The creator of The Witcher 3 leaves CD Projekt Red after the Cyberpunk 2077 scandal

CD Projekt Red is having many problems.

Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, director of development of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt game and also in charge of developing blockbuster Cyberpunk 2077 recently unexpectedly resigned as vice president of game development at CD Projekt Red after opposing faces accusations of bullying in this Polish game development studio.

According to Bloomberg news site, Tomaszkiewicz has been investigated for harassment and bullying in the past few months, shortly after the blockbuster Cyberpunk 2077 was released worldwide. Tomaszkiewicz denied these allegations and was found not guilty in that investigation, but according to an internal email sent to CD Projekt Red employees, he decided to leave the company as part of responsibility for the case. scandal. In the email, Tomaszkiewicz wrote, “anyway, a lot of people are feeling scared, stressed or uncomfortable working with me.” He also apologized for “all the bad things I’ve done.”

Although Tomaszkiewicz was a key player in the development of Cyberpunk 2077, his greatest success was the production of blockbuster The Witcher 3, he is also considered the father of this game and played a part in the huge success of the game in the gaming community, even leading to CD Projekt Red today. Accordingly, Tomaszkiewicz has been working with CD Projekt Red for over 17 years.

It’s possible that the workplace bullying allegations add to the uncertainty with CD Projekt Red employees, unlike the domino effect of the many abuse allegations against Ubisoft executives last year. While Schreier’s report doesn’t go into detail about the scandalous allegations, some users speculated that this could be related to the scandal that CD Projekt Red made before Cyberpunk’s release date. in December.

The news of Tomaszkiewicz’s departure is said to be a blow to the reputation of CD Projekt Red, which has faced scrutiny and backlash from fans since the troubled release of Cyberpunk 2077. tangled. Last week, it was reported that CD Projekt Red board members received millions in bonuses while employees received a small portion of the bonuses they expected.