{
  "id": 3352851,
  "title": "'We wanted to go out with a bang' — Geralt returns in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past's new trailer, promising a final action-packed journey ahead of The Witcher 4",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/we-wanted-to-go-out-with-a-bang-geralt-returns-in-the-witcher-3-wild",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-25T21:02:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/gaming/we-wanted-to-go-out-with-a-bang-geralt-returns-in-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-songs-of-the-pasts-new-trailer-promising-a-final-action-packed-journey-ahead-of-the-witcher-4"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A new trailer for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past has been unveiled at Gamescom, promising a thrilling final adventure for Geralt before passing the torch to Ciri in The Witcher 4. Created by CD Projekt Red in collaboration with Fool's Theory, the expansion showcases a new region called Letten, where players will encounter creepy monsters and use a unique grappling chain weapon. According to CDPR Level design lead Miles Tost, \"This is Geralt's last adventure before we pass the torch on to Ciri, and we wanted to go out with a bang.\" Tost also revealed that Letten is a \"whole new, unique region filled with quests, new monsters, adventures, and exploration.\" The expansion, co-developed with Fool's Theory, will launch in 2027, and CDPR has confirmed that all new features in Songs of the Past will be present in The Witcher 4, set to release in 2028.",
  "summary": "CD Projekt Red has unveiled the first look at The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's third and final expansion, Songs of the Past, and it looks incredible.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Eurogamer",
        "title": "The Witcher 3 Remaster announced, free for existing owners, while expansion Songs of the Past details finally shown",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/the-witcher-3-remaster-announced-free-for-existing-owners-while",
        "published": "2026-08-25T20:02:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PC Gamer",
        "title": "The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past expansion is out next year, here's the trailer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/the-witcher-3-songs-of-the-past-expansion-is-out-next-year-heres-the",
        "published": "2026-08-25T20:23:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}