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• Michal Madej (Lead Designer) - Codex info page - Forum profile
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The Witcher Platinum Edition Released ( Game news )
posted by VentilatorOfDoom on Fri 28 May 2010, 10:06:25
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Yes, you heard right. There's a new Witcher Edition available, this time more enhanced than ever before:

This particular version includes the v1.5 patch, all uncensored content, and the additional adventures that have been released.

If only all devs would enhance their games that much.

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The Witcher Review ( Review )
posted by VentilatorOfDoom on Tue 25 May 2010, 10:28:57
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Front Towards Gamer decided to review cheap shit, and they do it in a cheap fashion, trying to break the record for the shortest review ever. Their first subject is The Witcher, 9/10, one of the most loved  RPGs around here. Let's hear what they have to say:

Mechanically the game is great. It looks nice, plays nice, has good combat, great sounds, and the musical score is incredible (if you like metal, there is an album available that is inspired by The Witcher). It’s got a very deep control scheme that might intimidate some users, but once you get used to it, it works very well. I’m not gonna waste time talking about any of this stuff since it’s an old game, but it holds up pretty decent. If you own a PC and like RPGs and haven’t played this game, you are a very sad person indeed.

Have you been intimidated by the deep control scheme of this old classic? Probably.

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The Witcher Outcast Canceled ( Game news )
posted by VentilatorOfDoom on Wed 14 April 2010, 18:38:47
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I have terrible news. roXidy - a bunch of canadian modders which gained RPG fame for their NWN premium module Wyvern Crown of Cormyr - had a Witcher (Wiedzmin) Add-on in the works but it has been canceled by CDProjekt.

Outcast was going to be released as DLC in most countries and have a disc release in some countries, like Poland and Russia. It was in development from late 2007 until around mid-2008, when it was canceled by CD Projekt.

The draft of the story for this add-on can be read below:

The story takes place in the early part of Geralt's life, before he is established as a Witcher, during the reign of King Videmont of Aedirn (around 1190). It takes place in the Skellige Isles off the west coast, on an island ruled by jarl Harald. Many years ago, a monster attacked Harald's pregnant wife Morganna. In return, Harald went out to slay the monster, with the help of the gnome Shiltzen. As payment, Shiltzen demanded Harald's firstborn, but when Morganna gave birth, she bore twins. Seeing that the second child was monstrous, Harald gave that child to Shiltzen instead of the firstborn Astrid.

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Is The Witcher Enhanced enough? ( Game news )
posted by VentilatorOfDoom on Thu 11 March 2010, 11:02:59
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... is a question you should carefully ponder.
In case you conclude it could still use some enhancements, try this.
Medical Problems, a new Witcher Adventure.

Shani needs help fighting an epidemic of a new, unknown sickness. But what could a monster slayer possibly do about a medical problem?

The game has several different possible endings, depending on which choices you make while playing. Three choices each have consequences, making eight different paths through the game, and which ending you get depends on the combination of choices.

Geralt has monsters to kill, human lives to save, a mystery to solve, and witcher contracts to fulfill. There are also some ladies to woo, though all but one of them are optional. :-)

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CD Projekt RED loses Artur Ganszyniec ( Company news )
posted by Jason on Sun 07 March 2010, 22:17:46
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GameBanshee bears word that Artur Ganszyniec, lead story designer on boob inspector sim The Witcher, is no longer a part of CD Projekt RED. From LinkedIn:

Principal Designer
CD Projekt RED

(Privately Held; Computer Games industry)

January 2008 — February 2010 (2 years 2 months)

- story design (form the overall concept to particular quests and scenes)
- working on the game vision
- project management
- managing the design & implementation team
- designing tools used in by the implementation team
- writing dialogues

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The Witcher 2 News ( Game news )
posted by VentilatorOfDoom on Wed 03 February 2010, 19:07:23
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CD Projekt considers releasing the console port of TW, Rise of the White Wolf, after releasing TW2.

Development on that title (Rise of the White Wolf) was suspended after things didn't work out with Widescreen Games and that's where it remains, suspended but not cancelled. Ultimately we walked away because of concerns over deadlines and the overall quality of the project and I'd say that the guys at Widescreen weren't solely to blame for that.

Walking away was a very hard thing to do but I think we learned a lot about outsourcing and we'd love to see Rise of the White Wolf released on consoles at some point, perhaps we could go back to that after the release of The Witcher 2.

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Witcher 2 'breakthrough RPG like Fallout 3' ( Interview )
posted by DarkUnderlord on Thu 19 November 2009, 13:28:20
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Polygamia have a thing about The Witcher 2:

We've been to CD Projekt's conference regarding its merger with Optimus. Here are some of the facts we have learned from the conference itself and from speaking to CD Projekt's founders, Michał Kiciński and Marcin Iwiński.

