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Time of India
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
7 lessons GTA 6 can take from The Witcher 3
Rockstar Games is known for creating iconic open worlds, but The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt did things so right, it still lives rent-free in our heads years later. With GTA 6 on the horizon, it's the perfect time for Rockstar to take notes from CD Projekt Red's magnum opus. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Here are 7 things The Witcher 3 nailed that GTA 6 can absolutely learn from. 1. Side Quests Shouldn't Feel Like Side Quests Every side mission in The Witcher 3 has purpose, flavor, and emotional weight. You don't just fetch herbs; you uncover haunted pasts, tragic lovers, or deadly secrets. Compare that to GTA's 'go here, shoot them, drive back' formula. In GTA 6 , Rockstar should build side stories that matter just as much as the main plot. Make us care . GTA 6 : New LEAKS shows Choices... 2. Choices Should Actually Matter What you do in The Witcher 3 changes how characters see you—and how the world evolves. Actions have long-term consequences. GTA often gives us 'fake' choices that don't really affect the game. Rockstar can level up by introducing branching outcomes. Make our decisions alter alliances, mission paths, and even the ending. 3. NPCs Deserve Better Lives In The Witcher 3 , NPCs farm, argue, pray, and mourn. They feel real . In GTA, they scream, run, and sometimes walk in circles. Time for a glow-up. Rockstar should breathe life into Leonida by making its people dynamic. Imagine citizens reacting to weather, news, and your actions like they actually live there. 4. Let the World Talk Back From peasant gossip to bard songs, The Witcher 3 constantly reflects your journey. The world acknowledges what you've done. That feedback loop builds immersion. Rockstar can steal this trick by letting GTA 6's radio stations, social media apps, or NPC chatter reflect your story decisions and chaos. 5. Tone Can Be Serious and Fun Yes, The Witcher 3 is dark, but it's also hilarious. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Drunk Geralt. Talking trolls. Absurd contracts. Rockstar's strength is comedy, but when it comes to serious moments, they sometimes flinch. GTA 6 can strike a better balance—lean into mature themes, but don't lose the satire. We want to feel and laugh. GTA 6 WORLD REVEAL 6 Big Cities, 40+ Locations 😱 FULL Breakdown! 6. Worldbuilding > Map Size Sure, The Witcher 3 is massive—but it's the details that hit. Shrines, books, ruins, camps—they all tell stories. GTA maps are big, but often feel hollow outside missions. Leonida needs dense storytelling: graffiti with lore, shops with secrets, abandoned places with mysteries. Big maps are cool. Deep maps are unforgettable. 7. The Protagonists Should Grow Geralt evolves from an emotionless monster hunter to someone full of heart and regret. Most GTA characters stay the same. Rockstar should give Jason and Lucia room to grow . Make us feel their choices, trauma, and victories. Give them arcs that hit hard . Make us remember them like we remember Geralt. GTA 6 already has the hype, but The Witcher 3 showed us that open-world games can be both massive and meaningful. If Rockstar blends their chaos with Witcher's storytelling soul, we're looking at a once-in-a-generation game. Don't just build a city—build a world that stays with us.
Android Authority
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Android Authority
Watch this person play The Witcher 3 on their Galaxy Watch Ultra
TL;DR A Redditor has shown off GeForce Now running on the Galaxy Watch Ultra. The user's uploaded video shows them playing The Witcher 3 on the smartwatch. The smartwatch isn't actually doing any of the heavy lifting, but it's still a cool showcase. We've already seen people running retro games on their smartwatches thanks to emulators, but it turns out that you can also play full-fledged PC games on your Wear OS watch. Then again, I'm not sure why you'd want to do so in the first place. Redditor BranaMitrovicFloyd posted a video online showing GeForce Now running on the Galaxy Watch Ultra. The user was specifically playing 2015's The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt with the aid of on-screen controls and a stylus. community on Reddit Posts from the galaxywatch community on Reddit It's worth stressing that this isn't actually running locally on the smartwatch, as GeForce Now is a game streaming service. That means NVIDIA's servers perform all the heavy lifting, and the gameplay is then streamed to your device via your internet connection. So, while this isn't a demonstration of the Galaxy Watch Ultra's horsepower, it does highlight the possibilities on this hardware. Of course, I'm not sure you'd actually want to play PC games on a smartwatch in the first place. The small screen makes things tough to see, while the virtual controls are simply too tiny for your fingers. On the upside, you can connect a Bluetooth controller to your watch if you're really committed to this endeavor. This also comes a few months after a Redditor got the PPSSPP emulator running on their Galaxy Watch 5. This was all running locally on the smartwatch, and the user was apparently able to play most PSP games at 60fps. Got a tip? Talk to us! Email our staff at Email our staff at news@ . You can stay anonymous or get credit for the info, it's your choice.
