There’s no question thatThe Witcher 3raised the bar on game design, with the game lauded from every outlet under the sun. And following a recent promotion, we can expect CD Projekt Red’s upcoming title to have the same quality. It appears that Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, Game Director forThe Witcher 3has been promoted and is now joining theCyberpunk 2077team as Design Director.
News about the promotion surfaced earlier today in theCyberpunk 2077dedicated subreddit, with an eagle-eyed LinkedIn usernoticed the promotion. Anyone who checked out Konrad TomaszkiewiczLinkedIn profilewould notice that he took a new position within the game company two months ago: Vice President of Game Development and Design Director forCyberpunk 2077.
This is some great news for the already star-studded cast of developers. Anyone who has been following the news of the game will know that poaching from other studios has become big news, withRiME’slead level designerwould be making his way over to the Polish studio. Despite concerns that the game’s Creative Director had departed earlyto begin working with developer Blizzard, CD Projekt Red certainly eased the tensions by announcing that theCyberpunk 2077team would beover 60% larger than the staffthat worked onThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
Additionally, it’s readily apparent the talent that Tomaszkiewicz will be able to bring to the game as Design Director. For those who want a quick history into his history in the studio, he started working with CD Projekt Red as a Junior Tester on the originalThe Witchertitle. From there he has risen through the ranks, in many respects due to classic decisionslike breaking modern DLC norms. Taking a more active role in the game design is best case scenario forCyberpunk 2077, especially given how polished the gameplay already looks:
Either way, we are preparing for some good news on the horizon. Information aboutCyberpunk 2077is sparse, though it is confirmed that we will beseeing the game at E3 2019.
There is no confirmed release date for the futuristic title, however the developer has let us know it will release “when it’s ready” for PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Anyone hoping to pre-order the game and support the developer can already pre-orderCyberpunk 2077on Amazon.
