Sony has announced a strong assortment of titles headed to PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium? subscribers in the Game Catalog this November, including several PlayStatio??n Classics being added with glow-ups included.

The headliners this month, outside of the Classics games, are likely Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen and Teardown. Teardown is a day-and-date release for PlayStation Plus subscribers. The sandbox title launches November 15 and was wonderfully broken down via a recent launch trailer narr??ated by Owen Wilson himself.

Do your homework ahead of Dragon's Dogma 2

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is a port of the PlayStation 4 version of the game that earned a 78 on Metacritic. It's a 2016 action RPG from Capcom where you'll explore a large open world with a trio of AI companions. This version also i?ncludes all of the previously released DLC.

Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme vs. Maxi Boost On is another very well-received PlayStation 4 title that's included this month. We lauded the 2020 3D fighter, praising it for a "more properly thought-out offline suite, split-screen support, LAN mode, a deep roster, and an improved netcode all lead to a superior package that can appeal to even non-Gundam fans."

Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition is a post-apocalyptic first-person shooter that you can probably skip. The perception puzzler, Superliminal, is on the way later this month. We thought it was "Great" in our November 2019 review.

Also included this month is Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising, a Kickstarter prequel to the upcoming action RPG Eiyuden Chronicle: Hunderd Heroes. We also gave Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising a "Great" review, fueling even more hype toward Hundred Heroes' release in April 2024.

Nobunaga’s Ambition: Taishi is a 2018 turn-based strategy title from Koei Tecmo Games. Its PlayStation 4 version earned a 70 on Metacritic.

Alternate Jake Hunter: Daedalus The Awakening of Golden Jazz is a visual novel with a mouthful of a name. It's an interrogation murder mystery set in New York City that pulls your inner detective out. And River City Melee Mach!! is, as you m?ight expect, a retro-styled 2D beat 'em-up from Arc System Works.

The classics

Finally, there's a quartet of PlayStation Premium Classics games coming our way. Grandia, a legendary PlayStat??ion 1 RPG is coming?? to the Catalog, complete with up-rendered graphics, a rewind feature, quick save, and custom video filters.

The iconic 1997 PlayStation racer, Jet Moto is getting a makeover as well. It too features?? up-rendered looks, qu??ick save, rewind, and custom video filters.

Disney Pixar's Up is an inclusion for all the younger players out there. It didn't review very well, but the 2009 adventure?? game is one your kids may enjoy.

Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series combines the PlayStation 1's Klonoa: Door to Phantomile and PlayStation 2's Klonoa 2: Lunatea’s Veil into one package. The pair's looks have both been upgraded and adjustable difficulty settings were implemented to make the games more accessible. We gave it a 7 when it was released initially in July 2022.

Finally, but perhaps most excitedly for many, is the inclusion of PaRappa the Rapper 2. Originally released on PlayStation 2, the game's graphics have since b??een upgrade??d and Trophy support was added to this iconic rapping rhythm title.

Teardown is available for PlayStation Plus subscribers at launch on November 15. Everything else rol??ls out to those wit??h the subscription service on November 21. Be sure to be thankful for these throwback titles during Thanksgiving break.

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Bard killed them with a single arrow!

It seems Demon's Souls isn't the only cult classic RPG that is having its online option turned off in 2018. Capcom has announced that the Xbox 360 versions of Dragon's Dogma and Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen will have its online component shuttered on March 31, 2018. In a blog over on Capcom Unity, it specifically ment?ions that "Pawn Rental" and "Ur-dragon" will be gone, though the game will remain fully playable offline.

I?t seems odd that only the Xbox 360 version of the game is being shut down, but that probably has to do with a decreased player count. Seeing as how the game came out six years ago and Sony has been dominating this generation with the PS4, it could even be possible that most 360 players shifted gears to Sony's platform for the next-gen re-release. Whatever the case, mark your calendars if you were a fan of this quirky action title and happened to own it on Microsoft's last-gen box.

Dragon's Dogma [Twitter]

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I just want to play Dragon's Dogma again

Dragon's Dogma is one of those games I can just go back to at any time. Even if I'm not doing the main story I can just screw around and have fun -- and live out my wildest Berserk fantasies (though we've since gotten a recent Berserk game that I can do that in!).

