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Review: In DP 06:2012, we visited the Polish studio Platige Image. Could the Poles, who are spoilt for success, manage the major project “The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings”?

The VFX studio Platige Image from Poland has already earned a good reputation in the industry with its unique style and unusual projects such as the short film "Paths of Hate" or the Lars von Trier film "Melancholia". The intro to "The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings" is another milestone in their VFX oeuvre and was nominated for the animago AWARD 2012 in the "Best Postproduction" category. The second part of the fantasy role-playing game "The Witcher" was released in May 2011 in the PC version, but it was only this year that the game was released in the enhanced version for the Xbox 360. The Polish development studio CD Projekt has been working closely with the VFX studio Platige Image since the release of the first instalment in 2007, and this cooperation has continued for the second part of the game. Platige Image created an extremely elaborate intro for the Xbox version of "The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings", which was one of the most demanding projects in the 15-year history of the ...


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