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EndWeekGame: May 4

Andrei Dumitrescu: This weekend marks the start of the big tour season of professional cycling with the debut of Il Giro, which starts in Denmark and will then move to Italy to tackle high mountains and fast finishes. Therefore, I plan to once again play Pro Cycling Manager 2011 with a number of mods in order to lea...

4 May 2012
16:31 GMT

New The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition Video Focuses on Its New Content

Polish developer CD Projekt Red has posted a new developer diary video about The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition, in which members of its team talk about the new content that’s been added to the complex RPG. The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition was released earlier this month and, since then, players were once again ab...

30 April 2012
16:41 GMT

The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition Beats FIFA in the United Kingdom

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings – Enhanced Edition, the action and role playing mix created by CD Projekt RED, has managed to take the number one position on the United Kingdom market during its first week on sale, for the seven-day period that ends on April 21. The new version of the game is designed to fix...

24 April 2012
07:36 GMT

Xbox 360 Version of The Witcher 2 Is More than a Port

The Xbox 360 version of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is now out and publisher Namco Bandai says that the game is much more than a simple port because of all the new content CD Projekt RED has added to the experience. Lee Kirton, who is the marketing leader of Namco Bandai in the United Kingdom, has told VG247 t...

18 April 2012
16:31 GMT

Reminder: The Witcher 2 Retail Owners Can Redeem a Free "EE" Copy on GoG

After quite a long wait, CD Projekt Red has just released The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition on the PC and Xbox 360 platforms. While PC owners have already enjoyed the standard The Witcher 2 experience since last year, the Polish studio has decided to reward them not just with a free update to the Enhanced Edition, but...

17 April 2012
12:11 GMT

The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition Launch Trailer Now Available

CD Projekt Red is getting ready to release its eagerly awaited The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition later today for the PC and Xbox 360, and has just revealed the launch trailer for the impressive RPG. The Witcher 2 already impressed millions of PC owners from all around the world last year, when it was launched for that...

17 April 2012
02:34 GMT

Gaikai Launches Streaming Beta App for Facebook

Video game tech developer Gaikai and Facebook have announced that they are partnering to bring the streaming game experience to the world of social networking via a new application that is now in beta stage. Those who are interested in trying out Gaikai on Facebook need to get the app and make sure that they have bo...

12 April 2012
08:49 GMT

CD Projekt Allows Fans to Pre-Load the Enhanced Edition for The Witcher 2

Video game developer CD Projekt RED has announced that it has launched a pre-download for the upcoming Enhanced Edition for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, which will allow those playing the game on the PC to get the 10 GB of data that will upgrade the game to version 2.0. The final game files will be automatical...

12 April 2012
03:00 GMT

New The Witcher 2 Video Presents a Short Story with In-Game Footage

CD Projekt Red, while getting ready to release The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition on PC and Xbox 360 next week,  has found time to release a video called "52 and a Half", that showcases a new adventure of hero Geralt of Rivia. The Witcher 1 and 2 delivered some great stories and, with the arrival of the new Enhanc...

9 April 2012
03:27 GMT

The Witcher 2 Gets Video Graphics Comparison Between PC and Xbox 360 Versions

The Witcher 2 is getting ready to appear on the Xbox 360 for the first time and on the PC for a second time, in the form of the Enhanced Edition.In order to really show off the differences in terms of graphics between the two versions of the game, a special video comparison has appeared, via Gamespot.The footage abov...

7 April 2012
02:51 GMT

The Witcher 2 Owners on PC Get Free Backup Copy on GoG

CD Projekt Red has made some big announcements yesterday concerning The Witcher series, confirming that those who already have it on the PC will receive a free copy as a backup, and that they’ll be able to pre-load the Enhanced Edition update next week. The Witcher 2 came out on PC last year and is currently g...

