{"rewrite":{"id":"r_0d9baf5ee6c65cdae7d3b423","clusterId":"c_c5a31c25773545d3589c3f4b","slug":"witcher-3-expansion-memories-of-melody-sends-geralt-to-retten-for-dandelion","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Witcher 3 Expansion Memories of Melody Sends Geralt to Retten for Dandelion","summary":"CD PROJEKT RED and Fool's Theory showed about 45 minutes of gameplay from the third Witcher 3 expansion, Memories of Melody, at gamescom 2026. The demo covered an early main quest in the new region Retten, where Geralt travels to help Dandelion with family matters. The pre-release build was shown in a theater-style presentation with photography prohibited.","whyItMatters":"The expansion's opening is a personal errand for Dandelion rather than a world-ending threat, and the new region Retten is built around interconnected daily-life systems like beekeeping, horse breeding, and brewing.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe presentation opened with a question the developers posed to the audience: what brings a retired witcher back to the Path? The answer is not war or political intrigue. Dandelion needs help with family circumstances, so Geralt heads to Retten, the region where his old friend was born and raised.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRetten is described as a Land of Plenty, isolated from continental wars by surrounding mountains. The setting draws on rural Poland and England. The demo showed expanded NPC routines, with residents fishing from boats, moving carts, and working Retten-specific trades such as beekeeping and horse breeding. One early scene has Geralt hear a familiar lute and find a drunk stranger holding Dandelion\u0026#39;s instrument, prompting the line \u0026#34;Let\u0026#39;s beat him up today.\u0026#34;\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Witcher 3's third expansion Memories of Melody opens with a personal favor: Dandelion's family troubles pull Geralt to the new region Retten. The gamescom demo showed a peaceful land of beekeepers and brewers, not a world-ending threat.","twitterPost":"Witcher 3 expansion Memories of Melody starts with Dandelion's family matters, not a world threat. New region Retten is a Land of Plenty with beekeeping, horse breeding, and brewing NPC routines. 45 min gamescom demo shown.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"At gamescom 2026, CD PROJEKT RED and Fool's Theory showed 45 minutes of Witcher 3's third expansion, Memories of Melody. The early quest sends Geralt to the new region Retten to help Dandelion with family matters, and the demo emphasized the land's peaceful, interconnected daily life.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/03/171666.html\",\"title\":\"Dandelion has disappeared in The Witcher 3! We watched about 45 minutes of gameplay for the new expansion 'Memories of Melody' exploring a 'Garden of Thorns' in a beautiful new land [gamescom 2026]\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4728,"outputTokens":650,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788392851,"createdAt":"2026-09-02T23:38:21.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-02T23:42:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-02T23:42:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_c5a31c25773545d3589c3f4b","canonicalTitle":"『ウィッチャー3』ダンディリオンが消えた！美しき新天地から“血を吸う茨の庭”を冒険する新拡張『追憶の調べ』約45分のゲームプレイを観てきたぞ【gamescom 2026】","representativeArticleId":"a_89f18da8ed3d71738cec5424","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt\",\"追憶の調べ\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-02T23:00:02.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-02T23:00:02.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-02T23:42:24.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/03/171666.html","title":"『ウィッチャー3』ダンディリオンが消えた！美しき新天地から“血を吸う茨の庭”を冒険する新拡張『追憶の調べ』約45分のゲームプレイを観てきたぞ【gamescom 2026】"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt","追憶の調べ"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}