The Witcher hit the stores!1

Available as a standard game pack and as a Limited Edition containing a wealth of exclusive content, The Witcher is available now at retailers across Europe and North America.

In The Witcher players take the role of Geralt of Rivia, a professional monster slayer, who exists on the fringes of a complex society troubled by the kind of problems more commonly found on the front pages of newspapers than in a fantasy universe. Taken as a child, mutated, and trained in the arcane ways of the witchers, Geralt is a reluctant hero, who nonetheless finds himself all too frequently in the heat of battles that are not his own. His is a path he might not choose to walk, but walk it he must, guided by his head, heart, and only faithful companion – his sword.

“We are happy that the result of our work is at last ready to see daylight. We’ve put our hearts and lots of ideas into The Witcher. We believe that it will be a great and positive surprise for all the RPG fans around the world,” said Michał Kiciński, CD Projekt Joint CEO. “First impressions from the press and players indicate that we have achieved what we set out to do.”.

Great reviews of The Witcher.2

European games magazines and websites begin to publish first reviews of The Witcher, and so far reviewers reactions are nothing short of delightful. Two largest and very strict in their opinions French magazines – PC JEUX and Joystick gave The Witcher 90% and 9/10 as well as awards. Renowned American websites Gamebanshee and Gamesradar were equally optimistic. Norwegian game website X6 rated The Witcher even higher - for maximum 6/6. We are really proud to present you some of very high notes given to The Witcher around the world.

• CDAction (PL): 9+/10
• Imperium Gier Gry.wp.pl (PL): 93%
• Best Computer Games (RU): 98/100
• Level7.nu (NO): 9/10
• LEVEL (CZ): 90%
• SECTOR.SK (SK): 90%
• Gamebanshee.com (US): 90%
• Gamesradar.com (US/UK): 9/10
• Gamesxtreme.com (UK): 9/10
• Pelit (FI): 88/100
• Gamewelt.de (DE): 90% (patch installed)
• 3dJuegos.com (SP): 8.8/10

We are also proud to inform you that two largest gaming websites – IGN.com and Gamespot.com rated The Witcher for a very high note 8.5/10. IGN also gave “The Witcher” special Editors’ Choice Award:

"The IGN Editors' Choice Award is a sign of excellence reserved for only the best products. The award signifies excellence in entertainment value, performance, design, originality, and lasting appeal. A product bearing this award has our unequivocal recommendation and is sure to become a classic in its field."
(IGN.com)

It’s also worth mention that “The Witcher” is now in the “top rated” ranking on Gamespot. It’s one of the highest scores this year!:)

Gamers feedback!3

We are glad that the game receives very good notes, and even more happy that the feedback from the gamers on forums is very positive. During the last few days, hundreds of comments were posted at many sites, The Witcher has been rewarded with excellent gamers’ reviews. Users of the most important gaming media websites such as Gamespot, IGN and Metacritic rated the game with very good notes.

• IGN: 9.4/10
• Gamespot: 9.0/10
• Metacritic: 9.7/10

Great thanks to all voting for The Witcher!

Patch 1.1a available to download!4

The witcher patch upgrading the game to 1.1a version is now ready for download.

Proceed with this link to the download and patch notes page.

We are encouraging you to install this patch!

The Witcher night premiere in Poland5

The polish gaming site gram.pl prepared the short video from The Witcher premiere in Warsaw media store EMPIK. Almost one thousand people enjoyed the meeting with the developing team on the night of 25th October. The evening was great as you can see on the video, especially for those leaving the store at 1 a.m with a copy of the game!

The Witcher is climbing up the sales charts!6

The Witcher has an excellent start on some of the biggest markets around the world – in United States, United Kingdom and in Germany. The Witcher has entered the German all-formats chart at #2, based on the first 3 days of sales. The Witcher has met also with an enthusiastic reception among PC gamers in the first week of its U.S. release, landing at the third place of sales charts, and in United Kingdom, where the game has entered pc games sales chart at fifth position.

Where to buy?7

If you still have not buy your copy of The Witcher, and you want to join thousands of players, who are enjoying this game, order it now (US) from Atari.com or digitally download US or european version. You can also check amazon.co.uk for The Witcher.