CD Projekt CEO Credits BioWare for Launching The Witcher
Michał Nowakowski said BioWare lent CD Projekt its Aurora Engine and gave the studio space at its E3 booth, after BioWare's closure was announced.
CD Projekt joint CEO Michał Nowakowski paid tribute to BioWare after the studio's closure, crediting it with lending the engine and E3 booth space that helped launch The Witcher, according to pcgamer.com. Nowakowski posted the tribute on X on October 21, 2026.
Nowakowski said BioWare was a massive part of CD Projekt's history. He noted that CD Projekt befriended the studio while localizing and selling the Baldur's Gate games in Poland, Czechia and Slovakia.
He added that BioWare lent CD Projekt its engine for The Witcher, shared its knowledge and gave the Polish studio a spot at its E3 booth. Nowakowski said he visited BioWare in Edmonton several times and hosted the studio at CD Projekt's Warsaw office.
Translator Ryszard Chojnowski shared photos of CD Projekt's corner of BioWare's booth at E3 2004, the year CD Projekt showed The Witcher there.
In a 2014 interview with Polygon, CD Projekt co-founder Marcin Iwinski discussed the studio's early work with BioWare and Interplay and how it moved to The Witcher after Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance fell through. BioWare used the Aurora Engine for Neverwinter Nights, Knights of the Old Republic and Jade Empire, and CD Projekt used it for The Witcher.
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What did CD Projekt's CEO say about BioWare's closure?
Michał Nowakowski said BioWare was a massive part of CD Projekt's history and credited the studio with lending its engine for The Witcher and giving CD Projekt a spot at its E3 booth.
Which engine did BioWare lend CD Projekt for The Witcher?
BioWare lent CD Projekt the Aurora Engine, which BioWare had used for Neverwinter Nights, Knights of the Old Republic and Jade Empire.