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REDkit beta sign-ups start now!



Gamescom is in full swing as our team is hosting a series of exclusive media presentations showing the REDkit, a long-awaited set of tools for modders which will allow players to create their own content for the PC version of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, such as new, non-linear adventures, great looking locations and much more.
With REDKit being officially announced now we are accepting applications from modders around the world to participate in its closed beta. In order to make the REDkit even better and more accessible, we want to hear your feedback! If you want to be involved in the process of bringing REDkit to public, dont wait any longer and apply for your access in our beta now.
Fill out all the required information ona special website weve preparedand simply click on the SEND button. We will be taking applications until the end of Sunday (30/09/2012). Soon after that, our team will make the selections and we will inform everyone about the results. Participants who will be chosen for the next stage will have a chance to test the REDkit and shape the future of The Witcher 2 modding community.
 
The Witcher 2 wins 6 awards at EGA!



The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition has received 6 awards during last nights European Games Award ceremony that took place in Cologne, Germany. Our game has won awards in the following categories: Best European Art Direction, Best European Game World, Best European Game, Best European Game Design, Best European Special Edition, Best European Character Design.
Head of CD Projekt RED Studio, Adam Badowski has also expressed his gratitude to the players for the support they have been showing to The Witcher franchise over the course of recent years. I just want to say thank you to all our fans. Its really a great thing to know, that our teams hard work provided entertainment to so many people and that our vision of RPGs appeals to so many gamers, Again thank you all!.
 
SystemShock7 said:
Has anyone played Resident Evil 5 on PC?
Is it worth the $20.00? Can you zoom out?

Don't know about the PC version, but I liked the game a lot when I played it on Xbox. It's a great pick-up for 20 bucks IMO. Don't know how the co-op works on PC but again, I enjoyed the way it was done on Xbox. Might be a good idea to get it with RE6 being right around the corner.
 
CD Projekt RED at Gamescom



CD Projekt RED will be attending this years Gamescom which takes place in Cologne, Germany next week. We will be hosting a series of behind closed doors, exclusive media presentations where we will be showing the REDkit, a long-awaited set of tools for modders which will allow any player to create their own content for the PC version of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, such as new, non-linear adventures, great looking locations and much more. CD Projekt REDs recruitment team will also be present in Cologne so make sure to stop by the E60 booth in Hall 10 and have a look at our most recent job openings. Everyone whos planning on beginning their journey in the game development industry, should come by and see what are the requirements to join our studio.
Information for journalists visiting Gamescom: If you havent made an appointment to see one of our presentations, please contact agnieszka.szostak@cdprojektred.com we still have last open slots remaining.
 
It actually seems like a completely unique issue, it's highly unlikely we would manage to find a repro for an issue which was reported by only one user, and even though I could ask you e.g. for your dxdiag to know a bit more about the case it doesn't even seem like something related to the setup. It seems more like a file corruption occurred at some point, and I would recommend checking if reinstalling the game helps. Before reinstalling make sure to switch off your antivirus and delete the patches 3.1 and 3.2 from (...)My Documents\Witcher 2\Downloads and let the game download the patches afresh (unless it's the Steam version, where you will redownload the whole thing anyway).

Btw, Tommy did not mention that you need to use a form available at the bottom of each Tech Support tab to contact our Tech Support, who are a part of The Witcher Team (and obviously stationed in our HQ in Warsaw) and highly knowledgeable about the game and game-related issues. We do not outsource our Tech Support. So whenever you contact support you actually contact a Red.
 
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is coming to Japan!



The Japanese release of The Witcher 2 is right around the corner as the game is nearing its August 23rd premiere. A two-person team from CD Projekt RED left for Tokyo last week to show the game to the players and journalists. We also have very exciting news to share with you - Famitsu Japans largest gaming magazine gave The Witcher 2 a platinium score - the highest note on their scale. Visit our blog to read more about CDP REDs trip to Japan.
 
CD Projekt RED studio blog has gone LIVE today!



We have launched our studio blog today. The goal of the cdpred.comblog is to inform about the studio and its products by a series of making of articles, inside materials and fun facts.
From little things that surround us to the great stuff we create we want to show you what inspires us. Be sure to find some cool making of articles, fresh news from the studio and more or less serious visual materials made by us. We decided to start this blog to show you that gaming can go outside your living room wrote Adam Badowski, the studio head in his first blog post.
Except Badowskis welcome text, the site launched with a making of post from Pawel Świerczyński, the cutscene lead from CD Projekt REDs cinematic section. The blog also has a recruitment section and describes Warsaw (Poland), where the studio is located.
 
