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☆ CD Projekt's third-quarter profit doubles after 'Phantom Liberty' release
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Adrianna Ebert | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

GDANSK, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Video games developer CD Projekt's (CDR.WA) third-quarter net profit doubled from a year earlier, it said on Tuesday, following strong demand for "Phantom Liberty", the long-awaited expansion to the company's flagship game "Cyberpunk 2077". "Phantom Liberty", the Polish company's first major new game in nearly three years, was released on Sept. 26 and had sold over 4.3 million copies within two months. The company reported a net profit of 202.9 million zlotys ($51.54 million) for the third quarter, beating the 162 million zlotys expected by analysts and up 105% from a year earlier. Revenue for the period rose 80% year on year to 442.7 million zlotys, it said. "We are very pleased with the launch of Phantom Liberty.

Persons: Adam Kicinski, Michal Nowakowski, Kicinski, Nowakowski, we're, Adrianna Ebert, Anna Pruchnicka, David Goodman, Susan Fenton, SDharon Singleton Organizations: Revenue, Liberty, Polaris, Thomson Locations: GDANSK, Polish

☆ The Novel Source for This Space Mystery? A Novel.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Samuel Horti | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Humanity’s first contact with tiny quasi-intelligent robots felt fresh and believable to the video game producer Marek Markuszewski as he devoured “The Invincible,” Stanislaw Lem’s 1964 science fiction novel, in two evenings. Its precise descriptions of force fields and antimatter cannons seemed ready-made for the screen. “This is great material for a major game,” Markuszewski said he thought at the time, while he was working for the developer CD Projekt Red. But it was a challenge Markuszewski embraced after cofounding the Polish studio Starward Industries, which has adapted Lem’s work for its debut game, The Invincible. (It releases on Monday for the PC, the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X|S.)

Persons: Marek Markuszewski, ” Stanislaw Lem’s, ” Markuszewski, ”, Markuszewski, Hunt, Andrzej Sapkowski Organizations: Starward Industries, PlayStation

☆ Poland's CD Projekt sells over 3 mln copies of 'Phantom Liberty'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Adrianna Ebert | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"Phantom Liberty" was released just over a week ago and has been highly rated by players. "Phantom Liberty" is CD Projekt's first major game premiere since the bug-ridden launch of "Cyberpunk 2077" in December 2020, which has now sold 25 million copies. CD Projekt estimates total expenditure on the production of "Phantom Liberty" of around 275 million zlotys ($62.81 million). On Steam platform, which sells digital copies of games for PCs, "Phantom Liberty" is rated "very positive" with 88% of 6,353 user reviews positive. Pointing to the successful release of "Phantom Liberty", CD Projekt CEO Adam Kicinski said he had the peace of mind to plan his next professional step.

Persons: Keanu Reeves, Idris Elba, Adam Kicinski, Kicinski, Adam Badowski, Michal Nowakowski, Adrianna Ebert, Kirsten Donovan Organizations: Steam, Thomson Locations: GDANSK

☆ CD Projekt's 'Phantom Liberty' rated very positive on Steam
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

GDANSK, Sept 26 (Reuters) - "Phantom Liberty", the long-awaited expansion to Polish video game developer CD Projekt's (CDR.WA) flagship game "Cyberpunk 2077", had received a "very positive" rating on Steam platform based on 1,067 user reviews just few hours after game's launch on Tuesday. Cyberpunk 2077, which is offered at a 40% discount, has led the top sellers chart on Steam platform since Monday, with Phantom Liberty in second place. The release of Phantom Liberty is CD Projekt's first major game premiere since bug-ridden launch of Cyberpunk 2077 in December 2020. "Phantom Liberty is Cyberpunk 2077 at its best. The expansion is the last project to be developed on CD Projekt's own technology RED Engine, with the company switching to external Unreal Engine for its upcoming developments, that include Cyberpunk sequel.

Persons: Keanu Reeves, Johnny Silverhand, Idris Elba, Solomon Reed, Adrianna Ebert, Kirsten Donovan, Michael Perry Organizations: Phantom Liberty, Liberty, PlayStation, GameSpot, Thomson Locations: GDANSK, American

☆ CD Projekt's rocky road from Cyberpunk 2077 to Phantom Liberty
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Adrianna Ebert | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

GDANSK, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Phantom Liberty, the long-awaited expansion to CD Projekt's (CDR.WA) flagship game Cyberpunk 2077, will debut on Tuesday on current generation consoles and PCs. In the months leading up to the release, CD Projekt's market capitalisation exceeded 40 billion zlotys ($9.28 billion). NEXT-GENERATION UPDATEIn February 2022, CD Projekt released a Cyberpunk update for next-generation consoles. PHANTOM LIBERTY RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCEDOn June 11, 2023, CD Projekt said the Phantom Liberty expansion would be released in September. UPDATE 2.0On Sept. 21, CD Projekt released a free update 2.0 to the base game, featuring various improvements to the game mechanics.

