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Totally Pwned

10/23/2009|Matt "Steerpike" Sakey|News1
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steerpike_CDProjektlogoAnd to think that just a few short years ago, Polish developer CD Projekt was nothing more than a small localization company that did translations of big games (they did Baldur’s Gate) for the Eastern European market.

All that changed with The Witcher, the first CD Projekt-developed game. While the RPG was initially troubled by technical issues and long load times, CD Projekt’s continued support and releases of major upgrades allowed the game to get a firm foothold around the world, and transform its developer into a overnight success story. CD Projekt also launched Good Old Games, which has a good stake in the classic game market.

Now the company has finalized its takeover of Polish computer firm Optimus S.A. Yes, you heard that right; for the last several weeks we’d been hearing that Optimus was swallowing CD Projekt. Not so! CD Projekt bought itself a controlling share in Optimus and is now a publicly traded company, a move that will allow greater access to capital and increased company growth.

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10/23/2009 Matt "Steerpike" Sakey

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Tap-Repeatedly Overlord Steerpike is a games industry journalist and consultant. His earliest memories are of video games, and hopes his last memories will be of them as well. He’s a featured monthly columnist with the International Game Developers Association, and is internationally published in an assortment of dull e-Learning texts and less dull gaming publications. He also lectures on games at various universities.

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One Response to Totally Pwned

  • Igor Hardy 10/23/2009

    Optimus S.A. was practically dead for years, I didn’t think it existed anymore. I remember that the government had something to do with this – accusations that have led to the company’s bankruptcy. Anyway, a company with rich history.

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