A year ago in the first quarter of CD Projekt jotting down 2.68 mln zł losses. However, the company is only waiting for the premiere of “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.” The game sold very well and continues to affect the company’s results. No specific data – we know that last year sold 20 million copies of all parts of the games in the series Witcher.
Consolidated revenue from sales of the CD project amounted to 87 million zł. However, revenues from service Gog.com, belonging to the company amounted to little more than 3 million zł. Revenues games and additions amounted to more than 68 million zł.
– The first quarter of this year is the third in a row after the release of the first quarter continued strong sales of The Witcher and record the results of the Group – says Piotr Nielubowicz, vice president. Financial CD Projekt quoted in the release of the company.
President Adam Kiciński recalls that in late may sales start next addition to the third, “the Witcher -” Blood and wine “. this supplement may bring the company additional revenue and increase sales of the original game.
In April the producer of “the Witcher 3″ announced the information to allocate 250 million zł to buy back its own shares. the shares are to be bought back for redemption purposes, and authorized management to purchase is valid until the money allocated for this purpose.
the next game on the road?
in addition to developing the brand itself “the Witcher”, the company plans the next game. the most famous title is, of course, “Cyberpunk 2077 “, announced already in 2012. in addition, the CD Projekt announced the release of yet another big RPG and other projects, the details of which remain a mystery.
within five years the company wants to earn more than one billion dollars and improve the exchange of over 100 points more than the growth rate of WIG.
CD Projekt also wants to double the number of employees engaged in games – more than 800 people, not only from Polish. Already, according to Kiciński 70-80 employees are outside of our country. New employees to help the company enter new markets. For comparison, Wroclaw Techland boasts employing approximately 270 employees.
Big plans also apply to the service GOG, which is a digital distribution platform games. What you see on the example of the “Witcher”, the digital sale generates far more revenue than the so-called. vial. The number of games on GOG-u has significantly increased, and the company plans to launch the site a big title. Which? This information was not provided. The service has also been enhanced with more languages and payments in the new currency.
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