"The Witcher: Enhanced Edition" brings the multi-award winning  Witcher series to life. You will assume the role of The Witcher,  Geralt, a legendary monster slayer caught in a web of intrigue as he  battles forces vying for control of the world. You will make difficult  decisions and live with those consequences in a game that shatters the  line between good and evil… moral ambiguity reigns. Representing the  pinnacle of storytelling in role-playing games, "The Witcher: Enhanced  Edition" is a game that will immerse you in an extraordinary tale like  nothing else you've ever seen before!

                                        
                 

             

      
      The Witcher: Enhanced Edition comes with the following enhancements:       

• The brand new D'jinni Adventure Editor, which allows you to create or modify your own adventures in the world of The Witcher.
• New Adventures! Such as "The Price of Neutrality" where Geralt comes back to Kaer Morhen and finds a mysterious camp has sprung up near the stronghold; and "Side Effects" which focuses on Geralt's close friend, Dandelion, and his troubles in Vizima City.
• Schwag! Such as a "Making Of" DVD with never-before-seen bonus material, 2 Music CDs – the original soundtrack and music inspired by The Witcher, the Official Game Guide, The Witcher world map, and "The Witcher" short story by Andrzej Sapkowski featuring new monster artwork!
• Significant Feature Enhancements such as over 200 new animation sequences, greater NPC variety, and vast new locations to explore.

      
        
        
        The Witcher has received over 90 Critical Awards from the Gaming community including IGN.com PC RPG of the Year and PC Gamer PC RPG of the Year. The Witcher's cinematic intro was nominated for the 2007 VES Awards in the category of Outstanding Pre-Rendered Visuals in a Video Game. Check it out here!
        
        
        
        To celebrate the release of "The Witcher: Enhanced Edition", Atari and CD Projekt RED have teamed up with the creatively gifted deviantART community for this fantastic contest. Your challenge is to create original, mind-blowing, out of this world ART as inspired by multi-award winning game for the PC, "The Witcher: Enhanced Edition". CD Projekt RED and Atari have generously provided deviantART the rights to distribute concept art boards from "The Witcher" game for you to use as inspiration… the rest is up to you and your creative monster minds!
        
        Submit entries to:
        Contests & Projects -> Contests -> 2008 -> The Witcher Contest
        
        Browse current submissions:
        Contests & Projects -> Contests -> 2008 -> The Witcher Contest
            
            
                   
        Atari and CD Projekt RED have generously provided the following exclusive story boards for you to use as         inspiration for your work. Feel free to use these as a springboard for your imagination! Download them here!
              
              
              
               

                      
                

        
        

        
• You must be 18 years or older to participate (see Rules and Conditions for exceptions)
        
• This is a worldwide contest
        
• You may submit more than one entry;
        
• Online entries only, hardcopies not accepted;
        
• No copyrighted images can be used in any way except for the creative resources linked above
        
• Entries are to be inspired by the featured material but not derivative of it or other privately owned property.
        
• Entries must be submitted before 11:59:59 PM (PST) ON OCTOBER 8, 2008.  Entries after this date will not be accepted
   

        Please see this page for additional Term and Conditions.         
        
        
        
        Full-time deviantART staff will select the top 50 or 5% of entries  (whichever is greater) based on the judging criteria listed below.  These select submissions will then be presented to an independent  juror's panel for final review and selection of the winning submission.  The panel will select the top 6 submissions ranked in order of their  preference. In the event the winning submissions is found to be  ineligible, the next ranked submission in order will be declared the  winner.

The Jury panel will be comprised of:

Adam Badowski
Art Director
CD Projekt RED

Tomasz Baginski
Director, Cinematic Intro
The Witcher

John Kauderer
Art Director
Atari

Casey Schreiner
Host, The MMO Report with Casey Shriner
G4TV

Blair Herter
Producer, X-Play
G4TV

Contest entries will be judged based on:        

       
• Technical Skill (25%)
       

While open to traditional/digital artists, More weight will be given to submissions that are        well  executed.

• Originality (25%)
       

While you can use stock resources, preference will be given to original work. If using stock        resources, please give credit!

• Creativity (50%)
      

The more creatively you can capture the themes from "The Witcher: Enhanced Edition" the better your score in Creativity…

      

          
          
          Entries to the contest will not be used in the game "The Witcher:  Enhanced Edition" nor will they be used for commercial purposes without  the artist's consent.
         
         
         
         Check out the mind-blowing game demo, visit the Witcher's Official Site or download these exclusive  concept art boards from "The Witcher" game. We'd  also like to present some videos of the developers giving you some  insight as to how they put together an awesome game like "The Witcher:  Enhanced Edition"