Persons: Liberty, Phantom Liberty, Adam Kicinski, Projekt, Adrianna Ebert, Milla Nissi, Anil D'Silva Organizations: Polish, OF, Projekt, Xbox, SONY, Sony, PlayStation, Netflix, North America ., Liberty, Steam, Thomson Locations: GDANSK, North America

☆ Elon Musk crashed Grimes' voice-recording session for 'Cyberpunk 2077' with a 200-year-old musket and 'insisted' on a cameo
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Grimes voiced a character for "Cyberpunk 2077" while she was dating Elon Musk. While she was recording, Musk entered the studio with a 200-year-old gun and asked for his own cameo. A new story about him showing up during a "Cyberpunk 2077" recording session is one of those times. Elon Musk's ex-girlfriend, Grimes, a musician whose real name is Claire Boucher, voiced a character in the video game "Cyberpunk 2077." Back in 2019, Elon Musk alluded to a collaboration between him and "Cyberpunk 2077" in 2019.

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☆ Poland's CD Projekt to release Cyberpunk 2077 update on Sept. 21
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Boxes with CD Projekt's game Cyberpunk 2077 are displayed in Warsaw, Poland, December 14, 2020. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsGDANSK, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Poland's biggest video game developer CD Projekt (CDR.WA) will release an update to its flagship game Cyberpunk 2077 on Sept. 21, a company representative said on Thursday during a livestream on YouTube. The update will launch just a few days before the premiere of Phantom Liberty, a highly-anticipated expansion of Cyberpunk 2077, set for Sept. 26. Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 will be available on PC, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5. In September last year, CD Projekt said it had sold 20 million copies of the game.

Persons: Kacper, Phantom Liberty, Adrianna Ebert, Susan Fenton, Jane Merriman Organizations: REUTERS, YouTube, PlayStation, Thomson Locations: Warsaw, Poland, GDANSK

☆ Poland's CD Projekt happy with pre-orders for Phantom Liberty
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Adrianna Ebert | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Kicinski added that the quality assurance process is almost complete for Phantom Liberty, which is the studio's first major new game release in nearly three years. The game is the first and only expansion to Cyberpunk 2077, which came out in 2020, and the company started the marketing campaign for Phantom Liberty in June. Member of the management board Michal Nowakowski reiterated on the conference call that Phantom Liberty will be the only expansion to Cyberpunk 2077. Phantom Liberty is the last project developed on REDEngine. At the end of July, its biggest developer group, about 300 people, worked on Phantom Liberty.

Persons: Adam Kicinski, Kicinski, Michal Nowakowski, we've, We're, Adrianna Ebert, Patrycja, Tomasz Janowski, Josie Kao, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: Phantom Liberty, Liberty, Polaris, Thomson Locations: GDANSK

GDANSK, July 26 (Reuters) - Poland's biggest video games producer CD Projekt (CDR.WA) said on Wednesday it plans to lay off about 9% of personnel in its CD Projekt RED development studio, maker of Cyberpunk 2077 and "The Witcher" saga. Around 100 people will leave the company in a reduction process that is planned to conclude in the first quarter of next year. Phantom Liberty is the first and only expansion to company's Cyberpunk 2077 which is due to premier in late September. The news of redundancies within Poland's most well-known game studio came after two companies from the country's gaming sector, Ten Square Games and Huuuuge, announced they too would cut jobs. ($1 = 3.9973 zlotys)Reporting by Mateusz Rabiega; editing by Louise Heavens, Jason Neely and Conor HumphriesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Adam Kicinski, J.P, Morgan, Mateusz, Louise Heavens, Jason Neely, Conor Humphries Organizations: Liberty, Ten, Huuuuge, Thomson Locations: GDANSK

☆ CD Projekt to launch Cyberpunk 2077 expansion on Sept. 26
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

GDANSK, June 11 (Reuters) - Poland's biggest video game producer CD Projekt (CDR.WA) will release a highly-anticipated expansion to its flagship game Cyberpunk 2077 called "Phantom Liberty" on Sept. 26, the company announced during the Xbox Games Showcase on Sunday. The release will be CD Projekt's first major premiere since the bug-ridden launch of Cyberpunk 2077 in 2020. The trailer for the upcoming expansion was announced by Keanu Reeves, who will be back in the role of Johnny Silverhand. The expansion is the last project to be developed on CD Projekt's own technology RED Engine, with the company switching to external Unreal Engine for its upcoming developments. In September CD Projekt announced it had sold 20 million copies of Cyberpunk 2077.

