CD Projekt Settles Feud With Witcher Author, Netflix Show Gives Witcher 3 Huge Player Boost

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[@YongYea]

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[@outogetyougotyou5250]

I give it a 8.1 out of 10 with a badass seal of approval. Looking forward to season 2!

[@b3at2]

YongYea its really not that good... it has its moments when it surprisingly amazing!!!! But the majority of the time its blah... the dialogue and writing does not match the quality of the games. But certainly its better than expected...

[@DantesInferno96]

Henry and Yen's actress are carrying the show if I'm being honest. Other characters are not as good.

[@Bigrayg1991]

You should not check out the books unless you do it without giving that slim ball a single cent.

[@vincevirtua]

A lot more than you thought you would? The trailers weren’t doing it for you?

[@1983kikujiro]

The author is lucky he signed with cd projekt. If it was Activision or EA they would be harvesting his organs by now.

[@makaramuss]

oh my god I would hate to be guy that lost my creations to such companies (stares to star wars)

[@BigBeerus]

He legally didnt deserve anything. I would have told his ass to hold nuts. He screwed himself out of the money by being greedy. He turned down royalties. By that standard he acted out of greed and morally doesn't deserve any money either. People need to learn from their mistakes not throw hissy fits to get what they want.

[@vibunja3602]

Nah. If Activision or EA had gotten the contract, Witcher would be a buggy lame game. Going by the deal he went with CDPR, it would have been the smart choice.

[@Xport9]

@@vibunja3602 And both sides would lose money. Win-win??????

[@vibunja3602]

@@Xport9 He doesn't lose money cause there is no money to gain from. So he wins in a product that won't sell well. The author also didn't had faith in his creation would sell well so he also took the money.

[@gustavofernandes7814]

I've seen a lot of stuff getting boost after the series, the playerbase, the miracle of sound song, some artist's fanarts. That freaking show is boosting everything Witcher related lol. So good.

[@wombatillo]

Synergy at its best. Books, games and tv series all benefit from this.

[@hermitcard4494]

Expect Gwent popularity to rise.

[@TheRocketman136]

If only it was good itself on top of that. Too bad HBO didn't get it back then. Eh.

[@MattDuarte11]

Gustavo Fernandes to bad we gotta wait a whole year for season 2

[@Despoina_Nyx]

Damn I should make that witcher art that I had in mind then.

[@Irock2412]

I give a lot of credit to Henry. In every interview I’ve seen where he talks about the Witcher, he mentions the game and how great it is. Dude is giving it a lot of free advertisement.

[@bakedmomo5693]

so much so that credit is given to the rise of small and big streamers on all platforms that are playing witcher 3 again. much like mandalorian and star wars ix did for battlefront 2

[@olpdragon]

It is how he first heard of and got into the franchise. He played the game to death and eventually read the books, and when he heard of a show being in the works, he wanted to get in talks with the showrunners.

[@klassytome]

I go to Amazon to shop for books often, I noticed that the week The Witcher aired on Netflix Blood of Elves and The Last Wish were both on Amazon's bestsellers page. Sapkowski should be thanking Cavill, Netflix and CD Projekt Red for what they have done for his books.

[@SuperSaiyan3985]

Unlucky Benny Henry Cavill is bae.

[@daryck2869]

I love how his poor business decision is somehow CDPRs fault😂

[@foxypoxi]

It's not like that, he basically tried to force their hand to get funds for treatment for his dying son (cancer). But since he is the grumbling old bastard he is, he kept that private up until his son passed away. Unfortunately, before he was able to get money. Had he came forward in the first place on why he needed cash that desperately I am sure both fans and CDPR would help fund the treatment. It's kind of tragic really. :(

[@duffinthemuffin5792]

foxypoxi it sounds much more harsh than I would like to admit but he kind of deserved it but that’s just me he should have come forward in the beginning

[@PennyxXxDreadful]

@@foxypoxi There's no evidence of any of that. His son died, and that's sad. But the cause wasn't public and there's no sign that he needed the money for some morally palatable reason outside of fans wanting to excuse his actions.

[@koolge24]

@@foxypoxi How is this CDPR fault? they when to the author about using his book and they offer him royalty but he Decline the offer because he thought that is was not going to be a success.

[@David-nq8cv]

@@duffinthemuffin5792 Well without his son there is no Witcher

[@AB-xd8hm]

The author criticized the games like Entertainment Weekly criticized the show - without actually seeing them.

[@Xport9]

Rotten Tomatoes Streisand Effect.

[@EltonL]

hes not very bright

[@ultrademigod]

@@EltonL He's as dumb as he is greedy.

[@steve1279]

i loved the games but i wouldn't pick up his books after that b.s. don't put down our story telling medium man.

[@klarnorbert]

The guys is an idiot - this we knew for years - but you don't have to know him to like his books.

[@RamzaZero]

The author didn't take into account the "Law of Surprise" for the success of CD Projekt Red.

[@yagitka]

@@IcarusPanopticon If EA did say that. I would actually agree. xD

[@lenmutt]

"I don't understand video games, give me more money!" -some old fool

[@TheAngrySaxon1]

You literally described every video game publisher in existence.

[@orichalchem]

Did you just... Assumed EA and Bethesda are old men??

[@purpleey]

@@TheAngrySaxon1 😐

[@David-nq8cv]

Well to be fair the reason he wanted more money within the last 2 years was because his son needed medical care but since he didn't get it he had to watch his son die

[@MisterFoxton]

Hang on, you think that a video game from an unknown Polish company based on a book series at the time only available in Polish would have been successful?! If you think video game tie ins of movies historically suck you've never heard about book tie ins. The Witcher's success was an anomaly no one saw coming. Taking a one off payment was the right thing, for one game, in 2008.

[@twistidclowns]

Poor negotiator yells at person screwing him over, while facing a mirror.

[@pree76]

Basically. Plus he sounds like a moron, "I'm gonna sue you for me selling my stuff!" Like any court is gonna look at their contract and force them to change it. 😂 CD projekt red are just being kind gentlemen and gentlewomen

[@ivanmonahhov2314]

His son died in June. Who was the person who convinced him to finish the Witcher novels and publish them. It is rumored that by suing CD Projeckt he wanted to get money for treatment.

[@ivanmonahhov2314]

@@pree76 you didnt watch the first video ? Polish law allows that under certain conditions.

[@pree76]

@@ivanmonahhov2314 Nope I didn't, and if that's the case Poland isn't very successful for obvious reasons. Pretty bad legal system if I can sign a contract, then just change my mind. What's the point of a legally binding contract if the law doesn't even bind them to the contract. Actually stupid

[@thewanderingassassinlk3136]

Ivan Monahhov bull

[@EndOfScrutiny]

Turning over a negative situation into a positive future is really well done. Good Job CD Projekt.

[@Aquelll]

Well done Sapkowski too. Setting out your differences is always the right way to go.

[@spoonwithoutleg]

Andrzejek has gotten some sweet money, he fully deserved and foolishly turned down earlier and CDPR has gotten rights for future games. Win-win.

[@DANLi_]

SeanTheFlamingo i wanna like but he’s got 420 now

[@PepperMarioo]

@@spoonwithoutleg Except he doesnt deserve it. Even if you learn through your mistake and can understand that you did wrong in the past, you cant just go back and redo a mistake like it never happened because you think you deserve it. He didnt want to take the risk because he didnt beleive in video games, he sold the rights for a ridiculous amount of money instead of royalties because it though this would be a fiasco. Now he wanna go back saying he deserves it while he didnt took any risks and didnt beleived in the project ? CDPR took the risk and made millions, they deserve 100% of it and the author NONE. All he deserve is the 40 000 something he accepted first AND NOTHING MORE. Its a life lesson and he dont wanna just take it and move on.

