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Publisher CD Projekt has been doing all it can to promote pre-orders for its CRPG The Witcher 2, offering discounts, heaps of bonuses, and spreading the word.

The company is uncommonly open, it seems, so if you were curious how it's working out: pre-orders have hit 111,842 units as of this morning, about 40 percent of which are for the Digital Premium Edition (available at most digital outlets).

Hardcore fans are all over it: all 9,999 units of the Polish Collector's Edition have been snatched up, and the limited versions in other regions are reportedly nearing their limit as well.

If we're understanding correctly, this means about $4 million in revenue before cuts against the game's sub-$10m budget -- not bad at all.

CD Projekt says interest in the game "[continues] to spike upward", and so the final number (ahead of the launch next week), should be "substantially higher." Naturally, at least some are waiting for reviews (like ours -- should be ready Monday), or a demo to see how it runs before taking the plunge.