March 31, 2024

Over the past few days, the security world has been abuzz with the discovery of a backdoor snuck into a compression utility called xz-utils. While this backdoor was effectively a near miss, getting caught before it became pervasive, it goes to show that with a bit of social engineering and laying low for a while, you can get away with almost anything. Thankfully, due to one Microsoft engineer locking in on a minute detail, this

One analyst speculates that CD Projekt might want to release two new games by 2027, and the company’s pipeline update offers clues on which game could launch first. 5 VIEW GALLERY – 5 IMAGES The Witcher 4 could be out by 2026, with Sirius, a new singleplayer-multiplayer Witcher game from The Molasses Flood, coming out sometime in 2027. That’s what JP Morgan analyst Alexey Philippov asked CD Projekt management in a recent investor’s call. “I

Huge profit spikes help boost CD Projekt’s reserves, giving the company a hefty $326 million stash to fund its myriad new projects. 3 VIEW GALLERY – 3 IMAGES CD Projekt Group’s 2023 financials show interesting results. Cash and cash equivalents are up 20% year-over-year to 1.3 billion PLN, or about $326 million, and its this cache that will help fuel new game development. Breakout success with game sales fueled this jump in profits, with Cyberpunk

With Cyberpunk 2077’s Phantom Liberty shipped, most of CD Projekt RED is now focusing on the next big Witcher sequel. 3 VIEW GALLERY – 3 IMAGES The Witcher 4 now has over 400 developers working on the project, and the game is on track to enter full production this year. Polaris will be the first to enter principal development, with other projects like Sirius from The Molasses Flood opening parallel development alongside Polaris. “The Polaris