CD Projekt Red announces new Witcher 3 expansion, Songs of the Past

Matt Tate· May 27, 2026 · 12:00 PM UTC ·2 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 73 views

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CD Projekt Red has announced a new expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt titled Songs of the Past. This will be the third expansion for the game, which originally debuted in 2015. The expansion is set to release in 2027 and will feature story content developed in collaboration with Fool's Theory.

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▪The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will receive its third expansion, Songs of the Past, in 2027.
▪The expansion was announced a day earlier than planned on CD Projekt Red's official account.
▪Story content for the expansion is being co-developed with Fool's Theory, which is also working on a remake of The Witcher.

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▪ The rumors were true! The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is getting a third expansion in 2027 called Songs of the Past — and it could be a prelude to The Witcher 4 — TechRadar
▪ New The Witcher 3 DLC officially announced, coming in 2027 — Polygon
▪ CD Projekt to release third Witcher 3 expansion in 2027 — Investing.com — News
▪ Third Witcher 3 DLC Is Real! Songs of the Past Comes to PS5 in 2027 — Push Square (PS)
▪ The rumoured third Witcher 3 expansion has been announced by CD Projekt Red — Eurogamer
▪ New 'The Witcher 3' Expansion Announced! - 'The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past' — r/gaming

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Gaming CD Projekt Red announces new Witcher 3 expansion, Songs of the Past It will be the third expansion for the 2015 RPG. By Matt Tate May 27, 2026 8:00 am EST CD Projekt Red If you're seeing the word "Witcher" in a news headline in 2026, you'd be forgiven for assuming it's in relation to either The Witcher 4, or whatever season of the Netflix show we're at now. But today's news is actually about 2025's The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, which will receive its third full expansion next year, 12 years on from the beloved action RPG's debut. CD Projekt Red announced the expansion, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Songs of the Past, on its official The Witcher X account, a day earlier than planned.

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