Witcher 3: New Trailer, Release Date, Collector’s Editions

CD Project held their pre-E3 conference yesterday, with a lot of focus on their upcoming The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Specifically, they revealed the box art, the release date and a couple of special edition boxsets, as well as a new trailer.

Firstly, included with all pre-order copies will come a set of stickers, a map of the game, CD soundtrack, a Witcher Universe companion and the game manual. This is a nice bunch of perks to make more people want to pre-order and choose the retail version over the digital, similar to the companion book bundled with pre-order copies of The Witcher 2.

Secondly they announced a release date for their recently pushed back game. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will be available to purchase on February 24th 2015. 

During the conference, CD Project revealed their E3 trailer for the game. It looks stunning, although it’s important to remember this was probably taken from a top end PC. Still, it’s bound to be a looker on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as well.

If that wasn’t enough to whet your appetite, there were two special edition collections announced as well. From the press release:

Dedicated to gamers who want more from physical box editions of games than just the disc and themanual, containing premium items prepared by the developers, this edition of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is the definitive answer for those gamers who want to enter the Witcher universe with style.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt box contents

– A Blu-ray™ Disc with the game (DVDs on PC)
– An exclusive CD with the official soundtrack
– The official, developer-created “Witcher Universe – The Compendium”
– A beautiful, detailed map of the in-game world
– A set of unique stickers
– A stylish, protective sleeve

The Wild Hunt Collector’s Edition brings Witcher fans the fruit of our hard work and passion–what we think is the most artistically complete game figure ever made for a collector’s edition of a game. Forged of supreme-quality materials and containing exclusive content straight from the developers,The Witcher 3 Collector’s Edition is every Witcher fan’s dream come true.

“Behold, the Collector’s Edition of The Witcher–over two kilograms of the most badass monster slayer, ready to bring your desktop figure collection to a whole new level,” said Adam Badowski, Head of Studio, CD PROJEKT RED.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Collector’s Edition box contents

– All the contents from the standard edition of the game
– A giant, 33x24x26 cm (10”), 100% hand painted, Polystone figure of Geralt of Rivia battling a Griffin
– An exquisite, collector-grade Witcher medallion
– A one-of-a-kind SteelBook™ box
– A two-hundred-page artbook, containing breathtaking art from the game
– Huge outer and inner Collector’s Boxes you can store your Witcher merchandise in!