CD Projekt Changes Name of Company - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 29 June 2026 / 5,621 Views
CD Projekt announced it is changing the name of the company to CD Projekt RED, as reported by financial publication Bankier.pl.
The name change occurred at the company's last general meeting following the results of a vote. The name change was done in order to match the same name of its development studio.
CD Projekt was founded in 1994 in Warsaw, Poland. The initial goal of the company was to distribute games from other countries for the domestic market in Poland. Developer CD Projekt RED founded in 2002 and is best known for its work on The Witcher series and Cyberpunk 2077.
"The studio's activities currently correspond to the company's core operating activity, which consists in the production and publishing of video games and the management of the company's brands, through the creation and licensing of ancillary products," said the company in a statement (via Google Translate)
"In the opinion of the Management Board, the new company will ensure consistency in the communication of the CD Projekt RED brand, which will facilitate the identification of the company with its products on the global market and support recruitment processes."
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I thought they were always called CD Projekt Red...?
I could be wrong, but I think CD Projekt was the company that owned CD Project RED as well as GOG. They sold GOG to its co-founder, so it seems that now there's only (or mostly) CD Projekt RED left.
oooh, that makes a lot of sense actually
Thank you!
The team responsible for GOG was called CD Projekt Blue
They should probably drop the CD part. It made sense when they were distributing games on CD's, but now? It's like calling a streaming platform VHS Projekt.
Also maybe change Projekt to Project, since they're an international company now. "Project RED" Doesn't sound half bad.
Dumb name. But yeah, thata always been there name
