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The Witcher 3's Big New Expansion Makes Its Debut at Gamescom Opening Night Live

CD Projekt Red is set to unveil a major new expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt during Gamescom 2026.

By · Published July 21, 2026  13:26 UTC · Updated July 28, 2026  17:24 UTC

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CD Projekt Red confirmed a new expansion for The Witcher 3 titled Songs of the Past, which serves as a prelude to The Witcher 4. Gameplay and footage for the DLC were scheduled to debut during Gamescom 2026's opening night on August 25.

Epilogue added 89d ago, after coverage quieted.

The obvious questions

Where will the expansion be revealed?

The expansion will debut at Gamescom Opening Night Live.

Who is developing the new content?

CD Projekt Red is the developer.

Which game is receiving the DLC?

The content is for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

🌍 Cross-language spread

This story first appeared in 🇮🇹 Italian coverage — 1.1 hours before Archynetys detected it in English news.

🇬🇧 English Jul 21, 13:24 UTC
🇮🇹 Italian Jul 21, 12:17 UTC · Multiplayer

Detected by matching proper nouns and figures that survive translation. Times reflect when each edition's coverage was first indexed.

The story so far

⚡ Executive Intelligence Takeaways Corroborated across 13 independent newsrooms
  • Velocity & Diffusion: Coverage exploded across 13 distinct news outlets with 13 published articles, achieving a live velocity of 12.
  • Primary Driver: CD Projekt Red is set to unveil a major new expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt during Gamescom 2026.
  • Predictive Outlook: Archynetys algorithmic models forecast this story will fade from trending status over the next 24 hours.
  • Source Integrity: Verified strictly against primary headline reporting under zero-hallucination protocols.

A new expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will make its debut at Gamescom Opening Night Live. CD Projekt Red is the developer bringing this new content to the title.

Coverage from OpenCritic, My Nintendo News, and Push Square emphasizes that this event will provide the first look at the DLC. IGN and CD Projekt Red have also acknowledged the title in relation to the event.

Attention now turns to the Gamescom Opening Night Live presentation for the official unveiling of the expansion.

Synthesized by Archynetys from the headlines below under a strict no-invention contract. ✓ fact-checked: all claims supported by sources Updated 91d ago.

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