It was written 01/07/2002when the Polish company CD Projekt announced the creation of a studio CD Project RED, which today are among the most famous world development companies. Five years later, an ambitious young team showed off their first project, an action role-playing game. Witcherwhich stood on a solid foundation from the books of the same name by Andrzej Sapkowski.
The title was a great success, especially in Poland, and the authors decided to create a second volume. It was published under the title The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings in 2011 on PC and then in 2012 on Xbox 360.
He only made a hole in the world The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, which was released in 2015 and became one of the highest rated games in history. He has on account over 40 million copies sold. Another 20 added the first two parts.
Hip is good too Gwent: The Witcher. Card gamebye Cyberpunk 2077 since the end of 2020 has tarnished the reputation of CD Projekt RED. But the team, I hope, will cope. Currently working on a new witcherwhich is built on Unreal Engine 5 while earlier releases were on their own REDengine.
“When we started CD PROJEKT RED, we didn’t know the do’s and don’ts of the gaming industry. We were rebels, we had to learn everything ourselves. It has become part of our DNA and given us the freedom to approach the creation of our games. This gives them a unique character. And so all twenty years, which were extremely fruitful and full of surprises for us. We are very proud and pleased with our achievements and the fact that we can always count on the support of our community. Thus, we enter the next years of our activity with optimism and joy.” said studio head Adam Badowski.
On this occasion they were dedicated website launchedwhere you can learn more about the history of the studio. You can also take part in a special game that involves sharing memories of CD Projekt RED and the company’s games. Whether it’s team photos taken at one of the fairs, screenshots from the game… There are also special streams in the works.
This is how time passed in CD Projekt RED
- 2002: Foundation of the studio
- 2007: The Witcher on PC
- 2011: The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is released on PC.
- 2012: The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is released on Xbox 360.
- 2015: Opening of office in Krakow
- 2014: Presentation of the new logo
- 2015: Exit The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- 2015: Release of the Hearts of Stone add-on for The Witcher 3.
- 2016: The release of the addition “Blood and Wine” for The Witcher 3
- 2016: First Land Art Festival
- 2016: Closed beta testing of Gwent: The Witcher Card
- 2017: First Gwent Tournament
- 2018: Opening of office in Wroclaw
- 2018: Gwent: The Witcher Card Game and Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales are released.
- 2019: The Witcher 3 comes to Nintendo Switch
- 2019: “Gvint” goes to mobile devices
- 2020: Cyberpunk 2077 is coming to PC and consoles
- 2021: First WitchCon
- 2021: Acquisition of Digital Scapes Studio (now CD Projekt RED Vancouver)
- 2021: RED 2.0 – the beginning of the transformation of the group
- 2022: Cyberpunk 2077 improvements for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S
- 2022: A new Witcher saga announced
- 2022: New working model
- 2022: Celebrating two decades of game development
Source :Indian TV
