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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Rated by the ESRB for Xbox 360
Written Wednesday, May 25, 2011 By Richard Walker
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Now before you get too excited, bear in mind that the ESRB ratings board doesn't exactly have a 100% record when it comes to confirming games, so this is by no means concrete, but a rating for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings has been spied for Xbox 360.

This could mean that the oft-mooted console version of The Witcher 2 is indeed on the cards, bringing with it "Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Nudity, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, Use of Drugs" according to the ESRB description. As a result, the game is carrying an 'M for Mature' classification from the American ESRB ratings board.

This ties in with news from developer CD Projekt, telling Eurogamer that the Polish studio is working on something Witcher-related "that console gamers might be interested in". No prizes for guessing what that might be, especially given that a console version of The Witcher 2 has always been part of the plan for CD Projekt, although the lead PC version was the top priority before setting to work on the console iteration.

It could be that The Witcher 2 comes to consoles as an entirely new project altogether if rumours are to be believed. It's not an official confirmation for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings on Xbox 360, but it's a start. Keep an eye out for more Witcher 2 news, probably from E3 2011.




 
 

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Comment #1 by heroicpotatoe
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 08:46:09 AM
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I hope it comes to Xbox 360 my computer is not powerful to handle it.


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Comment #2 by wariowarrior
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 08:47:02 AM
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Really don't want to get my hopes up but I feel they are beginning to rise... rapidly.


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Comment #3 by Russman
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 08:48:42 AM
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They said if you plug in a 360 controller is recognizes it and has a whole button layout already for it on pc. Or so I heard.


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Comment #4 by Renegade336
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 08:49:08 AM
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Keeping my fingers crossed for this


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Comment #5 by Kaner99999
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 08:50:14 AM
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Keyboard + Mouse or Die :)


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Comment #6 by Stealthcake
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 08:54:48 AM
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After playing The Witcher 2 I have heavy doubts as to how the Xbox can run this game.


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Comment #7 by General Boredom
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 09:10:42 AM
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I hope it comes out on Xbox; I was bummed when the first one got canceled.


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Comment #8 by iBean
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 09:12:50 AM
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One of the best RPGs this gen. Loved every minute of it on PC. Really challenging and beautiful. Not sure how the 360 will be able to handle this though.


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Comment #9 by ViNyLek
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 09:15:49 AM
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I tried it on PC. Awesome graphics, but was missing that something IMO. Can't see how same game could be transferred to consoles unless they dumb down graphics a lot. But they managed it with Crysis 2, so why not (playing it on PC right now - looks amazing compared to console version:-))


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Comment #10 by shavron
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 09:17:35 AM
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This is one of those games that makes me seriously contemplate not buying any books/albums/movies/games for about a year and save up for a gaming quality PC. I'll be frothy at the mouth with nerd glee if this actually happens. Even if it's graphically inferior to the PC version I still long to play both this game and the first Witcher.


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Comment #11 by ubertrance
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 09:24:00 AM
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I hope it happens, My PC is way underpowered for the original


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Comment #12 by welsh dragon888
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 09:28:45 AM
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Witcher 2 + Dark Souls + Skyrim = The end of my social life as i know it.... haha


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Comment #13 by Nero Mystyraa
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 09:35:46 AM
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OMFG!!!....I'm watching a The Witcher 2 Playthrough on youtube because my shitty computer can't handle such an epic game. The more I watch the playthrough, the more I want to play this amazing game!!

If this is indeed true that it might be coming to Xbox...omfg...i can't even describe the happiness....but i'm keeping my hopes low just in case it's not true :(

If it doesn't come to Xbox....at least I have Dark Souls and Skyrim to keep me happy.


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Comment #14 by PanzerMatt
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 09:36:41 AM
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This Is Awesome News! Can Only Play It At Minimum On My PC, But It Is Such A Majestic Game, I'm Glad Console Users Can Enjoy It Or A Streamlined Version Of It


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Comment #15 by Blueprotoss
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 09:40:05 AM
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I doubt that this would be coming onto the 360 unless its heavily edited especially with the Nudity.


