{"id":814442,"date":"2026-07-21T13:41:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T13:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/814442\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T13:41:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T13:41:14","slug":"cd-projekt-red-announces-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-songs-of-the-past-will-appear-at-gamescom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/814442\/","title":{"rendered":"CD Projekt Red announces The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt \u2013 Songs of the Past will appear at gamescom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">CD Projekt Red has today announced that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt\u2019s new expansion, \u201cSongs of the Past\u201d, will appear at gamescom 2026. New information about the new expansion is promised to be revealed during gamescom 2026\u2019s Opening Night Live.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Co-developed by CD Projekt Red and Fool\u2019s Theory (who is developing the remake of\u00a0The Witcher), \u201cSongs of the Past\u201d will \u201creturn players to the role of legendary monster slayer Geralt of Rivia for a brand new adventure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/songs-of-the-past.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104458 lazy\"  data-\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CD Projekt Red has confirmed that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt \u201cSongs of the Past\u201d will be showcased on the gamescom show floor. Per CD Projekt Red;<\/p>\n<p>Showcases will be available in the business area from\u00a0August 26\u00a0to\u00a0August 28.<\/p>\n<p>Showcases will be available in the entertainment area from\u00a0August 26\u00a0to\u00a0August 30.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Calling it a showcase suggests that \u201cSongs of the Past\u201d won\u2019t be playable at gamescom 2026, nevertheless, it\u2019s still exciting to learn that new information on the expansion is just around the corner. gamescom\u2019s Opening Night Live will be hosted by Geoff Keighley and will include announcements, trailers and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stay tuned for more info on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt \u201cSongs of the Past\u201d. Aussie times for Opening Night Live are as follows;<\/p>\n<p>26 August 2026 at 4 am AEST<\/p>\n<p>26 August 2026 at 3.30 am ACST<\/p>\n<p>26 August 2026 at 2 am AWST<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information, head to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamescom.global\/en\/program\/onl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">gamescom website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CD Projekt Red has today announced that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt\u2019s new expansion, \u201cSongs of the Past\u201d,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":814443,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[64,63,105],"class_list":["post-814442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/814442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=814442"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/814442\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/814443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=814442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=814442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=814442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}