CD Projekt has ruled out an appearance from The Witcher 4 at The Game Awards this year, despite its cinematic reveal trailer premiering during last year’s show.
While acknowledging The Witcher 4’s nomination in the Most Anticipated Game category at The Game Awards 2025, joint-CEO of CD Projekt, Michał Nowakowski, took to social media to manage expectations, confirming its hotly anticipated sequel is being kept under wraps for now.
“I’m very happy to see The Witcher 4 nominated in the Most Anticipated Game category at The Game Awards,” Nowakowski began. “Thanks to everyone who has already voted — your support means a lot to us. We won’t be bringing any new content to TGA this year, but we’re, as always, excited to watch the show and celebrate this amazing industry’s great night alongside all of you.”
So, that rules out more of The Witcher 4, last seen via a hugely impressive Unreal Engine 5 tech demo in June, any time soon. When might CD Projekt have more to show? Given CD Projekt has indicated The Witcher 4 won’t be out until 2027 at the earliest, perhaps The Game Awards 2026 is a safe bet. According to CD Projekt’s latest financial report, 447 people are currently working on The Witcher 4, up slightly from the number reported at the end of July. Clearly, it is CD Projekt’s focus right now.
And don’t go expecting anything from Cyberpunk 2, either. CD Projekt recently said it’s still “laying the foundations” for the sequel while ramping up staff at its development studios. That one’s even further out.
Still, we do know of one title that will be at The Game Awards this year: Exodus. The official Twitter page for the game confirmed that a new Exodus trailer will be shown at The Game Awards on December 11. Exodus is a new sci-fi RPG in development at Archetype Entertainment, a studio founded by former BioWare developers James Ohlen, Chad Robertson, and Drew Karpyshyn, and published by Wizards of the Coast.
While you wait for that, check out all the nominations for The Game Awards 2025.
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