Yahoo
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
World's Biggest Modding Site Has Been Sold After 24 Years: 'The Strain Of Being Responsible For The Behemoth I Created Has Taken Its Toll'
Nexus Mods is changing hands. The vast database for free mods of PC games ranging from The Witcher 3 to Stardew Valley has been sold for the first time since it was created 24 years ago. 'The strain of being responsible for the behemoth I created has taken its toll,' previous owner Dark0ne wrote in an update on Monday. 'The stress of the job has been a regular source of anxiety and stress-related health issues.' Nexus Mods is where thousands of modders go to share their creations. Whenever a new game comes out, be it big like Monster Hunter Wilds or small like Blue Prince, mods quickly become available on Nexus for everything from helping with inventory management to enhancing visuals. It's been a cornerstone of PC gaming for many players for decades now, though Dark0ne suggested nothing much will change in the day-to-day now that he's no longer running it. 'I started this project back in 2001, in my bedroom, with a 56k modem, an excitement for the upcoming release of Morrowind and with no grand ambitions or intentions,' he wrote in an update on the Nexus Mods website. 'I didn't set out to build a business, I just wanted to make a place where modders could share their work without worrying it would vanish into the internet either [sic] the next time a fansite went offline or a publisher decided they were done with it. That idea grew legs, sprouted arms, and turned into Nexus Mods.' Dark0ne said he's been looking for someone else to take over management of Nexus Mods for a while now due to all the stress of running a small online social network, but it wasn't until recently that he found someone to take over who 'really 'gets' the modding community the way I do.' He didn't reveal who that someone is, though, or the price tag for the deal. Is Nexus Mods about to get way worse? Some users are already freaking out about paid subscriptions coming. Dark0ne claims not much will change in the immediate future, though. 'Behind the scenes, I've already been stepping back bit by bit,' he wrote. 'Over the past few years, the team has taken on more of the weight and the site's been doing better than ever. What's changing now is simply the formality of it, making sure the right people are in place to guide Nexus Mods into the next era. That includes some structural updates to the company ownership that we aren't shouting about, but I want to be transparent: they're about long-term stability, not changing the values or direction of the platform. Nexus Mods is community-first and mod-author focused, that's not up for negotiation.' Some shifts have already been underway at Nexus Mods, which is run by a team of 40 people. A big one was moving to ease rules on modders getting paid for their work. Some modders now link to Patreons and other places where people can donate to them directly for ongoing updates to certain popular mods in games like Starfield and Elden Ring. Nexus Mods community managers said at the time that the goal was to find a way to balance compensation incentives with the desire to keep the modding scene free and open, even as companies like Bethesda try to monetize creator work in their games. Nexus Mods has also recently taken stands again bigotry. The site refused to host a Starfield mod back in 2023 that deleted pronoun options from the game. Nexus Mods told 404 Media at the time that it wasn't meant as a political statement, but as a way to protect its users. '[The] removal of diversity, while appealing to many, does not promote a positive modding community,' they said. . For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Yahoo
15-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
2015 GOTY Getting Surprise DLC 11 Years After Launch
Although the critically lauded RPG has been out for 10 years, it seems CD Projekt Red isn't done making content for the popular game. According to a new report from Polish podcasters Rock and Boris, The Witcher 3 is getting DLC that will release sometime next year. Not much else is known about the small project, but it will be developed by Fool's Theory, the studio founded by former CD Projekt Red quest designer Jakub Rokosz. This is also the studio working on the upcoming The Witcher 1 remake. 'Let's move on to our main topic,' reads a translation of the video (H/T MP1st). 'From the information we have collected, it turns out that the announced, mysterious project by CD Projekt Red, made by Fool's Theory, is a story DLC for The Witcher 3. This is confirmed information from several independent sources.' 'What we know is that this is a DLC for The Witcher 3,' the video continues. 'Based on one piece of information, I can't confirm it any further, but the earliest it could be is in the future year. We also more or less know the order of the releases: first, mods for consoles, then the DLC for The Witcher 3, then The Witcher 4, and finally, the remake of The Witcher 1.' CD Projekt Red and Fool's Theory have not yet confirmed the existence of an upcoming The Witcher 3 DLC, so take this all with a grain of salt for now. Considering many are speculating that this new DLC will take place between the events of The Witcher 3 and The Witcher 4, we'll probably learn more as we inch closer to the fourth entry's release. The post 2015 GOTY Getting Surprise DLC 11 Years After Launch – Report appeared first on PlayStation LifeStyle.
