Tag: The Witcher
News The Witcher 3 Turns 10 This Month, CD Projekt Red Wants to 'Celebrate Together'
3's a magic number
Originally released on the 18th May 2015, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will celebrate its 10th anniversary in just a couple of weeks' time. Building up to said celebrations, developer CD Projekt Red has posted a reminder across social media, stating that it wants to "celebrate together". It's also handed us some lovely new artwork...
News The Witcher 4 Dev Warns Against Beta Test Scam
Geralt of here
In what will probably end up being the weirdest news story of the day, The Witcher developer CD Projekt Red has felt the need to post an official statement regarding some kind of ongoing scam. Apparently, the scam in question revolves around people being invited to beta test The Witcher 4 — the highly anticipated sequel that was...
Stick to what you know
It's said it before on multiple occasions, but it's always nice to hear CD Projekt reiterate its commitment to making single-player games. As part of the company's latest earnings briefing, co-CEO Michal Nowakowski gave everyone exactly what they wanted to hear, stating that although "the video game market continues to...
News The Witcher Anniversary Concert World Tour's First Dates Revealed, More to Come
Woodwind's howling
CD Projekt Red has announced, as part of the 10th anniversary celebrations for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (can it really have been that long?), the first two tour dates for a globe-trotting tour, with more dates and locations forthcoming. Fittingly enough, The Witcher in Concert will begin in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 31st and...
News CD Projekt Red Confirms Ciri Recast for The Witcher 4 on PS5
The Lion Cub of Cintra is still the same on the inside
Developer CD Projekt Red has confirmed that Ciara Berkeley will play Ciri, the protagonist of the just-revealed The Witcher 4. The role was previously portrayed by Jo Wyatt in The Witcher 3. Fan speculation started to swirl immediately after the reveal trailer aired on Friday, and CDPR has since...
News The Witcher 4 Announced Starring Ciri
Are you Cirious
The next The Witcher game from CD Projekt Red has been officially revealed. It's called The Witcher 4 (that was easy!) and it stars a more mature Ciri — the woman Geralt effectively raised as his daughter, and tracked down in The Witcher 3. All we've got right now is this pretty great CG trailer. No release window has been...
News Geralt Actor 'Slapped by CD Projekt', Walks Back The Witcher 4 Comments
"I don't know how true it is. I went off a rumour"
It seems Doug Cockle, the English voice of Geralt in The Witcher series since it began, got in some hot water over the comments he made back in August (resulting in articles like this). Cockle claimed that The White Wolf would be "part of the next game" but that the story wouldn't be "about him this...
News The Witcher 4 Hits Huge Dev Milestone, Enters Full Production
Baptism of Fire
Polaris, the project name for the next The Witcher title, has just hit an all-important milestone in its development process. Director Sebastian Kalemba has taken to social media in order to reveal that the game — commonly referred to as The Witcher 4 — is now in "full-scale production". Typically, this means that the bones of...
News Wind's Howling Through This Netflix The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep Clip
Nothing but a softy
It feels like an eternity since the release of CD Projekt Red's groundbreaking RPG, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and though a sequel is in the works, Geralt of Rivia will not be the protagonist. Thankfully, you can get your fix of gravelly-voice
News The Witcher 4 Close to Full Production, Next Cyberpunk Progressing as Planned
Slow your role
It's been a good few months since we last heard from CD Projekt, but it sounds like the company's still got everything under control. As has been widely reported, it currently has two separate teams working on the next game in The Witcher series (commonly referred to as The Witcher 4), and the sequel to Cyberpunk 2077. The Witcher 4...
News Geralt Voice Actor Confirms Role in The Witcher 4, White Wolf Will Be 'Part of the Game'
This world needs a professional, not a hero
While The Witcher trilogy has primarily followed the adventures of Geralt of Rivia, all of that will change in the next entry in CD Projekt Red series', colloquially known as The Witcher 4. However, this transition will be eased by one Doug Cockle, the voice actor responsible for bringing Geralt to life,...
News The Witcher Congratulates Elden Ring's DLC Triumph with Awesome Artwork
The best of the best
In case you haven't already heard, the newly released Shadow of the Erdtree expansion for Elden Ring is now the highest-rated DLC of all time, settling on a staggering PS5 Metacritic score of 95. But of course, where one game rises, another must fall — and so The Witcher 3's brilliant Blood and Wine expansion has been knocked...
News Feast Your Eyes on Liam Hemsworth as Geralt in The Witcher Season Four
Blaviken, butchered?
