Pokemon-style Witcher mobile game sends CD Projekt to record


The game will be developed by Spokko, a studio acquired by CD Projekt in 2018. It will be a first-person combat game with beasts generated on view from players’ real locations. — CD Projekt Red

Polish gaming studio CD Projekt SA soared to a record on plans to release a Pokemon-style augmented-reality game for mobile phones based on the Witcher medieval fantasy series.

Shares in Europe’s largest gaming studio jumped 7.1% on Aug 26 following the announcement, giving it a market value of 42bil zloty (RM46.85bil). The company didn’t indicate a launch date for the free-to-play game, saying only that it was “coming soon”.

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