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The latest news and rumors about The Witcher 4 for 2026: release date, trailers, announcements, leaks and system requirements. We follow the game every day on VGTimes.
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With [gamecard=49276]The Witcher 4[/gamecard] now in full production, CD Projekt Red says it will keep milestone updates to a minimum rather than flood players with constant progress posts. Joint CEO Michał Nowakowski said the team is still filling the game with content, while many of the internal checkpoints are so technical and internal that they would not mean much to the public. CD Projekt Red is still targeting a 2028 release, so the studio appears focused on development rather than regular status updates.
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September 3, 2026

CD Projekt Red says The Witcher 1 Remake is still moving ahead, but the studio needs more time because of technology dependencies tied to The Witcher 4. Joint-CEO Michał Nowakowski said the remake's schedule shifted as the team adjusted its tools and pipeline around the next mainline entry.
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September 2, 2026

CD Projekt Red wants The Witcher 4 to launch on PlayStation with a boxed release full of collectible extras, and the studio says that edition may end up without an actual disc if Sony stops making them in 2028. Speaking to The Game Business, joint-CEO Michał Nowakowski said the project is still targeting 2028 and that the studio wants a physical PlayStation edition either way.
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September 2, 2026

Philipp Weber, the lead writer for The Witcher 4, has admitted that during the earliest stages of development, he believed Geralt of Rivia should return as the game's primary protagonist.
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August 30, 2026

A boxed edition is in the cards for The Witcher 4, though CD Projekt RED cannot guarantee a physical disc will be inside just yet: the final call hinges on Sony's stance on physical media.
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August 29, 2026

CD Projekt RED says its new development process is already paying off: The Witcher 4 can be launched on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X right now, and the studio is using that as proof it has learned from Cyberpunk 2077. Michal Nowakowski, the company's co-CEO, said the game would run on all three platforms today.
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August 28, 2026

CD Projekt RED confirmed at Gamescom Opening Night Live that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Songs of the Past, a full-fledged third expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, is planned for next year and will release on PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and Nintendo Switch 2. The studio also shared an official teaser trailer that offers a closer look at the new setting and the threats awaiting Geralt.
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August 26, 2026

CD Projekt RED has confirmed that The Witcher 4 is targeting a 2028 release. The game, known internally as Project Polaris, will kick off a new trilogy set in the Witcher universe. Ciri will serve as the main protagonist, while the game is being developed on Unreal Engine 5, with CD Projekt RED moving away from its proprietary REDengine.
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August 24, 2026

Doug Cockle says he had to push back when CD Projekt Red kept urging him to make Geralt sound less emotional in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. In an interview with Tom's Guide, the actor said the request came up repeatedly, even though he never accepted the idea that Geralt had no feelings at all.
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August 11, 2026

CD Projekt RED has confirmed Project Hadar as an emotional open-world RPG in a new universe, with narrative and emotional design at its core. Details remain scarce.
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June 5, 2026

The studio that just a year ago said “no” to generative AI is now saying “yes” — and explaining why.
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March 27, 2026

CD Projekt RED has ramped up its workforce to a record 933 employees, with the team for The Witcher 4 continuing to grow. According to studio co-head Michal Nowakowski, over 220 new specialists joined the company in the past year alone. Most of these new hires are working on The Witcher 4, helping to boost quality and scale up the features showcased in the tech demo at Unreal Fest across the entire game.
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March 20, 2026

CD Projekt RED has shared new details about The Witcher 4 in the sixth episode of its AnsweRED podcast focused on animation, and also let slip when we’ll see the next big look at the game. According to the developers, a new demo segment featuring The Witcher 4 will be showcased at Unreal Fest 2026, which runs from June 16 to 18 and is shaping up to be a major milestone in the project’s marketing campaign.
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February 28, 2026

Reigns: The Witcher — a new Witcher game — got off to a bad start on Steam. According to the SteamDB service, at the release, peak online traffic could not exceed the figure of 200 gamers.
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February 26, 2026

The development team for The Witcher 4 has expanded once again. It’s now been revealed that Alice Severova, who previously served as a producer on Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 and Dune: Awakening, has joined the project.
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February 26, 2026

Lucie Hennet, a cinematic animator who previously worked at Sandfall Interactive and contributed to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, has joined the development team for The Witcher 4. The news comes from her LinkedIn profile.
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February 24, 2026

