Gruesomely destroy foes as a professional monster hunter armed with a range of upgradeable weapons, mutating potions and combat magic.Trained from early childhood and mutated to gain superhuman skills, strength and reflexes, witchers are a distrusted counterbalance to the monster-infested world in which they live.
PLAY AS A HIGHLY TRAINED MONSTER SLAYER FOR HIRE In The Witcher you play as the professional monster hunter, Geralt of Rivia, tasked with finding a child of prophecy in a vast open world rich with merchant cities, viking pirate islands, dangerous mountain passes, and forgotten caverns to explore.
The remaining DLCs will be unveiled each week after launch.The Witcher: Wild Hunt is a story-driven, next-generation open world role-playing game set in a visually stunning fantasy universe full of meaningful choices and impactful consequences. At this moment, four DLCs (two bundles) are revealed. The second bundle will contain an additional quest and an alternative look for one of the game’s main characters-Yennefer of Vengerberg.Ī: You can find more details on. The first bundle will contain the Temerian Armor Set and a Beard and Hairstyle Set for Geralt. The next bundle will be available for download a week after that, on March 4th, the next on March 11th, and so on. The first DLC bundle will be released the next day on February 25th. Q: What’s the plan? When can I expect the DLCs to be released?Ī: The plan is to release a new DLC bundle (each bundle contains two DLCs) on a weekly basis, following the game’s launch February 24th, 2015. standard or Collector's, digital or physical). You get the 16 DLCs regardless of the version of the game you bought (i.e. Q: I have the standard version of the game (i.e. Q: Do I have to pre-order to get the free DLCs?Ī: No, each piece of content will be available for download regardless of you buying the game before or after launch on February 24th, 2015.
All of the DLCs will be available for free on every platform (i.e. Q: What do I have to do to receive the 16 free DLCs?Ī: The only thing you need to do to receive the 16 DLCs is purchase The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. For more, check out GameSpot's previous coverage. The Witcher 3 launches February 24 across Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. "This is our way of saying thank you for buying our game." "At CD Projekt Red, we strongly believe this is not the way it should work and, with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, we have decided to do it differently," he added. Haven't we just paid a lot of cash for a brand new game?" he says. "As gamers, we nowadays have to hold on tight to our wallets, as surprisingly right after release, lots of tiny pieces of tempting content materialize with a steep price tag attached. CD Projekt Red co-founder Marcin Iwinski explains in an open letter to fans that offering free DLC is unfortunately "quite rare these days." You might be wondering why CD Projekt Red is giving away all the DLC instead of charging for it like so many other publishers do. CD Projekt Red has also released a Q&A about the free Witcher 3 DLC, which should clear up any questions you might have. Other content will include more quests and personalization options. This content will come in the form of the Temerian Armor Set (includes horse armor) and the Beard and Hairstyle Set for main character Geralt.Īfter February 25, DLC bundles featuring two expansions will be released every week. The first bundle of DLC expansions for The Witcher 3 will be released on February 25, a day after the game's public release. The studio will release a whopping 16 add-on packs for the RPG, all of which will be completely free, and are not tied to any platform. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt developer CD Projekt Red today announced a free DLC program for the 2015 role-playing game, and it does not disappoint. By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's