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Corky · May 12, 2011

Fuck me, why do presskits always make me wish they were for sale so I could waste 1000 bucks on each and one of them.

Snuggles · May 12, 2011

Exuro said:
Just give those who want it a number then do a random number generator dealio.

Yeah, I'll just do something like that. I'm a little preoccupied now but I'll choose someone before the end of the night. Now I feel bad because I can't give it to everybody, maybe I should just burn it so all of us lose!

Here are most of the shots. Some appear to be from an older build but they're quality images and a few are new to me.

Achamian · May 12, 2011

add me to the list for a chance at cool freebies please!

Kyaw · May 12, 2011

My god. Those screens... looks far better than images from every preview.

Also BURN THE PRESSKIT! That way all of us lose.

Exuro · May 12, 2011

Kyaw said:
My god. Those screens... looks far better than images from every preview.

This is what it's going to be like in game. :O So clean and pretty.

Kyaw · May 12, 2011

I hope i can put good amounts of AA on it while maintaining 60fps.

Chesskid1 · May 12, 2011

here's a video of the unboxing of the collector's edition if the pics posted earlier wasn't enough.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lka9huGuHEQ (polish with eng sub)

2:28 lol

Polk · May 12, 2011

Mexx said:
Collector's Edition pic, sorry if already posted.

I've got email from UPS that my copy was shipped today. So it should arrive tomorrow

JoeBoy101 · May 12, 2011

Holy shit at the new screenshots.

That's some old school Remedy fucking texture work right there. Absolutely stunning!

Gully State · May 12, 2011

Does anyone know when the embargo is up for reviews btw?

Exuro · May 12, 2011

Chesskid1 said:
here's a video of the unboxing of the collector's edition if the pics posted earlier wasn't enough.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lka9huGuHEQ (polish with eng sub)

2:28 lol

That is so cool. Wish I could get the artbook separate.

Polk · May 12, 2011

Gully State said:
Does anyone know when the embargo is up for reviews btw?

Monday.

dwebo · May 12, 2011

Polk said:
Monday.

When the game is released on gog or earlier in the day?

SneakyStephan · May 12, 2011

Glorious use of pom textures.
SO very very sick of seeing 2003 style flat walls and floors in ports these days.

Bring it on.

abunai · May 12, 2011

Well, those screenshots blew the lid on my hypemeter.

Fox318 · May 12, 2011

That calendar looks awesome.

Snuggles · May 12, 2011

There is some really nice concept art of the environments as well.

also a pretty nice PDF with info on the game, nothing new though

Kyaw · May 12, 2011

SneakyStephan said:
Glorious use of pom textures.
SO very very sick of seeing 2003 style flat walls and floors in ports these days.

Bring it on.

Read it as porn textures... >.>

That is some sweet concept arts. O.O

Polk · May 12, 2011

dwebo said:
When the game is released on gog or earlier in the day?

I'm not sure the exact time, but 10PM GMT is midnight in Poland (so it's already 17th). Reviews on Polish sites will be published on 16th local time.

AgentOtaku · May 12, 2011

Woo!

My GOG copy is preloading now (yes the DLer is a bit faster)

(^___^)

Mister_Bubbles · May 12, 2011

Snuggler said:
There is some really nice concept art of the environments as well.

Eyesex.jpg

Gorgeous.

Edit: If we're taking numbers, count me in for the press kit!

Gully State · May 12, 2011

Nice...This is desktop wallpaper material

Corky · May 12, 2011

Yeap sign me up aswell :3

Kaldea · May 12, 2011

Include me for the press kit too!

And that concept art is amazing.

indigo-cyclops · May 12, 2011

Snuggler said:
There is some really nice concept art of the environments as well.

*amazing concept art*

Man thank you for posting these, such amazing work. This fucking game...

I'd love to sign up for the press kit contest as well!

Exuro · May 12, 2011

I just set up all the concept art as backgrounds on rotate. So good.

Sign me up as well.

ExMachina · May 12, 2011

Those screens and concept art are glorious...

I'd like to be signed up for a shot at the kit too!

