CD Projekt RED positive aspects “new rights” in settlement with The Witcher writer

CD Projekt RED introduced at this time that they’ve reached a brand new settlement with the writer of The Witcher novels, Andrzej Sapkowski. The announcement is brief and light-weight on element however is aptly timed to counsel new Witcher-related tasks are within the works on the Polish games studio.

On their website, CD Projekt RED’s quick announcement says “both parties signed an agreement further solidifying their relationship.” Last 12 months, CDPR and Sapkowski had a legal disagreement through which the writer demanded a further fee from the studio.

Presumably this new settlement relieves that pressure. CDPR’s announcement doesn’t make any point out of funds, however plainly in a single trend or one other the 2 events have discovered a method to transfer ahead. “The agreement satisfies and fully clarifies the needs and expectations of both parties, past and present,” the announcement says. The settlement grants the studio “new rights” and confirms their capacity to make use of “The Witcher” within the realms of video games, graphic novels, board games, and merchandise.

So what does that imply for the long run? The Witcher is definitely increasing into new territory proper now with The Witcher Netflix series. Does this imply CDPR are engaged on The Witcher 4? Maybe, however not essentially. Without figuring out the specifics of the previous and current agreements between Sapkowski and CDPR, a negotiation might have been wanted for the studio to proceed work on something from licensed sweatshirts to the Gwent game.

If I had been one for wishful considering, I’d say that with the discharge of Cyberpunk 2077 deliberate for April, CDPR could possibly be waiting for pre-production on one other massive RPG. That could be hypothesis although. The safer guess is that this settlement is simply one other enterprise day for 2 events concerned within the grand Polish export that’s The Witcher.