Persons: Keanu Reeves, Johnny Silverhand, Idris Elba, Solomon Reed, Adrianna Ebert, Andrew Cawthorne, Jan Harvey Organizations: Xbox, Thomson Locations: GDANSK

☆ CD Projekt shareholders okay doubling buyback programme
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

GDANSK, Poland, June 6 (Reuters) - CD Projekt (CDR.WA) shareholders at a general annual general meeting (AGM) on Tuesday authorised the company's management board to buy back shares in the Polish game producer worth up to 500 million zlotys ($119 million). The buyback programme is twice the size of the previous programme authorised in 2016. "The proposed resolution is intended to enable the Company to carry out such a purchase (or purchases) in a possibly flexible manner," the resolution passed at the AGM said. The AGM also approved a dividend of 1 zloty per share from the profit generated in 2022, the third consecutive dividend paid out by CD Projekt. ($1 = 4.1935 zlotys)Reporting by Adrianna Ebert; translating by Mateusz Rabiega; editing by Jason NeelyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Adrianna Ebert, Mateusz, Jason Neely Organizations: Company, Projekt, Thomson Locations: GDANSK, Poland, Polish

☆ CD Projekt is not for sale - CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Adrianna Ebert | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

GDANSK, May 29 (Reuters) - Polish games developer CD Projekt (CDR.WA) is not for sale, its CEO reiterated on Monday, following weekend rumours that the maker of "Cyberpunk 2077" could be targeted by Sony (6758.T). I can repeat what we've been saying throughout the years - CD Projekt is not for sale. CD Projekt, which has previously been rumoured to be a target for Microsoft, reported a 1% year-on-year rise in quarterly net profit, as it gears up to release an expansion to action role-playing game "Cyberpunk 2077". After two years without a major new release, CD Projekt is due to present "Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty" in Los Angeles on June 8 during the Summer Game Fest: Play Days. CD Projekt has sold over 20 million copies of Cyberpunk 2077 so far.

LONDON, April 20 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Film and TV adaptations of video games have a chequered history. But Nintendo’s “Super Mario”, along with HBO’s “The Last of Us”, is flipping the script. Jefferies analysts estimate that the “Super Mario” movie could add $350 million to Nintendo’s operating profit – equivalent to around 8% of its total for the year ending March 2022. The success of recent adaptations may lead media giants like Walt Disney (DIS.N), Comcast and Netflix to wonder what other goodies lie in video game companies. Follow @olivertaslic on TwitterCONTEXT NEWS“The Super Mario Bros. Movie”, an animated film co-financed by Nintendo and Universal Pictures, was released in North America on April 5.

☆ Poland's CD Projekt posts 66% profit leap
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Adrianna Ebert | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] A bird flies in front of the Cd Projekt logo at its headquarters in Warsaw, Poland January 21, 2020. REUTERS/Kacper PempelGDANSK, March 30 (Reuters) - Poland's biggest game developer CD Projekt (CDR.WA) on Thursday posted a 66% leap in full-year net profit to 347.1 million zlotys ($81 million), boosted by higher sales of flagship titles "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt" and "Cyberpunk 2077". "A large portion of this profit – over 200 million zlotys – was invested in our future development projects." This year CD Projekt stands before the premiere of the highly-anticipated first and only expansion to Cyberpunk 2077 under title Phantom Liberty with marketing campaign starting in June. CD Projekt has sold over 20 million copies of Cyberpunk 2077, with Wither trilogy sales exceeding 65 million copies.

☆ Analysts like this indie video game developer — with one bank saying it could soar over 200%
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Indie video game developer tinyBuild 's stock is set to go up by more than 200%, according to investment bank Berenberg. The analysts said the 2023 outlook for the London-listed company looked "very encouraging" following its record fourth-quarter earnings Monday. The consensus price target of six analysts covering the stock indicates a potential upside of over 70%, according to FactSet data. However, the Berenberg analysts think tinyBuild will likely deliver full-year earnings "firmly" within the consensus estimate of between $23 million and $26 million for 2022. Over the past two years, a lack of blockbuster titles has also meant there is pent-up demand for new games.

