The Witcher 2 Goes Gold, Console Version Still Possible

CD Projekt, the developer of the upcoming The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, alongside its RED division and Namco Bandai Partners have announced that the game has officially gone gold, meaning that it is one step closer to its release date next month.

The Witcher 2 has been eagerly awaited by fans of the first game for quite some time now, as players are keen on getting back into the shoes of Geralt, the main hero, and the fantasy universe inspired by the popular book series.

Now, CD Projekt has revealed that the game has gone gold, meaning that it is now complete, so all that's left is to manufacture the discs with the game and get them to stores around the world.

What's more, the senior producer of the game, Tomasz Gop, talked with Eurogamer about the often-rumored console version of The Witcher 2, and said that, after the studio ships it for the PC, who knows what the next project will be.

"Production wise -- coordination and scheduling and budgeting -- this is a new project for us," said Gop of a console version. "But it's not going to be a completely different game: it's going to be the same storyline and everything. We're definitely not a team that can do multiple projects at the same time."

While that isn't a confirmation, Gop says that if everything goes according to plan, the studio will make a formal announcement about its next project soon after the release of Witcher 2 for the PC.

The new game brings a lot of improvements over the original, with the main one being the proprietary REDengine, which will enable a unique identity for the Witcher 2 and more impressive graphics.

Combat has been more refined, while the storyline will see Geralt go through all sorts of adventures that can have dramatic consequences on the game's world, depending on the choices of the players.

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is set to appear exclusively for the PC on May 17 through retail outlets but also digital distribution services including CD Projekt's own Good Old Games portal, as well as Steam or Direct2Drive.