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Game ch-ch-ch-changer!

GOG.com is pleased as punch to announce that The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition, developed by sister company CD Projekt RED, will be coming to PC on the 17th of April! Just like when CDP RED updated the original Witcher to The Witcher: Enhanced Edition, this comes with scads of upgrades and extras for you to enjoy. The good news is that anyone who owns The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings before the 17th will receive the upgrade to the Enhanced Edition for free!

Note: This upgrade is available to everyone who has bought The Witcher 2, not just folks who bought it from GOG.com. The upgrade will be free from now until the heat death of the universe, available through the in-game launcher.

In celebration, we’re offering The Witcher 2 on sale for 15% off, starting now, for the next two weeks.

In case you didn’t hear the news from CDP RED, let’s go over what’s new and awesome about the Enhanced Edition:

[i]New major adventures set in new locations. These consist of an underground system of chambers beneath Loc Muine and a temperate coniferous forest in the Loc Muine mountains, and a secret cave passage. These new adventures will add several hours of story-based gameplay to the game.

New major characters to the Witcher story. One of them is Brigida Papebrock Dame. This noble woman comes from the Temerian family Papebrock and is a 30 year old lady-in-waiting of the Temerian court. The other characters are secret--for now!

All new animations and cut scenes, including a new, three and a half minute pre-rendered cinematic depicting the assassination of King Demavend of Aedirn. BAFTA Award winner and Academy Award nominee Tomasz Baginski brings this key historical event to life, setting the stage for the story told in The Witcher 2.[/i]

GOG.com will also be adding the Witcher comic book to our list of goodies on the 17th as a free gift to everyone who owns the Witcher 2; further, there will be a new game map, game guide, manual, and soundtrack available in your free goodies on that day as well.

The Witcher 2 is already a game that has won--in scientific notation--a gazillion awards. Come this April 17th, it’s going to get even better!
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Rondel: SNIP
Slightly OT, but this is precisely the sort of thing that happens when word gets out that you're not going to enforce your rights.

That being said, it's still dumb to fess up for something like that on a distributor's forum.
You guys are pure awesomeness! Just sayin'.
Nice! I'll wait to play until April then.
YES! YES! YES! YES...! YES...! YESSSS...!!!
Yes!
Yes.
yes...
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Hoo boy. That was wonderful [news].
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Rondel: I pirated their game because I know that I won't be sued. I love CDP, they really care about their fans!
I think that was an attempt of sarcasm due to the fact that CDP stopped their legal shackedown tactics. But please not another discussion!
It's a pleasure to support a company like CDP Red that takes pride in its product and cares about its customers. That's how you get word-of-mouth clients and that's how you keep them.

I bought the game during the holidays, but I haven't started it yet. I think I'll wait for the Enhanced Edition to enjoy it in all its splendor.

A question: for those who have the current version installed, will the Enhanced Edition patch the existing files or will it require a new installation?
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puviani: It's a pleasure to support a company like CDP Red that takes pride in its product and cares about its customers. That's how you get word-of-mouth clients and that's how you keep them.

I bought the game during the holidays, but I haven't started it yet. I think I'll wait for the Enhanced Edition to enjoy it in all its splendor.

A question: for those who have the current version installed, will the Enhanced Edition patch the existing files or will it require a new installation?
I believe you install a ginormous patch and off you go. But I'm not 100% sure.
Sounds great !
hem, in the meantime, are there any chances to make the Steam overlay works?

People are asking for that so badly. I'm planning to get it the next time it will be on sale again (on steam, i mean) and i'd like to make screenshots and so on...just sayin' ^^'
Awesome. :)
I should have waited for this in the first place ... good I only played the game for several hours, so I doesn't hurt to start over with the Enhanced Edition.
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Silyus: I'm planning to get it the next time it will be on sale again (on steam, i mean) and i'd like to make screenshots and so on...just sayin' ^^'
I've been using Steam to take screenshots despite getting the game from GOG.
GOG is pretty humble sometimes, instead of having a countdown to the squareenix release they could have had a countdown to this and gotten more attention. But instead they quietly slip it in. nice.
New cinematic by Tomasz Baginski ?!!

This.Will.Be.Awesome!
I love all his short animations, they are brilliant,
Post edited January 26, 2012 by Dreadz
Great news guys, thanks for adding to an already awesome game!
You definitely know how to keep your customers loyal.
I know a lot of publishers who would have charged $10 for each of these additions, separately, as DLC.

In other words: THANKS!