6 April 2012
14:11 GMT

New The Witcher 2 Video Shows Off the Mysterious Witchers

CD Projekt Red has just revealed a brand new video for its upcoming The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition title, focusing on the mysterious Witchers as a whole.The role playing series made by CD Projekt Red presents the adventures of Geralt of Rivia, a Witcher. He kills monsters, solves bounties, and, like in the second ga...

2 April 2012
17:21 GMT

The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition Goes Gold, Arrives Next Month

CD Projekt Red has just confirmed that its upcoming The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition for the Xbox 360 has gone gold, meaning it’s complete and ready for its upcoming release next month.The Witcher 2 delighted lots of PC gamers last year, when it appeared for their platform, and developer CD Projekt Red has worke...

29 March 2012
09:31 GMT

New The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition Video Focuses on Cinematic Sequences

CD Projekt Red, the Polish studio behind the very popular Witcher series, has revealed a brand new video that focuses on the cinematic sequences that are going to appear in the upcoming The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition. The Witcher 2 delivered a stunning experience both in terms of gameplay and of visuals, as all sor...

26 March 2012
17:21 GMT

The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition’s Dark Version Sells Out in Europe

CD Projekt Red has confirmed that the Xbox 360 version of its upcoming The Witcher 2 Dark Edition has sold out in Europe, a month before the game’s actual release. The Witcher 2 delivered a great experience on the PC last year and its upcoming Enhanced Edition will improve upon it for the PC and for the Xbox 3...

20 March 2012
20:11 GMT

The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition’s New Content Gets Presented in New Video

CD Projekt Red has just revealed a brand new video for its upcoming The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition role playing game, showing off the array of new content that will be included in this special version, both on the PC and on the Xbox 360 platforms.The Witcher 2 delivered a top notch experience last year when it arriv...

19 March 2012
06:31 GMT

The Witcher Developer Won’t Use Anti-Piracy Measures in Future Games

CD Projekt Red, the developer behind the successful The Witcher role playing game series, has confirmed that all of its future projects won’t have any anti-piracy DRM solutions built into them. The long running piracy debate saw another fresh installment at the beginning of the year, when CD Projekt Red, the s...

12 March 2012
16:31 GMT

Xbox 360 Owners Should Install The Witcher 2 on Their Hard Drives

CD Projekt Red, the studio behind the upcoming The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition, advises players of the new title on the Xbox 360 to install the game onto the console’s hard drive, in order to have the fastest and most impressive experience. The Witcher 2 delighted millions of PC gamers last year when CD Projek...

9 March 2012
18:11 GMT

New Video Goes Behind the Scenes of The Witcher 2’s Cinematic Trailer

CD Projekt Red confirmed a release date for The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition earlier this year and, alongside it, a stunning cinematic trailer that impressed a lot of people was launched. Now, the Polish company has posted a new video that shows off the creation process of that impressive footage. As you can see abo...

8 March 2012
11:31 GMT

RPGs Should Focus on Both Freedom and Story, The Witcher Dev Says

CD Projekt Red, the studio behind the popular The Witcher series, has talked about role playing games nowadays, advising developers to try and deliver an experience that focuses both on the story and on the player’s freedom. The Witcher 1 and 2 have delivered some great experiences that portrayed impressive ad...

7 March 2012
03:18 GMT

The Witcher 2’s Mature Content Makes It More Realistic, Developer Believes

CD Projekt Red, the developer behind The Witcher role playing game series, has talked about its recent installment, The Witcher 2, and how its mature content allows it to portray a more realistic world, as opposed to other M-rated titles. The Witcher 2 came out last year on the PC and the studio is now getting ready...

6 March 2012
18:41 GMT

The Witcher 2 Dev Explains the Delay of Its Xbox 360 Version

CD Projekt Red, the developer behind the recent The Witcher 2 role playing game, has talked about the title’s Xbox 360 version, explaining why it was delayed last year and how that allowed the team to add more content and features.After releasing The Witcher 2 on the PC in 2011, CD Projekt Red quickly confirmed...

