{"id":1960511,"date":"2026-05-28T16:32:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T13:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1960511"},"modified":"2026-05-28T16:32:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T13:32:07","slug":"cd-projekt-teases-size-and-story-of-new-the-witcher-3-expansion-songs-of-the-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1960511","title":{"rendered":"CD Projekt Teases Size and Story of New The Witcher 3 Expansion Songs of the Past"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-cy=\"article-content\" class=\"jsx-2870106660 article-content page-0\">\n<section data-cy=\"article-subtitle\" class=\"article jsx-3932497636 article-section jsx-28683165 news\" data-autopogo=\"true\">\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt\">The Witcher 3<\/a> developer CD Projekt has dropped its first story hints for the game&#8217;s upcoming third expansion, Songs of the Past.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Officially confirmed yesterday, <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-songs-of-the-past-expansion-dlc-announced-first-details-confirmed\">Songs of the Past will arrive for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X\/S in 2027<\/a> and once again allow players to take on the role of legendary monster slayer Geralt.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The expansion will launch 12 years after The Witcher 3&#8217;s original debut in 2015, and 11 years after the game&#8217;s second expansion, Blood and Wine, released in 2016. Fans expect its story to also act as something of a bridge to the upcoming <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/the-witcher-iv\">The Witcher 4<\/a>, which still lacks a release date.<\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"><\/button><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Every CD Projekt Red Game In Development<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-list\" class=\"scrollbar jsx-2072772685 jsx-4243969252 images-list\"><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Polaris, aka The Witcher 4\n\nCD Projekt Red confirmed that a new Witcher game that would mark the beginning of a new saga was in development in March 2022, and though it&apos;s not officially called The Witcher 4, this one can be thought of as the true next Witcher game.\n\nLater revealed to be codenamed Polaris, the new game won&apos;t be released until 2025 at the earliest as it only entered pre-production in May 2022. It&apos;s also being developed in Unreal Engine 5, a new endeavour for CD Projekt Red that&apos;s essentially requiring them to create everything from the ground-up and establish a new foundation for its games going forward. It will, however, be one of the next two games released by CD Projekt Red.\n\n(Image: CD Projekt Red)\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-412047461 overlay progressive-image jsx-2338608387 expand\" data-cy=\"slideshow-image-overlay\">\n<div data-cy=\"element-caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490\">View 8 Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sirius, The Molasses Flood Game\n\nAnother Witcher game, codenamed Sirius, is in development at The Molasses Flood, the developer of The Flame in the Flood and Drake Hollow that was bought by CD Projekt Red in October 2021.\n\nThe game will have single player elements like a story and quests but will also blend in multiplayer components, with CD Projekt Red confirming explicitly that players will be able to play together. While Sirius is set in the Witcher universe and is being developed with support from CD Projekt Red, however, it won&apos;t follow the open world RPG formula of either Polaris or The Witcher 3.\n\nIt is instead &quot;targeted at a broader audience&quot;, and while we don&apos;t know exactly what that means, CD Projekt Red&apos;s Micha\u0142 Nowakowski said it is &quot;definitely not a smaller game&quot; and &quot;definitely not a mobile game&quot;.\n\n(Image: CD Projekt Red)\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Witcher Remake\n\nThe Witcher Remake was originally announced as a project codenamed Canis Majoris but quickly revealed to be a full recreation of the original game in Unreal Engine 5. It&apos;s in development at Fool&apos;s Theory in collaboration with CD Projekt Red.\n\nI will either be the second or third game released by CD Projekt Red and another open world entry in the The Witcher franchise, letting players explore the Temerian capital of Vizima. \n\n(Image: CD Projekt Red)\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Orion, the Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel\n\nDespite making clear in the past that more Cyberpunk games would be on the way, CD Projekt Red officially confirmed its plans for a sequel to Cyberpunk 2077 in October 2022. Codenamed Orion, the game isn&apos;t in development yet as it first requires &quot;further growth of the team&quot;, something that CD Projekt Red is taking seriously as it fully expands into the U.S.\n\nCD Projekt Red North America will be the headlining studio behind the development of Orion, and while some talent including Cyberpunk 2077&apos;s lead quest designer Pawe\u0142 Sasko is moving over from Poland, a significant wave of hiring is expected as CD Projekt Red&apos;s CFO Piotr Nielubowicz commented that it&apos;s &quot;safe to assume&quot; it will require between 350 to 500 developers to create Orion.\n\n(Image: CD Projekt Red)\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hadar, CD Projekt Red&apos;s First Original IP\n\nCD Projekt Red has officially begun work on its own, original IP after developing games for existing properties for close to 20 years. Very little was said about what this game, codenamed Hadar, will be, but it&apos;s been in consideration for a few years and official early conceptual work began in late 2021.