The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
2015 video game
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| 2025 | A full physical edition of Gwent (the card game derived from The Witcher 3) will be released through No Loading Games and Hachette Boardgames in Q3 2025. |
| 2023 | Ranked fifth best video game of all time in a GQ poll of video game journalists. |
| January 26 2023 | Retail release of the 'Next-Gen' version, which includes new outfits and a quest inspired by the Netflix series. |
| December 14 2022 | Release of the 'Next-Gen' update for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, featuring visual enhancements and ray-tracing. |
| April 2022 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt reached 40 million units sold. |
| April 2021 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt sold over 30 million units, with the entire series reaching over 50 million units sold. |
| 2020 | Gamesradar listed The Witcher 3 as the top game of the generation. |
| December 2019 | Following the release of Netflix's first season of The Witcher, the game experienced a 554% sales increase compared to December 2018, reaching over 28 million units sold. |
| October 2019 | Nintendo Switch version of the game was released. |
| October 15 2019 | Blood and Wine expansion was re-released as part of a complete edition for the Nintendo Switch, bundled with Hearts of Stone expansion. |
| October 15 2019 | Release of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for Nintendo Switch, developed in cooperation with Saber Interactive. |
| June 2019 | The Witcher series sales rose to over 40 million units, with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt accounting for over half of that figure. |
| 2017 | The Witcher series reached over 33 million total units sold. |
| 2016 | Wins Outstanding Achievement in Game Design, Story, and Technical Achievement at the 19th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards |
| 2016 | Wins multiple awards at the 2016 SXSW Gaming Awards, including Game of the Year, Excellence in Technical Achievement, Visual Achievement, and Narrative |
| 2016 | Wins Game of the Year and Best Technology at the 16th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards |
| August 2016 | By this date, the game had received over 800 awards. |
| August 30 2016 | Release of the 'Game of the Year' edition, which includes the base game, both expansions, and all DLC. |
| May 31 2016 | Blood and Wine expansion pack was released for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, adding new content to the game. |
| March 2016 | CD Projekt Red reported that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt had shipped nearly 10 million units worldwide. |
| 2015 | Wins Game of the Year and Best RPG at The Game Awards 2015 |
| 2015 | Wins multiple awards at the 33rd Golden Joystick Awards, including Game of the Year, Best Gaming Moment, Best Storytelling, and Best Visual Design |
| October 13 2015 | Hearts of Stone expansion pack was released for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, adding new narrative content and gameplay features to the base game. |
| June 2015 | Over 690,000 players activated the game through GOG Galaxy. The game sold over six million units in the first six weeks, generating a profit of $63.3 million for CD Projekt Red in the first half of the year. |
| May 2015 | The game was initially released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One. |
| May 19 2015 | Worldwide release of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, celebrated by Polish Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz and President Bronisław Komorowski visiting CD Projekt Red. |
| April 2015 | CD Projekt Red confirms the game has been released to manufacturing. |
| February 24 2015 | Initial planned release date, which was missed. |
| 2014 | The game wins Most Wanted award at the 32nd Golden Joystick Awards |
| 2014 | The game won IGN's Best Role-Playing Game at E3 and the IGN E3 People's Choice Award for the second consecutive year. |
| 2014 | Won GameSpot's E3 People's Choice Award and was named Most Anticipated Game at The Game Awards in Las Vegas. |
| December 2014 | Game had 5,000 bugs, necessitating a postponement from the original February 2015 launch date. |
| October 2014 | REDengine 3 game engine was prepared for use, supporting PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles. |
| 2013 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt wins Most Wanted award at the 31st Golden Joystick Awards |
| 2013 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt won IGN's Best Role-Playing Game at E3 and the IGN E3 People's Choice Award. |
| 2013 | A game demonstration was presented, which later became controversial due to a noted graphic downgrade when compared to the final released game. |
| 2013 | CD Projekt Red first announces The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. |
| November 2012 | Beginning of voice recording for the game, with recordings continuing until early 2015. |
| 2011 | Development of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt began, with the project lasting three and a half years. |
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