{"id":68006,"date":"2026-06-09T23:21:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T14:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=68006"},"modified":"2026-06-10T00:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:15:08","slug":"dragon-dogma-2-dark-arisen-announced-for-nintendo-switch-2-expanding-original-game-with-new-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/dragon-dogma-2-dark-arisen-announced-for-nintendo-switch-2-expanding-original-game-with-new-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Dragon&#8217;s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen announced for Nintendo Switch 2, expanding original game with new region"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>During the June 9 Nintendo Direct, Capcom announced that <strong>Dragon&#8217;s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen<\/strong>, an expanded edition of the 2024 action RPG, will release for the Nintendo Switch 2 on October 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Explore the all-new Norgan region alongside your Pawn companions and experience the return of the Relic Expedition Cycle in Dragon\u2019s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen, coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on Oct 9. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/NintendoDirect?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NintendoDirect<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CapcomUSA_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CapcomUSA_<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ef2rgg7kV9\">pic.twitter.com\/ef2rgg7kV9<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NintendoAmerica\/status\/2064349531672629327?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Not to be confused with Dragon&#8217;s Dogma: Dark Arisen from 2013, this expanded version of the series&#8217; <em>second<\/em> entry brings the new explorable area Norgan, confirming fans&#8217; longtime theories about an expansion for the game. 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