Rebel Wolves Explained

Rebel Wolves
Industry:Video games
Founded: in Warsaw, Poland

Rebel Wolves is a video game developer based in Warsaw, Poland. It was founded by Konrad Tomaszkiewicz following his departure from CD Projekt.

History

On February 16, 2022: Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, a video game director on The Witcher 3 and co-director for Cyberpunk 2077 had announced he was leaving CD Projekt to form his own studio, Rebel Wolves to gain independent freedom to create its own universe.[1] The studio had quickly lined up its first project, a AAA dark fantasy game built using Unreal Engine 5.[2]

In November, the company had secured a strategic investment from NetEase Games, who also had acquired a minority stake in the company.[3] With Rebel able to retain full creative control and ownership of its intellectual property.[4]

On January 15, 2024, the official studio's account makes an announcement on X: "Usually we don't comment on rumours. However, since we've heard something through the grapevine... Yes, we are working on Dawnwalker!", with a promotional picture of what looks like a vampire wielding a medieval sword on a dark, red misty background. The game is still in an early stage of development. There is no release date that has been set yet.[5]

Games developed

!Year!Title!Platform(s)
TBADawnwalker[6] TBA

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-02-16 . Former Cyberpunk 2077 and Witcher 3 devs form Rebel Wolves game studio . 2023-08-13 . VentureBeat . en-US.
  2. Web site: Kim . Matt . 2022-02-16 . Rebel Wolves, New Game Studio From The Witcher 3 Director, Is Creating a Dark Fantasy RPG In Unreal Engine 5 . 2023-08-13 . IGN . en.
  3. Web site: 2022-11-22 . Rebel Wolves acquires strategic investment from NetEase Games . 2023-08-13 . Gematsu . en-US.
  4. Web site: NetEase Games . 2023-08-13 . www.neteasegames.com.
  5. News: Chalk . Andy . 2024-01-15 . Former Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 devs officially reveal their first game, and yeah it sure looks like vampires . 2024-01-16 . PCGamer.
  6. News: 2024-01-15 . Usually we don't comment on rumours. However, since we've heard something through the grapevine... Yes, we are working on Dawnwalker! . 2024-01-16 . Twitter.