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News The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine Wins Best RPG at The Game Awards 2016
Reeling them in
Fresh from winning awards for Best Storytelling and Best Visual Design at the Golden Joystick's two weeks ago, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's second expansion Blood and Wine is back in the headlines today having won the award for Best Role-Playing Game at The Game Awards gala in Los Angeles last night. Game Director at CD Projekt Red,...
News 'No Plans' For The Witcher 3 PS4 Pro Patch, Says Developer
No 4K sunsets for you
CD Projekt Red says that it has "no plans" to release a performance boosting patch for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt when the PlayStation 4 Pro launches. That's according to Reddit user govind1262, who emailed the studio asking whether a Pro update is a possibility. The developer's reply reads: "Our teams are currently working very...
News The Witcher Now Has a Postage Stamp in Poland
The legend lives on
In case you didn't know, The Witcher is kind of a big deal over in Poland. One of the country's most successful entertainment exports, CD Projekt Red's video game franchise - which is based upon a series short stories and novels by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski - really hit the big time with last year's The Witcher 3: Wild...
News Relive the Greatness of The Witcher 3 with Its Final Trailer
What a ride
This could potentially be the last ever article we write about The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, which seems a little sad when you consider that we've been covering the game for over a year now. It's not hard to argue that CD Projekt Red's sublime role-playing release has raised the bar for the genre, and if you haven't yet delved into The...
News The Witcher 3 Loots One Last Patch on PS4
Geralt's goodbye
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has had a good run, hasn't it? Since the game launched all the way back in May of 2015, developer CD Projekt Red has supported it with a ton of free downloadable content, two superb expansions, and numerous updates that have both fixed and added a huge amount of stuff. And with the deserved Game of the Year...
News Your Witcher 3 Save Files Won't Work with the Complete Edition
Damn and blast
Just a quick heads-up if you plan on nabbing the upcoming Complete Edition of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt: save files will not carry over between the two versions. According to CD Projekt Red community lead Marcin Momot, the original game and the Complete Edition will be treated as separate products, so your PlayStation 4 will...
News The Witcher 3: Game of the Year Edition Hunts on PS4 This Month
You knew this was coming
The inevitable announcement is here: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is getting a Game of the Year edition, which comes complete with all available downloadable content, including the title's two big expansions. Needless to say that if you plan on picking this package up, then you'll want to make some room on your PlayStation 4's...
News The Witcher III Will Get a PS4 Game of the Year Edition Deserving of Its Name
Triss-tastic
We didn't vote The Witcher III: Wild Hunt as our Game of the Year – that coveted accolade went to the unbelievably good Bloodborne – but it came mighty close. We're also comfortable admitting that we were in the minority – the last we read, over 240 individual publications had awarded CD Projekt Red's fantasy epic their top gong...
News The Witcher 3 PS4 Patch 1.22 Is Available to Download Now
Bugs begone
What could well be the final game update for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is available to download right now on PlayStation 4. The patch weighs in at about 3.4GB, and as detailed last week, it aims to fix various bugs that are present in both the base release and the recent Blood and Wine expansion. If you're eager to see the full list of...
News The Witcher 3 PS4 Patch 1.22 Attempts to Fix Almost Every Remaining Bug
One more time
CD Projekt Red has released the patch notes for what could be The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's final game update. Patch 1.22 - which is expected to release on PlayStation 4 fairly soon - aims to fix numerous gameplay and quest related bugs, many of which have popped up in the title's final expansion, Blood and Wine. As always, it's nice to...
E3 2016 CD Projekt Red’s Gwent Game Is Real
The rumors were true
Well, since the logo of an alleged standalone game for CD Projekt Red's immensely popular card game-within-a-game leaked early last week, we can't say we're terribly surpised by this announcement. The standalone Gwent game was announced during Microsoft's E3 2016 conference. It is slated to feature a full campaign, as well as...
News That Card Game Based on The Witcher's Probably Going to Be a Big Deal
Hearth-pwned
This week we brought you news of Gwent, a leaked card game based upon The Witcher's universe. While our very own gravel chopped editor Robert Ramsey maintained hope that it may end up on consoles, this author assumed that it would be a smartphone thing. Whichever of us turns out to be correct, it seems that the game's going to be a big...
