License The Witcher is more popular than ever and CD Project owes him a lot, since it was with the first game with the eponymous name that the studio embarked on development. The adventure is far from over since at the beginning of the month, the company formalized no less than 5 new projects around the license, following a vague announcement at the start of the year, in addition to a follow-up to Cyberpunk 2077 and a new license. Whether CD Project RED will take care of the biggest piece with nothing less than a new trilogy whose episodes should be released in the space of 6 years, the project Sirius was entrusted to him The Molasses Flooda studio bought last year, while Canis Majoris will be developed by an external partner. We now know the name behind this appellation, which will delight long-time fans, sinceit is a remake of The Witcher first of the name on the occasion of its 15 years !
simply titled The Witcher Remake like what did Square-Enix with FFVII, this game under Unreal Engine 5 which is only at the beginning of its development has been entrusted to Fools Theorya small Polish studio that still provided support on Baldur’s Gate III and Outriders, among others. License veterans who have worked on The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt are also involved if it can reassure you, with a creative supervision of CD Project RED. The desire behind this remake is to rebuild this founding episode with the maximum care and attention to detail, using the same technologies as those of the next trilogy.
“The Witcher is the project that started it all for us, for CD PROJEKT RED. It’s the very first game we’ve done, and it was a big moment for us at the time. Going back to that era and recreating the game for the next generation of gamers to experience is just as huge for us, maybe even more so,” said Adam Badowski, Studio Director, CD PROJEKT RED. “Collaborating with Fool’s Theory on the project is equally exciting, as some people there have been involved in the development of The Witcher games. They know the source material well, they know how much gamers expect this kind of recreation, and they know how to make ambitious and amazing games. And while it’s going to be a while before we share more info about the game, I know it will be worth the effort. »
“I’m very happy to have my professional path once again cross paths with my fellow developers from when we worked together on The Witcher 2 and The Witcher 3. Especially when it comes to recreating such a project. dear to our hearts,” said Jakub Rokosz, CEO, Fool’s Theory. “We are thrilled to partner with CD PROJEKT RED, and our goal is to give gamers another exceptional game in the iconic Witcher series. »
However, you will have to be patient before discovering what it looks like. The Witcher Remakewhich currently has no hosting platform or release period.
Promotions are currently running on GOG.comespecially on games The Witcher if you ever want to dive into this saga, The Witcher: Enhanced Edition thus being sold for €1.19.
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