– More hot news on the title coming November 18th during CD Projekt’s Spring conference! –

SYDNEY, Australia, – November 17th 2010 – The speculation comes to an end! CD Projekt RED today confirmed the release date of the one of the most acclaimed RPG titles of 2011. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is targeted for a release on May 17, 2011. Release dates in specific territories may vary, and will be confirmed closer to the date.

“We’ve decided to move the launch date back a few weeks to afford us more time to polish the game,” said Adam Badowski, project lead at CD Projekt RED. “Of course, we know that players would like to get the game as soon as possible, so we hope that they will forgive us! We strongly believe that the extra time spent polishing the title will be well worth the wait.”

There’s more hot news to come during CD Projekt’s Spring conference, which will take place on November 19th. Most importantly, there will be more detailed information about the approaching worldwide launch of the title, as well as the Collector’s Edition of The Witcher 2. Moreover, CD Projekt RED will present pre-order information from all around the world.

And there won’t be a lack of controversial topics! The developers will explain their philosophy with regards to DRM implementation in their titles. We’ll know how the studio’s words translate into facts and how it will impact The Witcher 2.

The conference will be transmitted online both for media representatives and players. In order to get the online accreditation, all media representatives are asked to contact tom@thewitcher.com and marcin.marzecki@cdprojektred.com. The transmission itself will start for both journalists and gamers on November the 19th on 7:00 AEDT (on www.thewitcher.com and facebook.com/thewitcher)