Previously only glimpsed, we've gotten our first official look at the new Geralt of Rivia, Liam Hemsworth, who has taken up the mantle of the White Wolf from Henry Cavill in season four of Netflix's The Witcher adaptation. In the short teaser, we see Hemsworth looking particularly brooding in the snow-covered woods, along with...
News The Witcher's Ciri Says She Hopes Fans Give Liam Hemsworth a Chance as Geralt
"That fan base can be very attack-y"
Netflix's The Witcher has quietly been blazing a trail for the recent mainstream acceptance of video game IP making the jump to TV, best exemplified by HBOs The Last of Us and Amazon's Fallout adaptations. We learned in 2022 that Henry Cavill would be laying down his swords at the end of Season 3, with Australian...
News New Witcher Comic Continues After The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine
A witcher's work is never done
Dark Horse and CD Projekt Red have announced a new comic series based on The Witcher — or more specifically, the four-issue story takes place beyond the conclusion of Geralt's journey in The Witcher 3. In the game's Blood and Wine expansion, the grizzled monster slayer can end up owning an old vineyard, and this is...
News The Witcher 4 Must 'Build a New Community', Aims to Exceed Predecessor Entirely
Breaking the boundaries of the RPG genre
Project Polaris, colloquially known as The Witcher 4, is now developer CD Projekt Red's primary focus since Phantom Liberty sent Cyberpunk 2077 out on a high note, and anticipation is high. The game's director, Sebastien Kalemba, has she
News The Witcher 4 Is Now CD Projekt Red's Main Focus as Work Wraps Up on Cyberpunk 2077
Wind's howling
As part of its latest earnings report, CD Projekt Red has provided an update on the state of its current projects, as of the 31st October, 2023. Now that it's all but wrapped up major support for Cyberpunk 2077 — following the release of Phantom Liberty in September and the announcement of the Ultimate Edition — the company's...
'Micro'-transactions
As noted in our coverage of the reveal, Destiny 2's new, The Witcher 3-inspired crossover cosmetics look cool, but knowing the general state of microtransactions in live service games, they're probably going to cost a small fortune. Taking that thought and running with it, players are already dragging Bungie's plans through the...
News Alright, Destiny 2's Witcher 3 Crossover Armour Is Cool
Make a wish
We'll admit, it's been quite some time since we wrote anything genuinely positive about Destiny 2, but we're willing to give it up for this newly revealed crossover. Bungie's teamed with CD Projekt Red to craft some really cool looking cosmetics based on The Witcher 3, which decks out Titans, Warlocks, and Hunters in armour that...
News Gravelly-Voiced Geralt Voice Actor to Reprise Role in The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep
Doug Cockle is back on deck
Fellow walkers of The Path rejoice: the gravelly voice of Geralt you know and love from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is reprising the role in an animated movie coming to Netflix called The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep. The inimitable Doug Cockle will return sometime "late" next year in the film, which will see Geralt...
News The Witcher 3's Tragically Misunderstood Rock Troll, Werewolf Get Dark Horse Figures
Surpisingly human
Dark Horse Direct has just unveiled the latest additions to its growing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt collection, adding the tragically misunderstood Rock Troll and Werewolf figurines to its roster. Both are made of lovingly detailed PVC, with the Werewolf measuring 12 inches in length and the more diminutive Rock Troll coming in at a...
News PS Plus Premium Adds Four-Hour Trial for One of the Best RPGs Ever Made
Geralt of here
If you've somehow never played The Witcher 3, then you may be interested in knowing that a trial for the landmark RPG is now available through PS Plus Premium. The four-hour sample can be played on both PS5 and PS4, but it's worth noting that the PS5 version is the much enhanced Complete Edition, which launched last year. Now, four...
News The Witcher 3 PS5, PS4 Update 4.04 Is Out Now, Fixes Ray Tracing Mode
Get all the patch notes here
CD Projekt RED has today unleashed patch 4.04 for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt across both PS5 and PS4 consoles. This update is designed to fix a number of minor issues relating to side quests, and on PS5 more specifically, improves the graphical mode that utilises ray tracing. The RPG should be more stable after loading a...
Random Geralt of Rivia Gets Gorgeous Bishoujo Makeover in Figurine Form
Ciri's up next
Geralt of Rivia is getting a makeover like never before, with a high-end figurine of the character being rendered in bishoujo ("beautiful girl") style from specialist manufacturers Kotobukiya. In fact, Kotobukiya has partnered with CD Projekt to produce a range of figures (229mm tall) based on characters from the series, and Ciri is...