[@kreese-yi2nb]

@@PepperMarioo Whether he deserves it or not is irrelevant here. Any obstacle or PR shade cast on CDPR is something the company should take into consideration when their biggest achievement yet is just about to come soon. Their very existence relies on the success of Cyberpunk 2077 and they cannot afford to give any excuse to industry rags that are ready to go for their jugular. So, since they are smart, they acted smart. Just for the record, AS is a piece of work and everyone knows it.

[@adamsheppard7959]

CDPR's situation is like Bethesda's except its reversed

[@yorha42s]

"Reversda"

[@thrace_bot1012]

True , but lets not make everything about Bethesda man - its been the entirety of 2019 , starting to get a "bit" stale xD

[@Naa45702]

For Your Safety I get it. It’s hard to get into. So many menus and side quests

[@yerushalaimnehereset]

@@thrace_bot1012 I get you, but hell, it's only 3 days left, so let's beat the last shit out of the horse and start with something new on January 1st.

[@exoz6771]

its what Bethesda really wants but CDPR is the one actually doing it

[@Arkki11]

Honestly this author seems like greedy angry old man

[@mothercoconuts6765]

I knew he was Geralt!

[@arseniogarcia8631]

I believe you mean "boomer"

[@hoesmad8626]

He was desperate for cash at that time because his son had been diagnosed with cancer. It's unfortunate and honestly I don't blame him, any good father would do and try anything to help a sick family member especially their child. Later on his son died, he apparently said he doesn't care about money anymore.

[@grodt88]

yes he is, he should be greatfull to CD Projekt because game gave him boost in books sales worldwide. Everybody laugh at him here in Poland

[@axelf8557]

Cubazcubar He is

[@surgeofgaming6405]

Should’ve invoked the “Law of Surprise” between him and CDPR.

[@Kaotiqua]

Technically, he would have had to claim it in the first place before he could invoke it, and like Geralt, he was like, "Just pour me a beer, I don't want your damned surprise."

[@VioletDeathRei]

@@Kaotiqua Yeah Geralt is pretty bitchy for someone who got a Ciri out of it, literally handed best girl on a silver platter and all he does is complain.

[@sugar4936]

@@VioletDeathRei hes a witcher. Does he really want to take a child with him on these ventures??

[@VioletDeathRei]

@@sugar4936 Pretty sure she can handle herself, heck her witcher amulet was from her killing a guy who killed a half dozen witchers so she picked on up for herself.

[@williamthatsmyname]

@@VioletDeathRei that's after she got training at Kaer Morhen

[@ponocni1]

TBH CDPR made witcher popular, not other way around.

[@ladynikkie]

Exactly remember the book wasn't sold outside of Poland and he should appreciate that the game gained some fans who actually got into reading the book. shoot he's going to have a bigger headache later on when his family is going to squabble over his fortune after he passes

[@Caderynwolf]

popular and known outside of poland, I believe it was popular in poland.

[@filipepires9860]

True But the show is good, the game is good and the books, for what i've heard, are good So its like a good triangle, everybody wins Everyone gives good publicity to one another

[@julianedgar7491]

Facts. It's only the gamers that are like "i ReAd dA bOOkZ"

[@iareanoob2277]

Totally true, the author made a fool of himself and acted like a crybaby

[@ElBandito]

This is what happens when people actually care about the source material and know how to deliver it to the fans.

[@randsome2374]

@Jacob Capcom?

[@XyTeRx]

if they cared for source material then they wouldn't have hired POC for diversity hires.

[@jakkubus]

Is it a jab at Netflix series? Because CDPR also made some major changes in the source material such as e.g. White Frost. Sure, the games feel much more faithful to the books than the TV series, but they also changed few things.

[@eugene12310mobile]

@@XyTeRx That is not even CD Projekt Red's fault they have little to no control on that. It was Sapkowski you can give the shit of what happened to the Netflix series. But imo so far I do not mind the changes yet.

[@alexeistrife56]

Uh, what? Lol. The Witcher games have almost nothing to do with the books.

[@Mystra]

The games gave the show a huge boost and the books would be pretty obscure internationally without the games.

[@knp01]

It wouldn't be. Before the games it was already translated into at least 20 languages.

[@Mystra]

​@@knp01 And? Being translated into multiple languages doesn't automatically equate to popularity. I can translate a book to 50 languages doesn't mean a lot of people will read it. It was definitely pretty obscure internationally outside of eastern Europe and some parts of Asia, before the games. Prove to me that the books were popular in USA or another western country before 2007. But even if I were to use your argument, if the books were so popular why the 5 books that are translated to English, not get translated to English until after the 1st game? This is all before the fact that a real popular book like LOTR has 57 languages. 20 really isn't that much especially when there's 100 different languages that reach over 7 million speakers. But like I said, translations doesn't prove reception.

[@SixballQ45]

agreed - i never heard of the books until i played the games...

[@thelonepainter4760]

Agreed, cd project red made him big.

[@pvtsonic]

Yea without game no one cares

[@beng5783]

Witcher 3 got me into the books & theyve just made me enjoy the games even more, highly recommend them!

[@Rapidpanda1st]

CDPR is hands down my favorite developer; they have a humanness to them that is severely lacking from other mid-to-large scale developers.

[@ReignofStorms]

Or other humans for that matter. So happy this was resolved like this.

[@benmoreau6899]

Everything about their product just bleeds quality. I just picked up a copy of Witcher 3 for the switch and not only did it come packaged in an actual box, it also came with a nicely drawn map and a 'thank-you' letter from CD Projekt! I rarely buy new games and I *never* buy multiple copies of a game but for the witcher & CD Projekt I full want to support them, they deserve the recognition.

[@murciadoxial8056]

they are not immune to mr crunch though

[@pilotj9467]

Best Game Studios (Not ordered): -CDPR -Respawn -Obsidian

[@TWLpontus]

@@Burdrann Yeah but the amount of crunch and soul crushing schedules should be dealt with, because they have crunch pretty much all the time. Poor work hours + poor wages for developers is not a great combination and should be dealt with by the higher ups. With that said they are a lovely people who work there and I wish them the best!

[@gilbertgotfried]

"I know absolutely nothing about this multibillion dollar medium that even great writers have been known to utilize. Let me tell you about it" Anderzej Sapkowski

[@jarvin8485]

Jesus christ. Sapkowski has said on multiple occasions that he respects video games, including the WItcher games, even if he doesn't know much about them, as he is not really a "video game guy". He also said on multiple occasions that some of the comments he made, supposedly against games or gamers were meant as a joke. Then these were blown out of proportions by large media who wanted to clickbait by going "WITCHER AUTHOR DISRESPECTS VIDEO GAMES" and obviously you all went for it...

[@admiralamel9563]

Anderzej Sapkowski is ultimate boomer, idk his opinion about game now aday, but i still remember when he laugh and mock CD Red when Witcher 1 game being produce when they ask him dor advice. Which is understandable sice Witcher Game before Witcher 1 always meet with failure.

[@godontgo2657]

@@admiralamel9563 seems like your a boomer too lol because you remember that stuff from the witcher 1

[@seelfire4725]

nba2k20 best selling game 2019

[@admiralamel9563]

@@godontgo2657 well, sure i'm already turn to dust.

