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The Witcher 2 Developer Starts Demanding Money from Pirates

CD Projekt Red, the developer of The Witcher 2 role playing game, has started demanding money from video game pirates that illegally downloaded its title, threatening them with a lawsuit if an agreement isn’t reached.The Witcher 2 was released at the beginning of the year and, since then, CD Projekt Red estimat...

16 December 2011
05:46 GMT

CD Projekt Says The Witcher 2 Legal Action Linked to Liberal DRM Stance

After CD Projekt took action against those who have pirated their role playing game The Witcher 2 a number of critics said that the actions of the developer were excessive and that they should have done a better job at screening those who were targeted.In a statement to Eurogamer CD Projekt offered some explanation f...

16 December 2011
04:41 GMT

The Witcher 2 Was Pirated More than 4.5 Million Times

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings might have been one of the most high profile launches exclusive to the PC this year but it seems that with popularity also comes great loss, because the developers estimate that more than 4.5 million people pirated the game.Marcin Iwinski, who is the Chief Executive Officer at CD Pro...

30 November 2011
05:01 GMT

Witcher 2 Developer Plans to Launch New, Secret Project During 2012

A four year strategy plan for Polish developer CD Projekt, revealed by one of the main investors in the company, shows that the company has a yet unannounced video game in development which will be launched on two platforms during 2012.The company is also planning to put out the much talked about Xbox 360 version of ...

21 November 2011
21:31 GMT

Good Old Games to Start Selling New Titles and Expand Its Catalog

Good Old Games, the digital distribution service focused on delivering classic PC games with low prices and functionality for current generation operating systems and computers, has revealed its expansion plans and how it's going to start selling new games in the near future.GOG.com has certainly increased its m...

21 November 2011
03:13 GMT

The Witcher 2 Might Get Baldur's Gate Like Expansion

The Witcher 2 might just be the best role playing game of this year and on September 29 the game is getting the 2.0 update, which is designed to iron out all the issues that the initial release had while adding a number of improvements, a new game mode and a tutorial.Speaking to Rock, Paper, Shotgun as part of a...

28 September 2011
13:31 GMT

The Witcher 2 Heading to Xbox 360, ESRB Listing Says

The Witcher 2 might not be exclusive to the PC platform, as a new listing from the North American ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board) says that the title is also heading to the Xbox 360 console. The Witcher 2 has just been released for the PC last week, and is already being hailed as one of the greatest role-...

26 May 2011
03:30 GMT

The Witcher 2 Patch 1.1 Coming Soon

The Witcher 2 is going to receive its first actual patch later this week, as CD Projekt, the game's publisher, confirmed that the update is nearing completion. Many role-playing game fans eagerly awaited the release of The Witcher 2, as its developer, CD Projekt Red, hyped up many of its features before the r...

23 May 2011
07:11 GMT

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 gam...

28 April 2011
04:45 GMT

The Witcher 2 Gets Final DRM Details, Requires One-Time Internet Check

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is getting ready to be released all over the world next month, so its developer, CD Projekt, has just revealed the final details on its digital rights management protection system, which will authenticate every copy of the game. The Witcher 2 is set to be one of the most important...

19 April 2011
15:51 GMT

The Witcher 2 Gets Final Cover Art, New Details

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, the upcoming role-playing game from CD Projekt, has just received its final cover art as well as a few details about its localization process, which will see the game translated in a variety of languages. The Witcher 2 is getting ready for its release next month, when it arrives ...

4 April 2011
08:10 GMT

Combat Has Not Been Simplified in The Witcher 2

With Dragon Age 2 now out and played by millions of gamers, the next big role-playing game launch of the year is The Witcher 2, the game developed by CD Projekt that is set to be launched on the PC on May 17. The developers have shown quite a bit of the game, emphasizing that players will have a lot of choices for...

23 March 2011
18:21 GMT

Incoming 2011 - The Witcher 2

What we knowThe first Witcher game was a surprise, coming from a previously unknown developer and managing to take its inspiration and main character from Andrzej Sapkowski, a Polish fantasy writer with little presence in the West.Now CD Projekt aims to deliver a double body blow to the genre of the Western role-play...

21 January 2011
18:11 GMT

More Actions Serves the Story in The Witcher 2

The senior producer working on The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings has said that the move to more action in modern role playing game is not something that developers can push back on and that their next title will use the extra combat to support the narrative of the experience.Tomasz Gop, the CD Projekt lead, talked to...

1 December 2010
13:21 GMT

Weekend Reading: How Not To Eliminate Piracy

Earlier in the week one of the co founders of CD Projekt stated that his company, which is at the moment working on The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, was ready to go after those gamers who will pirate the video game when it is released next year, with a law firm set to track them down and give them a choice between ...

27 November 2010
14:41 GMT

The Witcher 2 Pirates Will Face Choice Between Fine and Legal Action

The developers of the upcoming role playing game The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings have said that they plan to take legal action against those who illegally download their video game, with letters going out to pirates forcing them to chose between paying a fine or going to court.Marcin Iwiński, who is one of the co f...

