Poland’s CD Projekt third-quarter revenue soars due to Cyberpunk enhance By Reuters

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(Reuters) -Polish online game maker CD Projekt’s third-quarter web revenue jumped greater than 500%, topping expectations, helped by gross sales of its flagship Cyberpunk 2077 sport.

Curiosity within the sport was spurred by the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime collection which premiered on Netflix (NASDAQ:) in September, and the discharge of an replace to the sport, the corporate stated.

“The recognition of the collection and the optimistic reception of the 1.6 replace to Cyberpunk 2077, launched every week earlier, had a measurable influence on the sport’s gross sales,” CD Projekt Chief Govt Adam Kicinski stated in a press release.

Web revenue got here in 98.7 million zlotys ($21.94 million), in comparison with the 88 million zlotys anticipated by analysts.

The studio additionally behind The Witcher franchise reported income of 245.5 million zlotys, up 70% and above expectations of 239 million zlotys.

The third quarter was the most effective to this point this yr for gross sales of Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt’s Chief Monetary Officer Piotr Nielubowicz stated, with out giving a selected quantity.

The corporate stated in September it had bought 20 million copies of the sport to this point, in comparison with greater than 13.7 million it earlier stated it had bought in its debut yr.

($1 = 4.4981 zlotys)