CD Projekt Red’s new studio serving to on Cyberpunk 2077

CD Projekt Red, the makers of these fantastic Witcher video games, immediately introduced they’ve a brand new studio elsewhere in Poland to “bolster development” of Cyberpunk 2077. No, this announcement accommodates no new data on Cyberpunk – however aren’t you glad to listen to Red have extra folks serving to? I can’t consider many upcoming video games I’m extra jazzed for. Anyway! CD Projekt Red Wrocław, named after the town it’s in, is definitely constructed round Strange New Things, a small studio based by the previous chief working officer of Dying Light devs Techland.

“We’re pretty hyped to be on the spearhead of this new office,” CD Projekt Red Wrocław head (and ex-Techland COO) Paweł Zawodny mentioned in immediately’s announcement. “We know Wrocław inside out and it’s an amazing place to make games. The team is strong, and I’m sure we have both the experience and the creative firepower to make Cyberpunk 2077 an even better game.”

Strange New Things fashioned in 2016, bringing collectively a lot of individuals who between them had labored at Techland, Hitman devs IO Interactive, and even CD Projekt Red. They had been engaged on a game of their own, although they by no means reached the purpose of saying it so it’s all a giant thriller. Apparently they’re becoming a member of Red with 18 folks.

CD Projekt Red appear to be actually staffing up for Cyberpunk 2077. They’re currently hiring for fifty-odd jobs on the sport, in roles starting from artists and designers by means of to attention-grabbing ones like programming autos – together with flying ones. Hovercars, child!

Rumour has it that Red will present Cyberpunk 2077 at E3 this June, although rumours say a variety of issues. For extra on Cyberpunk, do learn Adam’s interview with the fella who created the unique pen & paper roleplaying recreation.

CD Projekt’s headquarters is in Warsaw they usually have one other studio in Krakow. The president of CD Projekt Capital Group, Adam Kiciński, mentioned in immediately’s announcement that having a footing in Wrocław “will pull in people who were hesitant to move” to both of these. Wikipedia tells me that Poland has 930 cities and cities, so simply 837 extra studios and everybody can simply chip in on Cyberpunk 2077. Please please please.