“We ditched a good 70 percent of what you know in mobile MOBAs,” said Zieliński.
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“Because basically it won’t work.” So CD Projekt Red decided to start from the beginning, deciding what is and isn’t a good fit for mobile and its Witcher brand, based on the fantasy novel series by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski. “You can’t stick a Witcher sticker on everything, like on League of Legends, on Dota, whatever,” said Zieliński.
The biggest problem for new titles is bringing a unique angle that will tempt MOBA players, who tend to stick to one title, to try something new. The MOBA market is looking pretty tapped-out these days.
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He then talked me through the cross-platform mobile MOBA - which CD Projekt Red designed and produced and Polish mobile specialist Fuero Games programmed - that he’s obviously passionate about bringing to iOS and Android devices later this year.Īnd “all three people who are using Windows phone,” later down the line, he joked. “Mobile, MOBA, free-to-play - three points that can topple the reputation if they’re not done properly,” said Zieliński. It’s a reputation built on years of trying to do right by gamers, including fighting against the controversial digital rights management implemented so doggedly elsewhere.īut Zieliński, a veteran of the e-sports and MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) scenes, knows that CD Projekt needs to tread carefully as it moves to mobile. He’s the project manager on The Witcher: Battle Arena, an upcoming mobile off-shoot from the much-loved Witcher role-playing series. Polish game studio CD Projekt Red has a “golden reputation,” according to Tadek Zieliński. You can read the stories that came out of our visit here, including our in-depth look at the growth of the gaming industry. The Polish government paid for Daniel Crawley’s trip.
GamesBeat spent a week visiting some of the game development and film studios making a worldwide name for themselves. The video game industry in Poland is fast becoming one of the most respected and prolific in Europe.
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