Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen



"Into the depths of an unknown darkness"

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is an upcoming expansion pack to be released by Capcom in 2013. The expansion was revealed at the 2012 Tokyo Game Show. It's a standalone game that contains loads of new stuff as well as the original, full, Dragon's Dogma game.

Gameplay
New quests await the Arisen on the cursed island known as the Bitterblack Island which is located on the outside of Gransys. Players will face new fearsome enemies and discover valuable treasures. Players will be able to take their characters to new heights with brand new high-level skills and augments as well as all new weapons and armour sets. Furthermore, owners of the original Dragon’s Dogmawill receive 100,000 Rift Crystals, unlimited Ferrystones and the Gransys Armour Pack consisting of six brand new costumes for free, upon purchasing Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen.

For those that missed Dragon’s Dogma the first time around, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen provides the opportunity to start their journey from the very beginning before tackling the all-new content.

Based on player feedback, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen will make theDragon’s Dogma gameplay experience even more satisfying with improvements such as easier travel and a more intuitive menu system. For those who already own Dragon’s Dogma and then purchase Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen, these improvements will be automatically retrofitted to their original game save data.

New Content

 * A massive new underground realm to explore featuring over 25 terrifying new enemies
 * More skills/equipment/augments:


 * ​ Level 3 Skills DD: DA provides each character class with a new tier of skills, giving players new devastating abilities and skills to master
 * Over 100 pieces of new equipment
 * All new high level weapons and armour sets for players venturing into the underground caverns
 * 14 new character/Pawn augments
 * New tiers of equipment enhancement
 * ​ Increased character customisation options
 * Item appraisal
 * Option to select Japanese voice over

Release
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen will not be a DLC instead it will be a stand-alone game which will be sold in hard copy and digital copy. It is planned to be sold at $39.99/€29.99/£19.99. The game will be released on:
 * 23 April in United States
 * 25 April in Japan
 * 26 April in Europe
 * Both digital and disc version will be available on PlayStation 3
 * Disc version will be available for Xbox 360 (digital version will be available around summer)