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Poland’s media and entertainment industry expected to reach $10 billion in 2021, says new report

The report, 'Development prospects for the entertainment industry and media in Poland 2021-2025', highlights how each sector of the industry was affected by the pandemic and how they are recovering. PwC

The report, 'Development prospects for the entertainment industry and media in Poland 2021-2025', highlights how each sector of the industry was affected by the pandemic and how they are recovering.

Netflix launches first in-app gaming initiative in Poland with 'Stranger Things'

The addition of original games based on popular content will offer Netflix subscribers something that they aren’t receiving elsewhere and could be the key to continued growth of the service.

Video game inspires praise and nostalgia for its depiction of Poland’s cultural heritage

Describing the game as a “poignant slice of Polish culture”, video game critic and reviewer Robert Zak said: “Amid all these Polish made games, few have depicted Poland itself. The Medium breaks this unfortunate tradition beautifully.”

Kraków academic develops new chess game after using lockdown to analyse Russian troops near Polish border

Zbigniew Kokosiński from the Kraków University of Technology was using his traditional chessboard to arrange the pieces to depict a metaphor for Moscow’s military forces in the Russian region of Kaliningrad when he came across his new method.

CD Projekt's Cyberpunk 2077 game removed from Sony store

Sony has removed the computer game Cyberpunk 2077, developed by the Warsaw-based firm CD Projekt, from its PlayStation store owing to faults.

Global debut of Polish video game 'Cyberpunk 2077' a huge hit

“Cyberpunk 2077”, an eagerly anticipated Polish-made role-playing video game, was played by over a million people in just four hours on Thursday morning after debuting on the Steam online platform at midnight GMT.

Described as being 'one of the fathers of modern chess', Łódź chess master Akiba Rubinstein was a tormented genius

As Netflix viewers across the globe revel in binge-watching The Queen’s Gambit, TFN looks back at one of the greatest world champions that never was: a player that held the planet in his palm until fate intervened.

Snow time: computer winter survival game draws upon real-life experiences of Arctic explorer

Marek Kamiński was the first person in history to reach both the North Pole and the South Pole in one year.

Video games experiencing 'golden age' - newspaper

Polish video game producers are experiencing a period of rapid development, and the pandemic is only helping. Their stock values, as listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE), have rebounded significantly after the pandemic, writes the Rzeczpospolita daily on Thursday.

CD Projekt Red teams up with Japanese studio for incredible new anime series on Netflix

Called Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, the series will be based on Projekt Red’s hotly anticipated Cyberpunk 2077 game.

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Hero Polish porter who fought off London Bridge terrorist collects bravery award from Princess Anne

In a ceremony at Windsor Castle, Princess Anne presented Łukasz Koczocik with the Queen's Medal for Gallantry, which recognises exemplary acts of courage.

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Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

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