The Witcher Has Shipped – In Stores Today

Atari announced yesterday that The Witcher had shipped to North American retailers and will be hiiting shelves today. The first game from Polish development studio CD Projekt RED, The Witcher is an RPG exclusively for the PC with a unique fantasy universe alongside tactical combat.In case you have been living under a rock for the past few months, in The Witcher you take on the role of Geralt of Rivia, 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. 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. His is a path he might not choose to walk, but walk it he must, guided by his head, heart, and only faithful companion – his sword.

“The Witcher is an unbelievably robust and exciting role-playing game that offers an intense world, unbelievable graphics, and an incredible story-line,” said Lawrence Liberty, Producer, Atari, Inc. “Atari is eager to deliver with CD Projekt RED this outstanding game that strives to set new standards within the genre.”

Based on the fictional world created by best-selling Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, The Witcher is set in a fantasy universe where real-life issues dominate a troubled society. In this world there is no right or wrong, only decisions and consequences – consequences with which the protagonist Geralt must live.

Well, that settles it. Trick or Treat be damned, I will be playing The Witcher tonight. The kids can egg my house all they want, that’s what the water hose is for – on second thought, maybe I should leave a bowl of candy by the door just in case.