"Dawnwalker Game Director Quits CDPR, Launches Own Studio"

Following the releases of *The Witcher 3* and *Cyberpunk 2077*, not all of the experts at CD Projekt RED remained on staff. Some chose to venture into new projects, like *The Blood of Dawnwalker*. Recently unveiled, *The Blood of Dawnwalker* is being developed by Rebel Wolves, a studio founded by a veteran from CD Projekt RED, Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz.

Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz shared his reasons for leaving CDPR and starting Rebel Wolves. He expressed a desire to explore new creative avenues with his friends, stating, "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. [But] I believe that these RPG rules can be developed and expanded. We came up with some wild ideas." He highlighted the challenge of convincing large corporations to embrace novel ideas and work with new intellectual property, saying, "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."

Tomaszkiewicz also emphasized the advantages of working in a smaller studio, noting, "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 [relationships] 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."