\n\nHadar is likely years and years away, however, perhaps even the furthest away of all the CD Projekt Red games that we currently know about, as the foundation of the new setting is still in a creative exploration stage. There&apos;s no suggestion as to what it will be about, but CD Projekt Red has remained committed to its branding of being a studio that creates AAA, story-driven RPGs, meaning Hadar will likely fall into that category.\n\n(Image: CD Projekt Red)\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;We won&#8217;t give too much away right now because we want you to experience it as you play,&#8221; senior community and social media manager Laura Beitzel teased today during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4asecMMnP4E\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10th anniversary livestream<\/a> designed to celebrate Blood and Wine. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;But as a few eagle-eyed people have already seen over the past 24 hours, there are some hints waiting for you on a very important evening in Witcher lore, Belleteyn Night, in our Belleteyn celebration that we shared a few weeks ago. So&#8230; keep looking for clues.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Here, Beitzel is referencing a piece of artwork and a poem it sneakily <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thewitcher\/status\/2049790924234883446\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted<\/a> on social media a month ago. It shows Geralt resting by a bonfire as Dandelion plays the lute while villagers dance. More importantly, though, it shows Geralt with a mysterious new sword \u2014 the same sword he&#8217;s also holding in Songs of the Past&#8217;s reveal artwork, which sports an unusual ornate curved crossguard.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2026\/05\/28\/hhi-df2wmaa1p0c-1779985230382.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/a><figcaption data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-479945570 article-image-caption\">CD Projekt&#8217;s sneaky The Witcher 3 Belleteyn tease \u2014 with Geralt&#8217;s new Songs of the Past sword visible in the bottom left corner. Image credit: CD Projekt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Belleteyn has been referenced in The Witcher before, and is a fertility festival that takes place each spring. Here is the image&#8217;s accompanying poem, in case you want to scour it for further clues:<\/p>\n<section class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\">\n<aside class=\"card jsx-1339469126 jsx-1178573261 box jsx-2627838217\" data-cy=\"aside\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>On Belleteyn night, when tall fires rise,<br \/>Whispered wishes go through the quiet skies. <br \/>A lion cub\u2019s fate is penned in the stars,<br \/>And lilac and gooseberries are never too far.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Tonight, there are no monsters to kill, no roads to roam,<br \/>Just quiet thoughts and wishes that try to find a home.<br \/>The White Wolf sits still, mesmerized by the dancing flame,<br \/>While Dandelion strums his lute and hums Geralt\u2019s name.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;So yes, Geralt is holding a sword,&#8221; CD Projekt&#8217;s Amelia Korzycka continued, referencing Songs of the Past&#8217;s key artwork. &#8220;It is a very important sword for the story and you will get to know it when the game comes out. So a few more streams before that when [we] reveal it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Beitzel also discussed the size of the expansion \u2014 and as we heard previously, Songs of the Past is an expansion rather than a smaller DLC or add-on. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;Songs of the Past will be aligned with what you&#8217;re familiar with in Blood and Wine, and what you&#8217;ve come to experience and expect from us when we do our expansions,&#8221; Beitzel explained. &#8220;It&#8217;s an expansion, let&#8217;s make it clear.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2026\/05\/28\/redstreams-the-witcher-3-blood-and-wine-10th-anniversary-stream-00-57-54-1779984991876.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"null\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/a><figcaption data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-479945570 article-image-caption\">The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past official artwork. Image credit: CD Projekt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Today&#8217;s livestream also included confirmation that Songs of the Past will include more Gwent cards, and that CD Projekt was still working on cross-platform mod support for The Witcher 3, to launch at some point in the future. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Finally, CD Projekt&#8217;s latest financial results have today confirmed a new overall sales total for The Witcher 3, which now stands at 65 million copies sold, up five million from its last count. That number seems likely to rise even further when Songs of the Past launches at some point in 2027.<\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"accent-divider\" class=\"jsx-3449795453 divider jsx-2786329600\"><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Tom Phillips is IGN&#8217;s News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/tomphillipseg.bsky.social\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@tomphillipseg.bsky.social<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-1475529924\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2155806329 adunit-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jsx-2155806329 bobble bobble-1 pogocnt pg-article\">\n<div data-mix-name=\"secondaryMedrec\" data-pos=\"1\" data-pogo-hide=\"1\" class=\"jsx-343126785 pogo-slot\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt\">The Witcher 3<\/a> developer CD Projekt has dropped its first story hints for the game&#8217;s upcoming third expansion, Songs of the Past.