During the CD Projekt Red and GOG.com Summer Conference, GOG.com ushered in a new era of DRM-free gaming with the announcement of GOG Galaxy, its brand new technology that places unparalleled freedom over online play and connectivity back in the hands of gamers.

With this an entirely optional platform, players can dive into online multiplayer portions of their favorite games, while enjoying single-player anytime they please without needing an internet connection. GOG Galaxy is designed to be a platform-agnostic online solution, allowing GOG.com and Steam players - with more platforms to be added in the future - to game together. An optional client will be introduced later this year to allow for easy game updating, and GOG.com has already begun working with developers to implement the technology in their games.

CD Projeckt Red and GOG.com also announced the launch of an exclusive pre-order package for the highly anticipated The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, which includes beta access to the also-just-announced The Witcher Adventure Game, the first GOG Galaxy-powered title.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt pre-order offer at GOG.com includes:

• An instantly-available copy of Neverwinter Nights, the award-winning Dungeons & Dragons (dungeonsanddragons.com) game, an inspiration for generations of developers.
• A great pre-order price and, on top of it, up to 10% off for players who already own The Witcher and its sequel The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings.
• A Fair Price Package for gamers living in regions where the price is higher than in the U.S.: get back the price difference in form of in-store coupons to grab other GOG.com games.
• Two multiplayer beta-access keys to The Witcher Adventure Game, coming soon.
• Tons of bonus goodies such as the digital artbook, The Witcher comic book, bonus music tracks and desktop wallpapers.
• Guaranteed more great goodies that will pop up during the pre-order period.

You can watch a full recap of the CD Projekt Red and GOG.com Summer Conference here for all of the details about GOG Galaxy, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt pre-orders and The Witcher Adventure Game.

The Witcher 3's pre-order content appears to have leaked online ahead of its official announcement this evening. The back page of today's issue of MCV lists the content (pictured above), which includes a selection of stickers, game map, official soundtrack, a Witcher Universe Compendium and a game manual.

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You're going to have to wait a bit before playing the hotly-anticipated role-playing game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Once planned for a late 2014 release on PC, PS4 and Xbox One, it'll now be out in February of next year. The game simply wasn't going to be good enough if it came out this year, according to the heads of Witcher development studio CD Projekt.

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“If you’re asking me to throw a rock in the PS4 vs. Xbox One resolution war, I won’t. The game is not finished and talking about resolutions, framerates and min. specs (for PC) is, I think, pointless. Everything can change during the optimization process at the end of development. Rest assured, we’re working our butts off make The Witcher 3 run and feel equally awesome on every platform.” Michał Krzemiński of CD Projekt RED, to gamesTM's question about resolution differences between the console versions of The Witcher 3.

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Ask anyone what games they’re looking forward to the most in 2014, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will probably be on that list. Developer CD Projekt RED’s latest open-world action RPG was extremely well received at E3 2013, winning over 55 awards, and has since then been referred to as a true next-gen experience to look forward to. We caught up with Marcin Iwinski, co-founder of the CD Projekt group, to talk about its ambitious project, dealing with worldwide accolades, game mechanics, and lots more.

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Polish developer CD Projekt Red has ruled out bringing its upcoming open-world role-playing game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt to Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3. "It’s impossible. It would have to be a different game--a smaller game, not an open-world game, or with terrible loading times, with sacrifices in graphics," CEO Marcin Iwinski told MCV India.

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CD Projekt Red has debuted a new trailer for the role-playing game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt during Spike’s VGX show today. The video shows burning villages and a scary looking villain apparently threatening the world, which the Witcher obviously can’t let go unpunished.

Hey, following our recent announcement of the distribution deals of The Witcher 3 in North America and Europe, there have been some concerns regarding DRM and previous legal issues with The Witcher 2. We’ve seen a lot of comments in various places around the web and we would like to join in on the conversation. I’d like to say it loud and clear: The PC version of The Witcher 3 will have absolutely no DRM from day 0.

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As expected, CD Projekt RED and Dark Horse Comics have announced a new comic book series based on The Witcher. Inspired by the novels, the comics will tell a new adventure focusing on series hero Geralt of Rivia. In this new story, Geralt meets a widowed man whose dead wife lurks in the House of Glass. "Geralt will have to use all his witcher prowess to solve the manor's mystery and survive," the announcement detailed.

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CD Projekt Red will ensure players won't be confused by the numerous, large-scale plotlines and subplots of its upcoming open-world RPG The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt by introducing two new features to the game: an animated and narrated storybook and flashbacks, it was revealed during Eurogamer Expo in London.

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CD Projekt RED has released The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt "Killing Monsters" cinematic trailer to the public for the first time, offering a thrilling glimpse into the morally ambiguous universe of Geralt of Rivia. Killing Monsters portrays the cruel and gritty world of The Witcher and foreshadows the mature mood of the upcoming story-driven RPG, which is set to launch on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2014.

In an industry where paid downloadable content seems pretty standard, at least on the console side, it's a little rare to see developers flat out state that they hate charging for content. CD Projekt Red's game director, Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, took some time to talk with Examiner about the studio's upcoming title The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, in an interview that will be fully published on Wednesday. During our discussion, Konrad spoke about providing gamers with extra content, and Projekt Red's stance on the matter.

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The continuation of Gwynbleidd's story on the Xbox One may take the decisions you made on the Xbox 360 into consideration, developers CD Projekt RED has hinted. "We need to talk to Microsoft to see if we can make it work between 360 and the Xbox One, but it could work," said The Witcher 3's executive producer John Mamais.

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At this year’s E3 we were invited to the CD Projekt booth to check out The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt. We got a chance to speak with Jonas Mattson, the environmental artist on the game, about the differences between the next generation versions, the weather system, the in-game day night system, dragons and more.

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After seeing a breathtaking 45 minute presentation for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt at E3 , i was able to catch up with gameplay producer Marek Ziemak for a juicy interview about the game. Topics included load times, multiple endings, the game going multi-platform and the voice acting process, among others. Sharpen your swords as we dive in.

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Ten new screenshots of the Witch 3: Wild Hunt shows off some of the expansive environments that players will roam through.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt debut gameplay gives you an exclusive sneak peek into the vast and gritty world of Geralt of Rivia, the witcher. Experience a realm where morality is not a simple choice between good and evil and where every decision ripples through the one hundred hours of gameplay CD Projekt RED has hand-crafted to meet the needs of the RPG fan.