(Reuters) -Poland’s biggest game developer CD Projekt on Thursday reported an 8.9% fall in half-year net profit compared with the previous year due to higher selling costs and paying more tax.

BY THE NUMBERS

Its net profit was 155.0 million zlotys ($42.6 million), beating analysts’ expectations of 152 million zlotys seen in a Reuters poll.

Revenue for the period rose 4.3% year-on-year to 443.0 million zlotys.

WHY IT’S IMPORTANT

CD Projekt has in its portfolio two blockbuster franchises – Cyberpunk and The Witcher.

“The Witcher 4”, a successor to “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt”, is in the production phase, with the release date expected after 2026.

The sequel to Cyberpunk 2077, Cyberpunk 2, is in pre-production phase.

The most significant expenditure on development projects incurred durin

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