CD Projekt Red bolsters Xbox One Collector’s Edition of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

witcher3logo11I love a lot of things. But one thing I love more than anything else (with the exception of Otters and Commander Shepard) is Collector’s Editions of video games. And what’s better than a collector’s edition of a video game? An absolutely amazing, awe-inspiring collector’s edition of a video game. Enter stage left the Xbox One Collector’s Edition of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, which has now received a facelift to include more goodies.

More goodies you say? And just what would these goodies be? For the financially secure gamer (or the gamer who will now be eating ramen for the next few months as they pay this baby off), the Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Xbox One Collector’s Edition now includes the following:

  • The standard edition of the game, containing: the official soundtrack, a beautiful and detailed map of the in-game world, unique stickers, and the developer-created “Witcher Universe – The Compendium”
  • A giant, 33x24x26 cm, 100% hand painted, Polystone figure of Geralt of Rivia battling a Griffin
  • An exclusive, collector grade Witcher medallion
  • A one of a kind SteelBook
  • A two-hundred page artbook, containing breathtaking art from the game
  • A cloth map of the game world
  • Two Gwent card decks
  • Huge outer and inner Collector’s Boxes you can store your Witcher merchandise in!

After reading that, you may well ask ‘what the hell is Gwent?!’ Thankfully, CD Projekt has your answer!

Gwent is a fast-paced card game that can be played within The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on every platform. Invented by dwarves and perfected over centuries of tavern table play, Gwent is a game of initial simplicity and ultimate depth, something beloved by both road-weary travelers during long nights around the campfire and elegant nobles looking to liven up dragging dinner parties. The game is about the clash of two armies locked in mortal struggle on a battlefield where the players are the leaders and the cards their forces. With four different factions offering unique combat styles and endless paths to victory, Gwent is every adventurer’s first choice when it comes to one-on-one card-based dueling. Take risks and think on your feet, strategize and deliver cunning combos, use potent magic and mighty hero cards and be the last one standing on the field of honor!

Key Features:

– Over 150 unique playing cards

– 4 distinct factions: the mighty and cunning Nilfgaardian Empire, the brave Northern Realms and their siege weapons, the agile and devious Scoia’tael, and the brutal monsters of No Man’s Land.

– Powerful spells allow players to control the weather and affect units on the battlefield.

– An array of combat styles caters to individual playstyles: close range with heavy knights, long range with skilled archers or artillery with powerful siege weapons.

– Powerful hero cards, unique to each faction.

So whose wallets are already feeling a little lighter after reading that? I’ve already pre-ordered the PS4 version, but it looks like I’ll just have to nab the Xbox One version too. Goddamn it, Geralt.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will release on the 24th February 2014 on Xbox One, PS4 and PC.

The Xbox One Collector’s Edition of Witcher 3: Wild Hunt can be seen in all its splendor below. Give it a right click for a larger image.

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Tash is a self-diagnosed gaming fanatic with a doctorate in Psychology. She's also a self-confessed Mass Effect fangirl and will likely talk your ears off if you ever get her started on the subject. A lover of all things RPG and adventure, she has more gamer related action figures and memorabilia than any 30 something year old professional has a right to own, and has spent more time than she’d like to admit to daydreaming about exactly what she would do should the Zombie Apocalypse actually happen.

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