The Witcher

A columnist at PC Gamer has pushed back against the outlet's own 2015 game of the year verdict, arguing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt deserves the title regardless of what the magazine previously decided. The piece is a personal reappraisal of CD Projekt Red's fantasy epic, revisiting why it stood out in a strong year and insisting its status as 2015's best game still holds up.

The free next-generation remaster of The Witcher 3 has pushed the 2015 RPG to a new all-time high for concurrent players, years after its original release. CD Projekt Red released the upgrade at no extra cost to existing owners, and the surge suggests many players are returning to the game or trying it for the first time following the update's release.

A new environment breakdown examines how CD Projekt Red designed and built the cities of The Witcher 3, looking at the environmental art decisions behind Novigrad and other in-game locations. Gamers and game-art enthusiasts are engaging with the piece, which highlights how level design, architecture and atmosphere come together in one of the most acclaimed open-world RPGs.

A weekly Linux news roundup highlights several developments for the open-source community: The Witcher 3 remaster now runs on Linux, F-Droid has released version 2.0 of its free software repository, OBS gained an automatic volume-leveling feature, SteamOS received a major update, and Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 chip reportedly supports Linux. The item covers gaming and open-source software topics of interest to desktop Linux users.

CD Projekt RED has rolled out a new round of fixes for the remastered version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The update addresses performance problems, issues with the HairWorks graphics technology, lighting and game saving, and the studio has confirmed that further hotfixes are on the way. Gamers are discussing whether the patch finally resolves the technical shortcomings of the updated release.

A regular games roundup has been published in which the writers share what they have been playing this week. One contributor praises a game city as "one of gaming's great cities", while others mention rusty Witcher skills and playing through Gears of War. Readers of the column discuss the picks and share their own current games in response.

Gamers are posting about firing up The Witcher once more, greeting the game like 'an old friend'. The joke plays on how many players keep reinstalling the RPG years after its release to replay it or revisit its world, turning the routine return into a running gag among fans of the franchise.

More than 450 mods for The Witcher 3 have already been updated to work with the game's Remastered version, a remarkably fast turnaround from the modding community. The scale of the update effort is drawing attention from players, who see it as a sign of how active the game's mod scene remains years after launch.

Commentary is circulating arguing that The Witcher 3 stands above nearly all other fantasy adaptations in almost every respect. The claim frames CD Projekt Red's game as a benchmark for adapting fantasy source material, implicitly putting it ahead of film and television versions of the franchise. Fans of the series and fantasy media generally are weighing in on whether the game truly sets the standard.