Gamescom 2026 kicked off on Tuesday with Opening Night Live, the trailer showcase for among the video games popping out later this yr and subsequent. Europe’s main gaming occasion of the yr, based mostly in Cologne, Germany, it confirmed off a bunch of latest video games, nevertheless it was the remaster and growth for the 11-year-old The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt that stole the present.
Developer CD Projekt Pink revealed in the course of the present that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered will launch on Sept. 29 as a free improve for anybody who owns the sport on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Sequence X and S consoles. Together with this up to date model of the sport, subsequent yr, a brand new growth referred to as Songs of the Previous will arrive because the swan tune for the collection protagonist, Geralt of Rivia. The Witcher 4 is anticipated in 2028, and can deal with his adopted daughter and fellow Witcher, Ciri.
The Witcher 3 Remastered will function a slew of enhancements to the 2015 sport. They embody smoother fight, UI enhancements, a revamped ability tree, an expanded picture mode, new ending strikes and loads of graphic upgrades to the textures, lighting, ray tracing and extra. The remastered sport can even make its debut on the Nintendo Switch 2 and Battle.internet the identical day.
Not solely will Witcher 3 house owners get the free improve in September, however CD Projekt Pink can be making the sport’s two expansions free beginning Tuesday. Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine got here out within the yr following the discharge of The Witcher 3 and added new content material, together with a drawn-out story and an enormous new area.
As for the brand new growth, Songs of the Previous will come out in 2027, and it’ll function a brand new land for Geralt to discover. Letten is a area with its personal id that’s stuffed with questions, monsters and a darkish secret. Gamers will battle off never-before-seen enemies and make use of latest weapons in what might be the final journey for Geralt.
The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt is out now on a number of platforms, however the free improve will solely be accessible for PC, PS5 and Xbox Sequence consoles. Songs of the Previous is at the moment slated for launch solely on PC and Xbox Sequence consoles, in response to the sport’s web site, although this might change nearer to launch.
