** Shares of CD Projekt CDR.WA drop around 10% after the Polish video game maker said the premiere of "Witcher IV" is scheduled for after 2026
** "(...) some investors may be disappointed by the confirmation that W4 will not appear on the market before the end of 2026," Erste analyst Krzysztof Tkocz says
** Grzegorz Balcerski from Trigon adds the news might also fuel speculation that the game could be released even after 2027
** At 0816 GMT the stock was down 9.5%, at the bottom of Poland's blue chip index WIG20 .WIG20
** If losses hold it will see its worst day since March 2023
(Reporting by Julia Kotowska and Marta Maciag)
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