- The third, rumored expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is allegedly located near Velen
- A former Polish gaming journalist claims that the game is not set in Zerrikania, as previously reported
- Reliable industry insider NateTheHate has also claimed that the DLC is real
CD Projekt Red is reportedly planning to release a third expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in front The Witcher 4and now a new rumor suggests it will be set in a familiar location.
According to a former Polish gaming journalist, ‘UV o grach’, on YouTube, the rumored DLC will not be located in Zerrikania as previously reported, but closer to Velen, the area you travel to after completing White Orchard in The Witcher 3 (via Eurogamer).
The video is in Polish, but several Polish speakers on Reddit have apparently confirmed the YouTuber’s statement.
Polish speakers have said that the Zerikkania rumors were potentially false or embellished because the original report from IGN Poland only mentioned that CDPR had considered an expansion in the region.
Rumors of a third Witcher 3 the expansion has been piling up for a while. It’s unclear when the expansion will even come out, if it’s real (CDPR hasn’t announced anything yet), but it’s been reported that it could launch this year.
NateTheHate, the reliable industry insider, stated as much recently as well The Witcher 3 DLC is real in response to a fan but couldn’t give more details.
It is also claimed that Fool’s Theory, the studio that is remaking The Witcher 1develops the new Witcher 3 expansion, and CDPR chief financial officer Piotr Nielubowicz has also hinted that “new content” for an unnamed game could launch this year.
“Given our current progress, there is a chance that new content hinted at in recent calls and reports may be released in the coming year, which will impact our results and increase the likelihood of achieving the earnings condition for the first phase of the incentive program,” Nielubowicz said in an earnings call at the time.
Adding more fire to the rumors, after The Game Awards 2025, Polish Noble Securities analyst Mateusz Chrzanowski published a report which said (via Reddit/Google Translate), “We expect the next paid add-on (DLC) for The Witcher 3 will be published in May 2026.”
It is assumed that the new Witcher 3 The DLC is a kind of prologue that will build up to The Witcher 4which is set to star Ciri. The next game doesn’t have a release date, but CDPR has suggested that the game probably won’t launch until 2027.
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