News Work on the Next Main Witcher Game Is Ramping Up as Cyberpunk Expansion Nears Release
A witcher's work is never done
CD Projekt Red has published its latest business overview online, and as is usually the case with the Polish company's reports, the documentation details the games that are currently in development. Right now, most of CDPR's teams are still hard at work on finishing Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, which is still set...
News The Witcher 3 Sales Top a Ridiculous 50 Million
Geralt of here
There are some evergreen games that just end up going far beyond sales expectations. Grand Theft Auto V, for example, is still featured in best sellers lists, having surpassed an utterly insane 180 million copies in its lifetime. And although the vast, vast majority of titles released today could never even dream of reaching that kind...
News The Witcher 3 Patch 4.03 Fixes Autosave Stuttering on PS5, City Frame Rate, Visual Bugs
Out today
A new update for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has been released, and it promises to fix some very specific issues on PS5. Patch 4.03 aims to finally remove the annoying stutter that occurs when the game is autosaving, while also squashing the graphical bug that makes Geralt's character model flicker in the equipment screen. Hurrah! What's...
News The Witcher 3 'the Best It's Ever Been' with Latest PS5 Update
Smooth sailing
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition is "the best it's ever been" on PS5, according to those eggheads over at Digital Foundry. The team's latest video goes in-depth on update 4.02, which launched last month. This patch promised to improve performance across the board, and based on Digital Foundry's findings, that's exactly...
Random The Witcher 3's Next-Gen Pigeon Is Suddenly a Star
Very coo-l
Who's your favourite character in The Witcher 3? Is it Geralt? Ciri? Yennefer? Maybe Dandelion? Perhaps you've got a soft spot for Dijkstra, or Gaunter O'Dimm? There are so many to choose from, but one lesser known cast member is currently taking the game's community by storm. We are, of course, talking about the humble Novigrad pigeon...
News The Witcher 3 PS5 Patch 4.02 Improves Performance, Fixes Bugs
Available now
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has had a rough ride so far on PS5. The current-gen edition of the beloved RPG has struggled with its performance in particular, and CD Projekt RED has been hard at work to get the game ship-shape. Now, patch 4.02 is available to download and install, weighing in at just over 2GB. As the official patch notes...
News The Witcher 3 PS5 Performance Mode Noticeably Worse After Patch 4.01
One step forward, one step back
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt got a native PS5 release when the Complete Edition launched back in December, marking the first time PlayStation players could travel The Continent and murder much of its wildlife at a silky-smooth 60fps. And while it all looked and ran well, there was still room for improvement, and so in...
News The Witcher's Geralt of Rivia Signs in for Fortnite Cameo
Why do you Kaer?
Announced as part of the newest Battle Pass, and now finally available to unlock, The Witcher’s silver-haired Geralt of Rivia has arrived in Fortnite. Unlockable as part of a collection of unique quests, you’ll need to fulfil tasks such as dealing 500 melee damage and completing three Bounties. The full task list and their...
News The Witcher 3 Update Stealthily Adds New Witcher Gear Swords
Top notch swords!
The latest update for The Witcher 3 on PS5 has made some undocumented changes to one of the game's merchants. More specifically, there's an armourer in Novigrad who had his iconic greeting removed in the 'next-gen upgrade'. Back on PS4 he used to, rather famously, exclaim "Top notch swords!" every time Geralt talked to him — and...
News The Witcher 3 PS5 Patch 4.01 Improves Performance, Stops Setting Reset Bug
Plus quest fixes
The Witcher 3 on PS5 has received a fresh patch, which is available to download right now. Update 4.01 is around 2.7GB in size, and promises improvements to the title's technical performance — particularly for the dedicated ray tracing mode. It also fixes an annoying bug which was resetting options every time the game was booted...
News The Witcher 3 PS5 Version Is Getting a New Patch 'Very Soon'
Sharpen those swords
As was hinted at by CD Projekt Red last week, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition — more commonly known as the game's 'next-gen update' — will be getting a patch in the near future. According to a new social media post from the developer, said patch is coming "very soon". It could be that it's in the certification...
News The Witcher 3 on PS5 Gets a Physical Release Next Week
In the USA, UK, and most of Europe
CD Projekt RED has confirmed the physical release of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition on PS5 is slated for next week: 26th January 2023. The UK, USA, and majority of Europe will find the RPG on store shelves from the date mentioned, while Australia and New Zealand get it a day later. South American...