News The Witcher 3's Standalone Gwent Game Seems to Be Real
Cue the music
We've had a lot of hints over the last few months that CD Projekt Red is working on a standalone project based on Gwent - a collectible card game that's featured in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Supposedly, the title is going to be revealed at E3 2016, but it looks as though it's leaked ahead of time. As spotted by NerdLeaks, the name...
News The Witcher 3 Is Getting Another Patch on PS4 Soon
They just keep comin'
CD Projekt Red sounds like its on a bug hunt right now, as community lead Marcin Momot has revealed that the developer is currently working on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's next update. The title's second and final expansion, Blood and Wine, released last month, and perhaps unsurprisingly, it came with a few issues that players...
News One of The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine's Best Quests Is Bugged, But You Can Get Around It
Don't worry, no spoilers
There's a pretty nasty bug to be found in newly released expansion The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine. When we encountered it, we were hoping that it was merely an isolated incident, but after trying just about everything - reloading our save, changing the time of day in-game, etc. - we can't seem to make it go away...
News The Witcher 3's Impressive Patch 1.20 Is Available to Download Now on PS4
Revamped menus, level scaling options, and more
With Blood and Wine out tomorrow on PlayStation 4, it's probably a good job that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's latest patch has gone live today on Sony's system. Update version 1.20 brings a wealth of improvements to Geralt's adventure, including a completely revamped inventory menu. If you want to take a...
News A Year Later, The Witcher 3 Gets One of Its Biggest PS4 Patches Ever
Better than ever
You've got to hand it to CD Projekt Red; when it comes to supporting its games, the Polish studio deserves all the praise that it gets. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is now over a year old, and it's about to get a huge patch on PlayStation 4 that tweaks and fixes a load of different things for the better. The update obviously prepares...
Round Up The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine Reviews Are Overflowing with Praise
Geralt's done it again, it seems
Last year, we gave The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt a 10/10 in our review, and we gave its first expansion, Hearts of Stone, another 10/10. For weeks now, we've been wondering if the second and final expansion, Blood and Wine, would secure a similar score, making it a perfect run for Geralt of Rivia. As it turns out, we're...
News Rock Out to The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine's Brilliant But Gory Launch Trailer
A messy business
Presumably our last look at The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine before it launches at the end of the month, the expansion's launch trailer is bound to get the red stuff pumping. The clip's short but sweet, offering ominous narration and a look at some of the add-on's grizzly new foes. Naturally, vampires are all over the...
Interview Partaking in Blood and Wine with The Witcher 3 Developer CD Projekt Red
Studio spills details on the game's final expansion
Blood and Wine is a big deal for CD Projekt Red, the Polish studio behind The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The title's second and final expansion, Blood and Wine launches at the end of this month, on the 31st May. In order to learn more about it and listen to the developer's own thoughts on the project,...
News The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine will Bite into About 15GB of Your PS4 Hard Drive
Smaller patch also incoming
Well it wasn't going to be small, was it? Blood and Wine, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's final expansion, will take up 10-15GB of your PlayStation 4's hard drive, CD Projekt Red has confirmed. In other words, you'll want to set some time aside to get this one downloaded before you jump into Geralt's last big adventure...
News You Won't Want to Leave The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine's Gorgeous New Setting
Holiday home
We've all thought about taking vacations in our favourite game worlds, but we have to admit that we'd be hesitant to book a trip to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's setting - a land where war and famine grips the populace and peasants seem to cough up their lungs on a regular basis. In contrast, the title's final expansion, Blood and Wine,...
News The Witcher 3 Celebrates Its First Birthday with Some Amazing Artwork
Who can you spot?
Wow, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a year old today. The open world role-playing game launched on PlayStation 4 on the 19th May 2015, and went on to win countless Game of the Year awards. Geralt's third adventure has since become developer CD Projekt Red's most successful ever release, shipping around 10 million copies worldwide. Its...
News The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine Expansion Is Basically a New Game, Says Dev
Geralt's last bash is a big one
CD Projekt Red is really getting the hype train moving for Blood and Wine, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's final expansion, and Geralt of Rivia's final adventure. In a new developer diary, the add-on is described as "basically a new game" by the Polish studio, and when you look at the facts, that statement doesn't seem at...
News The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine Sounds Like It'll Run Better than the Main Game on PS4
It'll look better too, apparently
Following its launch almost exactly one year ago, CD Projekt Red set about improved The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's technical performance on PlayStation 4 via numerous game updates - but it's still not perfect. During particularly busy scenarios, the title's still prone to dropping a few frames here and there, but...
