{"id":1204448,"date":"2026-02-19T23:52:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T23:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/inside-the-witcher-3-launch-1"},"modified":"2026-02-19T23:52:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T23:52:51","slug":"what-it-was-like-inside-cd-projekt-red-when-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-was-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/what-it-was-like-inside-cd-projekt-red-when-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-was-released\/","title":{"rendered":"What it was like inside CD Projekt Red when The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was released"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/what-it-was-like-inside-cd-projekt-red-when-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-was-released.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><em>On this day 10 years ago I was at CD Projekt Red while <a data-keyword=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt\">The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt<\/a> was released. 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