{"rewrite":{"id":"r_3d8d156ca9084dbd613b6625","clusterId":"c_e75f45b8c8d4bee114bc636a","slug":"cd-projekt-shareholders-approve-name-change-to-cd-projekt-red","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"CD Projekt Shareholders Approve Name Change to CD Projekt Red","summary":"CD Projekt held a shareholder meeting on June 23, 2026, and approved a resolution to change the company name to CD Projekt Red, unifying it with its game development studio. The change formalizes the company's shift from publishing to development, as the publishing division was dissolved and GOG.com was sold. The new name will take effect after the articles of association are amended.","whyItMatters":"The name change marks the end of CD Projekt's identity as a publisher and cements its focus on game development under the CD Projekt Red brand.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe company was founded in 1994 as a game distributor, and the CD in its name referred to being the first in Poland to distribute games on CD. At a shareholder meeting on June 23, 2026, the resolution to change the corporate name to CD Projekt Red was approved with overwhelming support. The name change unifies the parent company with its development studio, which was established in 2002 and became known for The Witcher series and Cyberpunk 2077. The publishing division, internally called CD Projekt Blue, was dissolved during The Witcher 3\u0026#39;s development, and GOG.com was sold in December 2025. With the company\u0026#39;s business now almost entirely development, the separate name no longer served a purpose.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"CD Projekt Red's name change is a formality that closes a chapter: the company is no longer a publisher or store operator, only a developer.","twitterPost":"CD Projekt Red's name change formalizes the end of its publishing era: no GOG, no publishing division, only game development.","threadsPost":"CD Projekt shareholders approved renaming the company to CD Projekt Red. The move is not cosmetic: it formalizes the company's exit from publishing and store operations. After selling GOG and dissolving the publishing division, the name now matches what the company actually does: develop games.","newsletterBlurb":"CD Projekt shareholders approved a resolution to change the company name to CD Projekt Red, unifying it with its game development studio. The change reflects the company's transformation from a publisher to a developer, following the dissolution of its publishing division and the sale of GOG.com. The new name will take effect after the articles of association are amended.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260624-451408/\",\"title\":\"『ウィッチャー』開発元、社名を「CD PROJEKT RED」に変更へ。実はいままで違ったので統一する\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4511,"outputTokens":1501,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1782272188,"createdAt":"2026-06-24T03:25:47.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-24T03:30:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-24T03:30:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_e75f45b8c8d4bee114bc636a","canonicalTitle":"『ウィッチャー』開発元、社名を「CD PROJEKT RED」に変更へ。実はいままで違ったので統一する","representativeArticleId":"a_4215b16069295a784736779d","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"CD Projekt Red\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"business\",\"domain\":\"industry\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-24T02:12:18.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-24T02:12:18.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-24T03:30:24.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260624-451408/","title":"『ウィッチャー』開発元、社名を「CD PROJEKT RED」に変更へ。実はいままで違ったので統一する"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["CD Projekt Red"],"people":[],"type":"business","domain":"industry","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["CD Projekt shareholders approved a resolution to change the company name to CD Projekt Red at a meeting on June 23, 2026.","The name change unifies the parent company with its development studio, which was established in 2002 and is known for The Witcher series and Cyberpunk 2077.","The publishing division, internally called CD Projekt Blue, was dissolved during The Witcher 3's development.","GOG.com was sold in December 2025, further shifting the company's focus to development.","The company was founded in 1994 as a game distributor, and the CD in its name referred to being the first in Poland to distribute games on CD."]}