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"Dawnwalker's Game Director Reveals Why He Left CDPR to Start Own Studio"

Author : Camila Apr 09,2025

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Following the releases of *The Witcher 3* and *Cyberpunk 2077*, not all of the experts at CD Projekt RED remained with the company. Instead, some chose to embark on a new journey with *The Blood of Dawnwalker*. Recently unveiled, this game is being developed by Rebel Wolves, a studio founded by a CD Projekt RED veteran, Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz.

Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz shared his reasons for leaving CDPR and starting Rebel Wolves. Here are the key points:

"I wanted to do something different with my friends, so I started Rebel Wolves. Naturally, we have a strong interest in role-playing games and their history. However, I believe that these RPG rules can be developed and expanded. We came up with some wild ideas. Since it would be difficult to persuade any large corporation to change and do something novel, you know, to work with brand-new intellectual property, we came to the realization that if we wanted to do them, we would need to open our own studio. Since we're working on some novel solutions, it's actually risky. Unlike in large studios where it's more complicated, we work with people and between people in our studio. A small team, in my opinion, is capable of more because there is communication among members and discussing the vision is simpler. Feeling the 'creative fire' and creating something unique is simpler."