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'The Witcher 3' Success 'Harmed My Books,' Claims Author

Franchise Author Andrzej Sapkowski claims 'The Witcher 3' Success harmed his books

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ArchangelMike2774d ago

Yeah, he's just a bitter jealous man. He wishes his books had the success that The Witcher games have had amd just can't handle it. It doesn't help that every time he opens his mouth nothing but vitriol comes out.

ThunderPulse2773d ago

He sounds like a pompous fool every time he opens that mouth to complain about his book sales.

dedicatedtogamers2773d ago

Yeah, seems like bitterness when he was the one who decided to license it out.

I'm sure his millions in royalties is just killing him...

cleft52773d ago

If anything this guy should be working with CDPR to figure out a way to promote his books. Of course the story in the game is different or told in a different way from the books. Thats not a bad thing, it just means people can read his books for the true telling of the story. What a moron, here he has an audience hungry for The Witcher content and all he can do is be jealous of the success of another interpretation of his work. There are no words for how childish this guy is behaving.

Mega242772d ago

Witcher games take place after the books, so reading the books is actually good to understand some of the plot and returning characters. I wouldn't actually want this man helping CD Projekt Red, with his awful attitude. Dude is just an a*hole.

Bhuahahaha2773d ago

if aint for the game i will never know the witcher or the book existed in the first first lol

Timesplitter142772d ago (Edited 2772d ago )

He does have a point though: “Seeing a picture from the game on the cover of my book, many fans assumed that the game was first. And respectable fans of sci-fi and fantasy hold such derivative books in contempt …"

This is SO true. For me, at least. I can't think of anything less interesting than a cheap game-based cash-grab book with the game's art on its cover. You know, like those Halo novels or whatever. Same thing for when a book gets a movie adaptation and its cover becomes the movie poster. It completely kills the appeal of the book.

It would've been much better to just keep the original covers and not try to tie in with the game too much. The sales would be just as good and the books would've preserved their identity. I'm guessing this was the publisher's decision and not the author's, because publishers LOVE to have poor judgement and be completely disconnected from their fans.

I'm sure the author is very graceful that the games have had so much success. But he's just mad at his book's publishers for being such huge idiots

Bahamut2772d ago

Yeah, I have no idea what he's talking about because as soon as I beat The Witcher 3, I bought all of his books! Soooooo....

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Nivekki2773d ago

I'm pretty sure the games opened up a larger market of people buying his books, I'd personally never heard of the books until the first game came out. Sounds like sour grapes to me.

Goldby2773d ago

For a while people believed CDPR created the witcher series and that Andrzej wrote the books after.

Alot of miscommunication, and no matter what, if you are having to explain the same thing over and over it will cause headaches for sure.

Plus the fact that Witcher/Geralt and CDPR are more known than Witcher/Geralt and Andrzej

cleft52773d ago (Edited 2772d ago )

Sure, but that isnt hurting his books. Its hurting his ego.

Goldby2772d ago

How would you like it cleft if you created somethibg and everyone thought someine else created it originally and you only added to it?

morganfell2773d ago

Had it not been for the games the books would never expanded to other languages and geographical areas such as the US.

_-EDMIX-_2773d ago

What if that doesn't matter to him? at the end of the day you could have a crapload of money but an artist many times just wants to see their concept conveyed properly.

I'm sure he has legitimate reasons for feeling the way he feels we have artists many times that are literally millionaires but still are perfectionist and still are not content until their work is almost perfect sometimes money is not anything to them.

Nivekki2772d ago

All of that goes out of the window when you sign the rights away in the first place Edmix. He agreed to it and I'm sure he didn't have a gun pointed to his head at the time. If he was worried about his concept being conveyed properly he would have declined and just been happy just to have his books being sold, no?

RedTfox2772d ago (Edited 2772d ago )

Can't understand the author Andrzej Sapkowski, going against the games.
Like Nivekki said, if was not for the games, i will never be able to know his work and his books here on Brazil.
I just buyed the first one, and i liked it very much, so i don't understand the complaints at all. He is now reaching a LOT more potencial readers from all over the world.

Bahamut2772d ago

Yeah, I bought the books because of the game, this guy's nuts.

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JumpAction2773d ago

That is such a shame. :(

I am a fan of the books and the games. I work with a man from Poland who has only read the books and adores them dearly. He is of the opinion that the video games have opened up more people to the series in both forms of media and he is thankful for it.

It's a shame the author only finds himself frustrated by the success of the video games. I can empathize that he is upset about the reputation of his work given the example he provides. I can say that the video games opened me up to reading the novels. They are superb.

Hroach6162773d ago

Yeah I'm in the same camp. Didn't even know they were based on books until the third game came out and was a hit. Picked up two books after that. I can see why they are so highly regarded. They are phenomenal books.
I think he could be wrong about the games negatively impacting his book sales. But I don't see sales numbers so who knows.

oof462773d ago

I think what he meant to say was, "Where are my royalties?!?"

Zorkaz2773d ago

I agree with Nivekki. Without the game, the books might have been unheard of. I'm not saying they're not good in any way, in fact they are the reason the Witcher was such a great game. But I can understand why he's feeling a little bitter. Sort of.

