1.32 was ready for download, and due to the size, many were wonder what it included. Players have reported patch 1.32 ranges from 500MB to 616MB depending. Turns out, there’s no reason to get super excited, unless you are a Chinese speaker. According to CD Projekt’s Lukasz Babiel, development team added support for Simplified Chinese to the game today. “We had to add Simplified Chinese strings file, update the executable and one of patch.bundle files for that,” he said. “If you had mods installed it may happen that this update resulted in game not starting. “It’s due to the fact that if Steam sees an update, it compares the files you have with the files on servers and overrides them if there’s a difference. So your mod scripts could be overridden. … [Read more...] about The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s big patch 1.32 today is nothing to get super excited about
Netflix’s The Witcher Gives First Look of Henry Cavill as Geralt
report this adA couple of months ago, Netflix announced that Superman actor Henry Cavill will lead the cast of the upcoming TV adaptation of The Witcher. Now, the streaming giant has unveiled the first look of Cavill as Geralt of Rivia. Netflix’s The Witcher began production this month, and images just came in of actor Henry Cavill in full costume and makeup. The official Twitter account of Netflix also posted a short clip, showcasing a screen test of the actor. Ever since the announcement of Cavill’s role on the upcoming Netflix Original, some people were not convinced whether he is the perfect fit to play the iconic Witcher. However, people might now think otherwise based on what was shown so far.Moreover, several actors were also confirmed to appear on the series such as Freya Allan as Ciri, Anya Chalotra as Yennefer, Johdi May as Queen Calanthe, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson as Eist, Adam Levy as Mouseack, and MyAnna Burig as Tissaia, to name a few. As of the moment, how … [Read more...] about Netflix’s The Witcher Gives First Look of Henry Cavill as Geralt
CD Projekt RED in Financial Dispute With The Witcher Series Author
CD Projekt RED’s fantasy RPG series, The Witcher, has been hugely successful. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt continues to make bank despite being released all the way back in 2015, while spin-off GWENT: The Witcher Card Game slowly rakes it in too. However, the man behind The Witcher universe argues that the developer should not get to reap all of the rewards from its success. This week, Andrzej Sapkowski, the Polish author who wrote the books which The Witcher games are based on, filed a demand of payment to CD Projekt RED. Sapkowski argues that he is owed PLN 60 million (which is equivalent to USD$16 million) in royalties. According to Sapkowski’s document of demands, which CD Projekt RED has now published online, standard royalty rates regarding adaptations of works are between 5-15%.The document also cites Article 44 of Poland’s 1004 copyright law. It states that [Article 44] may be invoked when the compensation remitted to the author is too low given the benefits … [Read more...] about CD Projekt RED in Financial Dispute With The Witcher Series Author