An E3 demo from 2014 was a major turning point for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and for developer CD Projekt Red more generally, according to the beloved game's makers.
The Witcher 3 is now one of the most revered, well-known games in the entire RPG genre, having sold over 60 million copies and counting, but there was a time when CD Projekt Red was a relatively niche studio. Sure, The Witcher 1 and 2 definitely had solid fanbases and good ideas - The Witcher 3 is what turned CDPR into a household name, though.