News The Witcher 3 Dev: We Shouldn't Shy Away from Adult Themes in Games
"We shouldn't tell adults what they can and can't see"
There was some slight controversy recently regarding a promotional image that CD Projekt Red released for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's upcoming expansion, Blood and Wine. The screenshot shows protagonist Geralt standing over a corpse of a man that's been sliced into pieces. It's undoubtedly a gory...
News There's a Free Witcher 3 Expansion Theme on PS4 Right Now
It even has its own music
Oooh, there's a lovely new The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt theme on the PlayStation Store, and it doesn't cost a penny. Dubbed the 'Expansion Theme', it combines key art from the title's two add-ons, Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine. You can find it under 'Games', and then under 'Themes and Avatars'. We've provided screenshots...
News The Witcher 3's User Interface Is Being Completely Redesigned
No complaints here
CD Projekt Red's at it again, going above and beyond the call of duty when it comes to providing its games with post release support. Alongside The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine, which launches later this month, the developer will be releasing an update that completely revamps The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's user interface and menu...
News The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine Carves Out a Confirmed May Release Date
About bloody time
What did we tell you, eh? Yesterday, as we reported on a rumoured release date for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's second expansion, we commented that an official announcement couldn't be too far away. As it turns out, CD Projekt Red has just revealed Blood and Wine's confirmed launch date - and the good news is that you won't be...
Rumour The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine Has Uncovered Yet Another Release Date
It's probably right, this time
How many times has The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's second expansion had its release date leaked? By our count, it's happened three times now, and it's been a different date every time. However, this latest rumour has some solid information behind it courtesy of Wario64, who spotted the launch date on the downloadable...
News The Witcher 3 Dev Doesn't Plan on Remastering the First Two Games for PS4
You'll have to make do with just one 200 hour game
There were rumours a while back that The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings was going to end up on the PlayStation 3, but it never happened. Likewise, both before and after the release of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, there were whispers that the first two titles in the series were going to be remastered for...
News Combine All of Skellige's Islands, and You've Got The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine's Map Size
Or thereabouts
It's sounding like Toussaint, the setting for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's final expansion, Blood and Wine, is going to be rather expansive. According to an interview with German publication GameStar - thoughtfully translated by Reddit user Pawell95 - CD Projekt Red state
News More Gwent Cards Headed to The Witcher 3 in Final Expansion
Oh my Skelligod!
At a panel that discussed how card game Gwent came to appear in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Polish developer CD Projekt Red shared news that more cards are headed to the title in the final expansion, Blood and Wine. Not only will there be new cards, but a fifth deck will also be making its way into the title. While Blood and Wine...
News The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine Will Probably Get a Release Date Next Month
Among other things, apparently
We've heard plenty of rumours and whispers over the last few weeks, but CD Projekt Red still hasn't confirmed a release date for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's final expansion, Blood and Wine. That's probably going to change next month, however, as the developer has promised to reveal "lots and lots of stuff in May". As...
News The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine Spills Several Gorgeous New Screenshots
Bloody lovely
CD Projekt Red is kicking the hype machine into gear this afternoon with the release of several brand new screenshots from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's second and final expansion, Blood and Wine. The pictures are bright, colourful, and, as expected, offer up more questions than they do answers with regards to Geralt's last hurrah. They...
News Gosh Darn, The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine's PS4 Box Art Is Pure Hype
Here we bloody go
Phwoar, the hype meter's off the charts here at Push Square thanks to a relatively blurry image obtained by NeoGAF - isn't that always the way? The image - as you may have guessed - is the box art for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's second and final expansion, Blood and Wine. It features main character Geralt looking rather regal, while...
Rumour The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine Has Hunted Another Shaky Release Date
Expansion's apparently out this summer
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's second and final expansion, Blood and Wine, still doesn't have a confirmed release date, although we do at least know that it's launching at some point this year. In any case, regular readers will remember that last month, we posted a rumour article stating that the highly anticipated...
News The Witcher 3 Dev's April Fools' Joke Is a Whinner
Neigh laughing matter
First CD Projekt Red makes a Game of the Year worthy role-playing release, and then it reveals arguably the best April Fools' joke of the day - is there anything that it can't do? Well, apart from give us a confirmed launch date for Cyberpunk 2077, we mean. Anyway, the Polish studio's went above and beyond with its...