Movefasta19932773d ago

The books are incredible,when it comes to fantasy story telling he's up there with the best of them.but the truth is,if it weren't for the witcher 2,i would have never heard of them.

Zorkaz2773d ago

Well there you go! His books are appreciated, and the Witcher just allows for that! I mean I guess he's upset that the Witcher will be remembered for the games, but in the end, so what? The people who read his books like them, that's what counts right?

Fist4achin2773d ago

I agree with you. I never would have known about the Witcher lore until I tried the games. I have two books and they are very good. I think games are definitely more profitable than books in this day and age. Maybe he should lean on movie deals and then make a ton of money that way if that's the issue...

_-EDMIX-_2773d ago

When you're an artist your Creations are literally your babies and sometimes having a crapload of money may not really matter.

He might feel that many people are mistaking the interpretation of the books with the games

RememberThe3572772d ago

I see what your saying and as a writer I can sort of validate your idea, but his comments come across as purely egocentric. If The Witcher is indeed his baby then he either should have held on to the IP for himself or put more creative limits on how CDPR could interpret his writing. But as a writer I can think of nothing better than the realization of my creation (as far as I know he's completed The Witcher) followed by an other creative entity picking up where I left off. It's representative of life and the lack of control death brings. He finished his vision of The Witcher and instead of the character getting butchered by Hollywood or some cheap product, The Witcher found new story tellers to carry on the world he created. It's not going to be what he wants it to be because hes not the one creating it, that's the freedom he's now rejecting. He could be reveling in the new stories or perspectives that the games provided but instead he's wallowing in the depths of his own ego.

cfc832773d ago

His problem is that gaming punters might be more loyal and passionate about the game than readers are about his books. He took a cheque and underestimated CDPR and the gaming base. Not our problem witch boy.

Fist4achin2773d ago

Truth be told, I still think gamers helped increase the fan base of his books just out of interest in wanting to learn more about his fantastical world he imagined.

On the other hand, witch boy can now imagine a world with more money. Until then he might be considered the bitcher.

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Source Code For The Witcher 3 & Cyberpunk 2077 Has Allegedly Been Compromised

Source code for CD Projekt's action role-playing games The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 have allegedly been compromised.

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just_looken19d ago

Well they are using unreal engine now thanks to there work culture and horrific job on making cyberpunk so for the future no impact.

But it will be interesting to see what mods will be made

https://rebel-wolves.com/

just_looken17d ago

7 disagrees shows how many look at one dlc that had a rip off fight from ghost in the shell and goes wow what a goat team i love cdpr while ignoring that they only made 2 games that were good witcher 2/3 in 20yrs.

But its a new world we want a criminal that support's legal murder as president/support shoplifting love toxic work environments and have a mass casualty event every other day.

GhostMirror17d ago

I’ll admit I didn’t play it at launch, but Cyberpunk 2077 is a really good game now.

And who the hell knows what you’re even going on about in your second paragraph here.

EazyC18d ago

Wait a min...I swear to god CP2077's source code got leaked before. CDPR needs to stop using "password123" for all their accounts 😅

just_looken17d ago

Na its hundreds ex employees no doubt just getting there revenge.

Profchaos17d ago (Edited 17d ago )

This is the same leak the threat actors have been trying to sell the source code after cd project didn't pay the ransom.

They didn't manage to sell the source code to any company largely because it would be unethical for say EA to buy it so the threat actors failed to find a buyer.

After they failed to make any money they went through with their threat of simply giving it away.

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The Witcher 4 Won't Be "Witcher 3 in New Clothing," CDPR Adding New Gameplay Elements and Mechanics

CDPR says that players shouldn't expect The Witcher 4 to be "Witcher 3 in new clothing," as the studio is adding new gameplay elements in it.

anast37d ago

Improve the combat and you got an instant classic.

sagapo37d ago

What’s wrong with the combat?

anast37d ago

Nothing for when it was made. It's time to upgrade.

sagapo36d ago

disagrees for asking a question, nice...

Flawlessmic37d ago

Dragons dogma 2 style combat, would be dope.

Friendlygamer37d ago

It played like a bootleg ac game. It was pretty poor even back when it released

anast37d ago

I didn't think it was as bad as the semi QT AC games.

Friendlygamer36d ago

At least ac had some cinematic flair to hide how braindead it was

bionicstar37d ago

They should have a party system with turn based combat

monkey60237d ago

People will riot!

I'd love it but people will riot

LordoftheCritics36d ago

CDPR will lose like 99% of its audience.

It could be a fun experiment for the internet's shits and giggles.

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Best Video Game Soundtracks of All Time

From Ballblazer to The Witcher 3: unlock the hidden potential of visuals through the best video game soundtracks of all time.

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kayoss118d ago (Edited 118d ago )

Nier Automata is not on the list?
MegaMan X?

TheEnigma313118d ago

Where is Castlevania SotN? By far 1 of the best ever soundtracks

Terry_B118d ago (Edited 118d ago )

A good list that covers a good variation of different types of video game music needs to have at least a minimum of 25 different games.

There in the list are just 9. And only one of them is from a game older than 10 years. Most of them were released in the last 3 years I think.

Its a shitty list actually..with a shitty headline and a shitty image with zelda, god of war and street fighter while none of them is discussed in the list.

esportdriven.com is now on my list..the list of shitty vg sites.