Istanbul Gelisim University IISBF SosyoCom: Monthly Events and News Bulletin (Issue: 19, July 2022)

Abstract

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was first released in 2015, and subsequently it was believed that there would be no further games in the series. With The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, the stories of the main characters of the series ended. This meant that for followers of The Witcher series, one of the best games ever in gaming history no longer exists. There was also no hope of a new The Witcher game being created following 2015. However, that started to change in 2019 when The Witcher became popular again. In 2019, the stories of Geralt, Yennefer, Ciri and others started to come to life again, with The Witcher broadcasting as a series on the Netflix platform. With the success of the series and the shooting of new seasons, an old question began to appear in the minds of the followers of The Witcher series: Can The Witcher 4 game come out? This question was recently answered by CD Projekt RED that has announced that they are working on a new The Witcher game. Although it is not known whether the game of The Witcher series, which will be newly released, will be the continuation of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt or whether characters such as Geralt, Yennefer, Ciri, Triss and Dandelion will take place in the game, it can be predicted that it will be a game that the followers of The Witcher series are eagerly waiting for. Considering the statements made since 2015, there is a perception that the new The Witcher game will not be a continuation of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, but there are rumors that the main character of the game will be Ciri. Although it is not possible for the game to be released in the near future, and the characters to be seen in the game or the timeline of the game remain unclear, it can be said that CD Projekt RED has brought the followers of The Witcher series together again with their statement.