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Gaming News #31

7 September 2026

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The Blood of Dawnwalker Launches to an 83 as Witcher 3's Director Bets on a Vampire RPG

The Blood of Dawnwalker, the debut RPG from Rebel Wolves (a studio led by Witcher 3 game director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz), launched September 3 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series. It sits at 83 on Metacritic and 85 on OpenCritic. Reviewers praise its grim vampire setting and a time-limited main quest that forces real choices about how you spend your days and nights, while some say the game does not always follow its best ideas all the way through. Bandai Namco published it.

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Discussion Topics

  1. A time-limited main quest in an RPG: bold design or does it kill the exploration?
  2. Can ex-CDPR devs escape the Witcher 3 comparison with their first game?
  3. Is an 83 a strong debut or a warning that the ideas outran the execution?
  4. Would you rather have a tight, choice-heavy RPG or a giant do-everything open world?