CD Projekt RED is to release The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut for North America, the studio slyly revealed in an announcement concerning an upcoming patch.

The North American release of the action RPG was touched by the censor's hand, de-goring combat, covering up female anatomy and making conversation politer. The "Director's Cut" tag would suggest a reversal but RED is playing it coy for now, with marketing vice president Tom Ohle saying only "you might be able to guess what it is."

The casual reveal came in an announcement for The Witcher's forthcoming patch 1.5, which adds five new fan-made missions and removes all DRM--disc check included.

CD Projekt RED recently suspended production on The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf, its "completely rebuilt" Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 version of the PC game following disputes with co-developer Widescreen Games over performance and payment.

Having sold over 1.2 million copies since its October 2007 debut, The Witcher is now among the 100 best-selling PC games of all time, claims developer CD Projekt RED.

"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 in a forum post announcing the 1.2 million unit milestone.

The 1.2 million figure includes both retail and digital distribution sales, a CD Projekt representative confirmed with Shacknews.

Based off the works of Andrzej Sapkowski, the morally ambiguous fantasy role-playing game saw an enhanced re-release arrive last year with new content. A rebuilt console version, The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf, will hit PS3 and Xbox 360 this fall.

A new patch for CD Projekt RED's The Witcher Enhanced Edition is now available on FileShack, resolving issues that have apparently sparked community outcry.

Specifically, the update provides proper support for Creative Labs' EAX technology, so that the game no longer produces "critical errors" when the option is activated. It also removes the blur that lingered on-screen after cutscenes and dialog choices.

In case you missed it earlier this year, those that purchased the original release of the well-received PC fantasy RPG can upgrade to the Enhanced Edition for free through a series of patches, which bring a revised script and more quests to the game.

With developer CD Projekt RED teasing a major announcement, a supposed leaked video has revealed that the developer's well-received PC RPG The Witcher is heading to PS3 and Xbox 360 and will "look much better" than the PC release.

"The controls are very different in the console adaptation," designer Jakob Stilinsky stated in the video, embedded below. "They are actually better than in the original."

"We created a completely new combat system that is more dynamic and more engaging," he added. "In the console version, players have full control. There are hundreds of new mo-cap animations in the console version."

Along with a new combat and motion-captured animations, the release will sport enhanced visuals, with Stilinsky claiming the console versions "look much better."

When reached for comment, CD Projekt marketing VP Tom Ohle did not confirm or deny the game's existence, telling Shacknews: "We haven't made any official statements about upcoming games... before anyone blows a gasket about... Read more

CD Projekt, the developers of last year's surprise PC RPG hit The Witcher, today released a new trailer thanking fans for their support of the company.

As a gesture of appreciation, CD Projekt also threw in a few brief shots of future company titles, including the recently-acquired Metropolis Software's shooter THEY, and what appears to be footage from a new Witcher game.

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Noting the number represent sales to "real, live people" playing on a platform some have declared "dead", CD Projekt RED announced that its debut project The Witcher (PC) has sold through one million copies since the game's release twelve months ago. "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 about the milestone.

CD Projekt followed the original release of The Witcher with an Enhanced Edition last month, offering re-recorded dialogue, additional NPCs models, improved load times and many other improvements. The company also recently launched Good Old Games, a digital distribution platform for classic PC games.

Now available on FileShack are the promised patches that bring the changes and additions of The Witcher Enhanced Edition to those that bought the initial release of CD Projekt RED's PC fantasy RPG.

• The Witcher Original to Enhanced Edition Patch
• The Witcher Original to EE English Language Pack
• The Price of Neutrality Adventure
• Side Effects Adventure

The above downloads include a new script, two new adventures separate from the main story, improved loading times, an adventure editor, additional animations, and more.

Additional language packs and bonus content, such as a downloadable soundtrack, can be found on the game's official site.

Upon running the patch, both it and the language pack need to be in the same directory. The installation process also requires you to be online so that "registration data can be verified," and that you use the same PC used to activate the original game.

Following word that the North American release of The Witcher Enhanced Edition (PC) was lacking blood, developer CD Projekt RED has provided FileShack with a patch that rectifies the oversight.

The patch will also be available through digital distribution clients, such as Direct2Drive and Steam, for those that purchased the fantasy RPG through such services.

"I admit we missed a file in the North American version of the game," explained marketing VP Tom Ohle. "I bear the olive branch... OF BLOOD."

Meanwhile, those that own the initial release of The Witcher will gain access to the additions of the Enhanced Edition, including two new adventures and a new translation, in a free patch slated to arrive tomorrow.

Update: The blood patch is now available.

Original Story: This week's re-release of CD Projekt RED's fantasy PC RPG The Witcher inadvertently removed blood from the US edition of the game, the developer has confirmed.

A fix will be available "ASAP," CD Projekt marketing VP Tom Ohle told Shacknews.

Dubbed The Witcher Enhanced Edition, the re-release packs a new translation, additional quests, improved loading times, an adventure editor, and more.

"Spent a year making the game perfect and someone forgot to include one file that turns blood on," Ohle noted. "There is blood, but it's basically on the lowest setting."

