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The Witcher Console Port Suspended
Following up on word yesterday, CD Projekt has yet to offer its promised statement on the console version of The Witcher, but the company did confirm that the game’s development has been suspended due to financial issues.
"The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf has been suspended pending the resolution of financial issues between the different project partners," said Widescreen director Olivier Masclef. This is the studio who was co-developing the game with CD Projekt.
Apparently CD Projekt missed “a big payment that we were supposed to receive.” Masclef adds that they have not been financially covered for three months.
"I will try to find any solution for the fans. The Witcher on console is an extremely promising title that’s awaited by a lot of people," he added. "We have it running here, and I can tell you that if it hits the shelves one day it’s going to be great."
Meanwhile, CD Projekt claims that “all payments were done on time according to milestone plan,” adding that Widescreen caused delays leading to late payments.
The Witcher Among Top 100 Best-selling PC Games of All Time
Developer CD Projekt claims that its action-RPG game The Witcher – having sold over 1.2 million copies since its October 2007 release – is now among the 100 best-selling PC games of all time.
"Because of those numbers, The Witcher has jumped onto the list of the 100 bestselling PC games in history," CD Projekt RED marketing coordinator Karol Zajaczkowski wrote.
The 1.2 million figure includes both retail and digital distribution sales.
The morally ambiguous RPG is based off the works of Andrzej Sapkowski. Since its release in 2007, the game saw an enhanced re-release offering better animation and more content, among other things. A rebuilt console version is due out this fall on PS3 and Xbox 360.
The Witcher Sells a Million on ‘Dead’ Platform
CD Projekt has announced that their debut project The Witcher has sold over one million copies since its release twelve months ago. The studio notes that this number represents sales to “real, live people” playing on a platform some have declared “dead”.
"We created The Witcher with the intent of becoming an acclaimed and successful development studio that always made games for its fans; we spent more than $11 million developing The Witcher and the Enhanced Edition, and it sure is nice to make some of that money back!" said CEO Adam Kicinski.
The Enhanced Edition was released last month, offering graphical improvements, additional NPC models, improved load times and many other improvements.
CD Projekt also recently launched Good Old Games, a digital distribution platform for retro titles.
The Witcher: Versus Premium Content Plans
Developer CD Projekt revealed plans that they will soon add premium content to The Witcher: Versus, its browser-based game based on its action-RPG The Witcher.
Sales of premium content will support the continued development of the game, though the studio is quick to point out that future changes will not focus on premium content only, but will serve to make the free-to-play game even more enticing.
They note that the content will be added gradually, with the first premium access package containing new features intended to ease account and character management.
Additional details are expected over the next few months.
The Witcher Enhanced Edition Gets Release Date
On The Witcher’s official website is word that the Enhanced Edition of the game is due out on September 16 in North America and September 19 for the rest of the world.
The enhanced edition features various improvements over the original action-RPG, including new inventory, voice-overs, models, adventures, gestures, animations, alchemy, sex cards, as well as improved stability and reduced loading times.
Atari Posts Profit After Two Years of Losses
While other companies may be in trouble, Atari, who had at least two years of losses and got delisted from Nasdaq, has announced a profit of $3.5 million for the first quarter of its 2009 fiscal year, which ran from April 1, 2008 to June 30, 2008.
The company notes that games such as Alone in the Dark, The Witcher and several Xbox Live Arcade titles propelled their revenue this quarter. Atari brought in $40.3 million, with $36.7 million of that coming from the aforementioned efforts.
Atari is set to merge with parent company Infogrames, a deal that is set to close shortly.