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BuckGB
April 19, 2011

The Case of the Great Game Nobody Saw

We normally think of Evolve PR’s Tom Ohle as the man in charge of promoting The Witcher franchise or, if you’ve been following the industry for awhile, BioWare’s earlier titles, but today he’s the guy behind a thought-provoking article that…

BuckGB
March 25, 2011

The Witcher: Enhanced Edition and Sacred 2 for $9.99

I’m not sure if it’s part of their usual weekend deal, but Valve has slashed the price of both The Witcher: Enhanced Edition and Sacred 2: Fallen Angel by 50% to $9.99 each. Neverwinter Nights 2 Platinum is still $9.99,…

Brother None
February 22, 2011

The Witcher & Star Trek Online Sale on GamersGate

GamersGate is having a week-long sale on its Atari catalog. Amongst other titles, this means The Witcher: Enhanced Edition is 60% off and Star Trek Online Digital Deluxe Edition is 50% off.

Brother None
February 22, 2011

The Witcher Retrospective

Eurogamer offers a retrospective on CD Projekt RED’s the Witcher cRPG, discussing the amnesiac mechanic, Geralt as a PC and the stories within stories and moral greyness of the game. The decision that stuck with me most came on my first…

BuckGB
January 27, 2011

How Morality in Games Messes With My Karma

A new entry to Simon’s Blog of Hypothetical Wonderment attempts to explain why the author possesses an “irrational fear of moral decisions in video games.” Dragon Age: Origins, Fallout 3, and The Witcher are all referenced as examples: Fallout 3,…

BuckGB
January 4, 2011

The Witcher Writing Interviews

Interestingly enough, there are two recent interviews with Sande Chen, who you might recall was nominated for a Videogame Writing Award back in 2008 for the work she did on CD Projekt RED’s The Witcher. The Q&As cover a variety…

Brother None
December 26, 2010

Steam Holiday Sale, Day Seven

The seventh day of the Steam sale offers second chances on the top-selling deals the service has offered the past week. A few RPGs cycled back in, so this is the last chance to nab Mass Effect/Mass Effect 2/Mass Effect…

Brother None
December 26, 2010

GamersGate Holiday Sale

While covering Steam and Good Old Games’ holiday sales we kind of forgot about some of the other (digital) retailers out there. GamersGate is running a pretty sweet holiday promotion of its own, its RPG catalogue rife with discounts, such…

BuckGB
December 21, 2010

Steam Holiday Sale, Day Two

The second day of Steam’s holiday sale is upon us, with this latest batch of deals being much more RPG-oriented. Most of yesterday’s deals still apply, too, so I’ll just round up what’s new for us role-players today: ‘¢ Gothic…

BuckGB
October 3, 2010

IGN’s Top 25 Modern PC Games

I haven’t linked a “top” list in quite awhile, so I thought I’d take advantage of a lazy Sunday to point out IGN’s new “Top 25 Modern PC Games” feature that places The Witcher at #24, Diablo II at #19,…