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Laughing all the way to the bank? Witcher author signs deal with computer games group for ‘undisclosed figure’

CD-Projekt said that in their talks with author Andrzej Sapkowski (pictured): “The agreement satisfies and fully clarifies the needs and expectations of both parties, past and present, and sets out a framework for the future cooperation between the two sides. Tomasz Gzell/PAP

Following several years of dispute, last year Andrzej Sapkowski, who had originally agreed to a one-off payment from the games developer, demanded around 60 million PLN after the huge success of the third instalment. The author had said that didn’t believe the first Witcher game would even make a profit but the series has sold over 40 million units worldwide with the third instalment shipping 20 million units alone.

Netflix reveals stunning new cast posters for its adaptation of The Witcher with Superman Henry Cavill taking lead role

Set for release sometime in 2019, in addition to the character posters Netflix has also revealed the official title treatment and tagline will be The worst monsters are the ones we create.

Netflix to Release The Witcher Series at End-2019

Poland’s biggest cultural export of the millennium, The Witcher, is now set to be major series on Netflix.

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Poznań’s 19th century Pl. Kolegiacki returned to its former glory as part of movement to reclaim community spaces from ‘carpark hell’

Featuring fountains, greenery, information boards and outbreaks of modern art, the initiative has been hailed by Poznań mayor Jacek Jaśkowiak as a project for the masses, saying: “I am glad that we have managed to revitalize the square while respecting the historic character of this space,”

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‘They stopped being children and became witnesses of terror and violence!’ Archive of postwar drawings reveals children’s harrowing experiences of WWII

Created in 1946 as part of a post-war nationwide school project, the pencil and crayon images obtained by TFN show the full, terrible experience of war from the perspective of children.

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