{"id":4412,"date":"2026-05-27T10:35:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T10:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/overhypedgamer.com\/?p=4412"},"modified":"2026-05-27T11:01:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T11:01:00","slug":"the-witcher-3-is-getting-a-brand-new-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/overhypedgamer.com\/hr\/the-witcher-3-is-getting-a-brand-new-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Is Officially Getting a Brand-New Expansion in 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-block-type=\"core\">Just when fans thought Geralt\u2019s journey was truly over\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdprojektred.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CD Projekt Red<\/a> has officially announced a brand-new expansion for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewitcher.com\/en\/witcher3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt<\/a> called <strong>Songs of the Past<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"geralt-of-rivia-returns-one-more-time\" data-block-type=\"core\">Geralt of Rivia Returns One More Time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">The announcement arrived directly from the official Witcher social channels alongside a short teaser message saying:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" data-block-type=\"core\">\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">\u201cMedallion&#8217;s humming&#8230; that can only mean one thing!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">CDPR confirmed that <strong>Songs of the Past<\/strong> will once again send players on the Path alongside Geralt of Rivia in an entirely new adventure set within the world of The Witcher 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">The expansion is currently scheduled to launch in <strong>2027<\/strong> for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" data-block-type=\"core\">\n<li data-block-type=\"core\">PC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li data-block-type=\"core\">XBOX Series X|S<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li data-block-type=\"core\">PS5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">And yes \u2014 this appears to be a fully current-gen expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" data-block-type=\"core\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/overhypedgamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/witcher-1024x576.avif\" alt=\"The Witcher 3 \" class=\"wp-image-4421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/overhypedgamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/witcher-1024x576.avif 1024w, https:\/\/overhypedgamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/witcher-300x169.avif 300w, https:\/\/overhypedgamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/witcher-768x432.avif 768w, https:\/\/overhypedgamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/witcher-1536x864.avif 1536w, https:\/\/overhypedgamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/witcher.avif 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"fool-s-theory-is-co-developing-the-expansion\" data-block-type=\"core\">Fool\u2019s Theory Is Co-Developing the Expansion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">Interestingly, the new content is being co-developed with <a href=\"https:\/\/foolstheory.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fool\u2019s Theory<\/a>, the studio already heavily connected to the Witcher universe through previous collaborations and RPG projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">That alone honestly makes this project even more interesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">Fool\u2019s Theory includes multiple developers with Witcher experience, and many fans already suspected the studio was quietly working on something tied to the franchise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">Turns out they were right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Medallion&#39;s humming&#8230; that can only mean one thing! It&#39;s time to announce The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt &#8211; Songs of the Past! \u2694\ufe0f<br><br>This brand new expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will take you to the Path with Geralt of Rivia once more. It\u2019s being co-developed with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fools_Theory?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Fools_Theory<\/a>\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rrcPXppgdc\">pic.twitter.com\/rrcPXppgdc<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Witcher (@thewitcher) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thewitcher\/status\/2059560461872373812?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 27, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cdpr-says-more-information-is-coming-later-this-summer\" data-block-type=\"core\">CDPR Says More Information Is Coming Later This Summer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">At the moment, details remain extremely limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">CD Projekt Red has not yet revealed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" data-block-type=\"core\">\n<li data-block-type=\"core\">The story<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li data-block-type=\"core\">The size of the expansion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li data-block-type=\"core\">New regions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li data-block-type=\"core\">Gameplay systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li data-block-type=\"core\">Characters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li data-block-type=\"core\">Release timing beyond 2027<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">However, the company confirmed that a larger reveal is planned for <strong>late summer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">Which honestly means Witcher fans are probably about to spend the next several months analyzing every single frame and theory imaginable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"cd-projekt-red-reveals-the-massive-mistake-behind-cyberpunk-2077-s-development-disaster\" data-block-type=\"core\"><a href=\"https:\/\/overhypedgamer.com\/hr\/cd-projekt-red-reveals-mistake-cyberpunk-2077\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4348\">CD Projekt Red Reveals the Massive Mistake Behind Cyberpunk 2077\u2019s Development