Capcom Releases "Welcome to Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen" Video Narrated by Ron Perlman
The expansion adds a snowy new region, a second Arisen storyline and more than 12 dungeons, with over 25 hours of new content, Capcom said.
- On October 9, 2026, developer Capcom will release Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC.
- The expansion introduces Norgan, a snowy tundra region north of the base map, where players track rumors of a second Arisen and find resolution to a prophetic dream.
- A new loot system introduces 'relics' that require visiting an NPC in the Norgan village hub for appraisal, while the Lost Rites DLC adds over 12 new dungeons to the overworld.
- Providing over 25 hours of new content, Dark Arisen addresses base game flaws regarding loot systems and exploration limits, creating a more approachable experience.
- Despite longtime series director Hideaki Itsuno's 2024 departure, the expansion introduces new story twists suggesting Dragon's Dogma remains in capable hands with implications for franchise lore.
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Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen Review – A Must-Play Expansion
When Dragon’s Dogma 2 came out in 2024, I was a pretty big defender of the sequel’s many changes to the franchise. While it had its flaws, I still think the Capcom title was pretty groundbreaking for an open-world RPG, with its emergent world quests and vast NPC systems. However, Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen […]
More than two years after its original release, Dragon's Dogma 2 is preparing to welcome the long-awaited expansion, which, as it was for the first game of the series, takes the title of Dark Arisen, adding to the base game a whole series of contents, starting from a new storyline set in a remote region [...]
Review: Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen (PS5) - Epic Expansion Is Peak Dragon's Dogma
Top Dogma.Fans celebrated when Kento Kinoshita was revealed to be the director of Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen — and that's because he had already transformed the original Dragon Dogma through the introduction of a simlar DLC outing.There's no doubt about it: Kinoshita fully understands what makes Capcom's RPG great, and that knowledge has resulted in an excellent expansion, over two years on from the base game's release.Read the full article o…
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