Namco Bandai Games Australia and New Zealand has let us know that they will be handling local distribution of the upcoming and hotly anticipated The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt both here in and across The Tasman, with the retail release expected on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 some time in 2014.

“We’re really excited to continue to develop our relationship with NAMCO BANDAI Games and, as a result, introduce The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt to even more gamers across the globe. Thanks to our shared passion for games and our partner’s understanding of what core values constitute The Witcher series, I’m confident we can make the launch of The Witcher 3 something really special,” said Adam Badowski, Head of Studio, CD Projekt RED.

“CD Projekt RED is a world class developer that cares passionately about its games and its fans. We are therefore delighted and proud to again be their chosen partner in Australia and New Zealand and we are very excited to add the eagerly awaited ‘The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’ to our 2014 line-up.’ said Gerard Noonan, SVP, NAMCO BANDAI Games Asia Pacific. “The Witcher series is one of the industries most revered video game franchises and with the power of the new generation of consoles we expect CD Projekt RED will take the series to even greater heights”

For PC gamers that no longer have time for the physical distribution of videogames, The Witcher developer CD Projekt RED has previously confirmed that they will also be launching The Witcher 4 DRM-free on GOG.com.

You can find plenty of Witcher 3 screenshots and trailers on our local game page