The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 Designer Joins Techland to Work on New IP

Damien Monnier, a senior designer on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Cyberpunk 2077, has left CD Projekt Red to join Techland Games to work on a new IP, it has been confirmed.

[XXanderXX]

Must be one hell of an IP, cause Techland games are not that mind-blowing .

[Ashunderfire86]

So your saying Dying Light wasn't a hit?

[XXanderXX]

Never said Dying Light wasn't a hit just said that Techland games are not mind blowing , personally not my cup of tea.

[badz149]

new IP from Techland...I bet it will be another zombie related IP.

[BizarroUltraman]

Dying Light is ok, like he said not mind blown....

[_-EDMIX-_]

Their a solid team.

Dead Island and Dying Light were amazing games. I think anything the do should get some attention by the industry.

Mind you, I never played Dying Light or Dead Island, but I've seen and heard enough to know the team is legit. Buddy, not every team need to be "mind-blowing".

What AAA GOTY game did you make lately? Its just immature and disrespectful. Yes, we have some great developers in the industry, but I'm pretty sure they don't just talk crap about teams as saying things like "games are not that mind-blowing".

Sorry, you only play games by the best teams in the world? lol

Such as? lol

[XXanderXX]

You may be okay with what they offer you and that's fine for u , as for me if the game is not mind blowing ,if am not sold am not buying no matter what others say or think including other developers . Also I don't need to make a game to know what I should spend my money or have a opinion on .
As I said earlier if the game is not mind blowing it has no value to me .

My best teams with mind blowing games
Ori the blind forest
Pneuma: Breath of Life
Inside
Unravel
State of decay
Child of Light
Valiant Hearts
Life is Strange

[BizarroUltraman]

You're the one acting all immature and disrespectful. What, is he not allowed to not to like a certain developers work?
Ill bookmark this comment and you should remember it as well guys. When hes talking crap about Xbox games and their devs. The hypocrisy!

[_-EDMIX-_]

@biz- anyone is free to not like or like any developer they feel like it, but there's no need to throw shade on a developer simply because someone feel they're not up to a certain caliber like other Developers.

Please, just sounds childish. Call me when you folks put out a game. When have I ever talked bad about Microsoft developers? Microsoft have really really good developers as to why there with a high-caliber publisher in the first place I may disagree with Microsoft methods but I've never disrespected their developers they are still creators and human beings.

Can you even find a comment where I've ever disrespected any of Microsoft developers? I don't like the publisher that doesn't mean I disrespect the people that make their games.

I'm sorry but I think you've grossly confused my dislike with a Publisher's methods with dislike for the actual development team.

@XX- you could not like whatever you feel like it buddy trust me that's completely up to you, but there's no reason to be trying to throw developers under the bus based on your own personal taste.

It simply means you don't care for them but please stop trying to make it sound as if it's because the developer isn't to a specific caliber it simply means you don't like a specific game.

[SirBradders]

Dying light was the beelocks

[Fist4achin]

I wonder if things are getting bad at cd project red with all those EA rumors?!

[poppinslops]

Those rumors have since been debunked by both EA and CDPR, the latter of whom have been using their newfound wealth to buyback a majority of their own shares, thus pre-empting any potential Ubisoft/Vivendi style takeovers... with regards to Monnier's departure, I'm guessing he left for Techland because they offered him more $$$ - that, or he's REALLY into zombies!

Edit: Despite having bolstered their numbers in the wake of The Witcher's success, outspending Techland/Warner Bros would be difficult - not only for an 'indie' dev like CDPR, but for many of the major studios as well.... and whilst I'm all for CDPR's independence, this Monnier situation does demonstrate it's downsides - assuming I'm right about him 'selling out'.

[Fist4achin]

Cool. Thanks for the update. I would hate for one of the bigger companies to take over and turn it to shit. I'm sure Monnier is the latter of the two choices!!!

[_-EDMIX-_]

on the reports to my understanding only 4 developers or so have left.

That isn't to say more haven't left the team simply only reported 4 , i don't really think they have anything to be worried about after the success of The Witcher 3.

But considering the high price that Electronic Arts could possibly pay they very much could purchase CD projekt Red and the team might be okay with this especially if the main Founders could just take their share and open up another Studio elsewhere.

[Fist4achin]

Well, if it does happen, I hope the franchise doesn't turn to shit. I'm looking forward to Cyberpunk 2077

[Rob_Ko]

Leaving Cyberpunk 2077? wow, what a bold move, I thought everyone would love to work on that project.

[quent]

Isn't techland still busy with that skyrim looking game ?

[AnotherProGamer]

You mean Hellraid, yeah

[quent]

Yes thats the one, progreSs on its development has been quiet for awhile now

[AnotherProGamer]

@quent

Yeah its probably cause the game went from a digital only linear game to a retail open world RPG