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According the folks over at the Xbox Wire , the best way to celebrate Witcher 3: Wild Hunt coming to their console is to give away its former sequel for a goose egg! As part of their monthly “Games with Gold” program, Microsoft states they’re “…excited as heck to see Wild Hunt on Xbox One, and we hope you are, too. That’s why we’ve decided to make its predecessor – the excellent The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings – available for free on Xbox 360 this January, as part of our Games with Gold program. Not only does this game serve as a deep, exciting introduction to the world of The Witcher , it stands on its own as one of the best RPGs of the past decade, and it will keep you enthralled for dozens (if not hundreds) of hours.”
Senior Writer for CD PROJEKT RED Jakub Szamałek also sat down for a quick interview. When asked how a series like Witcher compares to iconic fantasy material such as Lord of the Rings , he replied “The elves and dwarves of the Witcher universe may look similar to those of Middle-earth, but the resemblance is superficial. Sure, our elves are tall and lanky, and are good with bows, too. And dwarves tend to have a liking for mines and smithies. But, unlike in The Lord of the Rings , elves and dwarves are not honorable, proud races. They have been defeated by humans and now live among them – dirt-poor, oppressed, and hateful…”
You can read more of his interview via the Xbox Wire .