With the building hype behind CD Projekt RED’s next major title, The Witcher 4, it was inevitable that we would start seeing scams and phishing happening around the title. The studio has taken to social media platform X to warn fans of The Witcher about one such scam.
In its post on X, CD Projekt RED has been warning fans of The Witcher franchise to disregard any “invitations” they might be getting for beta tests for The Witcher 4. While the company itself has said that it is taking the necessary steps it can to stop this scam from perpetuating, it is still warning fans to be careful about the kinds of links they click on with regards to the upcoming RPG.
“Recently, we’ve been getting reports from some community members that they’ve been invited to a beta test of The Witcher 4 — this is a scam,” wrote the company.
“We’ve been taking the necessary steps to take this fraudulent messaging down. That said, if you receive any invites to or stumble upon news of one, we kindly ask you to report the scam using the tools available to you in your email client or the social media platform you are using.”
The studio also warns players that any beta tests it would hold for its games would be first announced through official channels like its social media accounts and official website. “Remember: professional monster slayers don’t fall for scams; they see right through them and slay them,” wrote the studio.
The Witcher 4, currently in development for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, was announced back in December 2024 during The Game Awards. The title was announced with a trailer, which also revealed that Ciri would be taking over as Geralt as the protagonist of the series going forward. While the game doesn’t yet have a release date, CD Projekt’s quarterly fiscal briefing from back in March indicated that the company is looking at a 2027 release window for the title at the earliest.
Since the game’s announcement, CD Projekt RED has been quite active in revealing how it is developing the RPG through various interviews and videos. Earlier this month, during one of its AnsweRED podcasts, senior communication manager Paweł Burza, along with game director Sebastian Kalemba, environment art director Michał Janiszewski and engineering production manager Jan Hermanowicz spoke about building the world of The Witcher 4.
According to Janiszewski, the believability of the world in The Witcher 4 is one of the most important aspects of the game.
“We have a huge team that is taking care of the believability, because, like you were saying, even the line of the trees need to be specifically created,” he said. “So we have some tools that they are supporting us, and we are building inside of our worldbuilding team, tools that will make our work a little bit faster, and a little bit more, I would say easier, to populate the whole world.”
For more details about The Witcher 4, check out the comparisons between Ciri’s gameplay and that of Geralt by CD Projekt RED.