CD Projekt Red Announces a New Witcher Game and a ‘New Saga’ Series
CD Projekt Red officially announced that it is creating a new game in the Witcheruniverse and that it will be the start of a “new story” for the series. This is probably code for “will NOT star original protagonist Geraltof Rivera.”
This news was announced in a posting on the official website. It states that the team will abandon its internal engine REDengine and develop the new game using Unreal Engine 5. This is part of an “strategic partnership” with Epic Games that will include licensing and technical development for Unreal Engine 5. This will help to make the engine more open-world friendly. Like The Witcher.
It is possible that the Witcher new game might be subject to an exclusive deal with Epic Games Store PC. However, I doubt we will hear anything about this until the game is released. The team has not yet announced any details about the game, such as a release date or development timeline. The studio is currently looking for developers to work on the project.
The Witchergame that was last played in 2015 was The Witcher 3 : Wild Hunt. However, CD Projekt Red reached a deal to produce more content for the series’ universe with Andrzej Sapkowski, the author of the Witcherbooks. This announcement feels like an acknowledgement of what the team has already done.