ColonialRaptor · May 12, 2011

The texture quality is GLORIOUS. Oh my.

There is just something about it that exceeds almost everything else that I've seen before, but reminds me of Portal 2. Why?

sam27368 · May 12, 2011

Count me in for the press kit please!

epmode · May 12, 2011

WanderingWind said:
CarthFans exist?????? Mind=blown

I wanted to murder him SO BAD. Luckily, I got that chance in a later Bioware game.

WanderingWind · May 12, 2011

epmode said:
I wanted to murder him SO BAD. Luckily, I got that chance in a later Bioware game.

Twice, even!

Chesskid1 · May 12, 2011

gamestop facebook page did a Q&A with the developers for the witcher 2.

Okay, time for the answers:

Q: Also, will there be a preload for Steam version? If so, when?

A: yes, might be wrong (sorry), but likely TODAY.

Q: will there be weapon combinations in tw2, and if so can they be mixed in with other commands? i.e. combo part 1 -> parry -> combo part 2?

A: oh yeah, you bet! Just wait and try - the way you phrased your question tells me you're gonna love TW2.

Q: In Witcher 1, the thing that struck me the most was Geralt's swordplay. It was so fluid, like a dance. Can we expect the same from Witcher 2?

A: we've worked with the same stuntment this time, so animations are motion-captured with the same quality again. Also, for the cutscenes we used professional cinematic actors.

Q: will Geralt start with the equipment he had in the Witcher imported save? and if yes, which items will that be?

A: If you import your save you will carry over some of your items. For example Raven's armor. There will be also some other benefits coming from importing savegames but I don't want to spoil anything. Last but not least - IT'S NOT OBLIGATORY. The game is a stand-alone and plays perfectly for anyone who didn't get a chance to play the previous part.

Q: What are the gameplay hours like?? According to previews i hear the prologue was itself 4-6 hours long, and first game had 6 chapters i think, and game was quite long, judging by the internet rave i think u have implemented at least 12 chapters.... and since its bigger i wanna know how much time will i be living the Witcher world. [the time me and my buddies spent discussing the various different stories and decision will be even more]

A: We're estimating around 40h playthrough for main storyline. But that SHOULD be doubled or tippled... for the non-linearity.

Q: Will the other DLC packs that are not a bonus to those who bought the game be available for download or packs.

A: Let me announce that all our DLCs will be FREE. All of them. If anything will be for purchase, those will be expansion packs. First DLC (side-quest called "Troll Trouble") airs together with the game release.

Q: If u saying that DLC is free, it means what's on offer at amazon will be free for those who bought from gamestop, digital or retail?

A: No, I mean other DLCs - to be released from now on. For example Mysterious Merchant Pack (specific for GameStop) is for GameStop only now.

Q: Any plans for native 16:10 support?

A: Yeah, we'd love to - in one of the updates.

Q: One thing i have been dreading for quite a while now is the voice-actor of geralt, it IS the same as from the first game......right?

A: Geralt's voice remained unchanged.

Q: In the demo hands on with gamespot, i saw you guys were playing TW2 on a xbox controller? will it have proper integration for gamepads from all major brands?

A: X360 controller works well out of the box. Tested.

<INTERMISSION> TW2 IS PC NOW, BUT WE PROMISE TO TRY TO PUT IT ON CONSOLES! </INTERMISSION>

Q: How much did Clint's Man-With-No-Name persona influence Geralt's bad-assery this time around?

A: and how much did Geralt influence Clint, huh?!

Q: Advanced graphics options???, (This is mine...just to make sure )

A: we're PC title, right? So yeah, over 20 uber-detailed advanced graphical settings in the launcher. And even the brand new graphical mode (really power-demanding at the moment) called "Uber Sampling" (with the umaluts, if you like).

Q: Will the Uber Sampling you just mentioned be able to run on a 2600K and Dual 580¨s ?

A: would have to check with the programmers, but likely yeah.

Q: DX11 support??

A: We're DX9 at the moment.