[@Aussie_Tom]

This is one of the reasons I have such high expectations and legitimate excitement for 2077, knowing the original creator for Cyberpunk 2020 (Pondsmith) is working directly with a developer like CDPR to create a true adaptation of his work. CDPR nailed it with the Witcher despite Sapkowski wanting nothing to do with the games, they're going to do even better with 2077.

[@IRumburakI]

He kinda acts like the success behind the game was all but readers coming to play their favorite book.

[@nobody4y]

Author turns down good offer Games become huge success and makes tons of money Author - you own me money !

[@hungerxhunger2548]

They wanted all the rights, he deserves way more than that. They profit off his idea a lump of money does not erase that. He does not want credit since they changed into something he does not like. Something similar happened in the shinning between author and director.

[@ulfsark78]

@@hungerxhunger2548 The author was the one who REQUESTED the lump sum and turned out the percentage. its entirely the author's fault.

[@EL12111]

@@hungerxhunger2548 'They profit off his idea a lump of money ' That's what a socialist would say. reality is that they took the risk and it paid off. While the author didn't wanted to take the risk. he should be looser in this case. he is now profiting off CDPR's sucess.

[@Bourikii2992]

It took 3 games for it to become popular he made the good call. He's following the law by sueing for the money he's rightfully owed. Cdpr wouldn't even exist without witcher lol.

[@EvaHoshizora]

@@hungerxhunger2548 It's the author's own fault for downplaying the games and thinking it would be more profitable to have a specific fee. What CDPR did was completely legal, the fact they even gave him any extra money is more of their golden heart than anything because they didn't have to. Morally speaking? Nope. He thought games were a waste of time. He is just now asking for more money because he saw the success, not because he believed that his books are the success. No matter how much you feel like the Author got downplayed, he wasn't, he did this to himself. And as a writer myself, I would feel ashamed for begging for scraps like that after thinking games will never be as good as the books.

[@platinumpokitaru]

"Solidifies relationship by buying friendship"

[@Gendo3s2k]

So...what's the point of having contacts, if he could just come back ten years later and change things? If the videogame series did fail, would he give cdpr part of that lump sum back?

[@lowkey6134]

Contracts*

[@rolan5948]

Gendo3s2k But if it was you in this situation im sure you would want the same. Come on, the Witcher 3 is one of the highest selling games ever on the ps4. There is absolutely no way ANYONE could’ve seen its success to this extent. Also, without the author there would be no game, so he definitely deserves more royalties than agreed at the time. Im sure CD are swimming in money and are more than capable at giving him a few extra millions

[@popcornfilms1]

Mr that's just your opinion man it’s business - sorry honey but that just isn’t how the world works. There no 2ND TRY

[@MarkKoschwitz]

@@popcornfilms1 you say that like they didn't just settle and give the author more money...

[@frodobaggins7469]

@@rolan5948 If you missed a investment and it went say 10000% you can't go back and say no one could have foreseen that success, if you missed it, you missed it you can't go back. But I would consider a donation to the person who made all of this possible in the first place, but he has no right to royalties because of a bad investment.

[@konigstiger3252]

Netflix Witcher Geralt: great Yenn: ok Tris: wtf

[@kostasspirou1010]

That's why Yen is a better choice 😳

[@pyrojinn]

They glanced over Triss’ story as well, which is really sad.

[@annabella1650]

Yea, maybe we’ll get lucky and at some point that appearance will be an illusion.

[@pedrobrazon6610]

What a out fringilla? Triss looks like an old Lady but it shocked me when I saw fringilla lol

[@safwansaid5139]

yen and triss was god awful, i rather have Eva Green as yen, or even mads mikkelsen as Geralt, Henry cavil did a good job as geralt, but he is just way to freaking big and swole and eclipse every other actor like midgets on certain shot/angle.

[@Numbskill]

I’m very happy that Henry Cavill took inspiration from the games for his performance as Geralt, and has been very public about it. Henry is a devoted fan of the franchise and it clearly shows.

[@retromastery7010]

CDPR: Hey sir, we're interested in making a video game about your book, any chance we could get some kind of licence ? Andrzej: eh ? a video what now ? CDPR: a... video game sir... something you play on a computer... Andrzej: ya mean like solitaire ? CDPR: hum... yeah...? Andrzej: BAHAHAHA and ya think that shite will sell ?! fine, fine, how much you're willing to pay me for that ? CDPR: well... we thought about giving a royalty on the sales and- Andrzej: royalties ? pfff as if that little school project of yours will sell enough for me to give a crap, just pay me a couple grands upfront and fuck off CDPR: o-okay sir *Years later* CDPR: The Witcher 3 is a resounding success and has been selling millions !!!! Andrzej: ಠ益ಠ) ... Andrzej:(ﾉಥ益ಥ）ﾉ ︵ ┻━━┻ that's what happens when you don't take time to look into things before making decisions ya old schmuck...

[@Sentinel82]

Exactly. I hate that his incompetence is being rewarded.

[@MERLK2]

@@Sentinel82 It gets even better when you know that he created the protagonist, setting and co long ago by liberally ripping of the Elric of Melibone COMICS and Novels by Moorcock - that were due to certain political facts of the time unknown to the polish people. Yeah ... video games are far below his scope and creative integrity ;)

[@phatcavy98]

Since this started I have been having the same thought. Imagine having so little faith in your own creative property that you don't think expanding it into a new medium will be a successful venture. He clearly has no respect for his own series and I feel like he got better than he deserves on this deal. He got a good offer, turned it down, and then regretted it. Welcome to the real world Sapkowsky.

[@ZoidFile]

Well, it has to be said that there already was an earlier Witcher TV series that flopped. Maybe Sapkowsky expected that something similar would happen with the game Adaptation.

[@phatcavy98]

@@ZoidFile I had no idea he tried a TV show before. But even if so. Take a smaller lump payment and royalties. Either the game flops and you didn't lose anything, or it succeeds and you bankroll. It's almost no loss.

[@rageoftyrael]

@@phatcavy98 The smaller lump sum would have been a joke, considering the larger lump sum was a whopping 9500 dollars american. Also, you can very definitely lose out. He sold a bunch of rights to his IP. There are lots of ways that he can't earn revenue as a result of this deal.

[@Arrakiz666]

Yeah, my thoughts exactly. Imagine having so little faith in your project you will go on to scam a novelist for his intellectual property! Unbelievable.

[@asain3586]

@@Arrakiz666 Imagine turned down royalties offer twice becuz they dont believe in games media. And imagine a dumbass that defend a really stupid whining by author that had already signed a contract, TWICE. Ive read your hate comment above, hating something popular doesn't make you smart. You're just an idiot hating for no reason, kiddo

[@miscellaneous9506]

I just purchased Witcher 3 again because I finished the show. Glad the franchise is being showered with love again👌🏼

[@meelans6126]

I hope you played the DLCs Hearts of stone has a better story than the main game in my opinion

[@miscellaneous9506]

Save The Clip I’ll play them all😼

[@ocelot-sensei4384]

@@meelans6126 I agree. The main plot had interesting character interactions but the overall storyline was what it was, even the main villain was pretty meh at the end. I enjoyed the side quest stories more.

[@user-vp6cq4sv3d]

It's overhyped by nearly everyone. God forbid anybody criticises the game. Cdpr followers ride it's dick with militancy.

[@Hug0Pro]

What a waste

[@Bat0541]

I feel like this is just the Author being a prick and CDPR is just being good people about getting the shaft.

[@lolekbolek916]

I guess you don't know the authors side of the story on why he's that way.