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Comment #16 by SDHoneymonster
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 09:40:20 AM
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I've been reading all the reviews for this and cursing my luck and lack of money that I don't have a gaming PC. a 360 version would be insanely good news - although we'd probably have to play it across 3 or 4 discs!


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Comment #17 by Scottish Sin
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 09:43:49 AM
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@#5 - From what I've heard a lot of people have found it easier to use an xbox 360 controller over a mouse and keyboard for the PC version. All of the buttons map easily to that controller which gives further evidence that they're porting it to the Xbox 360.


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Comment #18 by sak7395
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 09:56:52 AM
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HAHA

Pc > 360



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Comment #19 by strawberry
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 10:05:19 AM
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YES!!!!! My Laptop can handle running this game, but probably won't run that smooth. I was so close to buying it, but then I heard about a possible port :) this just made my day :)


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Comment #20 by GRIM REAPER 25
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 10:05:42 AM
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@15
my ass i doubt it will b edited 4 the nudity bc i think there getting rid of ao as a rating cuz look at wht rockstar games did with the gta expansion it shows full frontal nudity same as la noire also 360 would handle this game np but might b on a bunch of discs


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Comment #21 by dasheq
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 10:08:01 AM
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WOOOT Please. It is fucking AWESOME on the pc.


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Comment #22 by DanAmlwch
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 10:10:39 AM
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Totally forgot about this game! Had the 1st on the PC and thought it was brilliant. Just bought The Witcher 2 now from Amazon, should get it tomorrow with Amazon Prime, Happy Days!!!


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Comment #23 by Liek50Ninjas
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 10:26:18 AM
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Wish the first one would come to consoles, my laptop can only run the second one. :/


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Comment #24 by Vault Lad
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 10:56:27 AM
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Alright...call me a crazy person, but wasn't there already supposed to be a Witcher game coming to 360? I remember seeing something called "Legend of The White King" or something to that effect a few years ago? Am I imagining this?


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Comment #25 by Verdinial
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 10:59:57 AM
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FUCK YEEEEEES OMG FUCKING YES YES YEEEEESSSSS


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Comment #26 by Verdinial
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 11:01:05 AM
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Please come to Xbox, I meant to say ^_^


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Comment #27 by dasheq
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 11:08:32 AM
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@24 Yes there was meant to be but the developers that were doing it were kinda of lazy, and CD Projekt didn't want to pay them for not doing anything, as a result the developers resigned from the job.


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Comment #28 by Liek50Ninjas
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 11:08:58 AM
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@24 It was called Rise of the White Wolf and it was supposed to be a console port of the first game but it's currently on hold.


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Comment #29 by qpRELENTLESSqp
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 11:30:17 AM
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Xbox would explode if it tried to run this game


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Comment #30 by Stressneivo
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 11:31:15 AM
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Ive played both games on PC. They are legendary.

I hope they make a console version with both games included. I will buy that too


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Comment #31 by Gilganomics
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 11:37:14 AM
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Best game-related news I've heard all week.
I've got the 1st Witcher collecting dust next to me 'cause even that was too much for my computer.

Can we get the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series next?


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Comment #32 by Magon
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 11:41:23 AM
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#3: I can confirm that, I am playing the PC version with an XBox controller, and it works wonderfully. The standard colored A, B, X, Y, etc icons are displayed on the screen, too, so its "XBox ready" regarding control for sure. Obviously the XBox won't be able to handle the best graphics settings of the PC version (probably not even medium), but who cares, the eye candy is not that important in a game like Witcher, the content is. (And that is great. GOTY for me so far.)