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Officially confirmed yesterday, <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-songs-of-the-past-expansion-dlc-announced-first-details-confirmed\">Songs of the Past will arrive for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X\/S in 2027<\/a> and once again allow players to take on the role of legendary monster slayer Geralt.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The expansion will launch 12 years after The Witcher 3&#8217;s original debut in 2015, and 11 years after the game&#8217;s second expansion, Blood and Wine, released in 2016. Fans expect its story to also act as something of a bridge to the upcoming <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/the-witcher-iv\">The Witcher 4<\/a>, which still lacks a release date.<\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"><\/button><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Every CD Projekt Red Game In Development<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-list\" class=\"scrollbar jsx-2072772685 jsx-4243969252 images-list\"><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Polaris, aka The Witcher 4\n\nCD Projekt Red confirmed that a new Witcher game that would mark the beginning of a new saga was in development in March 2022, and though it&apos;s not officially called The Witcher 4, this one can be thought of as the true next Witcher game.\n\nLater revealed to be codenamed Polaris, the new game won&apos;t be released until 2025 at the earliest as it only entered pre-production in May 2022. It&apos;s also being developed in Unreal Engine 5, a new endeavour for CD Projekt Red that&apos;s essentially requiring them to create everything from the ground-up and establish a new foundation for its games going forward. It will, however, be one of the next two games released by CD Projekt Red.\n\n(Image: CD Projekt Red)\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-412047461 overlay progressive-image jsx-2338608387 expand\" data-cy=\"slideshow-image-overlay\">\n<div data-cy=\"element-caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490\">View 8 Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sirius, The Molasses Flood Game\n\nAnother Witcher game, codenamed Sirius, is in development at The Molasses Flood, the developer of The Flame in the Flood and Drake Hollow that was bought by CD Projekt Red in October 2021.\n\nThe game will have single player elements like a story and quests but will also blend in multiplayer components, with CD Projekt Red confirming explicitly that players will be able to play together. While Sirius is set in the Witcher universe and is being developed with support from CD Projekt Red, however, it won&apos;t follow the open world RPG formula of either Polaris or The Witcher 3.\n\nIt is instead &quot;targeted at a broader audience&quot;, and while we don&apos;t know exactly what that means, CD Projekt Red&apos;s Micha\u0142 Nowakowski said it is &quot;definitely not a smaller game&quot; and &quot;definitely not a mobile game&quot;.\n\n(Image: CD Projekt Red)\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Witcher Remake\n\nThe Witcher Remake was originally announced as a project codenamed Canis Majoris but quickly revealed to be a full recreation of the original game in Unreal Engine 5. It&apos;s in development at Fool&apos;s Theory in collaboration with CD Projekt Red.\n\nI will either be the second or third game released by CD Projekt Red and another open world entry in the The Witcher franchise, letting players explore the Temerian capital of Vizima. \n\n(Image: CD Projekt Red)\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Orion, the Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel\n\nDespite making clear in the past that more Cyberpunk games would be on the way, CD Projekt Red officially confirmed its plans for a sequel to Cyberpunk 2077 in October 2022. Codenamed Orion, the game isn&apos;t in development yet as it first requires &quot;further growth of the team&quot;, something that CD Projekt Red is taking seriously as it fully expands into the U.S.\n\nCD Projekt Red North America will be the headlining studio behind the development of Orion, and while some talent including Cyberpunk 2077&apos;s lead quest designer Pawe\u0142 Sasko is moving over from Poland, a significant wave of hiring is expected as CD Projekt Red&apos;s CFO Piotr Nielubowicz commented that it&apos;s &quot;safe to assume&quot; it will require between 350 to 500 developers to create Orion.\n\n(Image: CD Projekt Red)\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hadar, CD Projekt Red&apos;s First Original IP\n\nCD Projekt Red has officially begun work on its own, original IP after developing games for existing properties for close to 20 years. Very little was said about what this game, codenamed Hadar, will be, but it&apos;s been in consideration for a few years and official early conceptual work began in late 2021.\n\nHadar is likely years and years away, however, perhaps even the furthest away of all the CD Projekt Red games that we currently know about, as the foundation of the new setting is still in a creative exploration stage. There&apos;s no suggestion as to what it will be about, but CD Projekt Red has remained committed to its branding of being a studio that creates AAA, story-driven RPGs, meaning Hadar will likely fall into that category.