The company is clearly happy it's managed to get a high-profile studio like CDPR – Cyberpunk be damned – on its books. We'll probably never learn whether or not the technical wizards at Epic did intentionally lay this demo out in order to coax the folks at CDPR over to its engine, but it's definitely not a coincidence that this interview, footage, and story all made the cut for Epic's presentation. We know that CD Projekt has at least been fiddling around with new tech since it announced 'exploratory work' had begun on new games late last year. 'Was the whole demo made with that nefarious purpose? I dunno, but it caught my eye!'Īs you can see in the tweet embedded above, the Unreal 5 demo certainly does look like it could be set in the world of the Witcher – it's dark, imposing, and you can imagine the wind howling through the failing construction, too. 'Are they trying to tell us 'come over to Unreal Engine – this is how great your games could look?'' asks Slama. 'At one point, there's a notice board that looks strangely similar to things we've done in the past that even has a sign that says 'monster slayer wanted'.

It all started, per Jason Slama (game director at CD Projekt RED), with an Unreal 5 demo that showed off a Medieval environment. Soak in more information on why has chosen to use #UE5 to build new open-world games, including a new saga for The Witcher! 😻 /IVKFKljwf7- Unreal Engine ApTo see this content please enable targeting cookies.

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