Capcom has revealed new details for Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen. In a recent interview with Automaton, director Kento Kinoshita and producer Naoto Oyama outlined the scale of the DLC, confirming a massive new region to explore, expanded progression systems and dozens of hours of fresh content.

The expansion centres on Norgan, a significantly larger area than Bitterblack Isle from the original Dark Arisen expansion in Dragon's Dogma 1. Players are recommended to reach level 40 before taking on the new DLC content, which runs for around 15–20 hours, but early dungeons in the region will be accessible from level 20. Norgan will also introduce new enemy types that Capcom has yet to reveal, alongside harsher environmental conditions such as stronger blizzards at higher elevations.

Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen adds 12 new dungeons, plus a set of replayable “Lost Rites” dungeons, giving players new ways to obtain powerful gear. Progression in the DLC revolves around collecting Relics, which can be used to unlock new skills. The loot chase has also changed here, with new equipment in Norgan dropping with randomly assigned skills, so you'll need to do some farming to find your ideal armour and weapon sets.

Combat and build variety are also being expanded. Each vocation will receive new skills, and the skill loadout has been increased from four slots to six. Capcom has also rebalanced enemy encounter rates, addressing one of the most common complaints from the base game.

A number of quality‑of‑life improvements are included too, such as Eternal Ferrystones and other traversal updates designed to make it easier for new players to get around. Transmog is also being added, allowing players to freely change their appearance without affecting stats. Capcom says a Hard Mode is under consideration for those that prefer an increased challenge.

For existing players, Dark Arisen will be available as a standalone purchase, while newcomers to the game will be able to pick up the Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen Edition, which bundles the base game and expansion together.

KitGuru says: I've held off on Dragon's Dogma 2 since launch because I had a good feeling that an expansion like this would be coming. I'm excited to finally be able to jump in once this drops in October. 

Today, CAPCOM released the first of two planned free updates for Dragon's Dogma 2 that will pave the road for the upcoming launch of the Dark Arisen expansion, set for October 9 (when the game also launches on Nintendo Switch 2). The patch introduces a wide-ranging set of improvements across travel, pawns, the interface, shops, and combat stability. The biggest convenience feature is easily the addition of the Eternal Ferrystone, which can now be obtained automatically after speaking with Brant during the quest Seat of the Sovran. With the Ferrystone, players can travel to every Portcrystal without worrying about running out of […]

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For a few months now, we've been hearing rumours about a new, revamped version of Dragon's Dogma 2. This afternoon during a Nintendo Direct, Capcom announced exactly that, with Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen now set to launch in October. 

Fans of the series will know that the original Dragon's Dogma also had a massive revamp with its own Dark Arisen version. This version of the game also went on to introduce the game to a whole new audience of players on Xbox One and PS4 consoles, as well as PC.

Now, Capcom is doing something similar with Dragon's Dogma 2, promising new content and other enhancements in this new version.

Capcom hasn't revealed much more of the new expansion content outside of the trailer. However, we do know that the Dark Arisen expansion will be available as a separate purchase to owners of the original game, but new players will now be able to buy Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen instead, which bundles the two together.

Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen will be available for the Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC (Steam) on the 9th of October.

KitGuru Says: I've been waiting for something like this to happen before jumping into Dragon's Dogma 2. Did many of you play the base game? Are you returning for the expansion?

CAPCOM made a surprise appearance at today's Nintendo Direct to announce Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen, an expansion of Dragon's Dogma 2. The game will be available on the Nintendo Switch 2, as well as on the other platforms on which the base game was released (PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S|X) on October 9, 2026. The first big addition is the new region of Norgan. Once a thriving area of the Vermund kingdom, it was deserted long ago, the reasons for which remain a mystery. It has been ages since anyone dared to traverse its routes. Covered in […]

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For a while now there have been rumours floating around about a secret expansion for Dragon's Dogma 2. Now, we have our best evidence yet, as a mysterious 77GB patch for the game has been discovered on Steam. 

The mysterious update, which was quickly hidden from public view in the Steam database, brought the game up from a 65GB install size to a 77GB install size, indicating that new content had been added to the game.

Adding fuel to the fire, Capcom recently shared new artwork for the game in celebration of its 2nd anniversary, revealing a mysterious new character with their back turned to the main party, wearing armour that can't currently be found in the game.

As Capcom does appear to at the very least be testing a new build of the game, we anticipate that an announcement will arrive within the next few months.

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KitGuru Says: Dragon's Dogma saw huge updates with its Dark Arisen upgrade back in the day. Now fans are hoping that the sequel gets similar treatment. 

Something new could be coming to Dragon's Dogma 2. Although the game hasn't received a significant update in a long time, some recent discoveries made by the community via SteamDB suggest that those who believed CAPCOM teased an expansion last month may not have been too far off the mark. As spotted by Reddit user Professional-Bank469, a new 77 GB depot was recently uploaded. This massive depot was quickly removed and then updated again with smaller depots weighing 115 and 291 KB. What makes this notable is the comparison between the game's file size and the size of the now-removed […]

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Yesterday, CAPCOM "celebrated" the second anniversary of the release of Dragon's Dogma II with the artwork you see above in the featured image. At first glance, fans of the action roleplaying game were a bit disappointed, as they were hoping for the announcement of a DLC or expansion. However, upon more careful inspection, the Japanese developer might have at least dropped a tease. The artwork features an unknown character with their back turned, and, most importantly, there's a letter that enterprising fans have translated using the official alphabet of Gransys, one of the first game's regions. The letter allegedly says: […]

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While console's super-resolution technologies still aren't on par with its PC counterparts, Sony is narrowing the gap with the launch of PSSR 2 (PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution). Now available to all PS5 Pro owners, this second-generation looks quite the advancement, promising users less shimmering and ghosting and improved visual quality.

While Nvidia is currently iterating on DLSS 4.5 and 5 and AMD is teasing the AI-driven FSR Diamond, Sony's internal solution is now being deployed across twelve titles. This initial wave includes games such as Silent Hill 2 Remake, Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.

The full list of games can be found below:

• Silent Hill 2 Remake
• Silent Hill f
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard
• Monster Hunter Wilds
• Dragon's Dogma 2
• Crimson Desert
• Rise of the Ronin
• Nioh 3
• Control
• Alan Wake 2
• Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Cyberpunk 2077 (upcoming)
• Assassin's Creed Shadows (upcoming)

Digital Foundry has already provided the first deep-dive analysis of the technology, with Oliver Mackenzie noting that the leap from the first iteration to PSSR 2 is substantial, describing it as a “big improvement” that significantly improves the value proposition of the PS5 Pro hardware. While he was careful to mention that PSSR 2 still lacks some of the advanced features found in top-tier PC upscalers, the consensus is that for a living-room experience, the “ghosting” and “shimmering” issues that occasionally plagued early PSSR 1 titles have been drastically reduced.

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KitGuru says: PSSR 2 alone might not be enough to justify getting a PS5 Pro, but it sure looks like something worth adding to the list of advantages.