\n\n(Image: CD Projekt Red)\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;We won&#8217;t give too much away right now because we want you to experience it as you play,&#8221; senior community and social media manager Laura Beitzel teased today during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4asecMMnP4E\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10th anniversary livestream<\/a> designed to celebrate Blood and Wine. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;But as a few eagle-eyed people have already seen over the past 24 hours, there are some hints waiting for you on a very important evening in Witcher lore, Belleteyn Night, in our Belleteyn celebration that we shared a few weeks ago. So&#8230; keep looking for clues.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Here, Beitzel is referencing a piece of artwork and a poem it sneakily <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thewitcher\/status\/2049790924234883446\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted<\/a> on social media a month ago. It shows Geralt resting by a bonfire as Dandelion plays the lute while villagers dance. More importantly, though, it shows Geralt with a mysterious new sword \u2014 the same sword he&#8217;s also holding in Songs of the Past&#8217;s reveal artwork, which sports an unusual ornate curved crossguard.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2026\/05\/28\/hhi-df2wmaa1p0c-1779985230382.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/a><figcaption data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-479945570 article-image-caption\">CD Projekt&#8217;s sneaky The Witcher 3 Belleteyn tease \u2014 with Geralt&#8217;s new Songs of the Past sword visible in the bottom left corner. Image credit: CD Projekt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Belleteyn has been referenced in The Witcher before, and is a fertility festival that takes place each spring. Here is the image&#8217;s accompanying poem, in case you want to scour it for further clues:<\/p>\n<section class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\">\n<aside class=\"card jsx-1339469126 jsx-1178573261 box jsx-2627838217\" data-cy=\"aside\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>On Belleteyn night, when tall fires rise,<br \/>Whispered wishes go through the quiet skies. <br \/>A lion cub\u2019s fate is penned in the stars,<br \/>And lilac and gooseberries are never too far.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Tonight, there are no monsters to kill, no roads to roam,<br \/>Just quiet thoughts and wishes that try to find a home.<br \/>The White Wolf sits still, mesmerized by the dancing flame,<br \/>While Dandelion strums his lute and hums Geralt\u2019s name.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;So yes, Geralt is holding a sword,&#8221; CD Projekt&#8217;s Amelia Korzycka continued, referencing Songs of the Past&#8217;s key artwork. &#8220;It is a very important sword for the story and you will get to know it when the game comes out. So a few more streams before that when [we] reveal it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Beitzel also discussed the size of the expansion \u2014 and as we heard previously, Songs of the Past is an expansion rather than a smaller DLC or add-on. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;Songs of the Past will be aligned with what you&#8217;re familiar with in Blood and Wine, and what you&#8217;ve come to experience and expect from us when we do our expansions,&#8221; Beitzel explained. &#8220;It&#8217;s an expansion, let&#8217;s make it clear.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2026\/05\/28\/redstreams-the-witcher-3-blood-and-wine-10th-anniversary-stream-00-57-54-1779984991876.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"null\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/a><figcaption data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-479945570 article-image-caption\">The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past official artwork. Image credit: CD Projekt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Today&#8217;s livestream also included confirmation that Songs of the Past will include more Gwent cards, and that CD Projekt was still working on cross-platform mod support for The Witcher 3, to launch at some point in the future. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Finally, CD Projekt&#8217;s latest financial results have today confirmed a new overall sales total for The Witcher 3, which now stands at 65 million copies sold, up five million from its last count. That number seems likely to rise even further when Songs of the Past launches at some point in 2027.<\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"accent-divider\" class=\"jsx-3449795453 divider jsx-2786329600\"><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Tom Phillips is IGN&#8217;s News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/tomphillipseg.bsky.social\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@tomphillipseg.bsky.social<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Witcher 3 developer CD Projekt has dropped its first story hints for the game&#8217;s upcoming third expansion, Songs of the Past. Officially confirmed yesterday, Songs of the Past will arrive for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X\/S in 2027 and once again allow players to take on the role of legendary monster slayer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,243],"class_list":["post-1960511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-ign-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1960511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1960511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1960511\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1960511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1960511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1960511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}