I think Tomas was answering the questions, anyway got to love how dedicated these devs are, answering questions about the game on facebook....I dont see Bioware or iD software doing that!!! CD-Projekt Red should be a role model for other devs.....!

a guy from another forum summed it up, which i copy-pasted here. i didn't check em out if he got all the questions, etc, but you can check @

here's the facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/GameStop/posts/183259955056946

thetrin · May 12, 2011

Mexx said:
Collector's Edition pic, sorry if already posted.

via http://forum.polygamia.pl/index.php/topic,1570.12320.html

God damn. I am REALLY glad I switched over to the CE yesterday.

Exuro · May 12, 2011

Q: Also, will there be a preload for Steam version? If so, when?

A: yes, might be wrong (sorry), but likely TODAY.

Did he say he might be wrong on Steam having a preload or it being today? What happened to this being GoG exclusive?

Kyaw · May 12, 2011

~~Someone should have asked about the GoG release time! Dammit.~~

nvm, realised it was resolved and the time was pushed forward by 12 hours.

Peff · May 12, 2011

Stupid online activation

The game's already being sold here but it won't start until the 17th, this is torture.

mr stroke · May 12, 2011

Holly shit! those screens look ace. How the fuck they pull off those awesome textures

Complistic · May 12, 2011

Exuro said:
Q: Also, will there be a preload for Steam version? If so, when?

A: yes, might be wrong (sorry), but likely TODAY.

Did he say he might be wrong on Steam having a preload or it being today? What happened to this being GoG exclusive?

Hey awesome. Where'd you get that quote because their site is currently down.

Facism · May 12, 2011

looking great. Cannot wait. Count me in on whatever comp there is for a press kit.

Exuro · May 12, 2011

Complistic said:
Hey awesome. Where'd you get that quote because their site is currently down.

The Gamestop/Facebook Q/A posted earlier.

Blackheim · May 12, 2011

Ugh, I really REALLY want that CE version of the game. I just can't see paying $80/$85 more for that other stuff, doesn't seem like it's worth it. The extra stuff is awesome, just not $80 extra worth of awesome for me

I'll probably hit up the GoG version to give CDP maximum profit instead of through Steam like I normally would. I want these guys to stay in business and keep making awesome games.

JoeBoy101 · May 12, 2011

Blackheim said:
Ugh, I really REALLY want that CE version of the game. I just can't see paying $80/$85 more for that other stuff, doesn't seem like it's worth it. The extra stuff is awesome, just not $80 extra worth of awesome for me

Same here. If it were $30 cheaper, I'd have probably jumped. But $80? That covered my purchase of LA Noire too.

Dice · May 12, 2011

OMG those screens. Best looking game ever.

Darklord · May 12, 2011

So if there no way for Aussies to get the uncut version via DD? I know it's a minor change but I refuse to buy anything edited like that. Although, that means my wait will be another week or more.

Gully State · May 13, 2011

Darklord said:
So if there no way for Aussies to get the uncut version via DD? I know it's a minor change but I refuse to buy anything edited like that. Although, that means my wait will be another week or more.

I believe if you create an account on GoG with a region setting of US, then you can get it there. The site doesn't track ip addresses....

Max · May 13, 2011

Chesskid1 said:
here's a video of the unboxing of the collector's edition if the pics posted earlier wasn't enough.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lka9huGuHEQ (polish with eng sub)

2:28 lol

I wish I'd got this.

Too awesome.

Giriath_89 · May 13, 2011

I should have this in my computer within 11 hours. Apparently my retailer decided to send it to me five days before the release date.

They used to do this back when they were new. I guess someone working there really liked The Witcher.

antonz · May 13, 2011

Giriath_89 said:
I should have this in my computer within 11 hours. Apparently my retailer decided to send it to me five days before the release date.

Shame the lockout stops ya for 5 more days

Giriath_89 · May 13, 2011

antonz said:
Shame the lockout stops ya for 5 more days

What! That's horrible! D:

How does that work?

Gully State · May 13, 2011

Giriath_89 said:
What! That's horrible! D:

How does that work?

Online activation when you first install the game..

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