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This Week's Witcher 2 Update Changes Everything

Mike Fahey — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:40:00 EDT

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PC gamers that didn't enjoy The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings as much as I did should check back in on Thursday, when the massive 2.0 update adds a full tutorial, arena combat, the insanely difficult dark mode, and much, much more. Wanna see a full list? More »

Dev: The Witcher 2 Will Be the Most Complex RPG Ever Released on Console

Brian Crecente — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:00:00 EDT

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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings won't be a port when it comes to the Xbox 360, the developers tell me, it will be "an adaptation." More »

The Witcher 2's Xbox 360 Versions Slips to 2012

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 05:45:00 EDT

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The Xbox 360 version of RPG The Witcher 2, originally slated for later this year, has now been moved back to "the first quarter of 2012", the developers tell us. More »

The Latest Patch for The Witcher 2 Adds A Sackful of Fluff

Mike Fahey — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:00:00 EDT

Patch 1.3 for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is live, delivering extended aspect ratio support, 3D Vision support fixes, item storage, cutscene flashbacks and more, topped off with "A Sackful of Fluff", a lovely bit of free downloadable content. More »

Namco Sues Over European Distribution, DRM Removal from Witcher 2

Owen Good — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:00:00 EDT

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Namco Bandai is suing the parent company of the maker of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, the acclaimed PC role-playing game that will make its way to Xbox 360 later this year, over the rights to distribute that version of the game in Europe. More »

The Witcher 2 Fighting Its Way to the Xbox 360 By Year's End

Mike Fahey — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:40:00 EDT

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Speaking via live broadcast from the CDP Summer Days event, CD Projekt has confirmed the appearance of The Witcher 2 on the Xbox 360 this year, with "no quality compromise" made for Geralt's first journey to console land. More »

Poland Gives President Obama The Witcher 2's Collector's Edition

Owen Good — Sat, 28 May 2011 14:46:00 EDT

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President Obama, on a tour of Europe this week, stopped in Poland today to meet with Prime Minister Donald Tusk. As is customary, Tusk presented Obama with several gifts to commemorate his visit. One of those was the collector's edition of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. More »

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings: The Kotaku Review

Mike Fahey — Fri, 27 May 2011 10:00:00 EDT

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The stench hits me first. Before the gurgle and hiss, the skittering of twisted claws against bare stone, the stale air of the abandoned mine delivers a stomach-churning whiff of the creatures' breath, the miasmal scent of spoiled flesh between rotting teeth. More »

The Witcher 2 is Blurry in All the Right Places

Mike Fahey — Wed, 18 May 2011 14:30:00 EDT

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Amidst all of the nudity and subtle gags lurking in CD Projekt Red's latest PC role-playing adventure, the aspect of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings that has impressed me the most so far is how blurry it is. More »

Here Are All of The Witcher 2's Launch Videos, and a Special Message

Owen Good — Sat, 14 May 2011 13:00:00 EDT

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The long-awaited RPG The Witcher 2 drops on Tuesday, and developer CD Projekt has sown the Internet with all of its launch videos, four in all. All carry some kind of message from the studio at the end, such as that one above. More »

All Witcher 2 DLC will be Free, Developer Assures

Owen Good — Fri, 13 May 2011 20:00:00 EDT

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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings arrives for PC on Tuesday, and while there is some retailer-specific preorder DLC out there, developer CD Projekt RED assures everyone the game's DLC will be free. More »

Russian Witcher 2 Calendar Bares All in the Name of Marketing

Mike Fahey — Thu, 05 May 2011 15:40:00 EDT

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Poland celebrated the upcoming release of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings with a virtual Triss Merigold Playboy shoot. The Russian publisher of the game takes the promotion a step further with a real-life naked Witcher 2 calendar. Be warned: The accompanying video contains naked lady parts. More »

The Witcher 2 Casts A Sexy Spell On Polish Playboy

Mike Fahey — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:00:00 EDT

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The Witcher's fiery redheaded sorceress Triss can't seem to pull a complete outfit together in the May issue of the Polish version of Playboy. Does she get this naked in the game? More »

How Powerful Does Your PC Need To Be To Make The Witcher 2 Look This Good?

