'The Witcher 3' First Premium DLC Out October 13

By Liezl Dunuan, Christian Post Contributor Thursday, September 10, 2015

After it was released in May 2015, the third-person action-role-playing video game "The Witcher 3" is finally releasing premium and paid content for the game. Called "Hearts of Stone," this first DLC will be available for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC on October 13.

Game developer and publisher CD Projekt Red had previously released free downloadable content following the game's launch and this has contributed to the game's immense popularity among RPG gamers. But now that phase is over. "Hearts of Stone" is the first of two premium DLCs that the game is set to receive.

According to a report in IGN, the "Hearts of Stone" DLC will add 10 hours of new content, which includes "new characters, monsters, romance and storylines, alongside a new Runewords system."

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"The Witcher 3" is set in an open-world environment, where gamers play as a Witcher named Geralt of Rivia. Geralt is travelling through the Northern Kingdoms where he encounters enemies whom he has to battle with his sword and use of magic. He meets different characters along the way. Game progress is made as soon as side quests and main missions are successfully completed. Players go around the game's world by foot or by horseback.

In the expansion, the Witcher needs to bring together a team of "break-in artists" in order to defeat an immortal bandit named Olgierd von Everec. Along the way, the Witcher will be encountering new monsters and creatures, according to the report. Like the main game, the actions of the players and the choices they make dictate the outcome of the game.

The expansion will cost gamers $9.99 for a digital copy. There will be a limited boxed edition of the DLC that will be selling for $19.99 or €19.99, which includes a digital code of the game, a rulebook and two physical deck of Gwent cards.

Those who have purchased the Expansion pass for $24.99 will be entitled to the "Hearts of Stone" DLC, and the second expansion pack "Blood and Wine" that is scheduled for release within the first quarter of 2016.