Disaster<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-witcher-3-somehow-refuses-to-die\" data-block-type=\"core\">The Witcher 3 Somehow Refuses to Die<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">What makes this announcement especially wild is the fact that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewitcher.com\/en\/witcher3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt<\/a> originally launched all the way back in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">And yet somehow\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">The game continues returning over and over again with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" data-block-type=\"core\">\n<li data-block-type=\"core\">Next-gen upgrades<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li data-block-type=\"core\">Netflix content integrations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li data-block-type=\"core\">New quests<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li data-block-type=\"core\">Community support<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li data-block-type=\"core\">Modding tools<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li data-block-type=\"core\">And now an entirely new expansion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">At this point, The Witcher 3 honestly feels immortal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cdpr-is-building-a-massive-witcher-future\" data-block-type=\"core\">CDPR Is Building a Massive Witcher Future<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">The expansion announcement also arrives during an incredibly busy period for the franchise overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">CD Projekt Red is currently working on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" data-block-type=\"core\">\n<li data-block-type=\"core\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewitcher.com\/en\/witcher4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Witcher 4<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li data-block-type=\"core\">The Witcher remake<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li data-block-type=\"core\">Multiple future Witcher projects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li data-block-type=\"core\">Cyberpunk sequels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li data-block-type=\"core\">Expanded Witcher universe content<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">I iskreno?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">Announcing new Witcher 3 content while The Witcher 4 hype is building is an absolutely genius move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">Because if there\u2019s one thing guaranteed to instantly wake up the entire RPG community\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">\u2026it\u2019s hearing Geralt of Rivia is returning one more time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Sadr\u017eaj<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#geralt-of-rivia-returns-one-more-time\">Geralt of Rivia Returns One More Time<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#fool-s-theory-is-co-developing-the-expansion\">Fool\u2019s Theory Is Co-Developing the Expansion<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#cdpr-says-more-information-is-coming-later-this-summer\">CDPR Says More Information Is Coming Later This Summer<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#cd-projekt-red-reveals-the-massive-mistake-behind-cyberpunk-2077-s-development-disaster\">CD Projekt Red Reveals the Massive Mistake Behind Cyberpunk 2077\u2019s Development Disaster<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#the-witcher-3-somehow-refuses-to-die\">The Witcher 3 Somehow Refuses to Die<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#cdpr-is-building-a-massive-witcher-future\">CDPR Is Building a Massive Witcher Future<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just when fans thought Geralt\u2019s journey was truly over\u2026 CD Projekt Red has officially announced a brand-new expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt called Songs of the Past. Geralt of Rivia Returns One More Time The announcement arrived directly from the official Witcher social channels alongside a short teaser message saying: \u201cMedallion&#8217;s humming&#8230; that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4413,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_gspb_post_css":"","_shortscore_rating":"","_shortscore_game":"","_shortscore_summary":"","iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[27],"ohg_news_type":[170],"ohg_game":[],"ohg_company":[],"ohg_platform":[],"class_list":["post-4412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-hot","ohg_news_type-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/overhypedgamer.com\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/overhypedgamer.com\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/overhypedgamer.com\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/overhypedgamer.com\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/overhypedgamer.com\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4412"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/overhypedgamer.com\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4412\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4422,"href":"https:\/\/overhypedgamer.com\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4412\/revisions\/4422"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/overhypedgamer.com\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/overhypedgamer.com\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/overhypedgamer.com\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/overhypedgamer.com\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4412"},{"taxonomy":"ohg_news_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/overhypedgamer.com\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ohg_news_type?post=4412"},{"taxonomy":"ohg_game","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/overhypedgamer.com\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ohg_game?post=4412"},{"taxonomy":"ohg_company","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/overhypedgamer.com\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ohg_company?post=4412"},{"taxonomy":"ohg_platform","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/overhypedgamer.com\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ohg_platform?post=4412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}