NVIDIA Launches Spring GeForce Game Bundle - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
by Ryan Smith on March 10, 2015 3:00 PM EST- Posted in
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After the launch of the GeForce 900 series last year it’s been a while since we’ve seen NVIDIA offer a game bundle with their video cards. Since bundles are typically used to increase the value of a product, the strong launch of the 900 series has meant that NVIDIA hasn’t had much of a need for bundles. With that said, word comes from NVIDIA this afternoon that this is changing and that the company is starting a new game bundle promotion effective today.
Launching today, NVIDIA and their partners will be bundling CD Projekt RED’s forthcoming ARPG The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt with select 900 series video cards. The Witcher 3 is the latest game in the Witcher series of games, its two predecessors and their hack-and-slash style gameplay being well received at launch. Meanwhile The Witcher games have always been fairly resource intensive – especially with their lush, open world environments – which for NVIDIA is always good news as it can drive video card upgrades. And like so many of NVIDIA’s recent bundles, The Witcher 3 is also GameWorks enhanced, with the game further leveraging NVIDIA’s PhysX and HairWorks libraries.
The Witcher 3 bundle is specifically targeted at the GeForce 900 series, and for the first time in a while covers both desktop and notebooks. All 3 current desktop 900 cards – GTX 980, GTX 970, and GTX 960 – are part of the bundle, meanwhile “GTX 970M or above” notebooks from participating vendors are also included. The wording on the notebook offer is a bit odd since the only “or above” part is the GTX 980M, but it at least makes it clear that the lowest-end notebook part, the GTX 965M, is excluded.
| NVIDIA Current Game Bundles | ||||
| Video Card | Bundle | |||
| GeForce GTX 980/970/960 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | |||
| GeForce GTX 750/750Ti | $150 Free-To-Play Bundle | |||
| GeForce GTX 980M/970M | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | |||
| GeForce GTX 965M/800M Series | None | |||
Finally, as always, these bundles are being distributed in voucher from, with retailers and etailers providing vouchers with qualifying purchases. So buyers will want to double check whether their purchase includes a voucher for either of the above deals. Checking NVIDIA’s terms and conditions, the program is valid in all regions except China, and the codes from this bundle are good through May 31st, so it looks like this will bundle will run for just short of 2 months. Meanwhile in a break from tradition, it looks like keys for The Witcher 3 will be distributed through GOG, so buyers will be getting the DRM-free version.
Source: NVIDIA
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az060693 - Monday, March 16, 2015 - link
I contacted tigerdirect customer support and they granted me the coupon code. Took 2 business days though.bob stables - Thursday, March 19, 2015 - link
fudetrfl - Tuesday, March 10, 2015 - link
Hmmm, interesting they chose to have the coupon expire right before the release of the R9 300 series. I am on the fence about which way I am going to go. If the 390 is as much of a furnace as the 200 series than I am going to have to regrettably buy the 980.nathanddrews - Tuesday, March 10, 2015 - link
The timing is perfect, really. Lots of people (of those that buy dGPUs on the bleeding edge) on the fence right now waiting on 300-series. Get people locked in now with the promise of what is looking to be an excellent game - DRM-free to boot!etrfl - Tuesday, March 10, 2015 - link
Oh I agree the timing is perfect for them. But, and this is just wild speculation here, seems they are a little scared of the 300 series. As much as I want the 300 series to succeed, I think it is going to be a bust. After using a 290 for the last couple of days, I am just stunned at the heat pouring out of that thing. I am not a fan of nVidia and their tactics but I don't care to have a giant heater in my office during the southern summers either.Either way, I will wait for price drops which will probably be more than the price of the game.
FlushedBubblyJock - Wednesday, March 11, 2015 - link
I'm a huge fan of nVidia and their tactics.Nothing not to like.
I'm not a huge fan of AMD and their tactics, which appear to formerly be whining and accusing PR fan ploys, then doing the same and much worse (all along before and after), and years long (drivers) failures denied and covered up industry wide, and no apologies for any of it, let alone most often corrections, as well as extended support lacking.
Frankly it's horrifying how terribly one sided and biased their fans were for so long, thankfully it finally let up some.
Definitely going for Witcher3 here, played both the priors and enjoyed them a lot.
etrfl - Wednesday, March 11, 2015 - link
I am a fan boy of neither, I buy where my money is best spent. 290/290x are just like 470/480. Powerful, nuclear reactors. I never had driver problems with either but I know people who have had driver updates from nVidia stop their fans and blow up (figuratively) their 200 series cards. I also know people who have had terrible problems with AMD 7000 cards. However, one would be an idiot to believe nVidia's explanation of the 970 problem. That said, the card is still a great card but the company was just caught being deceitful like 99% of other companies who don't own up.And both games were awesome, 100%.
xthetenth - Wednesday, March 11, 2015 - link
I too am a huge fan of getting lied to and getting games' performance sabotaged because it hurts the other guys more.I am a huge fan of nVidia drivers, which in the past five cards I have owned (all nVidia) have had obnoxious problems on two of those five, for a lofty rate of problem free funtimes of 60%, all while friends with AMD cards have no driver issues.
I am a fan of being a customer of the company whose previous generation cards' performance has already tanked and hid an architectural time bomb in my card that will explode if not properly covered by drivers.
I am a huge fan of being a company which has had multiple failures that have broken cards and or systems and has managed to totally avoid any lasting damage to their brand.
But most of all I am a fan of being in a customer base with people who legitimately feel that way, and will cheerfully join with me in demonstrating why free market capitalism is folly and that better products are subordinate to branding.
stun - Wednesday, March 11, 2015 - link
@FlushedBubblyJock: "years long (drivers) failures denied and covered up industry wide"I have owned and used both Radeon 4870 and 6870.
I have not experienced any problem with the drivers.
Can you please share us your experience instead of telling us "ghost stories"?
Otherwise, you are just the same as those "fanbois" spouting biased nonsense.
For most of us NON-fanbois, AMD cards deliver pretty good price-performance ratio.
I am waiting to see how the R9 300 series cards perform.
Then, I will decide whether to buy the Nvidia 900 series (or) the AMD R9 300 series.
tviceman - Tuesday, March 10, 2015 - link
Nvidia will release the 980 TI to counter the r9 300 series. The 980 should get a price cut around then.