Mike Fahey — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:00:00 EDT

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With only six weeks to go before The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings explodes on the PC gaming scene, CD Projekt Red releases the system requirements for the epic role-playing game, along with some screenshots to show off what you'll be missing if you don't meet those requirements. More »

Have Yourself A Non-Linear Little Holiday

Mike Fahey — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 12:30:00 EST

CD Projekt Red gives us a choice of holidays to celebrate, in keeping with the non-linear spirit of the Witcher PC role-playing series. More »

What's Inside The Best Press Kit At Gamescom?

Mike Fahey — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:20:00 EDT

Behold The Witcher 2: Papercraft of Kings, the world's first-ever non-linear papercraft and a paper cut above the other press kits found at Gamescom this week. Want to see what's inside? More »

Killing Time With The Witcher 2: Assassins Of Kings

Mike Fahey — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:00:00 EDT

Despite an unstable frame rate and horrendous loading times, PC role-playing game The Witcher sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide. The Witcher 2 runs at 60 frames-per-second and has no loading times whatsoever. More »

There's A Secret Message In The Witcher 2 Trailer

Mike Fahey — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:30:00 EDT

Those sneaky developers at CD Projekt RED snuck a frame's worth of secret messages to their biggest fans in the middle of today's trailer for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. So what do they have to say? More »

The Witcher Returns In Assassins of Kings

Mike Fahey — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:40:00 EDT

After teasing us with leaks and more leaks, CD Projekt RED and Atari finally pull back the curtain on The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, and if the first trailer is any indication, Geralt of Riva is in fine form. More »

Merry X-mas: Get The Witcher For $20

AJ Glasser — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:40:00 EST

You know what, I think I can get behind this Advent Calendar thing if it means I get free and/or cheap stuff every day between now and the 25th. Today's tantalizing holiday prize is The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut. More »

The Witcher Uncensored For North America

Mike Fahey — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:40:00 EDT

Forget the Enhanced Edition of the acclaimed PC roleplaying game The Witcher, because The Enhanced Edition Director's Cut is out now, adding in all the mature content the North American version lacked. More »

The Witcher Patch Removes DRM, Adds Adventure

Mike Fahey — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:40:00 EDT

Patch 1.5 for CD Projekt Red's award-winning PC roleplaying game The Witcher is now available, removing the pesky digital rights management while adding five new player-created adventures to the game. More »

Widescreen Games Halts Work On Console Witcher

Mike Fahey — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:20:00 EDT

While not exactly confirmation of yesterday's cancellation rumor, French developer Widescreen Games has announced the suspension of development on The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf due to "financial problems". More »

The Witcher Canceled On Consoles?

Mike Fahey — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:00:00 EDT

The future of the console version of CD Projekt's console port of hit PC role-playing game The Witcher is in doubt, as rumors rise regarding Rise of the White Wolf's cancellation. More »

The Witcher Looks Lovely On Consoles Too

Mike Fahey — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:00:00 EST

CD Projekt Red has released three new screens for The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf, showing off how adeptly the transition from PC to console is being handled. More »

The Witcher On Consoles Will Get DLC And Just Generally Be Awesomer

Stuart Houghton — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:20:00 EST

CD Projekt RED have confirmed that the console port of ace PC RPG The Witcher will be propped up with some choice DLC and come with a host of improvements to boot. More »

Rise Of The White Wolf Teaser Trailer

Mike Fahey — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:20:00 EST

In case anyone had any doubts about how much of a badass Geralt the Witcher was, here's the teaser trailer for Atari's newly announced console title The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf. More »