Caption this!



If you are one of those fans who are still trying to get their hands on the witcher medallion, you should be pretty excited right now, because you can win one over the weekend!
Weve prepared a quick contest for you with a very simple set of rules:
-Pick one of the two screenshots from The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings shown below;

-Add some funny, creative captions to it and post the updated image in the comments to this newspost (please note that you must submit an image with text on it, posting the text alone wont count);
-We are waiting for your submissions until Monday, August 6th, noon GMT;
-All participants must be at least 18 years old to enter;
-This competition doesn't have any regional restrictions, meaning that we can send the prize anywhere;
-Only one entry per person
-We will pick the author of the best entry on Monday and let you know whos the winner by updating this post.
UPDATE:
The contest is now over! We would like to congratulate lineco, who will be receiving a medallion from us. We would like to thank everyone for their submissions, they were all great!
Heres the winners entry.
 
Chinese language update for The Witcher 2



We have just released an update correcting various translation bugs in the Chinese version of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition. Big thanks go to our community, especially the poster on our forums who goes by the name Do-335. He was the one who brought the mistranslations to our attention. We would also like to apologize to our Chinese fans who bought the game for the inconvenience they may have experienced because of the errors, we hope that with this update, you can enjoy The Witcher 2 without any issues. The patch downloads automatically for everyone and updates the game to version 3.2.1, but please note that it only affects the Chinese version of the game. No changes to gameplay or additional features are being introduced with this update.
If the patch doesnt download automatically via game launcher, please use this link to download the patch manually.
 
Kodaemon said:
Thanks!

I'm curious about the answer to the inspirations question though - the only games called ShellShock I know of are the rather mediocre third person shooter Shellshock: Nam '67, and its even worse sequel. Is there any chance you meant System Shock?

EDIT: There's apparently also some sort of gangsta-themed tank game(!?) called Shellshock, but that can't be it either?

Yes, thanks for pointing this out! I meant System Shock obviously. Already edited the original post.
 
Community Q&A – Time for some answers



As promised last week, today weve prepared some information about our upcoming Cyberpunk title. Its great that you have so many questions about the game and we hope that we can satisfy at least some of your hunger for knowledge about the title thats currently being in the works. With that being said, lets get to the main dish.
Below you can find the original questions followed by answers from CD Projekt RED Community Manager, Marcin Momot.
Richie79: What elements are you using as inspiration (references) for making Cyberpunk?
Marcin Momot: There are quite a few actually. Aside from the obvious ones like the works of William Gibson or the Blade Runner movie, we also take from the first Ghost in the shell, both anime and manga. Were also looking up to System Shock because of its interesting approach to gameplay. The first part of Deus Ex is also a very important source of inspiration to us.

Guipit: Will choosing your class affect the story? If so, how much?
MM: Its always been very important to us to deliver mature and ambitious entertainment. Its not going to be any different this time around. We want to keep the role system from the pen paper version of Cyberpunk. As opposed to the regular fantasy set-up with mages, warriors and archers, were going for something different. In Cyberpunk, each character role will offer a set of special skills that will impact your stats in many different ways. Thats where the challenge kicks in, we want to create a game where character customization will be strongly tied with the plot. Now going from that, we believe that we can make a game where, with many different role choices, you will get a very strong, engaging story, just like it was with The Witcher.

Mihura: Will there be full customization of our character like a DD game, things like gender, ethnicity, moral stand point, sexuality...etc or we will be restrict to something like Geralt from TW2?
MM: We definitely want to give players way more freedom with customization of the main protagonist then they had with Geralt in The Witcher series. We are planning on letting them change their statistics, equipment, implants and much more.

Saoe: When can we expect to see more info, screenshots or first videos from the game?
MM: I keep bothering guys from the art team to release some new content soon but they dont want to listen to me for some reason. I wont give up though, so make sure to follow our website and social media because when I finally convince them, you will be the first ones to know.

Geralt The Riv: Will the setting be a totally new designed by CDPR(You know like name of the planet, country, state, city etc) or just a mimic of a current location?(New York, L.A. Miaimi etc.....)
MM: Cyberpunks story takes place all over the world, but were going to focus on its most characteristic venue - Night City. One thing is certain, we want to make a game with an open, living world that stays true to the source material.
 
wisielec said:
Well, wouldn it be nice to create one? :)
Or at least a general topic, stickied for us and all the newcomers who are coming here just because of that - new IP.

Food for thought?

Thanks for your suggestion. We are looking into it at the moment and will probably take some actions soon.
 
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