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News coverage centers on CD Projekt Red’s announcement of a third Witcher 3 expansion, Songs of the Past, alongside the franchise’s milestone of surpassing 65 million copies. Additional stories focus on updated PC requirements ahead of the new expansion and recollections of development history like Blood and Wine’s near-miss title.

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Key Takeaway CD Projekt Red has announced Songs of the Past, a third Witcher 3 expansion, as Witcher 3 surpasses 65 million lifetime sales and new PC requirements tighten.
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CD Projekt Red has announced Songs of the Past, a third Witcher 3 expansion, as Witcher 3 surpasses 65 million lifetime sales and new PC requirements tighten.

News coverage centers on CD Projekt Red’s announcement of a third Witcher 3 expansion, Songs of the Past, alongside the franchise’s milestone of surpassing 65 million copies. Additional stories focus on updated PC requirements ahead of the new expansion and recollections of development history like Blood and Wine’s near-miss title.

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Top 3 signals · CD Projekt Red has announced Songs of the Past, a third
GamesIndustry.biz · 5d ago
Witcher 3 surpasses 65m lifetime sales as CD Projekt announces third expansion
Eurogamer · 6d ago
CD Projekt Red reveals huge The Witcher 3 sales milestone, which helps explain why a third expansion is in development 11 years later
TechPowerUp · 5d ago
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Reaches 65 Million Copies Ahead of Songs of the Past Launch

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Other The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt activity — not part of the “CD Projekt Red has announced Songs of the Past, a third” story
GameSpot · 16h ago
Witcher 3’s Blood And Wine Expansion Was Nearly Called Something Totally Different
Eurogamer · 23h ago
The Witcher 3's acclaimed Blood and Wine expansion was almost called something entirely different
Rock Paper Shotgun · 5d ago
The Witcher 4 is the work of over twice as many CD Projekt staff as The Witcher 3, in a fresh display of how blockbluster team sizes have ballooned

Briefing Findings · CD Projekt Red has announced Songs of the Past, a third

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expansion title Songs of the Past
publisher announcement CD Projekt Red announced the third Witcher 3 expansion
lifetime sales milestone 65 million copies
PC requirement change Minimum requirements rise, requiring Windows 11 and an SSD

What to Watch

  • Track coverage for the rollout details of Songs of the Past as release info expands across outlets. Eurogamer
  • Before upgrading hardware, confirm your PC meets the updated Witcher 3 minimum requirements for the new expansion. Eurogamer
  • Watch for follow-up reporting tying the 65m sales milestone to the timing and scale of the third expansion. Eurogamer

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  • Witcher 3 surpasses 65m lifetime sales as CD Projekt announces third expansion GamesIndustry.biz
  • The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Reaches 65 Million Copies Ahead of Songs of the Past Launch TechPowerUp
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The Witcher 3 expansion Songs of the Past is being made by as many people as made The Witcher 3 base game - potentially even more

If team-size is an indication of scope for the new Witcher 3 expansion, Songs of the Past, we can expect something ambitious indeed.

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Eurogamer 4 articles

Tracking: The Witcher 3's acclaimed Blood and Wine expansion was almost called something entirely different / CD Projekt Red reveals huge The Witcher 3 sales milestone, which helps explain why a third expansion is in development 11 years later

The Witcher 3's acclaimed Blood and Wine expansion was almost called something entirely different CD Projekt Red reveals huge The Witcher 3 sales milestone, which helps explain why a third expansion is in development 11 years later
+2 more The Witcher 3 minimum PC requirements rise significantly ahead of new expansion, forcing you to use Windows 11 and an SSD The rumoured third Witcher 3 expansion has been announced by CD Projekt Red
Rock Paper Shotgun 2 articles

Tracking: The Witcher 4 is the work of over twice as many CD Projekt staff as The Witcher 3, in a fresh display of how blockbluster team sizes have ballooned / Geralt's back for one last Roach ride in long-rumoured The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt expansion Songs of the Past

The Witcher 4 is the work of over twice as many CD Projekt staff as The Witcher 3, in a fresh display of how blockbluster team sizes have ballooned Geralt's back for one last Roach ride in long-rumoured The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt expansion Songs of the Past
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Do We Really Need More Geralt In The Witcher?

CD Projekt Red’s Witcher games feature Geralt in hundreds of hours of content, so it’s not as if Geralt has been starved for attention. But, depending on how the story of this expansion concludes and if it leaves Witcher 4 breadcrumbs for us to follow, Songs of the Past could turn out to be CD Projekt Red’s final farewell for the character. Writing Geralt out of the story hopefully wouldn’t result in him dying. Instead, Geralt could simply be traveling and roaming without Ciri or anyone else needing to keep tabs on him. This would allow him to return if CD Projekt Red wanted him to, while also

Major Witcher 4 Complaint Addressed By Upcoming Expansion
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