[@Bat0541]

@@lolekbolek916 Care to share? Or did you just want to be a condescending jackass because it makes you feel cool or something? All I know, and all that really seems to matter is that dude made a deal with CDPR regarding his IP years ago completely expecting it to fail because he didn't think video games were capable of doing his work justice. Then when the games became massively successful suddenly he changed his mind and decided he was getting ripped off and deserved to suckle off CDPRs teat instead of just riding the wave of success that CDPR created and practically handed to him on a silver platter. So what am I missing here? Or are you just gonna play the brooding know it all because you think it keeps making you look cool to strangers on the internet?

[@sghqz]

@@Bat0541 As a person who knows Andrzej personally ...... His kid was dying of cancer and he couldn't afford the treatment, that's why he wanted to have a re-deal with CD PROJEKT RED, now that his child passed away , he settled the deal!!!

[@Bat0541]

@@sghqz That changes things, but my original statement still stands, he made the deal, he knew what he was getting out of it, and then when he needed more money (whatever the reason) and started putting the screws to CDPR and they were nice about it, what exactly did I get wrong?

[@Caoobse]

Erwin Schrodinger Nothing, people get irrational especially when emotions and attachments are involved. Author is clearly at fault but CDPR was nice enough to give him the time of day.

[@aToastedPickle]

Thats actually kind of shitty of the author. He didnt have faith in the company he signed a contract with. Being proven wrong about CDPRs adaptation does not give him grounds to open back up an already settled deal

[@henningneumann368]

Because a Polish video game company in 2002 sounds like a recipe for success? There was actually an earlier attempt in the 90s to make a game that was never finished. Also, they paid 9.000 bucks for the rights to the ip they made 100s of millions from

[@aToastedPickle]

@@henningneumann368 That logic is so flawed, if you sold a resteraunt for 50k and the new owner makes 200k, you have no claim to that money. This is the equivalent of a child throwing a fit!

[@PantsuMann]

I havent had this much respect for a game studio since the early 2000's. Since they knew absolutely nothing about creating a game for the first The Witcher, their development and results are flawless. I'm so happy they dealt with this and solved the feud, benefitting both parts.

[@kuhndj67]

It's one of those situations where even though CDPR was totally correct that they did everything right, it was in their long term best interest to make sure Andrzej was happy with their relationship and that probably meant giving some.

[@Rokabur]

CDPR even offered him royalties TWICE and both times he turned them down. It was only with the success of The Witcher 3 that he felt he was owed money.

[@kuhndj67]

@@Rokabur No doubt CDPR is a standup outfit... from what I read last year when the Witcher 3 thing blew up I have the feeling that Andrzej is a bit eccentric. OK by me as long as they work it out and everyone can continue doing their thing. Book are excellent, games are excellent... netflix show is excellent... should be plenty of profit to go around!

[@Rokabur]

@@kuhndj67 Sadly I think there is a law in Poland that basically states if you negotiate a bad deal (like what Sapkowski did) and the other party goes on to have great success and makes lots of money, you can take them to court and sue for money (basically a law that allows do-overs whenever something doesn't go your way).

[@korenn9381]

@@Rokabur Not just in Poland, it's backed by EU law. Though every country has different details. It's to protect creators of work from being screwed over. And he was definitely being screwed over here, although the one doing the screwing was himself in the past. But the law doesn't account for that.

[@rageoftyrael]

Based on the fact that they're so consumer friendly, I think they probably weren't to bothered by giving him some more money, they just didn't want him dictating terms.

[@thelonespacemarine5211]

Toss a coin to the bitcher Oh salty a plenty Oh salty a plenty

[@WoWKackorot]

God tier comment

[@ewjiml]

Josh Curtis Oh Jaskier, I just want some peace.... whoops

[@vane909090]

Lol dude

[@shakes525]

PERFECT!

[@frankjaeger1711]

Oh oh oh

[@cekojuna6930]

Some says he’s greedy, others says its for his son’s cancer. The son’s cancer is probably the one major information people purposefully overlooked. So the money is no longer an issue after the son’s death. In the end, we will never know.

[@DiegoPL3]

I heard that Sapkowski was desperate to get money because his son was dying of cancer and he needed money for treatment. Unfortunately, he died and the fight for money from CDPR ceased to matter.

[@David-nq8cv]

Yep and he's happy that Netflix did a better adaptation than the 2001 polish movie of Witcher which was terrible

[@sghqz]

As a person who knows Andrzej personally ...... His kid was dying of cancer and he couldn't afford the treatment, that's why he wanted to have a re-deal with CD PROJEKT RED, now that his child passed away , he settled the deal!!!

[@DiegoPL3]

@@cosmosofinfinity But he had a good reason to act like a dick. Do not judge him, because probably even CDPR is not angry at him.

[@kk.3850]

@@cosmosofinfinity actually under thw Polish law he is entitled to get more money

[@oreosghostrip8841]

Still a complete ass hole. This company owes him nothing he could have talked to them vs pulling the sue card.

[@FallicIdol]

The author is a Luddite fool, who had a temper tantrum after messing up.

[@343killedhalo4]

FallicIdol yea dude a leech

[@bobbybush1750]

He's like the parent of a kid who has extreme potential, but he's just a mess of a human being.

[@babyjiren9676]

And the reason he’s a raging alcoholic is because he lost his closest friends and later on his own son to illness. I’m not saying that justifies his actions, he obviously made a bad call regarding CDPR and grew salty, but people tend to do stupid shit when they’re emotionally unstable. Lots of people don’t know about Sapkowski’s personal issues and think he’s just a shitty person when it’s a bit more complicated than that.

[@kathycoleman4648]

@@babyjiren9676 Life often is. Thank you for pointing out some of the issues this author has faced. Further, think of the world the man created. Creativity is much like wielding chaos--that shit came from somewhere and it usually has some kind of cost. What you're saying does not surprise me.

[@DaUber30k]

There are times to rage and fight, and there are times where the soul must heal. The guy has lost a lot, it's time to let the guy rest.

[@Baalwulf06]

And admittedly, I never would have discovered the books without first playing the first Witcher game years ago.

[@BudMasta]

He's upset his books only sell at all is because of vidya games after making a fool of himself.

[@xeagaort]

Baalwulf06 you and probably 90% of other Witcher fans, including myself.

[@similaritiesendhere]

Most people pay money out for marketing. This fool got paid for the priveledge and then threatened legal action for more money. If I were CDPR I would've ended the relationship and found a new IP.

[@sueagplant]

It was when I found a copy of the book the last wish in game that got me googling and buying the book

[@Daniel_C_Griffin]

Same with me, both with The Witcher and Metro series. The author of Metro called Andrzej out on it, telling him he should be thankful for the games as they're boosting his sales.

[@endershepard7117]

1:34 I love how CD Projekt Red’s President and Joint CEO - Adam Kicinski says, “We’ve always admired Mr. Andrzej Sapkowski works.” But not the man...😂

[@NekoKujo6785]

"WHAT A FOOL!!!" - Woolie Madden

[@Anonymous-sv9fy]

Witcher 4: Tales of Vesemir is what I would love to see. His Witcher training, the attack on Kaer Morhen, adventures when he was young etc.

[@Crashandburn999]

After beating the witcher 3, I wanted to know more about Vesemir's past. I've love for a witcher 4 to be a prequel.

[@emperman]

Yes plzzzzzzz

[@Crashandburn999]

@Kermit of Rivia He's older than 300. 300 is when witchers begin to show their age, Vesemir is past that.

