WARSAW, February 15th, Warsaw Business Journal has awarded CD Projekt RED with a prestigious award in the "International Success Story 2007" category in recognition of our efforts to introduce Poland as a player in the international games industry. Naturally, we were recognized as a result of The Witcher’s success. The "International Success Story 2007" award is one of four prestigious awards given this year by the WBJ editorial staff. WBJ awards are given to extraordinary Polish companies, which stand out due to their actions, independent of the industry from which they stem. The award on a behalf of the company has been received by CD Projekt's Managing Director, Michał Kiciński.

"We are proud of this award and we feel very appreciated," said Michał Kiciński. "This award is all the more important for us as it stems from outside of the videogames industry. It means that our success has been significant enough that it is clearly noticeable by non-industry magazines. It is a determinant of the success attained by The Witcher in Poland and internationally, after selling more than 600 000 copies worldwide in only 3 months since release. This award makes us confident that we are going in the right direction. What is more, The Witcher is only our debut and we believe that we can achieve much more; we are just beginning to spread our wings"

Warsaw Business Journal is an English-language weekly magazine about business, politics and economy in Poland. WBJ was founded in 1994 and since that time became the first source of information for foreigners who are interested in Polish market.

The Witcher:

 “The Witcher” is a role-playing game developed by Warsaw, Poland-based CD Projekt RED. The game uses a new version of the BioWare Aurora Engine, titled Aurora 2007. The game is set in the world created in the books of Andrzej Sapkowski, which have been published in many countries. In recent months, the first volume of stories about The Witcher has become available in English (http://www.amazon.com/Last-Wish-UK-Paperback-Sapkowski/dp/B00121UIP8/ref=pd_bbs_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201788033&sr=8-7). The game tells the story of Geralt, a professional monster slayer drawn into political intrigues. The Witcher is an RPG designed for mature audiences.

CD Projekt RED:

CD Projekt RED was established in February 2002 as the sister company of CD Projek. CD Projekt RED’s mission is to become one of leading RPG developers in the world, developing games that combine the best trade practices with original ideas. One of the company’s guiding values is working in close contact with the players and listening and reacting to their opinions, both in the scope of developed games and the methods of delivering them to gamers’ hands. The studio’s first game is The Witcher, a title warmly welcomed by fans of the genre and showered with awards by professional media. CD Projekt RED benefits from experience and financial support of CD Projekt’s publishing arm, the largest PC games distributor in Central Europe. Currently, CD Projekt RED consists of 70 people working on two unannounced projects. More information is available at www.thewitcher.com.

CD Projekt:

Established in 1994, CD Projekt is the largest PC games distributor in Central Europe. It is known among gamers for high professionalism and many pioneering projects that have changed local markets. It was the first company to fully localize PC games in the region, including some of the biggest RPG projects like Baldur’s Gate, Planescape: Torment and the Gothic series, which are lauded by players as premiere models for the localisation process. Currently, CD Projekt is a group of companies operating in electronic entertainment industry, employing over 300 people altogether. CD Projekt group’s mission is less about the realisation of business goals than the realisation of dreams and delivering products that cater to the needs and desires of gamers around the world. An important value of the company is also the pursuit of unique and landmark projects. Every year, the company’s turnover has been at least 30% higher and such growth is planned to continue in 2008.