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The Witcher Series Passes 5 Million Mark

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by Jeff Cork on February 06, 2013 at 08:45 AM
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Developer CD Projekt Red has announced that its Witcher series has sold more than 5 million copies worldwide since the series debuted in 2007.

CD Projekt CEO Adam Kiciński credits a significant amount of those sales on the Xbox 360 release of the Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition. As a little thank you, the company is reducing the price of the game to $29.99. PC owners can download the game from GOG.com and Steam for 50-percent off.

Yesterday, Deep Silver revealed that Techland's Dead Island sold 5 million copies worldwide, too. Coincidence? Probably.

For more information on the upcoming Witcher 3, take a look at our hub. We'll be rolling out exclusive coverage on the game throughout February.

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  • by Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 07:35 AM

    Wonderful. I'm glad the Witcher series is a success. I really thought it would've sold more, but still 5 million units is still a lot.

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    by Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 09:16 AM
    Huh. 5 million is a ton of games but I thought the series was more popular than that.
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    by Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 09:20 AM
    Good, the Witcher games are so good. CD Projekt Red deserve every bit of those sales. I wish I could play the first one, but I don't really do PC gaming, so I don't have a gaming PC.
  • by Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 09:24 AM

    Not bad, CD Projekt Red.  Not bad at all.

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    by Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 09:26 AM

    Think of all the more fans they could make if they just simply port The Witcher series on the PS

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    by Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 09:28 AM
    Happy to say I contributed to this as I bought the witcher 2 twice for my pc as well as the first one. I also bought the The Witcher 2 for 360 as a gift to my brother and talked two of my friends into buying it. Have to try and give the sales where theyre due.
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    by Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 09:33 AM

    Only 10 dollars on Steam?!? Count me in.

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    by Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 09:54 AM

    Waiting to jump in if they release a trilogy pack. Heard only good things about the Withcer series.

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    by Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 09:58 AM

    And cheers to their continued success! I loved Witcher 2 and cannot wait to see what they have in store for us with Witcher 3. Finally some more info on what exactly the "Wild Hunt" is and how it made Geralt the Witcher he is today.

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    by Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 10:06 AM

    Thats awesome!

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    by Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 10:52 AM

    ???? I didn't know Witcher 2 didn't come to PS3.... That's pretty sad. Anyway, this is really great! Congrats!

  • by Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 11:10 AM
    This series deserves soo many more sales.. I played through the first, loved it to hell! I have both the PC and 360 version of witcher 2 but combat seems really difficult, i'm getting a hang of it though!

    I kind of feel like the 360 port had the same exact experience as Shenmue 2 had on the original xbox, people don't want to play a numbered sequel that hardly gets marketed that they haven't any access to the first.. And trust me.. You do not want to miss out on the first one, it was fantastic
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    by Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 11:10 AM
    it took them this long and 2 games to reach this number?? hmmm not really impressive
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    by Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 11:35 AM
    Actually, The Witcher series has SOLD 1.76M worldwide. It SHIPPED 5M.
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    by Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 11:40 AM

    Looks like such a great game.

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    by Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 11:46 AM

    Perfect timing! I was just about to go pick this up :D

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    by Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 11:53 AM
    Just finished my second playthrough of Dragon Age: Origins, and I can feel an itch for high fantasy story-driven role-playing that Skyrim just won't scratch. Coincidentally, the Witcher 2 is now $30. Must be fate. Question: has anyone here played Dragon Age II and would you recommend it? It's only $10 on Xbox Live, but it seems to have a lot of negative feedback behind it.
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    by Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 12:35 PM

    Nice! I've been wanting to play this game badly, and now I guess I have fewer reasons not to.

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    by Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 12:50 PM

    Really enjoying the 2nd one so far. I got it on Steam during their Christmas sale and have just got to playing it. Some of the controls are a bit hard to grasp at the beginning (for me anyway), but once you get the hang of them the combat is AMAZING, plus the visuals are great.

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    by Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 12:52 PM

    Really enjoying the 2nd one so far. I got it on Steam during their Christmas sale and have just got to playing it. Some of the controls are a bit hard to grasp at the beginning (for me anyway), but once you get the hang of them the combat is AMAZING, plus the visuals are great.

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