[@anthonyhowell4090]

Vesimir's youth would be an awesome game to explore, but I would be equally as interested as a Witcher where Ciri is the main character, there is a lot of room for either to be interesting

[@ViPER5RT10]

Anonymous I would rather like to create my own Witcher and gives us more control over his personality and background.

[@957kakashi]

Whole summary- Andrzej sapkowski: “video games aren’t the definitive narrative, only books and cinema can be so. Also, I got jipped, they should always pay me more then what I thought I was worth.” Everyone else: “ok boomer. But like I guess we’ll pay you more to smooth it over so we can make more money.”

[@evaone4286]

These cringy "ok boomer" sayings make me vomit

[@spoonheights]

@@evaone4286 Ok boomer

[@fnggaming89]

@@evaone4286 people are followers & will say whatevers the new hot shit to say,dnt wrry about it

[@rodan8436]

Ok boomer

[@whitedastardly2938]

@@evaone4286 It gets worse when it's used in the wrong context.

[@FrostGlader]

I picked The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete Edition for Switch up the other day. I’m really enjoying it.

[@TacDyne]

Honestly, the author is a short sighted fool. He is damn lucky they chose to give him anything other than a counter suit.

[@Idziemel1]

TacDyne While Sapkowski is a bit dickish, no doubt about that, the law that he based his claim on is actually quite cool and leaning heavily in favor of individuals in those "individual vs company" cases. It basically says that if you sold some copyrights and the entity that bought them made a disproportionately large profit thanks to them, you’re kind of owed your share. It serves as a nice protection for aspiring artists, who are often struggling financially and are prone to taking shitty deals just to make ends meet.

[@constantine4357]

1. I hope the "new rights" for CDPR would mean possible expansion upon the Witcher universe :) 2. I hope "future cooperation" means new projects 3. I hope CDPR stays consumer-friendly

[@constantine4357]

@Sightless_Seeker or even worse, go bethesda

[@constantine4357]

@Jacob really bad is putting it lightly, currently, EA hasn't done anything bad in the past few months, they even started to sell their games on steam for a change, meanwhile, beth is still playing coy despite all the shitstorm that's happening right now EA gave us half of the game, and lock the other half behind a paywall/gambling Beth gave us something that you can barely call a game, and still locks some of the content behind a paywall, like WTF? you can play EA's game currently today just fine, but try playing F76 on the current _hacker-steal-your-shit_ shenanigans PS. I'm not saying EA isn't bad, they are and fk their MTX/gambling monetization, but for better or worse, Beth is currently the hot shit right now

[@DatAsianGuy]

@@constantine4357 it seems like most AAA game devs/publishers trying to become the worst company really fast for some reason.

[@KamikazeChinaman]

​@Jacob Evil is evil.

[@constantine4357]

@@KamikazeChinaman the degree is arbitrary, the definition's blurred

[@Hunter_Bidens_Crackpipe_]

Way to know if a game will have a sequel: 1, Is it profitable? 2, Is it profitable compared to other franchises from the same publisher?

[@TrailerTrashThorne]

A future Witcher game worries me because the title alone generates a butt load of cash now.

[@korenn9381]

@@nothingherewtff 3a. If not, can we make sure by putting slot machines in?

[@thePanda7914]

@@TrailerTrashThorne How about Remakes of the first two witcher games but in the updated engine? The first one is kinda hard on players that experienced the Wild Hunt first ... and I think it would be great if more players could experience the full story CDPR created here.

[@TrailerTrashThorne]

@@thePanda7914 I'm very interested no matter what. It's CDPR and the Witcher. I'm just concerned now that it's a giant title. Plus, CDPR has the release of Cyberpunk soon which I imagine will elevate their position more than predicted. If they REMADE the first one, yes I'd be interested. Worried and concerned, but I would be interested still.

[@STR33TSofJUST1C3]

While Sapkowski has written a very interesting story, he's quite full of himself.

[@KarmaWalker]

It seems like the author has a little bit of an ego. Maybe that's just me.

[@nicholasdarnell4834]

All great authors do.

[@bonjour7641]

Definitely, he believed the witcher video game would flop so he sold the rights to cdpr for cheap instead of doing long time cooperation royalty cuz he thought he'll make more money like that. To all surprise the witcher was really good game and he regretted it since they made more money than when cdpr bought the rights for the witcher

[@viktoriyaserebryakov2755]

@@bonjour7641 He also sees not only gamers but anybody who ever associates with gamers as a lower class of people so he can't be seen associating with them. This guy is REEEALLY up his own arse.

[@SMACKu2b]

@@nicholasdarnell4834 No. The best authors think their work is shit. The only authors worth anything are ones constantly doubting and critiquing themselves. The ones that think highly of their own work are either pieces of shit, or make pieces of shit.

[@SMACKu2b]

@Vicodyn Yeah you understand completely. I feel once an author, or artist in general hits it big and starts to think big of themselves they tend to become empty and hollow. Few exceptions, only one comes to mind immediately and that is Vince Gilligan. It translates pretty well across the board from authors to writers to comedians. Especially comedians. And perhaps my perspective is quite skewed..perhaps. However, that comes from a couple decades of disappointment from many beloved franchises, bands, writers going to shit because of ego.

[@RNTV]

For as long as I've seen the books on the shelf at the book stores around me they have always had artwork from the games on the book covers. Never understood why when they were still at odds.

[@Bantorain93R]

Long story short, the author wanted a flat fee instead of royalties since he didn’t expect the original Witcher game to take off like it did. He was very much vocal about that especially after Witcher 3’s runaway success. I can understand, too-ILM and LucasArts only exist because George Lucas got all of the merchandise sales in what the publishing studio thought would never work. He regretted his decision and wanted to change it.

[@RNTV]

@@Bantorain93R I understand all of that. The video goes over it pretty well. Thank you for summarizing it though. That still doesn't address my comment at all. Why have the books had cover art from the games all this time if they are just coming to an understanding?

[@BigBeerus]

@@RNTV Because most people only recognized the games so he was trying to make profit off of it. He's a greedy bitter old man.

[@RNTV]

@@BigBeerus Just wierd to me that them finally reaching an agreement is getting so much press when it seems they have had some type of agreement for awhile now.

[@nik021298]

@@RNTV I think it was an editorial disition with which the author was displeased but had no control over.

[@Conorp77]

This is so huge, this means there has to be the fourth Witcher game in the works. This combined with witcher netflix's success could see it become an incredibly valuable brand in the future.

[@outogetyougotyou5250]

Even if it happens it certainly won't be any time soon. I would say no earlier than 2025 UNLESS they've already started on something?

[@Dragonk116]

Ya but the story is finished.... Wtf are they doing to tell in the witcher 4?

[@wojtek1582]

It can be about some smaller games like Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales which is very fine story based card game. There were rumors CDPR will make more such games.

[@outogetyougotyou5250]

@@Dragonk116 The world lore is massive there is so much they could do....

[@vincevirtua]

Dragoner Productions I know right, it’s like it’s impossible for them to think up a new story.

[@yungsteezy]

My Dad is 42 years old, he’s always been a big fan of video games and he’s the person that introduced me too them at a young age and so would sprout my love for RPGs, FPS’s and other video game genres alike. That being said my Father was never a big RPG fan, or big on story driven games, he was more of an FPS fan or TPS (third person shooter) type of guy. When the Witcher TV show came out and the remaster for the Nintendo Switch my Father grew more interested in these games, now he is more then 40 hours in the Witcher 3 and loving it so far, it’s crazy how different types of media can influence others too give things a chance because it didn’t seem like my dad would ever get the chance too play this beautiful and amazing game but now he is and it couldn’t make me happier even seeing more people get into this genre of games and into this amazing series. Congrats too CD Projekt Red, they deserve all this success and can’t wait for Cyberpunk 2077!!

