<s>
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
fantasy	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
games	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
CD	O
Projekt	O
Red	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
CD	O
Projekt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
book	B-Application
series	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
by	O
Polish	O
writer	O
Andrzej	O
Sapkowski	O
,	O
acting	O
as	O
non-canonical	O
sequels	O
to	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
books	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
series	O
began	O
in	O
2007	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
with	O
2015	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2022	O
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fool	O
's	O
Theory	O
will	O
mainly	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
full	O
creative	O
supervision	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
series	O
staff	O
and	O
CD	O
Projekt	O
Red	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
choices	O
players	O
make	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
games	O
can	O
have	O
immediate	O
and	O
long-term	O
consequences	O
,	O
affecting	O
relationships	O
between	O
characters	O
,	O
opening	O
up	O
new	O
quests	O
and	O
storylines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
and	O
1997	O
,	O
a	O
Witcher	B-Application
video	O
game	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Metropolis	O
Software	O
in	O
Poland	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
director	O
was	O
Adrian	O
Chmielarz	O
,	O
former	O
People	O
Can	O
Fly	O
co-owner	O
and	O
creative	O
director	O
,	O
who	O
coined	O
the	O
translation	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
"	O
during	O
its	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Polish	O
video-game	O
developer	O
CD	O
Projekt	O
Red	O
negotiated	O
with	O
Sapkowski	O
for	O
rights	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
,	O
given	O
the	O
languishing	O
work	O
at	O
Metropolis	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
,	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
saga	O
in	O
October	O
2007	O
for	O
personal	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
was	O
published	O
in	O
Poland	O
by	O
CD	O
Projekt	O
and	O
worldwide	O
by	O
Atari	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
console	O
version	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
White	I-Application
Wolf	I-Application
with	O
the	O
same	O
story	O
and	O
a	O
different	O
engine	O
and	O
combat	O
system	O
,	O
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
fall	O
2009	O
but	O
was	O
canceled	O
that	O
spring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Assassins	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kings	I-Application
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
CD	O
Projekt	O
Red	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
distributed	O
digitally	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
DRM-free	O
on	O
Good	O
Old	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
19	O
May	O
2015	O
and	O
quickly	O
came	O
to	O
be	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
shipping	O
over	O
ten	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
March	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequently	O
two	O
expansion	O
packs	O
were	O
released	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
–	I-Application
Hearts	I-Application
of	I-Application
Stone	I-Application
in	O
2015	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
–	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
and	I-Application
Wine	I-Application
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
which	O
was	O
formerly	O
first	O
teased	O
under	O
the	O
codename	O
,	O
Canis	O
Majoris	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
rebuilt	O
from	O
the	O
ground	O
up	O
in	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
5	O
by	O
Fool	O
's	O
Theory	O
with	O
full	O
creative	O
supervision	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
series	O
staff	O
and	O
CD	O
Projekt	O
Red	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polaris	O
is	O
a	O
codename	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
installment	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CDPR	O
aim	O
to	O
release	O
two	O
more	O
Witcher	B-Application
games	I-Application
after	O
Polaris	O
,	O
creating	O
a	O
new	O
AAA	O
RPG	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
:	O
Crimson	O
Trail	O
(	O
Polish	O
:	O
Wiedźmin	O
:	O
Krwawy	O
Szlak	O
)	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
Mobile	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
mobile-phone	O
action	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
Breakpoint	O
on	O
license	O
from	O
CD	O
Projekt	O
in	O
November	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
young	O
Geralt	O
as	O
a	O
promising	O
student	O
who	O
has	O
completed	O
his	O
training	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
monster-slayer	O
–	O
a	O
witcher	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
Adventure	O
Game	O
is	O
a	O
digital	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
board	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CD	O
Projekt	O
Red	O
announced	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
,	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arena	O
game	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
,	O
on	O
1	O
July	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gwent	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Witcher	I-Application
Card	I-Application
Game	I-Application
is	O
a	O
digital	B-Application
collectible	I-Application
card	I-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
CD	O
Projekt	O
Red	O
released	O
Thronebreaker	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Witcher	I-Application
Tales	I-Application
,	O
a	O
turn-based	O
roleplaying	O
game	O
with	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
to	O
the	O
free-to-play	O
card	O
game	O
Gwent	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Witcher	I-Application
Card	I-Application
Game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Thronebreaker'''s	O
thirty-hour-long	O
campaign	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
control	O
of	O
Queen	O
Meve	O
,	O
the	O
ruler	O
of	O
Lyria	O
and	O
Rivia	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
that	O
precede	O
the	O
first	O
Witcher	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
world	O
consists	O
of	O
five	O
regions	O
never	O
explored	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
franchise	O
before	O
:	O
Rivia	O
,	O
Lyria	O
,	O
Angren	O
,	O
Mahakam	O
and	O
Lower	O
Aedirn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
:	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Slayer	I-Application
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
:	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Slayer	I-Application
is	O
an	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
video	O
game	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
released	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
IOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
September	O
6	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
an	O
embedded	O
version	O
as	O
a	O
arcade	O
minigame	O
in	O
Cyberpunk	B-Application
2077	I-Application
which	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
Patch	O
1.6	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
series	O
has	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
audiences	O
alike.The	O
Witcher	O
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
Sapkowski	O
sent	O
notice	O
to	O
CD	O
Projekt	O
demanding	O
he	O
be	O
remunerated	O
for	O
sales	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
video	O
games	O
,	O
asking	O
for	O
more	O
than	O
60	O
million	O
Polish	O
złoty	O
(	O
more	O
than	O
)	O
representing	O
between	O
about	O
5%	O
and	O
15%	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
revenues	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
February	O
2019	O
,	O
CD	O
Projekt	O
worked	O
out	O
a	O
settlement	O
agreement	O
that	O
would	O
provide	O
Sapkowski	O
additional	O
royalties	O
for	O
their	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
though	O
not	O
as	O
great	O
as	O
those	O
Sapkowski	O
had	O
asked	O
for	O
,	O
as	O
to	O
maintain	O
a	O
working	O
relationship	O
with	O
the	O
author	O
for	O
future	O
Witcher''	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
