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Did you miss last week’s WitcherCon? Here’s a roundup of what to expect in the expanded Witcher universe.

Witchercon July 9, 2021 Netflix

On July 9th and 10th, CD PROJEKT RED and Netflix presented WitcherCon — an online “convention” surrounding The Witcher franchise featuring numerous panels and announcements related to the world of The Witcher video games and the Netflix series. Here’s what to expect in the expanded Witcher universe.

Polish video game developer, CD PROJEKT RED, put the spotlight on their expanded Witcher universe in The Witcher: Beyond Video Games — at the heart of which was the reveal of the upcoming comic book The Witcher: Ronin. The comic is stylized in the manga form, and tells an ancient-Japanese-inspired tale which casts Geralt as a monster-slaying Ronin on the hunt of the mythical Yuki Onna — the Lady of Snow. A special hardback collector’s edition of The Witcher: Ronin will be coming soon to Kickstarter.

Spokko, member of the CD PROJEKT family, was also at WitcherCon to talk about their location-based AR RPG The Witcher: Monster Slayer. Coming to iOS and Android for free on July 21, 2021, the game tasks players with becoming a witcher themselves, stepping out into familiar surroundings transformed into a dark fantasy realm to hunt down bloodthirsty beasts lurking nearby.

Netflix also provided sneak peeks and updates regarding the second season of its hugely popular series, and The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf anime. As well as fresh looks at both, the release dates for these projects were also revealed during the event, with Season 2 coming on December 17, 2021, and the anime arriving August 23, 2021

WitcherCon is also not the only example of CD PROJEKT RED and Netflix’s collaboration. Later in 2021, the next-gen edition of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will be coming to Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC, and the game will also include bonus items inspired by the Netflix series. The next-gen upgrade for the game will be free for owners of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.

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