Well, you gotta love CD Projekt RED. The Polish company has just revealed that both The Witcher 1 and The Witcher 2 will be playable for free the entire weekend via Steam. Yeap, you read that right. You can play and enjoy these amazing PC titles without paying anything at all. And we all know how amazing these games are. Okay okay, most of you already own them but still, that’s a great move from CD Projekt RED. Continue reading Awesomeness Awaits – The Witcher & The Witcher 2 Are Free On Steam This Weekend→
When it was originally released, The Witcher 2 was criticized for its combat mechanics, as it felt a bit ‘awkward’ and Geralt could not react as fast as gamers had expected him to. Therefore, CD Projekt RED had to release a patch that addressed most of the game’s combat issues. But why was the combat of The Witcher 2 so unforgiving? Well, according to game director Konrad Tomaskiewicz, the game was inspired by Dark Souls. Continue reading The Witcher 2’s Combat Mechanics Were Inspired By Dark Souls, The Witcher 3 Will Be Easier On Normal→
CD Projekt RED revealed today that the ‘The Witcher’ series has sold six million copies combined. In addition, Geralt is celebrating today his sixth birthday. Lots of six-es for CDPR, don’t you agree? Either way, in order to celebrate it, the company has shared a new poster, and an infographic to show how The Witcher series evolved during the years. Continue reading The Witcher Series Has Sold Over Six Million Copies→
Polish gaming website Legal/Law Journal site (thanks Kodaemon and Perscitus for the heads up), Gazeta Prawna, has revealed some interesting information about the development cost of The Witcher 2, as well as the development for both The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077. During CDPR’s conference, CD Projekt CEO Adam Kicinski said that The Witcher 2 cost $10,36 million to CD Projekt RED.
During their SIGGRAPH 2013 talk, CD Projekt RED’s Balazs Torok and Krzysztof Krzyscin unveiled some new interesting information about RED Engine; the engine powering The Witcher 2 and CDPR’s upcoming RPG, The Witcher 3. According to the developers, this engine was originally meant to be used in The Witcher 3 as the game was planned ahead already, however CDPR decided to take advantage of it with The Witcher 2. Continue reading RED Engine was originally meant to be used in The Witcher 3, New Tech Details Unveiled→
And the time has finally come. CD Projekt RED’s Andrzej ‘Flash’ Kwiatkowski has released a new version of his Full Combat Rebalance 2 Mod for The Witcher 2. This new version allows Geralt to parry attacks from behind while he’s standing still. In addition, the mod fixes lots of issues, rebalances various aspect of the combat mechanics and features some visual tweaks. Continue reading The Witcher 2 – Full Combat Rebalance 2 – Version 1.1 Is Out, Fixes Lots Of Issues/Bugs→
NeoGAF’s member ‘EatChildren’ has released a pretty interesting – yet demanding – mod for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. According to its creator, this mod dramatically increases grass rendering distance, renders distant tree moss, presents full detail bushes/shrubs over entire fields, maximizes the quality of trees at any distance, and completely eliminates grass pop-in. In short, this mod makes The Witcher 2 look even more beautiful than before. Continue reading Must-Have Mods: The Witcher 2: Extreme Quality Flora Mod Released, Eliminates Grass Pop-In→
CD Projekt RED’s Andrzej Kwiatkowski is currently working on an update for his full combat rebalance mod for The Witcher 2. According to the modder and developer of The Witcher 3, this new update will allow Geralt to parry attacks from behind while he’s standing still. In addition, the update will address a lot of the bugs/issues that plagued the original version of his mod. Kwiatkowski plans to release this update for his mod sometime this week, and you can view its changelog below. Continue reading The Witcher 2 – Full Combat Rebalance 2 Mod – Changelog Revealed For Incoming Update→
And it’s finally here. Andrzej Kwiatkowski has finally released his combat rebalance mod for The Witcher 2. This is a combat overhaul that promises to change the way players experience The Witcher 2, it’s 1.5GB in size, and you can find its download link below. Continue reading The Witcher 2 – Full Combat Rebalance 2 Mod Now Available→