☆ China to import 45 foreign video games, grants multiple licences to Tencent
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Josh Ye | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

BEIJING, Dec 29 (Reuters) - China's video games regulator granted publishing licences to 45 foreign games for release in the country，including seven South Korean games, further lifting rigid curbs that have hammered the industry for 18 months. The approval of imported games effectively marks the end of Beijing's crackdown on the video games industry which began last August when regulators suspended the game approval process. Unlike in most other countries, video games need approval from regulators before release in China, the world's largest gaming market. Other imported games approved include CD Projekt's (CDR.WA) "Gwent: The Witcher Card Game" and Klei Entertainment's "Don't Starve". China approved 76 imported games in 2021 and 456 in 2017.

☆ Poland's CD Projekt third-quarter profit soars thanks to Cyberpunk boost
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Nov 28 (Reuters) - Polish video game maker CD Projekt's (CDR.WA) third-quarter net profit jumped 500%, topping expectations, helped by sales of its flagship Cyberpunk 2077 game. The studio behind the Cyberpunk and The Witcher franchises said the figure came in at 98.7 million zlotys ($21.94 million), compared to the 88 million zlotys expected by analysts. ($1 = 4.4981 zlotys)Reporting by Anna Pruchnicka; Editing by Jan HarveyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Abandoned Greek airport to be transformed into a 600-acre coastal park
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

Tegel Projekt GmbH/Atelier Loidl Kai Tak International Airport, Hong Kong -- With a runway that protruded into the sea, Kai Tak International Airport in Hong Kong once had one of the most arresting approaches in the world. PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/AFP via Getty Images Hellinikon International Airport, Athens, Greece -- Hellinikon was once the only international airport in Athens, Greece, before Hellinikon was once the only international airport in Athens, Greece, before closing down in 2001 . Developer LAMDA is looking to complete the first phase of construction in 2025 courtesy LAMDA Development Stapleton International Airport, Denver, Colorado -- A photo of Stapleton International Airport from 1963. The grounds of the old airport became the 125-hectare (309-acre) Quito replaced its main airport with another bearing the same name. RODRIGO BUENDIA/AFP/AFP via Getty Images Downsview Airport, Toronto -- Downsview Airport in north Toronto was once a Canadian Air Force base.

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☆ CD Projekt to release Witcher 3 for next-gen consoles on Dec. 14
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Binance halts FTT deposits, CEO says, article with imageFuture of Money category · November 13, 2022Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has stopped accepting deposits of FTX's FTT token on its platform, its chief executive Changpeng Zhao said on Sunday, urging other rival exchanges to do the same.

☆ CD Projekt announces Witcher remake
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

GDANSK, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Poland's biggest video game maker CD Projekt (CDR.WA) announced on Wednesday that work is in progress on a remake of its flagship game "The Witcher". The project, which is being developed by external studio Fool’s Theory, was previously referred to by the code name Canis Majoris during the company's strategy update earlier in October. CD Projekt shares were up 4.1% by 1447 GMT. Reporting by Adrianna Ebert Editing by David GoodmanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Операция «Адольф» и «Майдан». BILD.de о проектах Кремля в Молдове
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-24 | by ( ) nokta.md time to read: +4 min

В июле 2020 года молдавские спецслужбы выявили также многочисленные «проекты», которые Кремль реализовывал или планировал реализовать, чтобы повлиять на избирателей. Признанный «правый кандидат» должен был «резко критиковать всех кандидатов, кроме Майи Санду» как в социальных сетях, так и на различных телеканалах. Кремль хотел выделить 10 000 евро в месяц на актеров, операторские группы и производственные расходы. Для каждого канала Telegram российские спецслужбы запланировали одного директора (1000 евро в месяц) и двух «журналистов» (каждый по 400 евро в месяц). Однако в последний момент молдавские спецслужбы должны быть проинформированы о «прибытии заговорщиков», чтобы искусственно создать новости о планируемом прозападном перевороте в Молдове.

Persons: Додон, Игорь Додон, Адольф, Майя Санду Organizations: проСанду Locations: Кремль, Молдова, Зоогазета, Независимость, Киев, Западная Украина

☆ 100 de site-uri de unde se pot descărca, legal și gratuit cărți
▼ + stars: | 2015-06-25 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | Olesea Este Redactor-Şef Al Site-Ului Și Face Parte Din Echipa Diez.Md Încă De La Lansarea Acestuia | Aprilie Vine În Presa Online Din Economie. Scrie Pe Domenii Precum Educație Și Social. | ) diez.md time to read: +3 min

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