The Witcher

GamersGate Holiday Sale

While covering Steam and Good Old Games’ holiday sales we kind of forgot about some of the other (digital) retailers out there. GamersGate is running a pretty sweet holiday promotion of its own, its RPG catalogue rife with discounts, such…

Steam Holiday Sale, Day Two

The second day of Steam’s holiday sale is upon us, with this latest batch of deals being much more RPG-oriented. Most of yesterday’s deals still apply, too, so I’ll just round up what’s new for us role-players today: ‘¢ Gothic…

IGN’s Top 25 Modern PC Games

I haven’t linked a “top” list in quite awhile, so I thought I’d take advantage of a lazy Sunday to point out IGN’s new “Top 25 Modern PC Games” feature that places The Witcher at #24, Diablo II at #19,…

Massive Summer Sale on GamersGate

GamersGate has kicked off a four-week “summer sale”, with the first week being devoted entirely to role-playing games. Deus Ex, the King’s Bounty titles, Mount & Blade, Neverwinter Nights 2 Gold, Titan Quest, and several others can all be nabbed…

What I Learned From The Witcher

World of Darkness designer Eddy Webb has taken to his blog to describe “what he learned from The Witcher”, with meaningful choices, rich characters, and a staggering amount of sword style upgrades all scoring favorable mentions. The Witcher is, in…

Weighing Morality in Gaming

Kotaku is the latest website to examine the implementation of morality systems in video games, though they completely overlook the many games that used such systems decades ago and instead point out the Mass Effect series, Alpha Protocol, and The Witcher…

CD Projekt RED Takes an Official Stance on DRM and Patches

In order to clear up any confusion about their DRM plans for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, CD Projekt fired over an email this morning confirming their stance on both digital rights management and post-release game updates. CD Projekt…

The Witcher Platinum Edition Now Available in Europe

A quick update to the official The Witcher website brings attention to the fact that a “Platinum Edition” of CD Projekt’s original RPG is now available across Europe. Word is that this particular version includes the v1.5 patch, all uncensored…