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CD Projekt Red reportedly downsized its Project Sirius team as part of a broader shift in development strategy, with staff laid off and others moved to different internal roles, while The Witcher 4 remains the top priority.
CD Projekt Red confirms another round of layoffs on The Witcher multiplayer project Sirius: four staff in Boston and five in Warsaw were let go, with nine more able to move to other projects. The Sirius team has shrunk from 83 to 65 as the company recalibrates development for the single-player/co-op title from The Molasses Flood, which was announced in 2022 and rebooted in 2023, with Kwan Perng recently hired as lead writer.
Polish games company CD Projekt has voted to rename itself CD Projekt Red to align the holding with its CD Projekt Red studio, unifying branding across the group. The decision, approved at the June 23 general meeting, follows the 2025 sale of the GOG storefront and keeps the company focused on producing and publishing games and managing its brands. CD Projekt Red is working on The Witcher 4, a Cyberpunk 2077 sequel, and a Witcher universe multiplayer game codenamed Project Sirius, among other projects.
CD Projekt Red has hired Kwan Perng, the narrative lead on Destiny 2's The Final Shape, to lead writing on Project Sirius, the Witcher multiplayer spin-off, signaling increased development on the project as CDPR continues Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2; Perng announced the move via X and LinkedIn.
The Molasses Flood, the studio owned by CD Projekt and working on The Witcher spin-off Project Sirius, has been hit by layoffs following the game's recent reboot. CD Projekt confirmed that a total of 29 employees had lost their jobs as a result of the decision, seemingly a significant portion of the Boston studio's workforce. Project Sirius is one of a number of games currently in the works as part of CD Projekt's extremely ambitious roadmap.
CD Projekt has completed work on a "new framework" for its upcoming Witcher game, Project Sirius, which is being developed by The Molasses Flood. The studio has undergone layoffs as a result of this change. The value of expenses incurred from implementing the "new framework" came to $9.7 million USD. CD Projekt has made partial changes to that accounting in the amount of $5.2 million USD for expenses incurred in 2022. CD Projekt has not revealed any details about the updated direction of Project Sirius.
CD Projekt has explained its decision to write-off funds allotted to Project Sirius, saying it's sometimes "better to cut costs early". The company had re-evaluated the "scope and commercial potential of the original concept" and was now "formulating a new framework" better "aligned with the [company's] strategy". CD Projekt's next release will be its Cyberpunk 2077 expansion, Phantom Liberty, and the studio said it would be sharing more on the project in June.
CD Projekt Red has confirmed that it has restarted development on its upcoming multiplayer game, Project Sirius, which is based on The Witcher franchise. The company had previously announced an impairment charge on the project, leading to speculation that it had been canceled. However, CD Projekt Red clarified that it was reevaluating the project and looking for new ways to extend its franchises. Project Sirius was one of three new Witcher games announced last October, with CD Projekt Red also hinting at a new Witcher trilogy in development.
CD Projekt Red has explained its decision to restart development of its Witcher spin-off Project Sirius, saying the company doesn't "want to carry on with projects we aren't aligned with." The project is "new to us in terms of design and format" and different from the "big productions" the developer is known for. CD Projekt Red's goal was to cut costs for the project early and give the developer time for reassessment, rather than moving forward full steam ahead on a project the company wasn't "aligned with."
CD Projekt has explained the decision to re-evaluate the development of 'Project Sirius', a new take on The Witcher series, which was first announced last October. The company established an impairment allowance related to expenses incurred developing the game, which totalled 33.4 million PLN ($7.6m) in 2022 and 9.5 million PLN ($2.2m) in the first two months of 2023. CFO Piotr Nielubowicz said the decision was made to stay innovative and experiment with new paths, and that it's better to cut costs early and restart if needed than to carry on.
CD Projekt Red is re-evaluating Project Sirius, a spin-off from The Witcher franchise, and has announced its intention to write-off funds allocated for the project. The publisher is now working to ensure the project is better aligned with its strategy. It sounds like the project may be rebooted from scratch, with or without The Molasses Flood still on board. CD Projekt's ambitious project roadmap includes a fresh trilogy of big budget The Witcher titles, a Witcher 1 remake, a full sequel to Cyberpunk 2077, and a brand new IP codenamed Hadar.
CD Projekt Red has announced that they are re-evaluating the scope and commercial potential of "Project Sirius," a new take on The Witcher universe being developed by The Molasses Flood. The company is formulating a new framework for the project, indicating that they may be throwing out the work they've done so far. Little is known about Project Sirius, but earlier job ads suggested it would be an action-based, co-op game with procedurally-generated elements and branching storytelling. Some are concerned that CDPR is taking on too much, but Project Sirius is being developed by a separate studio.
CD Projekt has announced that the new Witcher game, Project Sirius, is undergoing changes after an evaluation of its scope and commercial potential. The company has taken an impairment allowance of close to $10 million, suggesting a complete scrapping of the existing version of the game. CD Projekt will now work on formulating a new framework for the project, which was previously billed as an innovative take on The Witcher series aimed at veterans and newcomers alike. The Molasses Flood in Boston was developing the game, which was in pre-production as of October 2022.