Metro
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
The Witcher 3 rumour says new DLC is on the way but it's not a full expansion
After celebrating its 10th anniversary, The Witcher 3 is rumoured to be getting another update besides mod support. Given it's hard at work on both The Witcher 4 and the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel, you wouldn't think CD Projekt would have time to revisit The Witcher 3, beyond the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S update in 2022. And yet the game is set to receive full mod support later this year and now a fresh rumour has begun circulating, claiming that the now 10-year-old game is receiving a new expansion too. This is supposedly being made, not by CD Projekt Red, but by Fool's Theory, a separate Polish studio CD Projekt enlisted to helm a full remake of the first Witcher game (which is currently MIA). The rumour comes from a pair of popular Polish podcasters called Rock & Borys. At least we assume they're popular, given their YouTube channel boasts 1.45 million subscribers. According to them (per a translation by MP1st) the DLC will be story related and is expected to arrive after The Witcher 3's mod support. No exact date has been given yet for when that'll happen, but it's supposed to be happening later this year. Depending on the timing, this means any new Witcher 3 DLC may not be out until 2026. Sign up to the GameCentral newsletter for a unique take on the week in gaming, alongside the latest reviews and more. Delivered to your inbox every Saturday morning. However, despite what some have assumed, this doesn't sound like it will be a full expansion like the Hearts Of Stone and Blood And Wine and it's unclear if it will be a free update or something you'll need to spend money on. While any such rumour should be taken with a grain of salt, some fans on Reddit claim Rock & Borys have contacts within CD Projekt and thus can be considered reliable with their claims. It would also make some sense, since The Witcher 3 did celebrate is 10th anniversary this past May, where CD Projekt revealed the game had sold over 60 million copies. With mod support sure to draw back fans, that'll be an opportune time to drop more content for them to sink their teeth into, especially since both The Witcher 4 and The Witcher 1 remake lack any firm release date. More Trending CD Projekt's latest financial report did insinuate The Witcher 4 could launch as early as 2027, but the studio couldn't promise it wouldn't need to push the game back. A tech demo for The Witcher 4 was also shown recently, giving fans a first glimpse at how it'll run using Epic Games' Unreal Engine 5. It was an impressive showing, especially since it was said to be running on a base PlayStation 5 and not a PS5 Pro. However, CD Projekt soon tried to downplay expectations, issuing a statement stressing that the demo is not meant to be indicative of the final product and it could look quite differently. 'It's important to keep in mind that this tech demo isn't meant to represent The Witcher 4 – it's a showcase of the tools we're developing together with Epic Games. That means specific visuals like character models and environments may be different to The Witcher 4,' said a studio representative. Email gamecentral@ leave a comment below, follow us on Twitter. To submit Inbox letters and Reader's Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use our Submit Stuff page here. For more stories like this, check our Gaming page. MORE: The Witcher 4 will be 'bigger' and 'better' than The Witcher 3 says CD Projekt MORE: The Witcher 4 'won't focus on Geralt' but he will be involved confirms voice actor MORE: Cyberpunk 2077 sequel will feature at least two cities says franchise creator
