gamescom 2026 is done and dusted, and it certainly was a strong one by all accounts. The show drew 368,000 attendees, a 3% increase over last year, with Geoff Keighley's Opening Night Live drawing more than 78 million online views, up 7.5%, and showcasing many great upcoming titles. As for which games actually moved their marketing needle, two analytics firms have now published Steam wishlist estimates from the show, and they land in the same place. Based on that data, Wizards of the Coast's Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons was the hottest full game shown at gamescom 2026, and the only […]

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Gamescom 2026 closed out its most decorated edition yet by handing out 19 official awards to the best games shown this year at the Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany. CD Projekt Red and SEGA each walked away with three trophies apiece at the 2026 gamescom awards, presented across 19 categories at the gamescom studio powered by IGN. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt had a standout showing, with fans voting the trailer for its remaster and the Songs of the Past DLC as Best Trailer/Announcement, while the pin and medallion available at the booth took the prize for Best Merch. The jury […]

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It turns out that The Witcher 3's appearance at Gamescom Opening Night Live was a double header. Not only did we get our first look at the new Songs of the Past expansion, but CD Projekt Red also announced a free remaster for the original game, coming to PC, PS5 and Xbox consoles. 

In The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past, we will indeed be exploring a brand-new region, which is huge, as previous rumours had us thinking that the new questline would be set in Velen, a region we've all already thoroughly explored during the base game and Hearts of Stone expansion.

Not only are we getting the new expansion, but CD Projekt Red has also gone back and remastered the original game, with improved graphics, a completely revamped skill tree, upgraded monster AI, new combat finishers, new Witcher Sign effects, revamped traversal mechanics (including a revamp of Roach to make horse rising smoother), and much more.

Graphically, the game now looks a lot closer to the original E3 2014 demo, which had a higher level of fidelity compared to the launch version of the game – something that proved quite controversial at the time, but not controversial enough to detract from how great the game was overall.

The remaster will be sent out as a free upgrade for all owners of the original game on current-gen platforms, available starting on the 29th of September. Better yet, if you own the base game but never picked up the expansion, then Hearts of Stone and Blood & Wine will now be given to you for free. However, you will have to put some money down for the new Songs of the Past expansion.

The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past is coming out in 2027, but we don't have a final release date yet.

KitGuru Says: If you've been holding off on a new playthrough of The Witcher 3, then you should be very pleased with today's announcements. September 29th is the time to jump back in, giving you plenty of time to finish up the original game and expansions before Songs of the Past drops. 

Half a decade on from their last release in the form of Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red appear to be getting ready to drop multiple titles back-to-back over the next few years. Alongside the arrival of Songs of the Past some time in 2027, CDPR have now confirmed that The Witcher 4 will follow it up in 2028.

Taking to their socials to release a short video, CDPR’s Joint-CEO Michał Nowakowski reiterated the fact that the team will have a big presence at the upcoming 2026 edition of Gamescom, stating:

“I wanted to invite you to watch Opening Night Live, and come visit us on the Gamescom show floor […] The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt – Songs of the Past. We have a lot of the expansion to show off, including a taste of its dark story, and the new content it will bring.”

As mentioned, it was already previously confirmed that Songs of the Past would be at Gamescom in one form or another. In an unexpected move however, CDPR also spoke briefly about The Witcher 4. While it will not be present at Gamescom, Nowakowski did give some small nuggets of information, describing the title as “our biggest, boldest, and most ambitious game to date” – confirming that it will launch in 2028.

Given that aspects of Songs of the Past are meant to tie directly into The Witcher 4, having the two release close together does make sense. Whether CD Projekt Red will be able to pull it off however (in a bug-free manner no less), we will have to wait and see.

KitGuru says: Are you looking forward to Gamescom? Between Songs of the Past and The Witcher 4, which of the two are you more excited for? Let us know down below.

Gamescom has outlined what to expect from this year’s Opening Night Live showcase, confirming several major games that will receive new trailers, updates and live appearances during the two‑hour broadcast on the 25th of August.

