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Facebook X Reddit Flipboard Email 0 us Today, October is the 19th of The Witcher, the groundbreaking that introduced Geralt, CD Projekt, to the To mark the moment, CD Projekt to social to pay tribute to who made it possible: BioWare. CD Projekt joint Michał Nowakowski spoke of BioWare last week the immediate aftermath of the studio's closure, crediting it as massive part of CDPR The Witcher was built BioWare's Aurora engine, it created for Neverwinter but BioWare did more just share technology: It worked to help bring the Polish to much wider "19 years ago, ambitious dream to bring iconic series into the world of games came to life the release of The Witcher. It was the start of path, wouldn't have possible without our BioWare," CD Projekt wrote. Latest FromPC Gamer Watch here: "From lending us Aurora Engine sharing knowledge, to us a spot booth support helped turn our into Geralt’s first interactive Thank you to everyone who walked the Path us from the beginning. Happy 19th anniversary, 19 years ago, ambitious dream to bring iconic series into the world of games came to life the release of The Witcher. It was the start of path, wouldn't have possible without our BioWare.— @thewitcher.com 2026-10-26T19:05:28.197Z From lending us Aurora Engine sharing knowledge, to us a spot booth support helped turn our into Geralt’s first interactive Thank you to everyone who walked the Path us from the beginning. Happy 19th anniversary, witchers!— @thewitcher.com 2026-10-26T19:05:28.112Z The first Witcher released 2007 as a PC was a critical hit (eventually) a success, too. After CD Projekt leveled up, moving of Bioware's engine creating its own for 2011's The Witcher 2: Assassins of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, 2077. Of course it's really a happy moment. CD Projekt's words were prompted last week's shutdown of BioWare Electronic had the audacity to call "the number one Western HD gaming" simultaneously admitting that it couldn't out what to do one of the storied game studios Even industry as riven closures, general instability as the end of BioWare felt different more sending shockwaves directions. mourning, anger followed, as more like this one arrive, have no doubt we'll more memories of BioWare, regrets its loss, the future. The biggest news, reviews hardware Keep up to date the stories the best deals, as the PC Gamer team. The Witcher 4: What we about Ciri's storyWitcher mods: Good huntingThe Witcher Where to startWitcher console Cheat death TOPICS Chalk US News Lead from the beginning, starting as a youngster adventures primitive action games a TRS80. From there he to the glory days of Sierra adventures Microprose sims, ran a BBS, learned how to PCs, developed a longstanding of RPGs, immersive sims, shooters. He writing videogame news 2007 for The Escapist managed to avoid getting until 2014, when he the storied ranks of PC Gamer. He covers of the industry, from new game announcements notes to legal disputes, beefs, esports, Henry Lots of Henry
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