CD Projekt and Noviy Disk Distribution Agreement

CD Projekt and Noviy Disk sent us over a press release announcing an agreement to distribute The Witcher in Russia and other surrounding regions.

CD Projekt and Noviy Disk agreement

Moscow, Russia, 28 November 2006

CD Projekt and Noviy Disk announce a licensing and distribution deal for the release of The Witcher in Russia, CIS and Baltic countries.

The Witcher transcends traditional fantasy role-playing by throwing players into a unique world rife with political intrigue, in which the lines between good and evil are blurred, with players taking the role of Geralt, a legendary monster slayer and master swordfighter with supernatural abilities and reflexes. The Witcher presents a fresh approach to traditional role-playing, blending an expansive, twisting plotline in which the impact of individual decisions can drastically alter the outcome of the game and fast-paced combat against a wide variety of foes.

The game will be completely localized into Russian language and is planned to be released in Russia, Spring 2007, on the date of its European release.

About Noviy Disk company

Established in 1997 and headquartered in Moscow, Russia, Noviy Disk is a leading Publisher and Distributor of PC software and games across the Russian-speaking territories with over 500 top PC products localized into Russian in its portfolio. The company works with Eidos, Midway, Deep Silver, 10Tacle, THQ, Buena Vista Games, Her Interactive, Empire Interactive, Irrational Games, Sunflowers, Ubisoft, ITE, and many other companies representing their products in the Russian-speaking markets. The current Games line includes Tomb Raider Legend, X3 Reunion, Cars The Videogame, Rise and Fall, The Settlers 10th Anniversary, Open Season, Just Cause, Dreamfall The Longest Journey, GTR2, Chronicles of Narnia and many more.

The company is a market leader in non-games market segment with Kids Products line (including The Incredibles, Brother Bear, Finding Nemo, Agent Hugo, Hello Kitty, I Spy, Clifford, Nancy Drew and Mia series) and Edutainment Products line (Red Shift Series, Britannica Encyclopedias, Euro Talk range).

In 2006 Nintendo of Europe appointed ND Videogames, an independent subsidiary created by Noviy Disk, to act as the exclusive and official distributor of Nintendo products for the Russian market. ND Videogames deals with distribution of Nintendo DS and Nintendo Wii hardware and software as well as develops original titles for these highly-popular consoles.

More information about the company and its products can be found online at www.nd.ru (in Russian).

About CD Projekt

Founded in 1994 CD Projekt is the biggest Polish game distributor (according to Newsweek). The company has also its office in Prague, which is responsible for Czech and Slovak market. The company’s specialization in publishing Role Playing Games (CD Projekt was Polish distributor of such games as Baldur’s Gate, Planescape: Torment, Icewind Dale, Diablo, Gothic, Neverwinter Nights, Morrowind, Temple of Elemental Evil, and many others).

Since September 2003 the CD Projekt development team has been working on its first project “The Witcher”. CD Projekt information can be found online at www.cdprojekt.com.