{"id":721,"date":"2008-12-04T07:21:10","date_gmt":"2008-12-04T07:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=721"},"modified":"2008-12-04T07:21:10","modified_gmt":"2008-12-04T07:21:10","slug":"%e2%80%98the-witcher-rise-of-the-white-wolf%e2%80%99-coming-spring-2009-to-playstation%c2%ae3-and-xbox-360%c2%ae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=721","title":{"rendered":"\u2018THE WITCHER: RISE OF THE WHITE WOLF\u2019 COMING Spring 2009 TO PLAYSTATION\u00ae3 AND XBOX 360\u00ae"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2013 4 December 2008 <\/span>\u2013 At the ATARI LIVE showcase event in London today, Atari and CD Projekt RED announced plans for the global release of The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf<\/em><\/strong> on PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system<\/span> and Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft in Spring 2009.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Based on the story of multi award-winning million-selling PC role-playing game The Witcher<\/em> and completely rebuilt pixel by pixel for the new generation of consoles, <\/span>The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf<\/span><\/em><\/strong> brings the unrivalled RPG experience to Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 with a brand new combat system for thrilling dynamic action, and a new engine delivering matchless state-of-the-art visuals.\u00a0 <\/span>The game is underpinned with the evocative and enthralling story which helped secure the original game\u2019s status as PC role-playing game of 2007, based on the mature and compelling universe created by renowned Polish fantasy writer Andrzej Sapkowski.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe creative vision and dedication to the quality of the player experience that CD Projekt RED bring to the Witcher games is extraordinary, and it\u2019s great to be working with them to bring the Witcher universe to console gamers,\u201d said Phil Harrison, President of Infogrames Entertainment, the parent company of Atari. \u201cTaking this brilliantly realised world to PLAYSTATION 3 and Xbox 360 gamers for the first time is a breakthrough in the development of this important franchise.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to continue our great relationship with Atari, whose refreshing focus on quality fits squarely with our own, to bring Geralt and the Witcher franchise to an even larger audience \u2013 fans who expressed to us very clearly that The Witcher would be a natural fit on consoles,\u201d said Adam Kici?ski, CEO, CD Projekt RED. \u201cConsole gamers\u2019 tastes are maturing; they\u2019re looking for deeper story-driven experiences that are very hard to find in today\u2019s console market. We\u2019re developing this remake based upon the compelling narrative that helped The Witcher on PC sell more than a million copies and win more than 100 awards, building everything else from the ground up to be the definitive console RPG.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Based on the universe created by best-selling Polish author <\/span>Andrzej Sapkowski, The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf <\/em><\/strong>puts players in the role of Geralt, 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.\u00a0 <\/span>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.\u00a0 <\/span>In this world there is no right or wrong, only decisions and consequences.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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With The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf<\/em><\/strong>, the best PC RPG in recent years is being completely remade as the ultimate console RPG. The title is being developed by a core team from CD Projekt RED working alongside France-based Widescreen Games who provide their cross-platform DaVinci engine technology.\u00a0 <\/span>For more information about The Witcher<\/em> visit www.thewitcher.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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For more information about Atari\u2019s entire product line up, visit www.atari.com.au<\/span><\/a> and log onto the Atari Trade Site for all box shots, demos, trailers, and online screenshots.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u2013 4 December 2008 \u2013 At the ATARI LIVE showcase event in London today, Atari and CD Projekt RED announced plans for the global release of The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf on PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft in Spring 2009.\u00a0 \u00a0 Based on<\/p>\n

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