[@chrisgeorge6641]

The game has also aged really well

[@cheesyspace]

Its only 4 years old...

[@MidwesternCoon]

cheesyspace yea and how many 4 year old games haven’t been picked up since they were first played

[@cheesyspace]

@@MidwesternCoon sure there are some 2015 games that didnt age well but 4 years isnt really a long time imo. Its pretty close to the curent graphic and gameplay standarts.

[@frodobaggins7469]

The game isn't even old.

[@SMACKu2b]

The 2nd and 3rd ones yes. The first one though. Mechanically that game was a mess but still the best Witcher experience available.

[@Rafifcahya]

Glad everything works out.

[@Rafifcahya]

@K Korona damn, that is so sad. No father should witness his children dying. If I was in his position I probably woulve done the same thing.

[@lordgrape5015]

Reminds me of the friday the 13 situation with the game. The creator saw how much the franchise was making after selling the rights and is now in a legal battle to get the rights back. Its just pure greed.

[@hanniffydinn6019]

People deserve royalties no matter how ignorant they are, it’s how the music industry works.

[@arayagarner2291]

@@hanniffydinn6019 He got we he asked for when they made the original agreement. This is his own fault.

[@raflystiansahlatif5293]

@@hanniffydinn6019 the author agreed to take one time payment instead of royalties even after CDPR offered royalties but he has this boomer mindset of being "meh video games is shit, no way these guys are going to make money'. To sum it up, It's his fault for not having a faith on CDPR or doing even any kind of research about how the gaming market would evolve to be like

[@Azerkeux]

@@hanniffydinn6019 and not unlike the music industry, all they care about is money it's not about telling a story or expressing themselves.

[@theblackoutexplorer2658]

Damian Yoss I thought music was all about expression?

[@budaroddy]

"games are not good on storytelling" Ok boomer

[@charliemijatovic8562]

If he had played the games he'd know that in many cases the games are more true to the books than the series is.

[@luno9821]

The games are after the events of the books so not really. Also, the only real followup of the characters from the books in the game was with the blood and wine dlc. The tv series covers the events in the book. Of course the game makes references through gwent cards and name drops, but it doesn't have much to do with the books overall.

[@TheFranssiBrother]

Guess we can talk about the Nilfgaardian black foreskin armor then?

[@diegobrando3409]

@Vicodyn neither the games or the show actually get an accurate depiction of Triss from the books. But that can be over looked with the games as they have been unbelievably faithful, the show is a different story.

[@jenishmaharjan9655]

Witcher 3, one of the only games that will never die

[@XiLock_Alotx]

It’s a legend, but NOT one of the only games....

[@ptowndrew2183]

Skyrim and fallout modding communities, am I joke to you!

[@zenith3827]

@@ptowndrew2183 Fallout... I dont have hopes for its future, Not anymore, I can see Elder Scrolls lasting... IF Bethesda stops their BS.

[@doubledollarman2727]

Skyrim: hold my Fus Ro Da

[@Vescilla]

@@ptowndrew2183 yeah I don't know about Fallout, Skyrim is a good alternative to The Witcher if you love roleplaying as your own character, not Geralt, although I prefer Dragon Age in that aspect. Skyrim feels so empty and soulless now that I know what The Witcher is like. Also Skyrim is kinda meh without mods. At least that's my opinion, I get the appeal, I loved it when it was released and I can't deny that this game lives extraordinarily long compared to others

[@Games4Kickz]

When I heard the Netflix series is based on the books I went to look for buying the books as well as buying and playing the Witcher games for the first time.

[@Lexyvil]

It really is a triangle that supports itself. CDPR and the Author are both benefiting from it all, thankfully. I hope it stays that way and that no drama ensues that can ruin that universe.

[@imchaotix5450]

True, I’ve never played a Witcher game or read the novels but seeing the series and had seen Witcher gameplay before I felt personally i didn’t have the time to invest in single player games and such cuz I heavily only played multiplayer games. I’ve taken a break from apex and gears to pursue other games and this one is on my list after I’m done with Zelda botw

[@hoesmad8626]

So many people here badmouthing the author when they don't even know the full story. "Sapkowski said recently he does not care anymore for money. Back when he tried to sue CDPR for a couple millions, it was just for trying to save his son who unfortunately had been diagnosed with cancer. Recently his son died so he said he does not care anymore." I think anyone who is on some level a reasonable and sympathetic person can understand that a good father will do and try anything and everything to save a sick family member, especially when it's their own child. Some of you have a lot of growing up to do, stop taking every fucking thing you hear at face value.

[@Safersephiroth777]

I remember when the creator of the Metro was interviewed and they asked him about this. And he said that he was an idiot for demanding more. He signed for royalties the instant they asked him. So yeah he was smart.

[@henningneumann368]

That's like 10 years of eastern european game development apart

[@Narleys]

I personally found out his books due the third Witcher games and bought them all so far. I really love his work but him gambling wrong on the deal and threatening the creator of my favorite game feels rather like a scumbag move.

[@HellDuke-]

The opposite is also true: many poeple would have dropped the game so fast that it would not have gained any traction if not for the books. I remember putting the game down as a piece of garbage and then picking it up only because it was based on The Witcher

[@TheMock5000]

@@HellDuke- yeah but tbh, if you weren't in Poland, it was rare for you to find the book first.

[@jaasonjones4419]

@@HellDuke- no it is not. There's way more people that got to know the books due to the games (well, due to the 3rd one)

[@0816M3RC]

@@HellDuke- That says a lot about your taste in games.

[@Blunderbussy]

@@0816M3RC BS. Witcher 1 is harsh and slow. To be honest, it frustrated me to no end. It has nothing to do with "taste in games", Witcher 1 is a shitshow with a good fun story and cool mechanics but shitty writing, but still a shitshow.

[@Dizzyruptor]

Yup I reinstalled Witcher 3 for what would be my 3rd run through mainly from watching the TV show. All I need now is to find some good mods and a-witching-i-will-go.

[@JustOneGuy]

Jokes on you: i never deleted it from my pc since I installed it.

[@jamesbryant8133]

For some reason I never got far in witcher 3. Oh well good time to try again

[@feckyerlife]

So did I lol. I was skeptical about the show but it became surprisingly good after the 2nd ep

[@sebastiangiordano4312]

@@jamesbryant8133 oh man, I wish I was you now, being able to pay the game for the first time now, with a decent pc. the game is beautiful, even without mods...

[@Realblack_m0nster]

If you finished the game in DeamthMarch I would recommend the Enhanced Edition mod. Makes the game way more challenging to play

[@cringebud8513]

Have you noticed how the show has been replacing any character that is pale white with a minority

[@cringebud8513]

@@maxb5063 what

[@zipherfoxhound571]

I can look over a few side casts being replaced. But Fringilla replacement make no sense. She is a cousin to Anna Henreitta who is a cousin to Emhyr who is the father of Ciri. So if they want to make Fringilla black, they have to change the race of Anna,Emhyr,Ciri and Yennefer(Geralt sleep with Fringilla because she resemble Yennefer) for consistency.