3 March 2012
01:41 GMT

The Witcher 2 Is Among the Best Looking Games for the Xbox 360

CD Projekt Red is quite confident in the Xbox 360 version of its upcoming The Witcher 2 title, revealing that it’s probably one of the best looking games that appeared on the Microsoft console up until now. The Witcher 2 was originally released last year on the PC, amazing plenty of players with its great role...

2 March 2012
15:31 GMT

New The Witcher 2 Video Focuses on the Kingslayer

CD Projekt Red has just deployed a brand new video for its upcoming The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition, ahead of the game’s re-release on the PC and debut on the Xbox 360 this April. We’ve already seen quite a few teaser trailers focusing on The Witcher 2 and its complex story, but this new one once again s...

28 February 2012
17:21 GMT

The Witcher Franchise Sold Over 1.5 Million Copies Last Year

CD Projekt, the parent company of The Witcher developer CD Projekt Red, has revealed the sales figures of the role playing game franchise from last year, confirming that over 1 million copies of The Witcher 2 were sold.The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings appeared in May, 2011, on the PC and is currently getting ready f...

25 February 2012
02:51 GMT

The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition for Xbox 360 Gets Two New Teaser Trailers

CD Projekt Red has just released two new teaser trailers for the upcoming The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition on the Xbox 360 platform, showcasing a bit more gameplay footage in both of them. The Witcher 2 delighted millions of PC gamers last year when it was released on that platform. Its developer, CD Projekt is curre...

23 February 2012
03:38 GMT

Witcher 2 Developer Plans 2014 and 2015 Releases on PC and Next Gen Consoles

Video game developer CD Projekt RED has announced that it has plans to launch two new video games, one during 2014 and one during 2015, which will arrive both on the PC and on next-generation home consoles, powered by an all-new game engine that the development team is now working on. Speaking to Eurogamer, Adam Bad...

20 February 2012
05:52 GMT

The Witcher 2 Gets New Developer Diary Video Focusing on Story

CD Projekt Red, the developer behind the upcoming The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition for the PC and Xbox 360, has posted a fresh video, this time with some of its staff discussing the story in the RPG. The Witcher 2 was already released on the PC last year and now CD Projekt Red is getting ready to deploy its Enhanced ...

14 February 2012
06:11 GMT

The Witcher 2 Delivers Most Complex Story Ever on the Xbox 360

The developers at CD Projekt RED have boasted that the upcoming Xbox 360 version of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings has the most complex story that has ever been launched on the Microsoft home console. The team is emphasizing the choice and consequences system in the action role-playing game, saying that the Xbox ...

13 February 2012
12:11 GMT

The Witcher 2 on Xbox 360 Gets Fresh Details with New Developer Video

CD Projekt Red, the Polish studio behind The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, has just deployed a fresh developer diary video in which several members of its team talk about the upcoming adaptation of the game for the Xbox 360 platform.The Witcher 2 impressed millions of PC owners last year, when it was released for th...

4 February 2012
02:31 GMT

The Witcher 2 for Xbox 360 Has Special Dark Edition

CD Projekt Red, the developer of the recent The Witcher 2 title, has confirmed that Xbox 360 owners can get a very special Dark Edition of the game in April, which is filled with real life bonus items.The Witcher 2 amazed millions of PC owners last year with its solid role playing mechanics and epic adventures that s...

31 January 2012
11:31 GMT

Despite Piracy, The Witcher 2 Developers Still Trust Gamers to Pay for Content

The imminent Xbox 360 launch of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings has prompted some fans of developer CD Projekt RED to contemplate a future where the company will mainly develop for home consoles and leave PC gamers behind in their piracy infested world. But developers working on the action role-playing game say th...

30 January 2012
15:01 GMT

The Witcher 2 for Xbox 360 Out on April 17, Gets New Cinematic Trailer

CD Projekt Red together with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, has just revealed a concrete release date for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings on the Xbox 360, with the RPG finally arriving on the console on April 17. The Witcher 2 delighted millions of PC gamers last year with its great role playing mechanics...

