IGN reports that CD PROJEKT RED will release
Gwent: Rogue Mage tomorrow as a
new single-player addition to the Gwent deckbuilding series. This game was
revealed
earlier this year, but
the news that it will arrive so soon comes out of left field. The title was
announced as
Project Golden Nekker, but this was changed, likely because
it stinks. At first it was unclear if the new game would maintain the connection
to The Witcher, but word is it will, as IGN offers a brief preview:
We've
had the chance to play Rogue Mage ahead of its release date, and it definitely
feels reminiscent of The Witcher 3 version of Gwent, though obviously set amid a
roguelike format. Much like the original, players will use Witcher world
characters like Dandelion, Zoltan, and Yennefer, but Rogue Mage uses cards from
the multiplayer version of Gwent. While this means the mechanics are a bit more
complex, cards are presented in simpler packages that aren't nearly as daunting
as logging into the multiplayer version for the first time.