[@cringebud8513]

@@zipherfoxhound571 I believe there was an ad for ciri they were looking for a ethnic minority

[@Yayofangamer16]

Smirre11x 13/52

[@ebrand11]

@Smirre11x I didn't mind Yennefer, although I think if she was a bit older it would be better. But Triss was just insulting. Clearly a Netflix style blackwash

[@tengu864]

im so glad i discovered your channel a few months ago, man- you are my primary source of video game news. cdpr had immediately gained my loyalty, when i saw the “thank you” insert they included with the Witcher 3- like, how many development companies say “we know you worked to afford our game, thanks for spending your money on it (paraphrasing a bit)”. Bethesda lost me recently, due to reasons obvious to any of your viewers. but i digress. it’s great to see you take up arms and call out bullshit, as well as flex your appreciation towards the good stuff. this channel is a bastion of quality content, in an endless sea of mostly garbage. also, i haven’t done the necessary homework to know exact numbers, but it makes me really happy to see that you have been blowing up in the past few months. Thank you for doing the legwork and taking the time, to provide us all with proper video game news. you are a gentleman and a scholar.

[@ronaldduplanty1303]

You didn’t mention that the Witcher 3 was released on the Switch just months before the Netflix show started.

[@Ladywizard]

and it was supposedly a great port and portable

[@toledochristianmatthew9919]

@@cosmosofinfinity still a good port. it is my first the playing a witcher game and i am hooked to see the previous games after i finished it. Perhaps this will introduce Nintendo fans to the Witcher series as well.

[@21vicroy58]

They really need to remaster the first witcher.

[@kindafatkindastrong5683]

@Inked Blessing i wish we could crowd fund witcher 1 and 2 remake in the witcher 3 engine thats something people should pay for instead of star citizen haha

[@cormoran2303]

Both Witcher 1 and 2 were remastered. 1 was a bit of a 'European RPG' mess when it first came out.

[@kindafatkindastrong5683]

@@cormoran2303 have you tried playing witcher 1... its unplayable

[@cormoran2303]

@@kindafatkindastrong5683 Played it again this year, it's very playable.

[@revolverocelot1380]

@@kindafatkindastrong5683 What. How is it unplayable. I swear casuals...

[@Dimitris4110]

He should have invoked the "Law of surprise" as payment.

[@kurojima]

Sapkowski should be REALLY glad that he sold his rights to cdproject red and not EA, EA would have pulled him through court and pressed every bit of money he had out of him for badmouthing their product. cdproject did above and beyond what legally was even necessary from them, just to make some good and honor the base material

[@emceha]

You are naive like a child. CDPR would love to drag it and don't give Sapkowski a penny. They simply had to pay because of European Intellectual property laws.

[@revolverocelot1380]

EA would've turned his franchise into a pay to win multiplayer lootbox infested broken unfinished series of games. And then they'd ruin his life legally.

[@Scion141]

@Jacob I'm not an expert on Law, but throughout all this, I learned that according to Polish Law, the author had a strong case, it doesn't matter if he sold the rights or not. So CDPR actually had to do something, they couldn't just say, "You signed a contract. Bye." Remember, not all countries have the same laws.

[@Scion141]

@Jacob Doesn't matter. That's the law there. Something about creators who underestimated the value of their work, or something like that. It is what it is.

[@Elfaia]

But honestly though, what could the writer possibly have done? He sold it off in a one time deal and that was written in black and white. Now that the game is insanely successful, all you can blame is your lack of foresight.

[@freaktv1069]

And enjoy the upsurge in his book sales from the popularity.

[@toledochristianmatthew9919]

@Urazz Actually, i think it was the Witcher 2 he knew he screwed himself.

[@ZazaEnthusiast]

This is like the evil Stan lee

[@DarkDo7]

It'll be cool if they did a story back in the prime of The Witcher schools

[@agentsmith3034]

So in other words signing a contract is meaningless when one can go years later and cry foul and throw a temper tantrum.

[@TiVo2Go]

Just like women and pre-nups, they have successfully gone back after signing and getting more money, we are in the age of everyone claiming they did something under duress.*

[@TheRocketman136]

This. It bothers me that they couldn't just tell him to fuck off - and that would've been right. But oh well, it just can't be that simple and honest, can it

[@Thedutchjelle]

@@TheRocketman136 They could, but they (CD) didn't want the court case and negative press. They likely would've won in court, unless Polish legal system is much different.

[@dang5402]

There is something like this in a law: Art. 44 of the Copyright Act, which speaks of "blatant disproportion between the remuneration of the creator and the benefits of the purchaser of property copyrights or the licensee"

[@stanley3005]

@👁 why is what he said childish in any way legally ie by law they would of been well with in their right to do so they offered him a deal where he would of got I think 10% royalties of every game sold instead he chose straight up payment he choose not to take the royalties and choose to sign the contract and sell the ip telling him to get bent isn't childish at all .

[@bananasean5145]

Guess they Tossed a coin for their Witcher.

[@mohammadareeb7734]

Yeah for a valley of plenty.

[@MrMonro27]

I see what you did there!! LoL Nice!

[@Xerrill]

Now pour him some ale!

[@nvue9887]

I just bought the witcher3 after watching the netflix show...I've been loving under a rock.

[@BIGBIGburrito12]

I just finished the Witcher 3! After watching the series I bought all the dlc’s lol

[@tonymartinas4829]

you could of bought the special edition lol

[@BigDsGaming2022]

Get to level 100 and then get the Aerondight Sword at level 100 . No Monster can beat you with it

[@BIGBIGburrito12]

Big D already got it! Definitely the best silver sword in the game. I love how it glows when you charge it

[@dommo2803]

*Make CDPR REMASTER THE LEGACY OF KAIN SERIES* Instant classic.

[@UrbanBlom]

Vae victis!

[@tropichawk850]

Fuck yes. History wouldn't abhor that, that's for damn sure.

[@valkaerie8715]

Good god, seeing those in modern day graphics... Thatd be a dream come true

[@Reseng]

I'd never want for another series if that happened. The voice casting would have to be incredible, though

[@tropichawk850]

@@Reseng Absolutely. If anyone could pull it off though, CDPR has the greatest chance.

[@CheeseyMilkshakes]

I reinstalled The Witcher 3 to do my fourth play through after finishing the Netflix series, so this makes sense.

[@erikjohnson1412]

He’s lucky CD is one of the few good company’s. He really didn’t have any grounds to get that cash. Deserved? Sure. But still.

[@TheAngrySaxon1]

Actually, Polish law did give him some legal wiggle room, and I think CDPR have chosen discretion as the better part of valour. There's a chance a court would have sided with the author in this case, and that would have cost them significantly more.

[@erikjohnson1412]

Zenith I will absolutely admit I do not know polish law. That said, have a hard time believing any court would side with AS. He was given a fair choice, he made it, and admitted self fault publicly. Also I agree with the previous post, cash is king. Would be bad for both parties tho. They earned the Benefit of doubt and I believe this was a genuinely good move.

[@spacemarinechaplain9367]

Roku Z I mean polish law would probably actually favor the author because they have a law that basically says if you’re a creator of a IP and you think you negotiated a bad deal with a company regarding that IP, you’d basically get a redo.

[@lordoflies7875]

@@erikjohnson1412 Europe rarely uses common law or common sense.