Now it's coming to the current generation, which will make it even easier to mess about in when I don't have to hook up my Xbox 360. If you aren't sold at all and want to see how it stacks up, Capcom just put up a PS3 to PS4 comparison video. It does??n't look like all that much of an upgrade all told, I just hope they're able to ma??intain a consistent framerate.

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen was released back in 2013 on consoles (2016 on PC), but? is set to arrive on ?Xbox One and PS4 soon.

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Celebrate the series' five-year anniversary

Originally released on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 back in 2012, Dragon's Dogma is coming to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 this fall in its upgraded form, Dark Arisen. It will also release for the firs?t time on PC in Japan a??t the same time.

Many fans are still holding out for a sequel or Dragon's Dogma Online localization. I was quite underwhelmed by the the first game, especially considering the insane amounts of praise its fans shower it with, but would love nothing more than for this to be successf??ul enough to encourage them to take another shot at it.

Dragon's Dogma Official Account [Facebook]

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Don't pay full price on these

Remember that deal from yesterday offering a year of PlayStation Plus for $40? Well, apparently this type of deal comes in twos, because a 12-month Xbox Live Gold subscription is now a lot cheaper, discou?nted down to $40 via Groupon. If you use Visa Checkout as your payment option, usecode VISA5 to get anothe??r five percent off, making the total only $38.

Still available from NewEgg is the aforementioned cheap PS Plus 1-year deal for only $39.99, a $10 price break off the usual $50 asking price. Only a limited quanti?ty (??and they've sold thousands since we reported on Thursday) is available, so we're expecting it to sell out before its listed expiration date on Monday.

You also can get 25 percent off next Tuesday's Resident Evil 0 HD Remaster, making the game only $15. There was a similar discount on Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, but after the game's official launch on Friday the discount dropped down to down to 20 percent.

Update: Both the Xbox Live and PS Plus deals are now OOS. Gosh darn it.

Top Deals

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Dark Arisen PC port feedback matters

We're a week out from the PC release of Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen. Capcom also has the free-to-play Dragon's Dogma Online (in Japan, anyway) for PC, PS3, and PS4. What are th??e odds we'll get a full-fledged sequel? Better than I would've thought even a ye?ar ago.

Nothing's confirmed yet, but Capcom is listening. Producer Minae Matsukawa told PC Gamer that "development team members often talk about the possibility of a sequel. We'd love to hear the opinions and feedback from players of the upcoming PC port of Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, as that will increase the chances that we can loo??k into the possibility of continuing the series."

My intuition tells me the port is going to do quite well for the company. It should be at home on PC. As to why Dark Arisen is only now releasing on the platform (it debuted on PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2012!), PC producer Jon Airhart? said this was "something we had been planning for some time." From the sound of it, fan requ?ests had an impact on the team getting approval.

Dragon's Dogma devs on ?bringing the 2012 RPG to PC [PC Gamer]

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I'm excited for mods

Capcom is bringing Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen to PC. After all these years, it's really happening. Patrick recently sampled the new port and he liked what he saw.

There's a new trailer out today which, more than anything, is an excuse to remind ??that the PC version isn't far off now. It's hitting Steam on January 15, 2016 for $29.99.

For anyone coming in completely new to Dragon's Dogma, know that you're in for a special game. It's goofy in a go?od way (you've heard the memes, I'm sure), with a deep combat system. The spells are just wild. Also, ??being able to climb on monsters will never cease to amuse me.

Once this is out, go ahead and release Dragon's Dogma Online in the West next, Capcom.

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You better back it up

Well, snap, talk about a patch release going horribly wrong; Capcom Unity has put out a warning of sorts aimed at Dragon's Dogma and Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen players regar?ding a recent patch that was pushed out. Failure to heed their advice may result in you losing your save fil?es.

"A number of users have encountered an unforeseen issue with a recent downloadable Title Update (patch). The TU, in some cases, has caused players' DD save data to become corrupted," reads the PSA. "To prevent the possibility of permanent l?oss of your data, please copy your existing save data (whether it be?? DD or DDDA) to an external storage device or cloud whenever possible."

If all else fails, Capc??om recommends that you simply play offline so that you won't be prompted to download the menacing patch in the fi??rst place. As for what's being done to remedy the situation, Capcom hopes to have something figured out soon.

