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Emabulator
12-05-2008, 02:19 PM
Gamasutra has word (http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21408) that Michal Kicinski and Marcin Iwinski, co-founders of CD Projekt, have received the "Entrepreneurs of the Year" award from the Ernst & Young financial firm. According to the company, Kicinski and Iwinski earned the title for CD Projekt's publishing and distribution position -- the largest in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, with $43 million in annual revenue -- plus the success of The Witcher, which sold over 1 million (http://gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=20892) copies in its first year.

Ernst & Young's Entrepreneurs of the Year program is part of a global initiative that considers over 10,000 candidates each year. Though the competition originated in the United States, it's reached Poland, where CD Projekt is headquartered, six years ago. Congratulations! And best of luck with the upcoming console versions of The Witcher.

AversionFX
12-05-2008, 04:11 PM
Much deserved, in my opinion. The Witcher was definitely one of the best (story and presentation wise) RPG experiences I've had.

ElektroDragon
12-05-2008, 06:07 PM
The best old school RPGs have been coming out of Germany and Poland for a while now: Divine Divinity, Sacred, Two Worlds, The Witcher, all gems! CD Project and CDV are great publushers.

Jacob Singer
12-06-2008, 07:45 AM
Absolutely deserved. Now bring on Witcher 2!