For its entire existence, The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red has been strongly associated with one country – Poland – but now the company is expanding its operations into Canada. Today as part of a “strategy update”, CDPR announced they’re setting up a new Vancouver-based studio, although they won’t be starting from scratch. They’re beginning by buying Digital Scapes, a support studio that helped with Cyberpunk 2077, which will act as the foundation for CD Projekt Red Vancouver. CDPR CTO Pawel Zawodny had this to say about the acquisition.
Meanwhile, Digital Scapes/CDPR Vancouver head Marcin Chady had this to say…
Sounds like CD Projekt Red Vancouver will mainly be a support studio, which is clearly something the company needs given the rough state Cyberpunk 2077 shipped in. CDPR’s press release also specifically mentions Digital Scapes’ multiplayer expertise, so I wonder if they might be taking the lead on Cyberpunk’s promised online modes.
CD Projekt Red recently confirmed Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3 next-gen updates will coming this year, along with some other news. Get the rundown here.
