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]→
A team of The Witcher fans have released a fan short film based on its world called ‘Following The White Wolf’. According to the team, this project is a fans’ thanks to Andrzej Sapkowski and CD Projekt RED for creating The Witcher. Moreover, all material for this movie was realized in one day of shooting, so kudos to everyone who worked on it. Enjoy! Continue reading ‘Following The White Wolf’ Is A Fan Short Film Inspired By The Witcher Series→
Polish gaming website Legal/Law Journal site (thanks Kodaemon and Perscitus for the heads up), Gazeta Prawna, has revealed some interesting information about the development cost of The Witcher 2, as well as the development for both The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077. During CDPR’s conference, CD Projekt CEO Adam Kicinski said that The Witcher 2 cost $10,36 million to CD Projekt RED.
There is no doubt that The Witcher 3 looks beautiful. In fact, The Witcher 3 looks stunning and up to what we’d expect from next-gen titles. And that’s because it is one. And CD Projekt RED decided to remind everyone yet again that the third part of the ‘The Witcher’ series will be packed with… amazing visuals. Below you will find a new set of screenshots from The Witcher 3, so waste no time and view them. The Witcher 3 is planned for a 2014 release on PC, Xbox One and PS4! Continue reading The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Looks Amazing – New Gamescom 2013 Screenshots→
CD Projekt RED has released a CGI, cinematic, trailer for its upcoming RPG, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, offering a thrilling glimpse into the morally ambiguous universe of Geralt of Rivia. Namco, on the other hand, revealed a teaser trailer for the Knight hero of Dark Souls II who was exploring dark pits and fighting dragons in the previous trailer. Both of these titles are planned for a 2014 release, and you can enjoy their trailers below! Continue reading The Witcher 3 Gets A CGI Trailer, Dark Souls II Gets A Teaser Trailer→
During their SIGGRAPH 2013 talk, CD Projekt RED’s Balazs Torok and Krzysztof Krzyscin unveiled some new interesting information about RED Engine; the engine powering The Witcher 2 and CDPR’s upcoming RPG, The Witcher 3. According to the developers, this engine was originally meant to be used in The Witcher 3 as the game was planned ahead already, however CDPR decided to take advantage of it with The Witcher 2. Continue reading RED Engine was originally meant to be used in The Witcher 3, New Tech Details Unveiled→
We know that a lot of PC (and console) gamers are eager to get their hands on the third – and last part for Geralt – part of the ‘The Witcher’ series. And despite the fact that CD Projekt RED has not revealed any ETA as of yet, we do know today that the game will not be coming in the first quarter of 2014. Continue reading The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Coming In Q2 2014 At The Earliest→
