Rumor has it that CD’s new studio Projekt Red is currently working on a spin-off for the Witcher or Cyberpunk 2077, the company’s two most successful franchises.
CD Projekt Red recently acquired The Molasses Flood, renowned for the critically acclaimed and well-received game Drake Hollow. And it looks like the new studio was acquired by the company with the aim of developing a new project based on one of its existing works.
In a statement made by CD Projekt Red, the company states that The Molasses Flood will work in collaboration with the company’s main studios, but will not join any existing team to maintain its current identity.
It is still unclear what games The Molasses Flood will create now that it is part of a large studio, but CD Projekt Red said that the development team of the newly acquired studio is developing their own project, which will be quite ambitious and will be based on one of them. franchises created by the parent company.
Given that the most famous original CD Projekt Red franchises are The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077, everything points to the fact that the developer of The Molasses Flood will create a new game that takes place in one of these two worlds, unless CD Projekt creates the original franchise. … Red for now and not yet detected.
On the acquisition of the new studio, CD Projekt Red President Adam Kicinski spoke about the reasons that prompted the company to invest in a new studio: “We are always looking for teams that make games with all their hearts. Molass Flood shares our passion for video game development, they are experienced and with a focus on quality. I am convinced that they will bring a lot of talent and determination to the group. “
The news of the purchase of CD Projekt Red was also announced by The Molasses Flood itself via the company’s official social media account: “We have joined the CD PROJEKT family and are working on a project setting in one of the existing universes. “.
The company also revealed that the purchase is actually a partnership, explaining that the company will still have the freedom to choose how to develop the following games: “When we started talking to CD Projekt, they made it clear that they didn’t.” … “They just wanted to consume us, but rather accepted us and supported our own culture and growth.”
