Rock, Paper, Shotgun

This (below) might well be the prime example of someone sneakily filming a game at a presentation. The result is half what appears to be a door, and the game filmed at a 45-degree angle, largely out of focus. We do, however, get to see a gigantic tentacle monster and plenty of other in-game footage. Not exactly super-illuminating for us Witcher-wanters, but a good covert effort from the cameraman. Polygamia, the Polish games site, has an English summary of the presentation here.
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So The Witcher 2’s video pitch to publishers was leaked last week, and we’ve all been asking a lot of questions. CD Projekt have now answered some of them. No, that’s not the final voice acting, and yes, it’s a new engine: “The game does not use the Aurora Engine anymore. We developed a brand new engine dedicated to creating games with the design and features we love. The new engine is fully scalable and, well… kicks ass.”

We contacted CD Projekt to ask even more questions, but they’ve declined to say any more at present. (Although RPS will be first in the queue, obviously.)

Polish site Polygamia.pl has leaked the first video of The Witcher 2, and it basically looks shit hot. I’ve posted it below. The video contains loads of game footage, including new world details, new conversation system, and new combat dynamics, all narrated by the company CEO. Clearly it’s a pre-announcement internal video, so best take it all with a pinch of salt. But still…
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