CD Projekt Red is preparing for its Cyberpunk 2077 follow-up, codenamed Project Orion, and it’s starting by bringing on developers with some impressive resumes.
The Witcher Studio announces its new steps a press release, marking a major milestone as it moves forward from its dystopian RPG and its Phantom Liberty DLC. These next steps include some “high-profile additions” to the staff, including developers with experience on Hitman, Diablo, Mortal Kombat, Dishonored, and other franchises.
First on the list is Dan Hernberg, who is moving to Project Orion as executive producer. His experience includes serving as head of production at Amazon Games and principal product manager at Blizzard Entertainment. Ryan Bernard, who will help as design director, is known for working as a game director at Ubisoft Massive and gameplay director at IO Interactive.
The position of engineering director will be taken over by Alan Villani, who previously assisted with technical direction on previous Mortal Kombat games. Former Control, Dishonored: Death of the Outsider, and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora developer Anna Magill will serve as lead writer on Project Orion. Finally, Alexander Freed will also help with the writing after previously working with studios like DICE, Obsidian Entertainment, and Wizards of the Coast.
“As a follow-up to Cyberpunk 2077, codenamed Project Orion, CD Projekt Red is entering the early stages of development in North America,” CD Projekt Red said. The company is currently hiring for a variety of positions in their Boston and Vancouver locations. ,
People interested in applying to work on Project Orion can check out the vacancies Here,
Details on the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel, which is being developed at CD Projekt Red’s Boston location, are scarce, but we do know some information about the team. One idea that has been floating around is multiplayer, a This feature is absent in the original game He The studio is now “considering.”
We also know that the company hopes the Cyberpunk franchise will Undergo the same “evolution” as The Witcher series, which means the team wants Orion to offer even more gameplay enhancements and features when it eventually arrives. it’s all the time Most of the studio is focusing on The Witcher 4,
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