Gaikai Signs with CD Projekt to Stream ‘The Witcher 2’

Gaikai Inc, the innovative cloud game streaming service, today announces the signing of an agreement with top Polish publisher CD Projekt to begin streaming a demo of its award-winning, hit game ‘The Witcher 2’ beginning in August 2011 via selected Affiliate sites.
“The Witcher franchise is an excellent example of the high quality games we are adding to the Gaikai portfolio,” said Robert Stevenson, SVP of Interactive Entertainment, Gaikai. “Utilizing the Gaikai cloud, innovative publishers like CD Projekt can instantly reach a global audience of gamers without special plugins or modifications to their games.”
“Gaikai’s streaming service will allow us to bring ‘The Witcher 2’ to an impatient and increasingly connected audience,” said Michal Nowakowski - VP of Business Development and Member of the Board at CD PROJEKT RED Sp. Zo.o. “Gaikai's Affiliate Network of game industry sites will allow millions of gamers all over the world to play and share the game like never before.”
‘The Witcher 2’ has won numerous accolades, including Gamespot’s ‘Reader’s Choice - Best RPG of E3 2011’. The game combines spectacular and visually stunning action with a deep and intriguing storyline. Set in a world created by best-selling Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski the player assumes the role of a "Witcher", a warrior who has been trained to fight since childhood, subjected to mutations and trials that transformed him. The RPG features a nonlinear story where players’ choices profoundly impact what happens next. A brutal, highly dynamic revamped combat system includes numerous tactical options, new weapons and combat elements, and advanced monster fighting techniques.
Gaikai’s innovative cloud streaming service will be utilized to power ‘The Witcher 2’ along with games from announced publishers such as Electronic Arts and Capcom. Gaikai's interactive platform is the only cloud gaming service that provides its partners with the ability to instantaneously deliver state-of-the-art video game experiences directly inside any web browser. The recently launched Gaikai Affiliate Network includes The Escapist, Eurogamer, Get Games, Rock, Paper, Shotgun and VG247, whose websites are enabled to stream games to many millions of gamers. Selected titles are also available to play www.gaikai.com