{
  "id": 7594005,
  "title": "If you need proof The Witcher 3's new expansion is in safe hands, its lead writer literally wrote her thesis on Hearts of Stone: 'To probably prove to some of my professors that games are worthy'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/if-you-need-proof-the-witcher-3s-new-expansion-is-in-safe-hands-its",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-15T16:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PC Gamer",
    "slug": "pc-gamer",
    "url": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-witcher/if-you-need-proof-the-witcher-3s-new-expansion-is-in-safe-hands-its-lead-writer-literally-wrote-her-thesis-on-hearts-of-stone-to-probably-prove-to-some-of-my-professors-that-games-are-worthy/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "For those seeking reassurance that The Witcher 3 expansion Songs of the Past is in capable hands, there's a relevant detail: its lead writer, Paula Mejsner, once wrote her undergraduate thesis on Hearts of Stone. Mejsner penned her 2017 thesis, \"Videogames as a way of experiencing literature: Analysis of the Hearts of Stone, a DLC to The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt,\" while still a student. Now, she's thrilled to be contributing to the expansion, stating it's a \"dream come true\" given her original thesis focused on how The Witcher is worthy of being considered cultural texts.",
  "summary": "Mission accomplished.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}