An unusually ambitious fan-made mod has been released for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Dawn over Kovir. Created by modder Fandera, it offers a standalone story campaign starring Ciri and introduces a completely new region — Kovir and Poviss. The project is inspired by the trailer for The Witcher IV, but is not narratively connected to the upcoming title.
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February 5, 2026

A first-person view was needed in Cyberpunk 2077 to better immerse players in the story. This is noticeable in many aspects, for example, when communicating with Johnny Silverhand. This was stated by Igor Sarzynski, creative director of Cyberpunk 2.
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February 3, 2026

Pawel Sasko from CD Projekt RED has revealed that composer Marcin Przybyłowicz is involved in creating the soundtrack for The Witcher 4. Przybyłowicz is well known for his work on the music for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Cyberpunk 2077.
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February 2, 2026

Scale The Witcher 4 will be very different from all previous CD Projekt Red games. In addition, the studio expects not to repeat the mistakes that occurred on the release of Cyberpunk 2077. Therefore, the budget of the new Witcher may reach $800 million.
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January 22, 2026

CD Projekt RED has brought another major industry figure on board: veteran composer Russell Brower, best known for his work at Blizzard Entertainment, has joined the studio as its new audio director.
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January 17, 2026

The creative director of Cyberpunk 2077, Igor Sarzyński, has officially debunked one of the game’s most persistent fan theories — the idea that elevators in Night City are supposedly masking loading screens.
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December 24, 2025

Noble Securities analyst Mateusz Chrzanowski has published a new report revising the release schedules and budgets of CD Projekt’s key projects. According to his estimates, the remake of the first The Witcher will not be released before 2028, while the sequel to Cyberpunk 2077 is expected to arrive in 2030.
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December 20, 2025

CD Projekt RED has added another major name to its growing team. Following the recent hire of the lead writer behind the new BioShock, the studio has now welcomed Felix Pedulla, a senior cinematic artist who previously worked on Baldur’s Gate 3. Pedulla will contribute to cutscene development for The Witcher 4.
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December 2, 2025

Polish studio CD Projekt has once again reiterated its long-term plans for the world of The Witcher. In its latest Q3 report, the company confirmed that the new trilogy, centered on Ciri, is still planned to be released within a six-year span, starting with the launch of the first game.
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November 30, 2025

CD Projekt RED co-head Michal Nowakowski took to social media to address whether The Witcher 4 will be showcased at The Game Awards 2025, set for December 11.
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November 27, 2025

CD Projekt has shared updated sales figures for Cyberpunk 2077, nearly five years after its release. The company also revealed how many employees are currently working on new projects, including The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2.
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November 26, 2025

The voice of Geralt of Rivia, actor Doug Cockle, admitted he has no interest in GTA 6 — even despite the fact that the game may beat The Witcher 3 in number of awards.
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November 25, 2025

CD Projekt RED’s upcoming project, The Witcher 4, could restore the studio’s glory in the action-RPG arena. This time, the spotlight is on Ciri, who embarks on her own adventure in place of the now “retired” Geralt of Rivia.
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November 22, 2025

The Golden Joystick Awards 2025 ceremony has wrapped, with players—not a jury—selecting the best games of the year across multiple categories. This year’s show was hosted by Maggie Robertson, best known for voicing Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village.
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November 21, 2025

The live broadcast announcing the nominees for “Game of the Year” at The Game Awards 2025 has begun. You can watch it on YouTube as well as on Twitch. During the event, host Geoff Keighley revealed the nominees across various categories.
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November 18, 2025

Following the announcement of The Witcher 4, players are understandably excited to see what kind of protagonist Ciri will be in the new game. In a way, the audience was reassured by a statement from CD Projekt RED’s community manager, who admitted that the heroine has grown significantly since The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
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November 16, 2025

CD Projekt RED continues to expand its development team for The Witcher 4. This time, the studio has welcomed a former Warhorse Studios employee who previously worked on Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 as a writer and game designer.
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November 8, 2025

3D artist Thiago Lima has shared a new model of Ciri from The Witcher 4 on ArtStation. The heroine is depicted right after her battle with the Bauk from the game’s debut trailer.
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November 4, 2025

Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski, the creator of The Witcher universe, says his relationship with CD Projekt is “excellent,” but the developers of The Witcher 4 hardly ever reach out to him for advice anymore.
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November 2, 2025
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