A list of 38 game developers has received funding from the Polish government. Out of $191 million that was given, almost $30 million was awarded to CD Project Red, the developer of 'Witcher 3'.
'Witcher 3' has garnered numerous positive reviews and awards since its launch in May 2015 for Xbox One, PS4 and PC. CD Project Red, its developer, has won the Best Role Playing Game for 'Witcher 3: Wild Hunt' - Blood and Wine expansion pack last December 2 and it seems like it continues to receive awards.
Recently, CD Project Red's four research and development proposal was approved by the government's National Center for Research and Development's GameINN program. According to Game Spot, the developer will be pursuing innovations in the areas of "cinematic feel," "city-creation," "seamless multiplayer," and "animation excellence."
Other game developers that were also awarded funding for research and development are Reality Games, The Farm 51 Group, CI Wild Games, The Flying Wild Hog, Teyon Michal Tatka, Forever Entertainment, Reconizer, Tate Multimedia, Spectral Games, Cherry Pick Games, GAMEDESIRE, Baad Games, Techland, GOG Poland, Transition Technologies and many more. The funding will help the industry develop and create better gaming features.
In other 'Witcher 3' news, CD Project Red has partnered with Maul Cosplay to create a Witcher Cosplay Calendar 2017. It features some iconic shots of the games including the Geralt's bathtub photo and other saucy scenes according to Game Spot.
A new mod made by KNG called Winter is Coming can now be downloaded for Witcher 3. According to Kotaku, it cannot add snow to every area of the games like the roofs and buildings but it still looks amazing.
Other projects that CD Project Red is working on includes Cyber 2077, Gwent: The Witcher Card Game and a certain AAA RPG title. These are set to be released in 2017-2021.