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Comment #33 by SaintKnight
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 12:01:12 PM
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I hope it comes to consoles, but it would be kinda lame if they released the sequel and not the first. That's why I'm a little bummed about Crysis 2 being out but not Crysis or Crysis Warhead


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Comment #34 by BradleyThreat
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 12:13:51 PM
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I hope this comes out on 360! my PC would be able to handle it easy, but I'd much rather play it on a console. Unless it's a different game, then I'll have to play both any way


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Comment #35 by SG1 Warsquatch
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 12:44:26 PM
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I hear nothing but good things about this game and its predecessor. Supreme Commander and Crysis went to consoles. I can hope this makes its way as well : )


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Comment #36 by Hero Of Acre
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 12:50:09 PM
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Let me get this right; a Witcher game getting rated M? Nope, didn't see this coming at all.


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Comment #37 by DiamondD
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 01:32:25 PM
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Hopefully they port the first one over too. I hate jumping into a sequel of something at a loss of what's going on.


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Comment #38 by Blueprotoss
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 01:40:05 PM
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@ 20. If there is a 360 version then it would be AO if nothing was altered because of the level of Nudity and kids have a better chance of getting that game. The only way that a 360 version would happen is a heavily edited M version of the Witcher 2 came out. GTA 4 had some full frontal Nudity because some guys didn't wear their underwear while there were no visible sex scences in it. I'm pretty sure that you didn't play any of the Witcher games at all then.

@ 21. That is True because of all the different Mods.

@ 35. Crysis 2 was a success so far on the consoles because it was a FPS while Supreme Commander bombed on the consoles because it was a RTS.


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Comment #39 by dwmacfar2
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 02:30:27 PM
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Gamespot actually had the port to 360 and PS3 on their site when they reviewed the Witcher 2. However, they're was little info to support that, except a rumored release date around the holidays. Curious to see if these couple pieces of foreshadowing come true.


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Comment #40 by PhoenixTemplar
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 03:15:05 PM
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Oh God, please let this happen!


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Comment #41 by LTC PUDIE 42X
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 03:24:03 PM
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@38 How about Duke Nukem: Forever, the game is basicly a soft porno...But a good gaming PC wont cost you thousands of dollars, theres plenty of builds that can run this game at max settings for around $800. True that still is a alot of money but you would be safe for atleast 3 years and wouldnt need to upgrade anything.


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Comment #42 by Blueprotoss
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 03:46:45 PM
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@ 41. Duke Nukem: Forever is allowed because its softcore, which is why GTA 4, Red Dead Redemption, Dante's Inferno, and the Saboteur didn't get in trouble with Nudity. A good Gaming PC wouldn't take that much money especially when building yourself and going to Newegg for those parts. Yes you would be safe for 3-4 years with most of the games.


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Comment #43 by elsnoggler
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 05:33:38 PM
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I've always thought that most people just played Witcher because of, you know, boobs and whatnot. That it is a debate in this thread as to whether or not it will get censored lends some credence to that.


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Comment #44 by jenafer6
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 06:35:25 PM
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I had the 1st one preordered when they cancelled a few years back. I really hope to see this one actually make it (fingers crossed)=)


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Comment #45 by Akatsuki Sw1tch
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 06:49:47 PM
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Qualcast! Hope this turns out to be TRUE, I've had my eye on this scince it was revealed to be 360 bound, heard recently that it was a PC exclusive though so fingers crossed this news turns out correct.


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Comment #46 by Pagan Ninja
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 09:14:34 PM
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I hope this does end up coming to 360 since I don't really like playing games on the pc.


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Comment #47 by dementedlullaby
Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 09:22:08 PM
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What's the point of releasing the second??? The first is PC exclusive and the second follows the story pretty well. You'd be missing out on a lot.

Great game though. Really great. Playing the first again before a full 2 playthrough.


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Comment #48 by PhoenixTemplar
Monday, May 30, 2011 @ 04:32:08 PM
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@47 - It's kind of the same boat that PS3 owners were in when they made Mass Effect 2, but not the original. Besides, I'd rather play one great game and be missing a bit of the story, than not play either, just because I had missed the first. And who knows, maybe the E3 surprise will be a collection of both games? That would be great.


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Comment #49 by BosmaniaK
Monday, August 01, 2011 @ 05:38:59 PM
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oh no you can see a booby, someone protect the children!!!!!



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