News

CD Projekt Red: DRM ‘Absolutely Does Not Work’

Kotaku AU

Each and every time someone at CD Projekt Red discusses piracy, it seems as though they talk sense. After experimenting with DRM and other methods, CD Projeckt Red has completely abandoned use of DRM in any form. Now, speaking to Forbes, they’ve reiterated their stance: DRM “absolutely does not work”.


March 12, 2012
PC

The Witcher Developers Abandon DRM Forever

The developers behind The Witcher series are done with DRM for its PC games. Seriously. It says that no game the company releases going forward will have any kind of DRM whatsoever.


March 9, 2012
News

Confirmed: More Bodice-Ripping Scenes in The Witcher 2 Special Edition

Kotaku AU

CD Projekt RED has confirmed that Geralt of Rivia will be getting more ‘action’ in the game’s Xbox 360 release.


Xbox

Trust Us, Install The Witcher 2 To The 360′s Hard Drive, Says Studio

It sounds like the console port of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, one of the top-role playing games as a PC-only release in 2011, will need a hard drive installation. Otherwise, well, enjoy the slow loading times and janky visuals, says the game’s studio.


January 30, 2012
Xbox

This Is What The Witcher 2 Looks Like On Xbox 360

Kotaku AU

So we’ve already had a gander at the fancy schmancy cinematic from the Xbox 360 port of The Witcher 2, but it appears that some actual in-game footage has leaked. The commentary appears to be in Polish, but it still provides us with a pretty extensive look at what we can expect from the 360 version of The Witcher 2.


November 30, 2011
PC

CD Projekt Red Estimates Illegal Downloads Of The Witcher 2 At 4.5 Million

Kotaku AU

The Witcher 2, as a PC exclusive, has sold over one million units. By most measures that’s a huge success. But in an interview with PC Gamer CD Projekt’s co-founder Marcin Iwinski claimed that roughly 4.5 million people obtained the game illegally. Despite this, he still maintains that not using DRM measures is the right way to go.


September 28, 2011
PC

This Week’s Witcher 2 Update Changes Everything

PC gamers that didn’t enjoy The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings as much as I did should check back in on Thursday, when the massive 2.0 update adds a full tutorial, arena combat, the insanely difficult dark mode, and much, much more. Wanna see a full list?


August 20, 2011
PC

Dev: The Witcher 2 Will Be The Most Complex RPG Ever Released On Console

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings won’t be a port when it comes to the Xbox 360, the developers tell me, it will be “an adaptation”.


July 21, 2011
PC

The Latest Patch For The Witcher 2 Adds A Sackful Of Fluff

Patch 1.3 for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is live, delivering extended aspect ratio support, 3D Vision support fixes, item storage, cutscene flashbacks and more, topped off with “A Sackful of Fluff”, a lovely bit of free downloadable content.


July 11, 2011
In Real Life

Namco Sues Over European Distribution, DRM Removal From Witcher 2

Namco Bandai is suing the parent company of the maker of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, the acclaimed PC role-playing game that will make its way to Xbox 360 later this year, over the rights to distribute that version of the game in Europe.