* According to CD Projekt, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is to be a "breakthrough RPG like Fallout 3" that should get over 90% score at Metacritic
* The Witcher 2 development team currently consists of ca. 80 people, both from CD Projekt Red and from Metropolis Software, whose FPS titled They is currently "on hold"
* The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf, the console port of the first game, is not canceled but suspended, and will likely be made after all. This time with the use of CD Projekt's own technology, not an engine outsourced from a third party. However, it might not happen until after the second game is finished.
* The Witcher 2 uses CD Projekt's internal, multi-platform engine, which is focused not only on the renderer and physics, but on non-linear quest design. CD Projekt founders believe that it will be in the vanguard among game engines, and especially RPG engines.

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Back-door stock market listing for CD Projekt? ( Company news )
posted by DarkUnderlord on Fri 02 October 2009, 02:04:55
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So the poles @ polygamia are reporting. Thankfully this foreign language news has an English version:

As we managed to find out, CD Projekt, the developer of The Witcher and owner of digital distribution platform Good Old Games is to be bought by the nearly defunct public company, Optimus S.A., specializing in assembly of PCs. Optimus is paying with its own shares, to be owned by the current owners of CD Projekt, so in reality it is a way for CD Projekt, a privately owned company, to enter the stock market without the necessary formalities. The companies have signed a letter of intent today, and since Optimus is public, official information should appear soon.

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Grksky polski Witcher 2 leaked video wka pikachu ( Development info )
posted by DarkUnderlord on Fri 18 September 2009, 11:38:10
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I direct your attention over here for the Witcher 2 internal use only presentation video:

THIS VIDEO IS CONFIDENTIAL - INTERNAL USE ONLY
Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
Lots of video of dudes working on PCs at CD Projekkkt
AAA RPG. Original Witcher has over 100 awards, sold 1.2 Million units as PC only.
Features you remember long time!
Incredible graphics first thing you notice. Full advanatge of normal and parallax mapping.
Dragon cool isn't it?
Day / Night cycles, new engine, dynamic shadows has allowed them to produce some of the most realistic environments ever in the history of RPGs. [I shit you not, that's what he actually said].
New dialogue system with dynamic camera which places players smack in the middle of an interactive movie where they deter-mon how e-vens unfold. Really fugly whore on-screen at this point.
Really shity voice-over acting, sounds pretty place-holder though.
Done away with world where Geralt's actions had no effect on other characters.
Gareth's behaviour will now prompt other characters reactions - Geralt then knocks some shit over in front of everyone and everyone basically stands around saying "Who the fuck did that?".
NPCs have daily routines that can fuck Geralt up. They also do push-ups.
Combat system of finishing moves well-known from the first Witcher will be re-vamped making combat even more dynamic, spectacular and bloody, giving players exactly what they want best.
Havok fissiks.
QuickTime Events will be yet another innovation. This technology will take Geralt's confrontation with bosses to another level. Mainly the elevator straight to shit-hell.
This will make boss fights all the more crap-tastic, boring and forgetful [I may have got that bit wrong. Accents and all].
Woosh-woosh swish-oosh.

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The Witcher :: Super-Mega Fucking Awesome Edition ( Game news )
posted by DarkUnderlord on Wed 15 July 2009, 10:55:38
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Take it away CD ProjeKKKt:

CD Projekt RED is excited to announce the upcoming release of The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director’s Cut, allowing gamers in North America to experience the award-winning RPG as the developers originally envisioned. The Director’s Cut is set for release as both a free update for existing owners of the North American version of The Witcher: Enhanced Edition and as a stand-alone product at various digital distributors.

• What is The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director’s Cut?
  The Director’s Cut is the version of the game our developers originally intended for you to play. It is essentially the same game that gamers around the world have experienced – now available legitimately for the first time in North America.
  
• Where will The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director’s Cut be available?
  The Director’s Cut update will be available from TheWitcher.com and all applicable digital distributors in North America, including Steam, Impulse and Direct2Drive. We will announce the release date in the coming days, but as of that date, people who buy The Witcher: Enhanced Edition from digital distributors will be purchasing the Director’s Cut, as it will replace the existing Enhanced Edition on those sites.
  
• Will The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director’s Cut obtained from digital distribution contain 1.5 patch features (i.e. additional adventures)?
  Yes, Director’s Cut version of the game will have all features of patch 1.5.
  
• Do I need The Witcher: Enhanced Edition to get the Director’s Cut?
  If you want to just install the patch to get the Director’s Cut content, then you do need The Witcher: Enhanced Edition. If you’re just buying The Witcher for the first time (or feel like buying it again!) then you can just purchase the product via Steam, Impulse, Direct2Drive, etc. as they will offer the Director’s Cut as a full product already patched to the latest version.
  
• I don’t live in North America or I imported a copy of the game from outside of North America. Should I get the Director’s Cut?
  You really already have the Director’s Cut if you have the international edition of the game and have installed the 1.5 patch!
  
• What is the age rating of The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director’s Cut?
  The Director’s Cut has received an M rating from the ESRB, with Blood and Gore, Nudity, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content and Violence.

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