23 November 2010
05:28 GMT

The Witcher 2 Moves on to Dominate Steam Sales Chart

Just after the developer at CD Projekt RED have announced full details about the launch date for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings and detailed the various editions that customers can pre order the game has moved on to the second position in the Steam best seller chart, with the Director's Cut version of the ori...

19 November 2010
10:06 GMT

The Witcher 2 Official Launch Date Confirmed for May 17

The developers at CD Projekt have announced that their new role playing game The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is now officially set to be released on the PC on May 17, with a Collector's Edition prepared for those fans who would like to get more than the simple game experience.Adam Badowski, who is the leader o...

17 November 2010
05:28 GMT

The Witcher 2 Will Likely Get Story Based DLC

A leading developer working on upcoming role playing game The Witcher 2 has stated that the team creating the game has not yet decided on specific downloadable content offerings but that the move to launch some for the game seems natural considering the breadth of the game universe the adventure is set in.Tomas Gop, ...

22 October 2010
15:01 GMT

Story Is Crucial to The Witcher 2 Success

Developer CD Projekt has stated that the main area of focus for the development of the upcoming action role playing game The Witcher 2 is still the narrative structure and the dialog, despite the improvements that are also being made to the engine, the game world and the structure of the combat.Tomasz Gop, who is the...

7 October 2010
16:31 GMT

The Witcher 2 Developer Talks About Morality System

The Witcher 2 will not have a traditional video game morality system, which rewards the player for good choices and punishes him for the bad ones, says one of the developers working on it, with the game taking care to offer an experience that allows the gamer to identify with the main character and his views on the w...

1 September 2010
05:14 GMT

The Developer of The Witcher Was Bought by Optimus S.A.

The stock market and the companies that operate under its laws are some of the most ambiguous and mind-bending contraptions of the modern world. It may have been on top of the Polish market in the '90s, but, right now, Optimus S.A. is connected to a respirator, a pacemaker and has a flickering candle above its h...

23 October 2009
06:05 GMT

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Revealed

CD Projekt has finally revealed that it is working on and intends to publish a sequel to The Witcher called Assassins of Kings, which it has had already enough in development for the team to be able to show off a confidential demo video depicting a scene from the game. The initial release of the role-playing title wa...

21 September 2009
13:21 GMT

Rumor Mill: The Console Versions of The Witcher Canceled

The Internet seems to be swirling with rumors related to the apparent cancellation of Rise of the White Wolf, the console version of The Witcher, which was set to be released this year.CD Projekt is not talking about the rumors but if it made such a move then it would probably mean that it has chosen to focus on crea...

29 April 2009
03:53 GMT

Broken Sword Series Coming to Good Old Games

Good Old Games, the digital distribution platform created and maintained by CD Projekt, is announcing that it plans to add two games from the Broken Sword series to its already extensive line up. Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror and Broken Sword 3: The Sleeping Dragon will be offered to gamers who are interested in...

5 January 2009
05:21 GMT

The Witcher Will Receive DLC on Consoles

The Witcher has been one of the most popular PC RPGs (Role Playing Games) of the last period, winning over quite a lot of fans with its engaging story, inspired from a Polish comic book, and its well-polished gameplay mechanics. It has recently been announced that a console version will be launched, entitled The Wit...

11 December 2008
02:41 GMT

Get all the Unreal Titles from Good Old Games

Good Old Games, the digital distribution channel created and maintained by CD Projekt, the guys who developed role playing titles such as The Witcher, announce having signed an agreement with Epic Games for bringing most of the Unreal series to the service.The following titles will be included in the deal: Unreal Gol...

19 November 2008
11:51 GMT

The Witcher Sells More than 1 Million Copies

CD Projekt, the developers of The Witcher, are announcing that their game has sold more than 1 million copies since the release date of October 2007. This figure includes both the sales of the original game and those generated by the newly released Enhanced Edition. 1 million is a big figure for a game that came from...

31 October 2008
17:01 GMT

Good Old Games Is in Open Beta

CD Projekt is announcing that Good Old Games, its online service which aims to offer customers DRM free classic titles at discount prices, is now entering open beta. The company is best known for launching the role playing game The Witcher. The closed beta period which just ended has seen more than 10,000 people tryi...

27 October 2008
09:41 GMT

The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Ready for Release

CD Projekt and publisher Atari are getting ready to release The Witcher: Enhanced Edition, a new version of the game released last year; it is supposed to enhance the playing experience and deliver a better game to the player. The update will be free for those who already have the game and a standalone package will a...

12 September 2008
04:33 GMT

The Witcher Gets Novel, Heads to PS3

Critically acclaimed and beloved by fellow gamers worldwide, The Witcher is one of those RPG games that will remain in the gaming history. And you haven't seen everything yet, since The Witcher experience is going to get bigger and better on PC systems and it seems that the entire Witcher universe becomes one mo...

7 May 2008
02:20 GMT

The Witcher Gets New Patch and Editor

CD Projekt has recently released a boatload of new things to keep fans of its RPG The Witcher very happy. There's a new patch out, taking the game to version 1.3, there's a new adventure added to the main game and there's also a beta phase adventure editor that lets you use the assets from the Witcher ...

11 April 2008
03:37 GMT


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