News The Witcher 3 Patch in 'Final Stages', Should Release Soon
By steel, by silver
Update: It's unclear whether CDPR is specifically referencing a PC update on social media. If it's a full-blown patch, we imagine that it'll be made available across all platforms, but it could be that it's designed to fix particular problems on PC. We've reached out to the developer for additional confirmation. Original story:...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give The Witcher 3 PS5 Version?
Steel and silver
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition has brought Geralt of Rivia back to PlayStation with a bang. The incredibly highly rated open world RPG has been available on PS5 for about a week now — via a free upgrade, no less — and that's hopefully been enough time for you to form a full opinion on the game. In our opinion, The...
Poll Are You Playing The Witcher 3's PS5 Upgrade?
Wind's howling
The Witcher 3's 'next-gen' update is out today on PS5, and it's a free upgrade if you already own the open world RPG on PS4. With that in mind, it's a fairly generous offer, especially since we think Geralt's adventure is still landmark title. Our The Witcher 3 PS5 review concludes: "Over seven years after its original release, The...
Out Today The Witcher 3's Free PS5 Upgrade Is Available Now
Iconic RPG is also on sale
The weather outside is frightful, but CD Projekt RED’s got your back. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt may have enjoyed several renaissances since it first released, but it’s about to get another one courtesy of its excellent free PS5 upgrade. For those of you who haven’t been paying close attention, the new-gen version is...
News This How Much Better The Witcher 3 Looks on PS5 Compared to PS4
Another impressive glow up
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is getting a glow up on PS5 this week – and while the upgrade is not quite as dramatic as, say, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion, it’s still very nice. Following on from our stellar 9/10 review earlier in the week, we’ve collected some comparison
Guide The Witcher 3: Tips and Tricks for Beginners
Helpful advice for rookie Witchers
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a massive, immersive game that you have to experience for yourself — especially if the Netflix series has tempted you to try the title. It's probably not the type of game that you want to blitz through in a few days; instead, it's a role-playing release that you'll look to get lost in...
Guide The Witcher 3: Best Skills and Which Skills to Unlock
How to spend your skill points
There are a lot of skills to choose from in The Witcher 3. While it's perfectly possible to forge your own path through the many available options, it can be daunting at first. As such, we've put together what will hopefully be a helpful skill guide, briefly explaining what each skill is and what we make of it. By no...
Guide The Witcher 3: All Places of Power Locations
Kneel for added steel
By now you've probably read our monstrous guide on The Witcher 3's various skills. We're going to assume, then, that you've got a good idea of how you want to upgrade your character – but you're going to need some Ability Points to get going. You'll nab these when you level up, but seeing as this isn't the type of title where...
Guide The Witcher 3: Combat Help, Hints, and Advice
Defending and dodging in The Witcher 3
The Witcher 3 can be a brutal game. Succeeding in combat requires good reactions, a knowledge of your limitations, experience with your current enemy type, and a good grasp of your magical signs. On the harder difficulties, one wrong move can be your end, while even on the easier difficulties, you still need to...
Guide The Witcher 3: Best Character Builds
Build 'em up, knock 'em down
The brilliance of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's character progression system lies in its intricacies. There are countless ways to forge Geralt, whether you like to run into battle waving your blades around like a madman, make careful use of your magical signs, or prefer to prepare for each and every fight by utilising your...
Guide The Witcher 3: All Enemies and How to Beat Each Enemy Type
Enemy weaknesses and advice
The key to success in The Witcher 3 is knowing your enemy. There are plenty of monster types in the game, and really, your witching business only gets easier as you fill your head with attack patterns and weaknesses. Fortunately, we've took the time to write this hopefully helpful guide, which details what you can expect...
Guide The Witcher 3: New Game + - How to Start New Game +, What Carries Over
Everything you need to know about New Game +
New Game + is the final slice of free downloadable content for The Witcher 3, but as some of you may already know, the game doesn't do a great job of telling you how to use it. Indeed, in order to start a new game while carrying over your skills, equipment, and non-quest items, you need to follow a few...
Guide The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine Mutation Character Builds
Best mutations in The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine
What are the best The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine character builds? CD Projekt RED's huge expansion allows you to transform Geralt into an almost unstoppable force with the right combinations of mutations and skills. Only available via the huge Blood and Wine expansion, mutations are acquired...
Guide The Witcher 3: All Romance Options
Yennefer, Triss, and more
What are Geralt's romance options in The Witcher 3? In this steamy — but not too steamy — guide, we're going to break down all of Geralt's potential love interests and how you can start a relationship with the likes of Yennefer and Triss. How Does Romance Work in The Witcher 3?: Geralt has two main romance options...
