As a part of its newest monetary earnings report, developer CD Projekt has shared progress updates on its quite a few Witcher and Cyberpunk initiatives, in addition to confirmed a partnership with Saudi-back cellular developer (and new Pokémon Go proprietor) Scopely to create a recreation.
So far as the Scopely undertaking goes, there’s not a lot to report at current. CD Projekt merely confirmed it had “entered right into a strategic partnership with Scopely to develop a recreation set inside certainly one of CD Projekt’s IPs.” And whereas it appears cheap to imagine that is pointing towards some form of cellular recreation set in both The Witcher or Cyberpunk 2077 universes, we can’t know for positive till extra is revealed.
Away from Scopely, CD Projekt additionally spent a while providing progress updates on the varied titles it is beforehand confirmed to be in growth. Work on The Witcher 4 continues apace, for example, however CD Projekt’s different Witcher video games have seen some changes. Witcher spin-off Mission Sirius – which was rebooted a number of years again – stays in pre-production, and CD Projekt says it is now merged developer The Molasses Flood with the CD Projekt Crimson staff to “guarantee even higher alignment within the scope and course of the undertaking”.
Moreover, CD Projekt’s Witcher 1 remake, which was introduced again in October 2022 as a part of the studio’s bold growth roadmap, continues to be within the idea section. Moreover, the studio says that resulting from “manufacturing course of dependencies” associated to property and know-how, it has determined to “briefly combine its growth with ongoing work on The Witcher 4”. Consequently, a “small portion” of developer Idiot’s Concept is at present supporting the Witcher 4 staff, with the goal being to “have the mandatory property, instruments, and pipelines prepared for extra environment friendly growth of The Witcher Remake.”
Transferring on from The Witcher, CD Projekt’s Cyberpunk 2077 sequel – at present referred to as Mission Orion – is claimed to be nearing the top of its idea section and shall be getting into pre-production “within the coming weeks”. Moreover, growth of the studio’s new IP, identified solely as Mission Hadar at current, continues. “The imaginative and prescient of Hadar has progressed during the last 12 months, changing into extra detailed,” CD Projekt defined. “Inner assumptions and concepts have been cast into principal pillars that information us ahead [and] the staff’s focus is on additional creating the IP and the sport’s story, whereas prototyping some gameplay options particular to Hadar.”
CD Projekt additionally reiterated it has various different undisclosed initiatives within the works, together with one other from Idiot’s Concept, and as soon as once more drew consideration to its still-mysterious new Netflix Cyberpunk 2077 animation, which is at present “beneath growth”.
The Witcher 4 did, in fact, see its long-awaited reveal on the finish of final 12 months, with CD Projekt lastly confirming Ciri could be the main focus this time round – though Geralt of Rivia (as soon as once more voiced by Doug Cockle) can even return in some capability.