According to the event organisers, Geoff Keighley will be joined by developers throughout the show to debut fresh looks at a number of upcoming titles. Gears of War: E‑Day is confirmed for the showcase, alongside Final Fantasy VII Revelation, with director Naoki Hamaguchi appearing live to deliver the first update since the game’s announcement at Summer Game Fest.

CD Projekt Red will also be present with The Witcher 3’s new expansion, Songs of the Past, offering the first detailed look at Geralt’s next adventure. Additional titles include Ananta, Metro 2039, and Mewgenics, with the latter featuring a live musical performance during the broadcast.

Gamescom’s organisers also highlighted plans for the Awesome Indies show, which will run alongside ONL. The team aims to give indie developers greater visibility this year, with announcements, gameplay reveals and interviews with the developers.

KitGuru Says: With Gears of War: E‑Day, Final Fantasy VII Revelation and The Witcher 3’s new expansion all confirmed, this year’s Opening Night Live is shaping up to be one of the strongest line‑ups so far. Hopefully there will be a few big surprises sprinkled in as well. 

Geralt is officially returning in The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past. Doug Cockle, the long‑time voice of the White Wolf, has shared a new image on social media showing him back in the recording booth working on new dialogue for the upcoming expansion.

Doug Cockle posted the photo earlier this week, showing him back in front of the mic, with The Witcher 3 running on the screen behind him. Cockle did not share any details about the scenes he is working on, but the image confirms that he is recording new Geralt dialogue for The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past, the upcoming expansion that CD Projekt Red plans to showcase at Gamescom later this month.

Unfortunately, we still do not know much about the Songs of the Past expansion. All we know for now is that we will once again be playing as Geralt, setting off on a brand-new adventure developed in collaboration with Fool’s Theory. It will be interesting to find out when the expansion’s story takes place chronologically, as Geralt’s arc was wrapped up neatly in the Blood and Wine expansion. Fans currently expect the new DLC to introduce a fresh questline set within the Velen region rather than expanding the map with a new continent or major new area.

The Witcher 3 first launched all the way back in 2015 and has gone on to sell over 65 million copies worldwide. While the game and its first two expansions are available on Xbox One, PS4 and Nintendo Switch systems, the new expansion will only be available to owners of the game on current-gen platforms, including PC, Xbox Series X/S and PS5. There is currently no word on whether CD Projekt Red plans to upgrade the game for Nintendo's new Switch 2 console and make the expansion available there.

The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past is going to release sometime in 2027. We should get a more specific release window when the reveal trailer drops in a few weeks' time.

KitGuru Says: Are you looking forward to jumping back into The Witcher 3 for the new expansion?

Following months of rumors and speculation, it was finally confirmed back in May that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt would indeed get a new expansion in 2027 ahead of The Witcher 4. A few months after the announcement by CD Projekt Red and co-developer Fool's Theory, we will finally see more of what will rival Blood and Wine and Phantom Liberty's scope in late August, as it will be fully revealed during Gamescom Opening Night Live hosted by Geoff Keighley. "Our Path to Gamescom 2026 starts with Opening Night Live. On August 25, catch a glimpse of The Witcher 3: […]

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CD Projekt Red briefly confirmed that it was working on a new expansion for The Witcher 3 earlier this year, but things have been quiet since then. That will finally change in a few weeks time, with CD Projekt Red confirming plans to showcase the new expansion during Gamescom.

In an announcement today, CD Projekt Red confirmed that The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past will be shown for the first time during Gamescom Opening Night Live, the live show hosted by Geoff Keighley, streamed all across the globe. While Opening Night Live will only include a trailer, fans will get to see much more of the expansion later in the week, as CD Projekt Red will be hosting guided demos of the expansion at both the Gamescom business area for press and industry workers, and the entertainment area for fans and regular attendees.

Unfortunately, we do not yet know much about the Songs of the Past expansion. All we know for now is that we will once again be playing as Geralt, setting off on a “brand new adventure”, developed in collaboration with Fool's Theory. It will be interesting to find out when the expansion's story takes place chronologically, as Geralt's story was already wrapped up pretty nicely in the Blood and Wine expansion.

