{"id":130464,"date":"2024-11-27T00:33:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T17:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=130464"},"modified":"2024-11-27T00:33:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T17:33:10","slug":"the-witcher-4-enters-full-scale-production-cyberpunk-2077-hits-30-million-copies-sold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=130464","title":{"rendered":"The Witcher 4 Enters Full-Scale Production, Cyberpunk 2077 Hits 30 Million Copies Sold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/the-witcher-4-polaris\">The Witcher 4<\/a> has entered full-scale production, developer CD Projekt has announced.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">As part of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdprojekt.com\/en\/media\/news\/cd-projekt-wraps-up-the-third-quarter-of-2024\/\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">latest financial results<\/a>, the Polish company said that Project Polaris &#8211; the first instalment in the new Witcher trilogy &#8211; has now progressed from preproduction to full-scale production.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cI\u2019m proud to confirm that several weeks ago the Polaris team wrapped up preproduction and moved on to full-scale production \u2013 the most intensive phase of development,\u201d commented joint CEO Micha\u0142 Nowakowski. \u201cWe are very pleased with our progress on this project, and I wish to thank the team for its dedication.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;I&#8217;m thrilled to announce that Project Polaris has entered the full-scale production phase,&#8221; game director Sebastian Kalemba <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Skalemba\/status\/1861446070858846571\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a>. &#8220;With new challenges just around the corner, it\u2019s the talented and hard-working people who make me believe we can together make the upcoming Witcher Saga a remarkable experience. No stopping now! Stay tuned for what\u2019s on the other side of the coin!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">CD Projekt currently has 400 developers working on Polaris, the majority of its 650-person total development staff. That&#8217;s down from the 410 reported at the end of July. 64 are working on Orion, the sequel to Cyberpunk 2077, 42 on Sirius, The Witcher game developed by The Molasses Flood, and 18 on Hadar, CD Projekt&#8217;s brand new IP.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2024\/11\/26\/screenshot-2024-11-26-171419-1732641268342.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"null\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2024\/11\/26\/screenshot-2024-11-26-171419-1732641268342.png?width=1280&amp;fit=bounds&amp;height=720&amp;quality=20&amp;dpr=0.05\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\" class=\"jsx-2920405963 progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387 loading\"\/><\/a><figcaption data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-479945570 article-image-caption\">CD Projekt&#8217;s 650 developers are spread across a number of projects. Image credit: CD Projekt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">When Polaris was announced in October 2022, CD Projekt said it wouldn&#8217;t be released until 2025 at the earliest. In August, <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/the-witcher-4-stars-geralt-of-rivia-but-not-as-the-main-character\">Geralt of Rivia voice actor Doug Cockle revealed the White Wolf will star in Polaris, but not as the main character<\/a>. CD Projekt had long made clear that Geralt&#8217;s saga had come to an end, meaning a new protagonist was fully expected for Polaris, but this was the first confirmation he&#8217;d be in the next game at all \u2014 and fueled <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/witcher-4-story-fan-theories-ciri-vesemir\">some rampant fan theories<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Only a single teaser image, below, has otherwise been revealed for Polaris, but it was enough to suggest Ciri will be the protagonist this time around. What&#8217;s considered the &#8220;true&#8221; ending of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, thanks to its story being continued in comics considered canon to CD Projekt&#8217;s universe, sees her become a witcher herself.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2022\/03\/23\/untitled-2-1648052443071.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Polaris, aka The Witcher 4&lt;br \/&gt;CD Projekt Red confirmed that a new Witcher game that would mark the beginning of a new saga was in development in March 2022, and though it's not officially called The Witcher 4, this one can be thought of as the true next Witcher game.&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;Later revealed to be codenamed Polaris, the new game won't be released until 2025 at the earliest as it only entered pre-production in May 2022. It's also being developed in Unreal Engine 5, a new endeavour for CD Projekt Red that's essentially requiring them to create everything from the ground-up and establish a new foundation for its games going forward. It will, however, be one of the next two games released by CD Projekt Red.&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;(Image: CD Projekt Red)\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2022\/03\/23\/untitled-2-1648052443071.jpg?width=1280&amp;fit=bounds&amp;height=720&amp;quality=20&amp;dpr=0.05\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\" class=\"jsx-2920405963 progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387 loading\"\/><\/a><figcaption data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-479945570 article-image-caption\">Witcher 4 teaser image. Image credit: CD Projekt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/the-witcher-4-dev-confirms-teaser-is-a-brand-new-witcher-school\">The teaser image also showed a medallion of a lynx<\/a>, and while this is a brand new witcher school not mentioned previously in the books, games, or comics, Ciri wore a School of the Cat medallion in the books and its philosophy matches her nimble fighting style.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The news comes as Cyberpunk 2077 hit an astonishing 30 million copies sold, with the Phantom Liberty expansion selling over eight million. CD Projekt pointed to \u201cstrong sales\u201d of both as well as The Witcher 3 during its third quarter.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cIn less than four years since release we\u2019ve already sold 30 million copies of Cyberpunk 2077, and as for Phantom Liberty \u2013 in just over a year it has sold over eight million copies,\u201d Nowakowski added. \u201cThese are impressive figures. I\u2019m very happy to see a large, dedicated community coalesce around our Cyberpunk games. In the coming year the base game, along with its expansion, will be released to a new group of users: owners of Mac devices powered by Apple Silicon chips.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/the-witcher-4-enters-full-scale-production-cyberpunk-2077-hits-30-million-copies-sold\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Witcher 4 has entered full-scale production, developer CD Projekt has announced. 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