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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Songs of the Past Reveal Date Confirmed

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Songs of the Past will be revealed at gamescom 2026 during Opening Night Live, CD Projekt has announced. Songs of the Past is the third expansion for CD Projekt’s fantasy masterpiece, and is due out in 2027 — 12 years after the original game came out and 11 years after the much-loved second expansion, Blood and Wine. CD Projekt said it is co-developing the expansion with Fool’s Theory, a team comprising "industry veterans" who worked on The Witcher 3. Here’s what we know so far. CD Projekt has suggested Songs of the Past will help set the stage for the upcoming The Witcher 4. While telling a standalone story starring Geralt set after the events of The Witcher 3, the new adventure will also act as a prologue of sorts to The Witcher 4, according to the company's joint CEO Michał Nowakowski. Speaking to investors in May, Nowakowski was questioned on how the expansion is being positioned in the franchise, why it will launch in 2027 after previously being expected this year, and whether any of CD Projekt's new trilogy of The Witcher games will also receive expansions, as The Witcher 3 has. "First and foremost, we really wanted to deliver a great experience to

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Songs of the Past Reveal Date Confirmed

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Songs of the Past will be revealed at gamescom 2026 during Opening Night Live, CD Projekt has announced. Songs of the Past is the third expansion for CD Projekt’s fantasy masterpiece, and is due out in 2027 — 12…

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Songs of the Past will be revealed at gamescom 2026 during Opening Night Live, CD Projekt has announced. Songs of the Past is the third expansion for CD Projekt’s fantasy masterpiece, and is…

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