With the constructing hype behind CD Projekt RED’s subsequent main title, The Witcher 4, it was inevitable that we’d begin seeing scams and phishing taking place across the title. The studio has taken to social media platform X to warn followers of The Witcher about one such rip-off.
In its put up on X, CD Projekt RED has been warning followers of The Witcher franchise to ignore any “invites” they is likely to be getting for beta checks for The Witcher 4. Whereas the corporate itself has mentioned that it’s taking the mandatory steps it may possibly to cease this rip-off from perpetuating, it’s nonetheless warning followers to watch out in regards to the sorts of hyperlinks they click on on close to the upcoming RPG.
“Lately, we’ve been getting experiences from some group members that they’ve been invited to a beta check of The Witcher 4 — this can be a rip-off,” wrote the corporate.
“We’ve been taking the mandatory steps to take this fraudulent messaging down. That mentioned, in case you obtain any invitations to or come upon information of 1, we kindly ask you to report the rip-off utilizing the instruments out there to you in your e mail consumer or the social media platform you might be utilizing.”
The studio additionally warns gamers that any beta checks it will maintain for its video games can be first introduced by means of official channels like its social media accounts and official web site. “Keep in mind: skilled monster slayers don’t fall for scams; they see proper by means of them and slay them,” wrote the studio.
The Witcher 4, at present in improvement for PC, PS5 and Xbox Collection X/S, was introduced again in December 2024 throughout The Recreation Awards. The title was introduced with a trailer, which additionally revealed that Ciri can be taking on as Geralt because the protagonist of the sequence going ahead. Whereas the sport doesn’t but have a launch date, CD Projekt’s quarterly fiscal briefing from again in March indicated that the corporate is a 2027 launch window for the title on the earliest.
Because the sport’s announcement, CD Projekt RED has been fairly lively in revealing how it’s creating the RPG by means of varied interviews and movies. Earlier this month, throughout one among its AnsweRED podcasts, senior communication supervisor Paweł Burza, together with sport director Sebastian Kalemba, atmosphere artwork director Michał Janiszewski and engineering manufacturing supervisor Jan Hermanowicz spoke about constructing the world of The Witcher 4.
In accordance with Janiszewski, the believability of the world in The Witcher 4 is among the most necessary features of the sport.
“We’ve got an enormous crew that’s caring for the believability, as a result of, such as you have been saying, even the road of the bushes must be particularly created,” he mentioned. “So we’ve some instruments that they’re supporting us, and we’re constructing inside our worldbuilding crew, instruments that may make our work slightly bit quicker, and slightly bit extra, I’d say simpler, to populate the entire world.”
For extra particulars about The Witcher 4, try the comparisons between Ciri’s gameplay and that of Geralt by CD Projekt RED.