The developer was not sure if this issue will afflict those that update the original US release of The Witcher with tomorrow's free patch, which brings all of the new content to existing owners of the game.

As the retail version of The Witcher Enhanced Edition (PC) makes its way to stores around the world this week, developer CD Projekt has confirmed to Shacknews that owners of the first Witcher release will be able to upgrade their game for free this Friday.

The patch will bring all of the improvements of the Enhanced Edition to the regular edition of the fantasy RPG, including a retranslated script along with two new adventures, improved loading times, an adventure editor, new animations, a greater variety of NPCs, and other tweaks.

Developer CD Projekt RED and publisher Atari have issued a new trailer for The Witcher Enhanced Edition, which boasts that "the best reaches perfection."

Sporting a reworked translation, new content and a multitude of fixes, the Enhanced Edition will be available in September as a free patch for existing owners of the PC RPG, with a goodie-filled retail re-release hitting stores at the same time.

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The first few screenshots from The Witcher Enhanced Edition are now available, showing off the updated version of CD Projekt's role playing game.

The upcoming re-release of the game will update just about everything including NPC variety, animations and dialogue translation. The Witcher Enhanced Edition will be released this September as a retail product, and as a patch for current owners.

Developer CD Projekt today revealed that its reworked and tweaked version of The Witcher, titled The Witcher Enhanced Edition, has been delayed to early September.

Originally slated for a May release, CD Projekt made mention of the delay in April, but had not specified a new date for the expanded PC fantasy RPG.

The revised launch date was announced in an update to the game's community page, where the company explained that the delay was necessary to prepare ten different language localizations of the game for a simultaneous release.

Beyond bug fixes and stability improvements, The Witcher Enhanced Edition will see the addition of fifty new character models for an increased variety in NPCs, new voice acting, a redone translation, improved facial animation and gestures, and... Read more

Developer CD Projekt today announced that its translation-improved, bug-lacking version of The Witcher--dubbed The Witcher: Enhanced Edition--has been delayed beyond the original release window of May.

Explained the company in a release: "CD Projekt RED is dedicated to a simultaneous worldwide launch, and is taking the extra time to polish each language version to meet the high standards of the global games market."

CD Projekt also mentioned that the final release date of the PC title will be announced within the next few days.

Now available on FileShack is the 1.3 patch for The Witcher. Coming in at 323mb, the patch fixes a few bugs but more importantly, includes the Price of Neutrality module developed by CD Projekt. The new adventure, said to include about two hours of gameplay, takes place on the outskirts of Kaer Morhen. Here Geralt will find out more about other witchers, which were featured only briefly in the main game.

Players wanting to create their own modules using existing or new game assets can download the newly released D'jinni beta adventure editor. Click through for a list of bug fixes found in the 1.3 patch ... Read more

Valve Software today announced that Atari is the latest publisher to put many of its games up for download on Steam, Valve's popular digital distribution service.

Beginning today, Atari-published titles such as Bohemia Interactive's ArmA: Combat Operations and Frontier's RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Platinum will be available for purchase via the Steam store.

Valve also announced that CD Projekt's highly-rated RPG The Witcher will be added to the Atari catalog in the coming weeks, along with other Atari-published RPGs such as Obsidian Entertainment's Neverwinter Nights 2 and its expansion Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer.

Following up on the promise of a surprise announcement, CD Projekt today announced that a reworked version of The Witcher will be released this May in the form of The Witcher Enhanced Edition.

Most of the changes found in the Enhanced Edition are a result of player feedback, resulting in a more polished experience. Beyond bug fixes and stability improvements, the game will receive fifty new character models for an increased variety in NPC models, over a hundred new animation gestures for dialogue scenes, and improved facial animation and lip-syncing. The game's inventory screen will be redone as well.

One criticism leveled against the game upon its North American release last year was the game's translation from Polish, resulting in a loss of detail and atmosphere. For the Enhanced Edition, CD Projekt is completely re-doing the English language version while also improving foreign languages releases where needed. ... Read more

Cult holiday hit The Witcher posted respectable retail numbers to back up its high critical marks, pulling in sales of 600,000 copies over a three month period according to developer CD Projekt.

"The task was not easy, as The Witcher brand was completely unknown in many markets, and it was released in a busy season alongside franchises that have been on the market for many years," said CD Projekt RED joint CEO Adam Kicinski.

The Witcher is a PC roleplaying game adapted from a series of novels by Andrzej Sapkowski. The first original title by Polish studio CD Projekt, it was hailed by critics for its solid presentation and a refreshing focus on traditional genre elements.

"Only now--as we've conquered many of the initial barriers--can we spread our wings, which, of course, we intend to do," added Kicinkski.

CD Projekt is planning a Witcher-related announcement for next Monday, promised to bring a surprise to fans by "late spring." The studio has previously... Read more

A new The Witcher patch is now available, updating CD Projekt's fantasy role playing game to v1.2. The 113mb update fixes several game and quest bugs. ... Read more

Head over to FileShack to grab a demo of The Witcher (PC), the recently released fantasy role playing game from Polish developer CD Projekt. The 1.97gb download includes the game's prologue as as well as all of Act 1.