The Witcher To Officially Witch Consoles

Mike Fahey — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:40:00 EST

Could the best PC RPG of last year be the best console RPG of next year? Atari and CD Projekt RED have officially announced The Witcher for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. More »

Witcher Sells A Million

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:30:00 EDT

Here's your PC gaming good news story for the day: CD Projekt Red have announced today that, since the game was first released in 2007, The Witcher has sold over a million copies. That's including both versions of the game, the original as well as the "Enhanced Edition". For a traditional PC RPG, made by an obscure Eastern European developer with a silly name, those are great, great numbers. Congrats! More »

The Witcher: DuelMail Becomes The Witcher: Versus

Mike Fahey — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:20:00 EDT

Remember The Witcher: DuelMail, the free-to-play browser fighting game based on the hit PC RPG that ate up a whole lot of productivity when it went into open beta back in March? Well the beta is over, and the game has a new, more sensible name - The Witcher: Versus. More than 48,000 people participated in the beta, offering feedback that brought about changes in the release version of the game. Updated features include multi-channel chat, a new player tutorial, enhanced graphics, and a more demanding character development system so you can fully customize your character's skills. More »

The Witcher Enhanced Edition Dated

Mike Fahey — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:00:00 EDT

As fans probably noticed, the ultimate version of CD Projekt Red's PC RPG didn't quite make it's original May release window. The developers needed more time to make this version of the game as complete and as bug free as possible while making sure each different language version of the game featured the same high level of polish as the Polish. According to a news post on the official website for The Witcher, the The Witcher Enhanced Edition is now slated for a worldwide release this September. I'd say it's definitely worth the wait, but by now I've proven myself one of the game's biggest fanboys and it wouldn't hold all that much weight anyway. More »

New Adventures Await The Witcher

Mike Fahey — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EDT

Fans of CD Projekt Red's PC RPG The Witcher are going to have their hands full this week, as a major patch, the Djinni Adventure Editor, and the first official new adventure hit all at once. Patch 1.3 polishes the living hell out of the game, adding more lines of dialogue, NPC models, and character animations. The Djinni beta adventure editor allows players to create their own adventure modules for the game and share them with the world via the Witcher website.

"CD Projekt has always been oriented to gamers' needs, so releasing an adventure editor for the modding community is an obvious move. It's quite a demanding tool, however, and it will bring loads of satisfaction to many of the fans. After all, we made The Witcher with this tool," said Adam Kiciński, CEO, CD Projekt RED.

Finally you have The Price of Neutrality, the first official add-on adventure for the game, in which we learn more about the other witchers from the beginning of the main game. That's a ton of new stuff, and here I am far too busy this week to even contemplate downloading it. *weeps* More »

The Witcher: Duel Mail Open Beta Battles Begin

Mike Fahey — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:20:00 EDT

While my character rose to great (hypothetical) heights of power during the closed beta, the open beta for CD Projekt Red and one2tribe's The Witcher: Duel Mail now begins in earnest, with players all over the globe invited to show them just how slow their game can run with all of you trying to beat up my pretty little level 1 sorceress at once. Her name is Kotaku, and she enjoys long walks on the beach, candlelit dinners, ponies, and kicking your sorry ass. Teehee! More »

The Witcher Goes Web-Based With DuelMail

Mike Fahey — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:00:00 EDT

From the creators of The Witcher PC RPG comes The Witcher: DuelMail, a turn-based fighter that plays in your web browser. The game's simple mechanics conceal its addictive nature. Basically you choose one of three character types - witcher, sorceress, or frightener - select a series of attacks and defensive moves, and then hope your moves counter the ones your opponent has picked. Battles play out in your web browser, with the victor receiving experience points and gold to spend on new moves and equipment. Once a fight is finished you can copy the link for the fight to share your victories and defeats with your friends. Developer one2tribe Company has big plans for DuelMail, including special events and constant updates to keep things fresh. Open beta starts April 7th, when thousands of players will discover just how damn addictive this little web game can be. More »