The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is still mopping up awards at every show it can, cementing itself firmly as everyone’s favourite game of 2015 by a mile. Geralt’s journey might have come to a satisfying end, but there’re still more stories in and around his world that CD Projekt Red want to tell. That’s why they’re still churning out additional content for the hit RPG, with the bigger, more expansive Blood and Wine expansion looking just as incredible as we’ve come to expect.
There still might not be a release date, but CD Projekt Red have shared some gorgeous screenshots from the second of two expansion packs promised for the medieval RPG last year. Blood and Wine looks to be taking Geralt to much more colourful pastures, filled with prim and proper parties, fields of vibrant sunflowers and the odd three meter tall centipede (I think?) that’s just waiting to chomp his head right off.
Blood and Wine is expected to be a much bigger expansion that Heart of Stone last year, which itself was an engrossing, worthy add-on to The Witcher 3 that told a phenomenal story. As Geoff said in his review then, CD Projekt Red seem to be putting as much effort into these expansions as the main game itself.
It’s CD Projekt RED letting themselves have a bit of fun and letting Geralt have a bit of fun in the process – and I’d wager you’ll have fun with it too. If you’ve been looking for an excuse to return to the Northern Kingdoms, this is an excellent motivator, and one of the best bits of DLC in recent memory; certainly worth its asking price.
CD Projekt Red’s Marcin Momot has promised that a lot more information about the expansion will be coming next month, hopefully including a trailer and release date. After that, we have Cyberpunk 2077 to look forward to as the famed studio moves onto something new for the first time in a very long time.
Last Updated: April 25, 2016
Admiral Chief in New York
April 25, 2016 at 08:16
I think I might just hit TW3 again, it is time.
Ottokie
April 25, 2016 at 08:27
It’s glorious!… on console
Admiral Chief in New York
April 25, 2016 at 08:30
Nothing is glorious on a console. You shut your mouth.
It sucks you in, absorbs you, then spits you out like a used [redacted]
Ask Hammersteyn
Ottokie
April 25, 2016 at 08:31
xD
“Hammersteyn last seen 128 days ago” – Steam 2016
Admiral Chief in New York
April 25, 2016 at 08:31
He used to have SUCH potential!
Ottokie
April 25, 2016 at 08:32
A Tenno who could stand above and beyond!
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
April 25, 2016 at 08:35
XD
Admiral Chief in New York
April 25, 2016 at 08:36
I hope your fawr runs raid0
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
April 25, 2016 at 08:39
It will as soon as I can raid another HDD. Maybe with the PS7.69 Agent Smith version
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
April 25, 2016 at 08:35
I was too busy with Fallout 4, such a good game
Captain JJ vs ..............
April 25, 2016 at 08:28
I said I’d wait a year since release. That came and went…with me still trying to catch up on my backlog. But it’s installed and updated, so I’m ready.
Ottokie
April 25, 2016 at 08:28
And I will give the “wine” expansion some time to mature as well 😛
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
April 25, 2016 at 08:29
Dude, you should clear that backlog, getting sucked into TW3 is not something that leaves much grace for any other games…
Captain JJ vs ..............
April 25, 2016 at 08:35
It doesn’t, and it’s so worth it.
Alien Emperor Trevor
April 25, 2016 at 08:18
…
RinceThis
April 25, 2016 at 09:26
Patience young one. Patience.
Alien Emperor Trevor
April 25, 2016 at 09:34
I want my roast!
Captain JJ vs ..............
April 25, 2016 at 08:22
And somehow Fallout 4 got voted above this game.
Yea, uhm, no.
Admiral Chief in New York
April 25, 2016 at 08:27
Still knorrig about that
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
April 25, 2016 at 08:27
Yeah…I have a gif for that…
https://45.media.tumblr.com/81a11d23b5c55069d22d56619b894c2b/tumblr_mq5p9rcQbm1s31ud6o1_500.gif
Captain JJ vs ..............
April 25, 2016 at 08:30
Yea man. We’re seeing it everywhere. People don’t rate on quality of content anymore, it’s 70% nostalgia, 28% name and 2% what it actually is.
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
April 25, 2016 at 08:30
With a 58% “profit share”…
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
April 25, 2016 at 08:34
BESTESTEST GAME EVER SALTY WITCHER NO DRM FANBOI!
*Am I doing this right?
**Oh wait, he was for the Witcher not against it, disregard
Captain JJ vs ..............
April 25, 2016 at 08:36
Hehe. Plus, I’ve got the DRM version on Steam as well, he’s not too impressed with that.
Admiral Chief in New York
April 25, 2016 at 08:36
Also, he left (again) it seems
WTF happened Friday? I was super busy, did not follow comments
Captain JJ vs ..............
April 25, 2016 at 08:37
We misspelled a LOT!
Just because we could.
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
April 25, 2016 at 08:39
Me neither, can’t see too much abuse that went his way but he’ll be back, he always comes back
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
April 25, 2016 at 08:42
I think it had a lot to do with the exchange between me and him on Thursday, let’s just say he didn’t take well to someone insinuating that if you are intoxicated while driving, especially purposefully, then you are an explicit moron…
Captain JJ vs ..............
April 25, 2016 at 08:45
I support this statement.
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
April 25, 2016 at 08:47
Thank you, in all honesty, the man was making a fool of himself…
RinceThis
April 25, 2016 at 09:27
Lol. No comment 😉
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
April 25, 2016 at 08:32
LOOK AT THAT!!! I MEAN, JUST CENSORED LOOK AT IT!!!
So pretty…
Truth Hurts!
April 25, 2016 at 08:38
Can’t wait!
Confirmed that Northern Realms and Nilfgaardian physical decks will make an appearance as well as a new in-game faction Skellige.
Admiral Chief in New York
April 25, 2016 at 08:38
YUSSSSSSSSSS
GWENT F T M F W!!!!!!!!!
Ottokie
April 25, 2016 at 08:39
GWENT, only once!
*I suck at it xD
Alien Emperor Trevor
April 25, 2016 at 08:46
SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET! My collection will be complete.
Admiral Chief in New York
April 25, 2016 at 08:50
I STILL maintain that I was born in Ard Skellig, man, those mountains!
Loftus
April 25, 2016 at 08:54
Thou mighty beard needs more blood of thou enemies!
Captain JJ vs ..............
April 25, 2016 at 08:59
You mean you don’t have mountains where you live? 😛
Admiral Chief in New York
April 25, 2016 at 09:07
I’ve got mountains, but nothing nearly as majestic as those in Ard Skellig
Captain JJ vs ..............
April 25, 2016 at 09:14
Those are hills. 😉
Admiral Chief in New York
April 25, 2016 at 09:17
Western Cape has majestic mountains, I’ll give you that. Pity about the local infestation of weird people there
Aries
April 25, 2016 at 10:49
haha
Alien Emperor Trevor
April 25, 2016 at 10:57
You only think we’re weird because we live above ground.
RinceThis
April 25, 2016 at 09:25
Need more Witcher!
oVg
April 25, 2016 at 11:52
Where is Ciri?
Higgledyh Higglesworth
April 25, 2016 at 13:11
i really don`t think i can take any more cutscenes. the game part was great until you needed to advance the story then it was just tedium.