"I believe I can say it'll be an excellent entry point for many players, without forgetting the long-time fans who still wish to follow Geralt's adventures," says CDPR's Sebastian Kalemba.
However, the development team is "making good progress" with the upcoming paid expansion and will discuss it "another time."
A teaser image shared by Rockstar Games also seems to confirm Vice City as the game's setting, true to previous leaks.
Taking cover is key when relying on firearms, but you must also account for Weapon Skill and Agility when using melee weapons.
"For us, as people who love past titles, we are very happy that people in this era can play the games, so we would like to continue to do so," says Yoshiaki Hirabayashi.
Both expansions were announced in September, but there's no word on when either of them will release.
Fixes for issues with Assisted Combos, shortening the invincibility time for some actions after a Perfect Parry and more are also live.
Each outfit costs 300 Fighter Coins or about $6, but you can spend a whopping $100 for 5400 Fighter Coins to get them all.
The update will "adjust the method by which battle performance scores are calculated" in the mode, and add a new leaderboard.
The closed alpha is live until December 4th, midnight PST, for PC, Xbox Series X/S and PS5 and requires signing an NDA to participate.
December marks the end of a long year of amazing games, but there are still some worthwhile titles to pick up during the month.
DON'T NOD's action RPG is set to launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC in February next year.
The remaster runs on the latest version of KEX Engine with 4K and 120 FPS support, high-resolution textures, anti-aliasing and more.
Servers with bonus rates are available to help PlayStation players catch up with Xbox and PC, though the "Join Failure" issue persists.
Crashes are fixed, and Xbox Series S performance is improved, but you can no longer earn XP fast in the 99 boxes heist.
The three new Ascendacies provide new Skillsm, but there are also 15 new Unique items, Ultimatum's return and more to look forward to.
Hyper colourful side-scrolling metroidvania Ultros also has a new trailer showcasing its story and gameplay.
Four new multiplayer maps and the return of Gunfight kick off the season on December 6th, with new modes and Ranked Play coming later.
The Mercenary plays more like a top-down shooter, relying on crossbows and different Ammo Skills to burn, freeze and stun enemies.
A44 Games' open-world action RPG is coming to Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS4, PS5 and PC, and also available on day one for Game Pass.