The Witcher 3 first launched all the way back in 2015 and has gone on to sell over 65 million copies worldwide. While the game and its first two expansions are available on Xbox One, PS4 and Nintendo Switch systems, the new expansion will only be available to owners of the game on current-gen platforms, including PC, Xbox Series X/S and PS5. There is currently no word on whether CD Projekt Red plans to upgrade the game for Nintendo's new Switch 2 console.

The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past is going to release sometime in 2027. We should get a more specific release window when the reveal trailer drops.

KitGuru Says: We are finally going to learn what this expansion is all about. Gamescom Opening Night Live will begin on August 25th, so we have just over a month left to go.

Summer Game Fest 2026 has come and gone, leaving us with two incredibly busy periods in the game release schedule: September-October 2026 and February-March 2027, which publishers big and small have identified in their not-so-disguised attempt to avoid a collision with Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto VI when it makes its debut on November 19, 2026. To fans of the roleplaying games genre, though, the recent flurry of game announcements has brought the near-certainty that next year will be memorable and perhaps unparalleled even in the future, thanks to the return of several beloved franchises/IPs and studios. Also, unlike recent years, […]

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Following the official reveal of the third expansion of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Songs of the Past, Polish developer CD Projekt RED revealed more information during the company's Q1 2026 earnings call. First of all, CDPR boasted that the announcement quickly became the second-most-liked and shared tweet on the saga's official account, only trailing the announcement of The Witcher 4, with 16 million impressions registered within 24 hours of the reveal. With that also comes a lot of responsibility to do it right, which is perhaps part of the reason Songs of the Past got delayed. Investors didn't forget […]

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will officially be getting a new DLC expansion in 2027, developer CD Projekt RED announced just yesterday after months of rumours. Today, embedded within its latest financial report for the first quarter of its 2026 fiscal year, CDPR also revealed that the storied RPG hit yet another massive sales milestone, surpassing 65 million copies sold in its lifetime. The Witcher 3 has been a known success with tens of millions of copies sold in the time since its original launch back in 2015, for years now, which is why it wasn't all too surprising when […]

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Following months of rumors, The Witcher 3 Songs of the Past expansion was officially announced yesterday. Set for release in 2027, 12 years after the launch of the base game, the new expansion will see players accompany Geralt of Rivia in yet another adventure. While details are scarce at the moment, and will only come in late Summer, some eagle-eyed fans took a good look at the expansion's key art, proving that it hides more information behind some apparently small details. With a new image shared on the series' official subreddit, user KvasirTheOld summarized some interesting findings regarding the sword […]

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In the past few months, we heard that a new The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt DLC was in development to bridge the gap with The Witcher 4 (which won't fall into the same development pitfalls as previous games) and kickstart its marketing. The rumors were correct, as a new expansion called Songs of the Past has been announced today. "Medallion's humming... that can only mean one thing! It's time to announce The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past," reads the announcement post on social media. "This brand new expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will take […]

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Oh look, a reason to think about replaying Witcher 3 yet again.  CD Projekt Red have announced the existence of a new DLC called Songs of the Past; no details on…

Over the past few months, we have been hearing rumours that CD Projekt Red is secretly working on a third expansion for The Witcher 3, more than a decade after the game's initial launch. Today, CDPR confirmed exactly that, however, the new expansion, titled ‘Songs of the Past', is still quite some ways off from release.

Sitting at over 60 million copies sold, The Witcher 3 is one of the most critically acclaimed and highest-selling RPGs of all time. Now, almost a decade on from the release of the game's original expansions, CD Projekt Red has a third new story arc on the way, helping to bridge the gap while CDPR gets The Witcher 4 ready.

Unfortunately, we do not yet know much about the Songs of the Past expansion. All we know for now is that we will once again be playing as Geralt, setting off on a “brand new adventure”, developed in collaboration with Fool's Theory. More details about the expansion are expected to drop during ‘late Summer'.

While there is not a final release date yet, CD Projekt Red says the expansion will only be coming to current-gen platforms, including PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, and it will release sometime in 2027.

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KitGuru Says: It is extremely rare to see a single-player games studio still supporting their titles this long after launch. Will you be jumping back into The Witcher 3 for the new expansion when it arrives?