27 January 2012
13:21 GMT

The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition Arrives for PC in April, Has New Content

CD Projekt Red has just announced that it will be re-releasing The Witcher 2 in the form of an Enhanced Edition in April, complete with reworked animations and cut scenes as well as new adventures that introduce new characters. The original Witcher was a pretty decent game when it first came out, back in 2007, but i...

27 January 2012
03:34 GMT

Former The Witcher 2 Producer Works on Project Human

Tomasz Gop, who is one of the main developer working on The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings when it was originally announced by CD Projekt RED, has moved to City Interactive during the summer of 2011 and has now announced that he is working on a new game called Project HUMAN.The new game is described as being a mix bet...

16 January 2012
14:11 GMT

EndWeekGame: January 13

Andrei Dumitrescu: I seem to remember that Friday the 13th is some sort of unlucky date in most cultures (although Romanian tend to have an issue with Tuesday the Thirteenth, too) so I plan to head straight home tonight, turn off all electronics in order to stop friends from contacting me and read.Well, that’s ...

13 January 2012
16:31 GMT

GOTY 2011: Best Role Playing Game Runner Up - The Witcher 2

Nowadays, it’s getting harder and harder to define a role-playing game, seeing as how quite a lot of other genres are borrowing heavily from classic RPG mechanics, but true fans were treated with plenty of traditional titles, with The Witcher 2 being among the best games released this year. The original Witche...

28 December 2011
07:21 GMT

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

French Court Says Namco Bandai Will Distribute The Witcher 2 in Europe

A law court in France has decided that publisher Namco Bandai should get the distribution rights for the CD Projekt RED made role playing game The Witcher 2: Assassin of Kings on European markets and it seems that the developers will not appeal the decision.The Lyon based court says that a distribution deal between t...

9 December 2011
02:52 GMT

The Witcher Developer Believes DRM Shouldn’t Be Used at All

CD Projekt Red, the developer of The Witcher series, has just added its voice to the ongoing piracy debate that’s been rekindled recently, and says that developers and publishers should just forget about using harsh DRM (Digital Rights Management) software, as it’s going to be hacked in no time and just e...

2 December 2011
03:14 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

Witcher 2 Digital Sales Come Close to 250,000 Units

CD Projekt has announced that its role playing game The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings have managed to sell 195,000 copies on the Steam service from Valve, 35,000 copies on Good Old Games and another around 10,000 copies using other digital outlets.Marcin Iwiński, one of the leaders of CD Projekt, stated, “The d...

11 November 2011
10:50 GMT

The Witcher 2 for Xbox 360 Published by Warner Bros. in North America

CD Projekt Red, the developer of the recent The Witcher 2 role playing game, has confirmed that its publishing partner for the upcoming version of the game on the Xbox 360 for North America is Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.The Witcher 2 has been delighting players all around the world on the PC platform sinc...

24 October 2011
14:21 GMT

Download Free The Witcher 2 Update 2.0 Now

The Witcher 2 has just received the long awaited update 2.0 for its PC version, which brings brand new features, as well as a variety of fixes to problems and issues reported by players.CD Projekt Red, the studio behind the recent The Witcher 2 role playing game, has worked hard on improving the experience, releasing...

29 September 2011
13:31 GMT

The Witcher 2 DLC Always Free on PC, Xbox 360 Not Likely

CD Projekt Red, the developer of the recent The Witcher 2 role playing game, has confirmed that all of the future downloadable content for the title will be free for the PC version, although the upcoming Xbox 360 version might not benefit from such a great deal due to Microsoft's policies.The Witcher 2 was accla...

28 September 2011
18:01 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 Update 2.0 Gets Detailed Before Its Release This Week

CD Projekt Red, the developer of the recent The Witcher 2 role playing game, has just posted the full details on the upcoming Update 2.0 for the title, which brings lots of new features as well as a variety of solutions to problems and issues encountered by players throughout its campaign.The Witcher 2 impressed a hu...

27 September 2011
05:43 GMT


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