Former CDPR Devs Form New Studio To Create Character-Driven Game Set In Apocalypse

Blank is a studio created by a few former CD Projekt Red developers (The Witcher, Cyberpunk 2030). To create an interactive story set during the Apocalypse “with at least two twists.” 

Blank was founded by Mateusz Kanik, the director of Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3’s co-game director. with Jędrzej Mróz and Marcin Jefimow, both former executive producers on The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077. The new studio hopes to bring players “beautifully designed games” with “unique experiences,” while avoiding well-trod territory. Blank released a press release. Blank’s press release says that the studio does not plan to produce “clones or predictable entries.” 

Blank. The studio has also released some concept artwork for the game that was never announced. It is the game described above set in a post-apocalyptic environment. 

Kanik will serve as the game’s director, while Mróz and Jefimow will be executive producers. Mikołaj Marchewka joins the project as its managing director. Two other former CDPR devs in Michal Dobrowolski and Artur Ganszyniec will work on the game as design director and narrative director, respectively. Former Division 48 Studio developer Grzegorz Przybyś is the game’s art director. 

We’re excited to announce Blank. Kanik, in a recent press release writes: “We are thrilled to be able to expand our team. After working in an industry that is becoming more conservative, we are ready to take on bold projects, which share our values and creativity. The industry promotes the dictatorship of creative individuals, but we believe in giving ownership to the entire team. The industry is a fan of crunch time, but we believe in work-life balance. “Where the industry believes that bigger is better we are focused on high-quality games, with an emphasis on story, emotion and craftsmanship.” 

Mróz writes that the team plans to marry inspired ideas with well-defined scopes to strong teams of support and realistic budgets. 

“We’re committed to quality craftsmanship and running the studio in a sustainable way,” Mróz writes. We plan to expand our project scope, as we grow the team. 

Blank. The team consists of 10 people and is based in Warsaw. To develop an unannounced product, the company wants to increase its team to 60. 

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