[@erikjohnson1412]

Lordo Flies hahah fair enough

[@cappew22]

As much as I want to call Andrzej a boomer and a bit of an idiot for taking that deal, he created my favorite franchise. Luckily for him he's dealing with a company that at least in the publics eye actually cares for what they make. Andrzej threatened CDPR saying it'd be bad press if it got out that he was threatning them with legal action, CDPR chose to instead post the document online on their website for all to see. They're transparent, literally no other gaming company would ever do this. In my eyes, everything with The Witcher name turns to gold, W3 is my absolute favorite game ever and the recently released Netflix series is pretty fucken good too. I absolutely cannot wait for the future. Also, Witcher 3: Wild Hunt hit over 100k concurrent players last weekend. Game of the decade.

[@D3spairFacTor90]

Let’s not forget about how the books are mostly back ordered just about everywhere right now.

[@chaz9808]

would love to have a game where you could create your own custom witcher and choose which school you want to be from

[@jimjames4823]

The show is exactly what I wanted for a Witcher show, suprised that Netflix pulled it off

[@nadasoul]

To succeed as an author, you need talent and recognition. The witcher's author should be thrilled that CD Projekt Red brought his work to the mainstream. After all, so many talented authors never get recognized and so their work is widely ignored. And these people, myself included, would love for their books to get this much attention.

[@kamakazed3747]

Ok so the games are awesome and the Auther is an ass.......sounds like G.O.T in reverse

[@kamakazed3747]

@@Ninja_Pro so he being fully informed made a deal and dident like the outcome so he sues........if he uses his son as a reason that's an even shittier move my comment stands

[@FlipFlopGod]

J his son is dying, it doesn’t mean he has to be an ass about it

[@XxDarkmasterxXx]

@@Ninja_Pro If he was public about it then maybe they'd hook him up, but instead, he's an idiot. So "fuck it dude"-Ice Poseidon.

[@Rawnblade13]

Poor George R.R. Martin...

[@nelsonw9483]

I don't see the parallel and I'm sure most who liked your comment didn't either. Are you saying George R. R. Martin is awesome but his books suck?

[@DivinityOfBLaze]

New rights... I wonder what they are planning there with further stuff.

[@lordpsi99]

Who else only found out there were books from the Netflix ads? I was shouting at the ad "books?! It's based on a video game!"

[@ChickenSpeed]

hes lucky he didnt sell it to EA or Activision

[@MN-ss9xc]

Good. Just, good. Happy to see stuff like this work out. Konami ruined a lot of my hope for cooperation between creators and companies

[@pyrojinn]

GOG’s sales of Witcher 3 claims almost half of the total sales if I remember correctly. Heck, I’m replaying it right at this moment!

[@feizaanbashir5256]

CDPR own GOG so 100% of sales go straight to CDPR when purchased through GOG :)

[@pyrojinn]

Richard Camellion CD Projekt is the company, Red is the studios. A bit hard to differentiate the two, yes.

[@Nobodyfornow9669]

I seriously can’t stand that guy and his viewpoints on how his series became popular, it’s incompetent. 😤👏

[@malicespite5343]

The Witcher on Netflix is pretty damn good. That said while it wouldn’t exist without his writing, it sure as hell wouldn’t be on Netflix without the games giving it popularity.

[@jmanjman2685]

The author is just a salty boomer coming to terms with him being unable to understand the younger generation and that generation actually bringing him the worldwide success he always wanted. I like his work but as a human being I never want to meet him.

[@TheAngrySaxon1]

The ironic thing about all of this criticism, is that every single person here would have done the exact same thing in his shoes. People are all high and mighty, until it's their own pockets they need to fill, and then very quickly change their tune. I'm not saying it's right, but pretending that he's unusual in this regard, or it's somehow a generational thing? Well, that's just disingenuous at best.

[@hoesmad8626]

There's always another side to a story "And the reason he’s a raging alcoholic is because he lost his closest friends and later on his own son to illness. I’m not saying that justifies his actions, he obviously made a bad call regarding CDPR and grew salty, but people tend to do stupid shit when they’re emotionally unstable. Lots of people don’t know about Sapkowski’s personal issues and think he’s just a shitty person when it’s a bit more complicated than that."

[@jackyvanmarsenille8547]

@@TheAngrySaxon1 Sapkowski is richer by far than any single person working at CDProject. He didn't "need to fill his pockets" so much as he was simply tempted by the idea that he COULD grab some more money, and decided to go for it. Well just because you CAN take something from somebody weaker than you, doesn't mean that you should. The games became good because of the sheer hard work of the developers. They could have put out a shallow shell of a game with poor writing, like so many RPGs that come out today, and the game would have been forgettable. It was their hard work that made Witcher 3 great. That is when the author stepped in the grab the profits of their hard labour and risk. Remember, he is one single man profiting from his books. But it took dozens of people to make Witcher 3, and it is their massive project that he tried to extort from in the end. The individual devs might never be a millionaire like him.

[@Altair1243WAR]

@@TheAngrySaxon1 That's an extremely negative outlook on life & also 100% your opinion. Hate to burst your bubble, but there absolutely ARE people who make the morally correct choice when nobody is looking. Also, at no point did it appear he needed the money for some great emergency, nor does that still entitle him to it after he was offered a fair deal originally Instead, all I see when I look at his statements is him being dismissive of the, very high quality, work done by CDPR & the profits/recognition it brings to him as the creator of The Witcher IP. Then, after seeing their work take off, he is suddenly interested & feels CHEATED? It's unfortunate, but all he has done make himself appear to be an asshole (regardless of his actual reasons/personality) & shown he has a very low standard of morals, to the point that he is willing to renege on the deal he signed with CDPR. If it wasn't in CDPR's interests to keep the license, I would wholeheartedly recommend refusing to do further business with him, because he's pretty much shot his credibility with these actions. How would you trust him to not try this again, the next time CDPR makes a Witcher game & it's successful?

[@Chizuru94]

@@TheAngrySaxon1 Still doesn't change his disrepect regarding the game and other works.

[@skunny2797]

Hadn’t played The Witcher since August, now I haven’t played anything else since the show came out.

[@TheLonelyMoon]

andre had some points about differences between books and games, but that is what makes both party amazing. there are people who would've never got into his book, who have the chance to get into the universe, and vice versa. i am pleased to hear that they made amend

[@warp00009]

I can't feel at all bad for the author in the original law suite, he signed an agreement and really should have had to live with it... He's lucky to get another shot at the pot of gold, and frankly couldn't be hurting much with what ever deal he made with Netflix for the TV rights. All these franchises should be money in the bank for him.

[@BradyPartain]

Didn't care about the games until he saw all that money, figures.

[@toonzach2870]

Oh, it's been awhile since I've seen that room.

[@PikaLink91]

7:20 What Andrzej fails to realize, is that because videogames are a visual medium, it doesn't only tell its story when there is text on the screen, it tells its story all the time. When you walk through the woods and take in the scenery and all its details, when you listen to the soundtrack or a certain music cue plays. All aspects of a videogame; dialogue, envionment, music, all goes together to form the narrative.

[@henningneumann368]

Some relevant information missing here: They basically paid him 9.000 USD for the rights they used for 6 different games and a shitload of merchandise! A game writer makes more in 1-2 months, it is quite hard to argue about that being a fair deal. He basically said just give me some change and take it

[@matt-ng9ec]

Just bought Witcher 3 again for switch coz of the show, man I had almost forgotten how amazing it was. Finishing it again. Props to them for making it run so amazingly on switch.

[@albinodino5050]

Matt Hugh same here it’s incredible what they were able to do!

[@matt-ng9ec]

@@albinodino5050 It just further shows how committed they are towards the games they make. It must have taken them a lot of work porting the game. I am really looking forward to cyberpunk 2077 coz knowing them it's gonna be amazing as well.