The Witcher Book Author Doesn't Profit From the Games

Not even a few extra crowns.

By Hope Corrigan

Andrzek Sapkowski, the creator of the Polish novels turned video games, doesn't receive royalties from the video game adaptions of his books.

In an interview with Eurogamer, Sapkowski talks about how he dreamed up The Witcher world, his love of fantasy as a genre, and how he doesn't make any money off them after a one-time payment for The Witcher video games.

There's no malevolence in this transaction: simply an old deal between the writer and CD Projekt Red.

CD Projekt Red offered Sapkowski a cut of the game’s profits, but he declined. “Give me all my money right now,” he joked.

The author praised the game and the efforts by the developers, calling it "very well" made. But he does worry the game may overshadow his books.

Sapkowski's name is a household regularity in his homeland so his worries lie towards the greater global audience.  It's a reasonable concern given the success of CD Projekt Red's series, especially with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's sales surpassing 6 million in the first 6 months of the game's release.

For more on the Witcher universe, check out IGN's review of the last game in the series, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Hope Corrigan is a freelance news writer for IGN.  You can follow her on Twitter and Facebook.

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