The Witcher 3 Director Leaves CD Projekt Red After Workplace Bullying Investigation

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The Witcher 3 Director Leaves CD Projekt Red After Workplace Bullying Investigation

Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, director of The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt and second director and head of production of Cyberpunk 2077, has left CD Projekt Red. according to Bloomberg, Tomaszkiewicz was the subject of a bullying He had been the subject of a lengthy internal investigation based on accusations. A committee formed to investigate found him not guilty, but Tomaszkiewicz still chose to resign his position.

In an email to CD Projekt Red staff, Tomaszkiewicz wrote that despite being cleared, "many people feel fear, stress and discomfort when working with me." He apologized "for all the bad blood" and said he would work to change his behavior.

The director of The Witcher 3 is a longtime employee of CD Projekt Red, whose career dates back to story design for the studio's first game, The Witcher, in 2007. After serving as lead quest designer on "The Witcher 2," he worked as director on "The Witcher 3" and its expansions "Hearts of Stone" and "Blood and Wine. After working as design director on "Cyberpunk 2077," he became vice president of game development at CD Projekt Red.

Tomaszkiewicz's resignation came a month after Andrzej Zawadzki, lead gameplay designer on Cyberpunk 2077, left the company.

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