'The Witcher 3' News, Update: CD Projekt Red Slams Rumors of An EA Buyout
CD Projekt Red, the studio behind the recently-released and highly-acclaimed "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt," has finally settled the rumors indicating a buyout from a behemoth gaming publisher.
Earlier this week, an article from DSOGaming (via Design&Trend.com) cited a purported CDPR employee claiming that "Electronic Arts representatives are currently visiting" the studio and "meeting with the top management."
The tipster said that the "only possible reason" for the "EA guys" to come over to their headquarters is that "they want to buy us."
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Needless to say, the statement from the alleged personnel cause a spread of wild speculations that Projekt Red may, in no time, be losing its indie status.
But to the relief of fans, a new update given by none other than the studio's community manager Marcin Momot, indicates that these are all but rumors.
"Just bumped into [CD Projekt Red co-founder Marcin Iwiński] - it was new to him. I guess the "informer" has better insight than the @CDPROJEKTRED founder," Momot wrote on Twitter (via Design & Trend).
In an effort to further clarify the issue, EuroGamer.net reached out to Iwinski for his confirmation and expectedly, the co-founder echoed what Momot had already stated.
"We are not talking with anyone regarding selling CD Projekt Red or GOG.com. Period. And the payslip is a fake - it was not issued by our company," Iwinski said (via EuroGamer).
This won't be the first time that the Witcher maker is being plagued by "potential takeover" talks. In June this year, the company spoke to Develop-Online.net (via Gamespot.com) about the countless proposals of acquisition that they received "on a regular basis" from other bigger companies.
CD Projekt, however, made it clear that it doesn't have any plan on giving up the, as what Iwinski said back in May, "rebel" status.
Speaking about that statement, the studio head admitted (via EuroGamer) that CD Projekt Red works under the slogan that says "we are rebels." He further said that what the company has in mind is to put "value" for what they are doing and "care" for the gamers who partake in their outputs.
"It's my personal horror to become a faceless behemoth of game development or publishing or whatnot," Iwinski said (via EuroGamer). "As long as I am here I will be fighting for this not to happen."
Stay tuned for more updates.