News Here's 8 Whole Seconds of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's Blood and Wine Expansion
Wowza
You know that we're desperate to see more of Geralt's final adventure when we've made the editorial decision to run a story based on an eight-second video, but we have no regrets. Indeed, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's second expansion, Blood and Wine, still doesn't have a confirmed release date, so we'll take anything that we can get our hands on...
News The Witcher 3 Will Never Stop Winning Game of the Year Awards at This Rate
Geralt scoops another one
Well, Geralt's gone and done it again. The Game Developers Choice Awards were held last night, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt managed to scoop yet another top gong. We've honestly lost track of how many accolades this game has. CD Projekt Red's role-playing release actually won two awards: Game of the Year, and Best...
Rumour The Witcher 3's Huge Expansion May Bring Blood and Wine Next Month
Geralt of here
Fans of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt have been eagerly awaiting news of Geralt's final adventure for months now, but developer CD Projekt Red hasn't had much to say on the matter. All that we know for sure is that the expansion, titled Blood and Wine, is still set to launch at some point this year. However, according to Polish website...
News The Witcher 3 Developer Reckons Upcoming Expansion 'Is Better Than the Main Game'
Geralt's finale sounds great
We bloody love The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - and yes, we now include editor Sammy Barker in that statement - so we're really looking forward to Blood and Wine, Geralt's final adventure. According to an interview with developer CD Projekt Red from
Soapbox Why I Don't Hate The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Anymore
Bitchin' witchin'
I stopped playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on 6th June, swore off it for life, told colleague Robert Ramsey that he'd Made_A_Huge_Mistake.gif awarding it a 10/10, and spent the following six months ridiculing everyone for liking a game in which following a floating foetus is widely regarded as its best bit. I was wrong. Y'see,...
News The Witcher 3 PS4 Patch 1.12 Is Out Now
It's fixing time
Hey, it's been quite a while since we've done one of these, eh? There's a brand new update out for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on PlayStation 4, which weighs in at about 1.5GB. Good job there's a decimal point in there. Truth be told, there's no reason to get really excited for this one - patch 1.12 is stuffed with specific fixes and...
Game of the Year The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Was Your Fave 2015 Title
Reader's tryst
At the tail end of the Christmas holidays, we asked you to vote on your favourite PlayStation game of 2015 – then your humble host went to the dentist, had his gob eviscerated, and… Well, forgot. But fortunately we've been reminded by one outspoken The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt fan to inform you that CD Pr
Game of the Year #3 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (PS4)
Monstrous
It's been an amazing year for Geralt of Rivia - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's grizzled lead. The final instalment in CD Projekt Red's gritty trilogy deserves to be right up near the top of any Game of the Year list, and not just because of its overall quality; this is a title that's practically bursting with passion from a truly committed...
Feature Why The Witcher 3's CD Projekt Red Is the Best Developer of 2015
The professional
2015 has been a pretty good year for gaming in terms of pure entertainment, but it's often been soured by news of some very questionable business practices. Whether it was simple stuff like Star Wars Battlefront's preposterous $50 season pass or Deus Ex: Mankind Divided's deservedly canned pre-order strategy, there's been plenty to...
News Feast Your Eyes on The Witcher 3's Final Expansion with These First Screenshots
Wine and dine
Who's ready for Geralt of Rivia's final adventure, then? It's been a long and admittedly bloody road, but the silver haired warrior's journey is drawing to a close next year with the release of Blood and Wine, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's second expansion - and it's already looking good. Judging from these brand new environmental...
News New Features and Changes Teased for The Witcher 3's Final Expansion
Geralt's goodbye
Okay, we usually don't cover relatively vague tweets in news stories for obvious reasons, but we thought that this one was actually quite interesting. Marcin Momot, CD Projekt Red's community lead and always appreciated news source, has tweeted saying that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's second and final expansion, Blood and Wine, will...
News The Witcher 3 Developer Shares the Love for Fallout 4
CD Projekt Red is inspired by Bethesda
Ah, CD Projekt Red. When you're not giving us free downloadable content and providing outrageously good expansions for low prices, you're praising other developers for their hard work - and it's quite heart-warming to see. What we often forget is that the people who make games tend to be a a lot like us -...
