Ladies and gentlemen, start your Newegg wishlists. Or not, depending on whether your PC meets The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings' system requirements, which were officially confirmed today by developer CD Projekt RED.

A new batch of screenshots were also released, giving another lovely look into the lovely-looking world of RED's sequel to its unexpectedly lovely 2007 RPG The Witcher. Lovely stuff. Read more »

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Filter features new media for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, Star Trek Online, Guild Wars 2, Dream Trigger 3D, Salem, Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection, Dead Space 2, Moon Diver, The Kings' Crusade, Pirates of Black Cove, The Sims Medieval, Radiant Historia, Mytheon, NASCAR The Game 2011. Read more »

2011 is shaping up to be a great year for video games. Here at Shacknews we've pored over the treasure trove of titles coming this year and each picked out a select few games to highlight. Today, it's Alice's turn to share the games she's especially anticipating.

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Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Filter features L.A. Noire, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, Homefront, LittleBigPlanet 2, and Two Worlds II. Read more »

Speaking with Eurogamer, CD Projekt gameplay designer Mateusz Kanik revealed that the upcoming RPG, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings will feature an "Insane" difficulty that carries with it the threat of zero ability to respawn after death.

Like Diablo 2, Steel Battalion, and a handful of other games before it, dying while playing The Witcher 2's "Insane" difficulty will permanently kill your character. Kanik explains that players will be able to save their adventure, but if they die that Witcher career will no longer be available for reload. Read more »

Each time I see The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, I get a little more excited for the final product. The newest dev diary for the upcoming CD Projeckt sequel does not disappoint. In part two of its second developer diary focusing on its new internal engine--the RED engine--CD Projekt outlines the middleware mixture it will use to power the upcoming adventure.

Utilizing the PathEngine's advanced path finding system, Havok's popular physics engine, FMOD's audio management structure, and Scaleforms's ability to make solid user-interfaces, The Witcher 2 seems to be built on a solid--and widely used--development foundation. Originally, I was a little worried, as some Eastern European games are known (but still adored) for janky design decisions. (Sup, Metro 2033?). Read more »

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Filter features media for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, Europa Universalis III: Divine Wind, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit, Conduit 2, Marvel Pinball, and Dead Nation. Read more »

According to Eurogamer, CD Projekt will launch its anticipated RPG, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, on Good Old Games on May 17, alongside the game's planned retail release.

Although GOG.com is known for releasing retro PC titles for current Windows-based operating systems, CD Projekt--who owns and operates Good Old Games--will make an exception for its upcoming title. Additionally, plans to launch on GOG.com means that The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings will be completely DRM-free. Read more »

There's good news and there's bad news. The good news is that developer CD Projekt RED now has a specific release date in mind for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. The bad news is that it's May 17, 2011--some two months after the planned March 2011 launch the PC RPG sequel was said to still be on track for as recently as October.

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If you like your developer diaries deep and lengthy, point your peepers at the new one for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, which takes a good long look at all the wonderful things CD Projekt RED's new engine allows it to bring to the RPG sequel.

The nine-minute video offers technical titbits from CD Projekt RED folks on topics including quest scripting tools, the dialogue system, using modular characters for NPC diversity, lighting, animation and looking blimming lovely. Read more »

CD Projekt's Tomasz Gop told Eurogamer that the now "potential" console versions of The Witcher 2 will not be day and date with the PC version, if they are released at all.

News of the game's existence cropped up in September 2009 with a leak of some early footage, which prompted CD Projekt to announce the project along with its intention to release the game on consoles. Read more »

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Filter features new media for John Daly's ProStroke Golf, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Explodemon, Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll, Quantum Theory, Warriors: Legends of Troy, WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011, Disney Sing It: Party Hits, Dead Rising 2, Vindictus, Medal of Honor, and DC Universe Online. Read more »

A new The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings trailer has arrived to illustrate the more-open nature of CD Projekt RED's fantasy RPG sequel, showing several different ways hero Geralt might escape from a prison. If your workplace welcomes virtual violence but quakes in fear at the sight of digital flesh, be warned that female breasts are shown.

It's all framed nicely by a scene of Geralt's pals Triss Merigold and Zoltan Chivay retelling the tale, arguing over whether Geralt snuck out quietly or hacked his way free. Read more »

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Gamescom 2010 continues to flood our Daily Filter starting with new trailers for the sequels Dead Space 2, Mafia 2 and The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. There's also new media for Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, Lionheart: King's Crusade and Loong: The Power of the Dragon. Read more »

QUICK TAKE: Lush environments and exquisitely detailed costuming imagine a fantasy world so vibrantly that anyone who sees the game pauses for a closer look. But it's the depth of interaction with that world that promises to keep role-playing game fans riveted for the long haul.

Based on the works of Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, the Witcher told a darker tale in a more foreboding world than the typical swords and magic fantasy. It connected with many players looking for a more adult approach and helped the game go on to sell over 1.5 million copies in large part on strong word of mouth recommendation. For the sequel, developer CD Projekt has started by developing their own new engine. Along with giving them ultimate control in how the game looks, they made this decision because they wanted to create the framework and the tools to work with it to support the key mechanics they plan for the game. Read more »