I feel like Robin Williams in Jumanji asking people what year it is. Yes, the calendar says “2026,” but The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is getting a new expansion, and it feels like 2016 all over again.

Today, CD Projekt Red announced the upcoming third expansion, Songs of the Past, for The Witcher 3, eleven years after the release of the base game. As with the graphics of the other two expansions, the announcement for Songs of the Past does not reveal much about its story. The graphic shows Geralt standing determined in front of an unnamed tree-like monster.

The studio, along with co-developer Fool’s Theory, will reveal more about the game later this summer. The expansion itself is scheduled to launch sometime in 2027.

The biggest question, of course, is where the expansion will take the story next. Blood and Wine, the second expansion, ended Geralt’s story conclusively with the witcher retiring in Toussaint. Whatever happens to Geralt in this expansion will thrust the witcher back into life on the road or recap a past story (as the name hints).

Additionally, Songs of the Past might end up bridging the stories between Wild Hunt and the also-upcoming The Witcher 4 focusing on Ciri’s life. The next mainline entry is still some ways away, though.

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Before the start of 2026, several companies across the tech industry warned users about impending price hikes happening throughout the year. So far, these increases have been tepid, only slightly edging out of reach. Today, however, Valve is reminding us all that we’ve only just begun, upping the price of the Steam Deck by as much as US$ 300.

Despite the rise of competing devices, the Steam Deck remains one of the most reliable options for a handheld gaming consoles. For a while, Valve’s console has saved gamers from rising prices, but good things must come to an end.

Today, Valve announced that both models of the Steam Deck OLED are getting price hikes. From US$ 249, the 512GB version now costs US$ 789. From US$ 649, the 1TB version now costs US$ 949.

If you do the math, that’s an increase of either US$ 240 or US$ 300. As price hikes go, this batch is unapologetically nauseating.

As expected, Valve says that the price increase is a reflection of “the current state of component costs and other global logistical challenges.” As is typical with most companies who refuse to say those two letters, this is a long and convoluted way of saying that AI is once again screwing the world’s economy.

Currently, gaming is the hardest hit industry as a result of the RAM shortage. The Switch 2 has already announced price hikes for later this year. Sony, for some reason, raised the prices of their PlayStation Plus subscriptions too.

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As is often reported regularly these days, another subscription is getting yet another price hike. PlayStation has recently announced that the price of a new PlayStation Plus subscription is going up in some markets around the world.

Since May 20, PlayStation raised the prices of its subscription service. As announced on X, the base Essential tier will now cost US$ 10.99 a month (from US$ 9.99 a month). A three-month purchase now costs US$ 27.99 every three months.

However, unannounced by the original post, the costs of the Extra and the Premium tiers are also increasing. A PlayStation Plus Extra subscription now costs US$ 16.99 a month, while a Premium subscription costs US$ 19.99 a month.

Notably, this price hike will not affect current subscribers (except those living in Turkey and India). Ongoing users can still enjoy the same subscription price if they don’t change or cancel their subscription.

The caveat is likely meant to prevent current users from cancelling outright after hearing the price increase. However, for those wondering about why, PlayStation says that it’s “due to ongoing market conditions,” which implicates a hardware shortage for a software-related price hike.

The prices will, of course, vary per region. Unfortunately, the announcement does not confirm which regions are getting the increases. The announcement does, however, list the American dollar, the euro, and the British pound as currencies, so users can expect an increase in those regions.

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