Week That Was
Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days
The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news including Apple's latest hardware, Silent Hill's next steps, and Microsoft's appeal against the CMA
Company Profile
CD Projekt Red
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Hollie Bennett
Head of Communications
Articles featuring CD Projekt Red
Redundancies
Gwent team sees 30 employees axed after ceasing of updates
Though CD Projekt Red stands by its commitment to community tools intended to help keep the game alive
Views Week
Week in Views - What caught our editorial eyes in the last seven days
The PocketGamer.biz team reflect on a week of big business and back-slapping
Strategy Observation
CDPR on mobile, where have they been and where are they going?
CD Projekt Red’s long-term strategy update indicated an increased focus on mobile, but their actions yesterday might confuse some. So, what’s the story so far?
Shuttering
Witcher: Monster Slayer to shut-down and developer Spokko to shutter
The Witcher: Monster Slayer, will be shut down early next year alongside its developer Spokko, whose talent will be folded into CDPR
Sunsetting
Gwent sees the end of further card development as CD Projekt Red aims to hands its keys to fans
Gwent will cease adding new cards at the end of 2023 but ‘Project Gwentfinity’ will hand control of the game to its fans
News
CDPR point to further mobile investment in strategy update
The Polish developer has a foothold in the mobile market, and in a strategy update that has been closely watched there’s no sign of it scaling back.
Belief In The Sword
The Witcher: Monster Slayer grabs one million downloads in first week
More than half a million revenue
Imp-erfct
Update: The Witcher: Monster Slayer suffered major issues at launch
4000 technical support tickets raised
Toss A Coin
The Witcher: Monster Slayer has now launched
The location-based augmented reality game brings the series’ monsters to life
Hunt Train
CD Projekt’s The Witcher: Monster Slayer launches this July
Releasing simultaneously for IOS and Android
Time To Hunt
Android players can sign up for soft-launch version of The Witcher: Monster Slayer
To later be fully released on Android and iOS
Seeking Protection
CD Projekt issuing DMCA strikes to stop Gwent source code social media posts
Follows this being stolen in a cyberattack earlier in February
Under Attack
Witcher maker CD Projekt hit with cyber attack
Someone infiltrated the firm and has stolen source code for Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3 in addition to internal documents
Financials
CD Projekt Red generates $27.8 million in sales revenue for Q3
Gwent: The Witcher Card Game was a contributing factor
Financials
CD Projekt's revenue increases 70% year-on-year
"The mobile editions of our games – another first for us – have met with very positive reception among gamers"
Gather Round
CD Projekt-owned studio Spokko soft-launches The Witcher: Monster Slayer
Available on the App Store in New Zealand
Time To Hunt
New AR title The Witcher: Monster Slayer hunting its way onto mobile devices
Being developed by Spokko Games
On The Rise
CD Projekt is the second most valuable games company in Europe
Polish firm is biting at the heels of No.1 Ubisoft
Helping Charity
CD Projekt Red makes $950,000 donation to help combat the coronavirus in Poland
The money is going to the charity Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy
Play Cards!
Gwent conjures on to Android devices
It was released on iOS last year
Event Disruption
Update: Square Enix, Capcom and more cancel appearances at PAX East due to coronavirus concerns
CD Projekt Red and PUBG Corp will have no attendance
Conjuring Money
Witcher developer CD Projekt Red becomes second-biggest games company in Europe
Valued at $8 billion
Pre-registrations Open
Gwent: The Witcher Card Game conjures up a March release on Android
Was released on iOS in October 2019
Hmmm
CD Projekt and The Witcher author Andrzej Sapkowski settle differences
Polish games company retains IP for games
Play Your Cards Right
Gwent mobile made up 68% of CD Projekt Red's revenue following launch
Witcher 3 card game is due to arrive on Android in Q1 2020
Like Witchcraft
Gwent: The Witcher Card Game has 100 people development team
‘Scaling Up’ session hosted by CD Projekt Red at Unite 2019
The Switcher
E3 2019: The Witcher 3 lands on Nintendo Switch in 2019
Comes four years after PC, Xbox One and PS4 release
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: CD Projekt Red’s Hollie Bennett on going from midwife to head of communications
"Rome wasn’t built in a day. It’s going to hurt. You're going to see rejections, you might not even see responses. That’s okay. It’s not going to happen overnight"
Mobile Hunt
CD Projekt Red reveals Witcher card game Gwent will come to mobile
Due to arrive on iOS later this year with Android planned at a later date
Spot On
CD Projekt Red's new studio Spokko to create mobile titles for the Polish giant
The studio will be creating an “advanced and ambitious” mobile title for the Cyberpunk 2077 developer
Mobile Hunt
The Witcher 3 studio CD Projekt Red hiring mobile developers for possible Gwent port
Polish outfit looking for programmers and artists
Polish Games Fund
Polish Games Association teams with Polish government to set up $20 million R&D fund
Promoting innovation in the country