Netflix's 'The Witcher' helped boost popularity of 'The Witcher 3' on Steam

With the recent release of Netflix's adaptation of The Witcher, the game based on the original novel experienced some record-breaking highs on Steam. Marcin Momot, global community lead of The Witcher game series developer CD Projekt Red, shared on Twitter that the four-year-old game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt surpassed 93,000 concurrent players on the platform in December. This number was a 93 percent increase from the number of players who played the game at the same time the month before. In the New Year, the game has peaked at over 100,000 concurrent players, as shared by Wario64 on Twitter. 

It's an impressive number, given how old the game is already. We also don't know how many more are playing the game on other platforms, since Steam only takes into account PC players. The Witcher 3 is also available on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and the Nintendo Switch. The Witcher web series, on the other hand, is an eight-episode show starring Superman actor Henry Cavill. Both the game and the show are based on The Witcher novels by Andrzej Sapkowski.

Source: Kotaku

‘The Witcher 3’ gets a new lease on life on the Nintendo Switch

If you liked The Witcher 3 and own a Nintendo Switch, then you’re in for a treat. A “complete edition” of the game is coming to the Nintendo Switch later this year. This means the game’s two expansions—“Hearts of Stone” and “Blood and Wine” are coming to the portable console. CD Projekt Red didn’t specify when the game is making its way to the console, but it shouldn’t be long before you get to play this open-world, role playing game.

Source: The Verge