Anyone here had their save files rendered use??less by this patch?

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Don't be bitter on Bitterblack Isle

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is out, which means thousands of newcomers who haven't experienced the game yet are itching to finally try out the franchise for the first time. Once you get the hang of things, Dragon's Dogma as a whole isn't that tough, but there's a ton?? of concepts to grasp before you get to that point.

He?re's some tips to help ease you into the dragon-slaying state ??of mind.

General tips:

• Capcom recommends that you level to at least 45 before you begin the new Dark Arisen content, the Bitterblack Isle. You actually will need to be around level 70 before you really start to feel comfortable. As a side note, it is possible to go in the first few areas, run around, and find items well below level 45.

• If you deploy a Portcrystal (an expensive item that lets you return to a point on the world map with a Ferrystone) in your first playthrough, it will remain there in New Game+. You can deploy up to 10 crystals (even in your first playthrough, as the one crystal limit is gone in Dark Arisen) -- use this to your advantage if you want to level up to 45-70 through New Game+ to tackle the Dark Arisen content. Remember, Dark Arisen gives you a free infinite-use Ferrystone if you have a save file from the original game. Once you boot up Dark Arisen with an old save file, you'll find your new bonus items at the inn, in a chest. Only one save per account can make use of these bonuses, so if you play in a household with multiple gamers, have them save a generic file before you sell/trade the original game in.

• Take every Notice Board quest ever. The quest system in Dragon's Dogma is pretty awesome. You can take a ton of quests at once and not worry about overcrowding. A ton of the board quests are "kill x amount of enemies" -- you'll do a lot of these automatically by just playing the game. In Dark Arisen, a lot of the DLC quests are hidden in random boards.

• Switch Vocations (respec classes) frequently. Augmentations, skills, and core skills carry over to other classes, and can help create unstoppable hybrid characters. Augmentations can be used across all Vocations, but some will limit you in terms of skills that are attached to equipment -- a dagger ability will not work with a staff based class, for instance. Switching between Vocations is free once you buy them. Oh, and if you want to change Vocations, learn skills, and so on, you do that at the Gran Soren inn.

• Save frequently. If a Pawn says something like "this would be a great opportunity to ambush us," you are probably going to get attacked soon. The way saves work is the game holds two types of saves on one file -- a quicksave (usually room-to-room checkpoints or by actually hitting "save" on the start menu), and a hard save at the inn. If you find yourself in a terrible spot, you may want to completely reload an inn save -- to do this, pause the game and select return to last checkpoint. If you want to load a quicksave, you have to quit the game entirely without saving, or just simply die and select the top option. Confusing, I know.

• Speaking of the inn, make sure you actually pay the 500G to rest frequently before heading out. Not only does this reset your maximum health bar (the white space degrades over time as you take damage), but it also can reset the time of day to "Morning," which means less deadly enemies roaming the world map, and an easier exploration experience.

• Remember to constantly cycle your support Pawns as they do not level up. You can limit your Pawn's abilities to customize them down to the exact tactics you want him to use. You don't have to have a Pawn fill every single ability slot. Compliment your own playstyle with your Main Pawn -- if you're heavy on physical damage, make him magical, and so on. If a support Pawn dies, all of the items will go back to your inn's storage chest -- the game will warn you before you offer up a gift to the Pawn's owner, which cannot be returned.

• Pick up everything, ever. Don't be afraid to use your Pawns as pack mules, as all items will go back to your storage if they die. You never know when a seemingly useless item will come in handy for a weapon or armor augmentation/enhancement. Speaking of enhancements, use the armory near the inn in Gran Soren for that. Like Demon's/Dark Souls, weight matters. Make sure your character is light in terms of what they're carrying -- again, pack mule Pawns are great for this.

• Pawns can use restoration items if you give them the right ones. For instance, give them Secret Softener, and they will automatically heal the stone condition when fighting an enemy like the Cockatrice.

• Deck out your Main Pawn in cool gear, name him something catchy (a pop culture reference will earn you lots of summons), and even-out his skillset. You'll find that other players will hire him more, which will earn you extra RP to spend on new items in the Dark Arisen content.

• The best way to farm experience/loot if you're looking to boost to level 70 is to use the Everfall dungeon. You'll encounter part of the Everfall in one of my first quests in the game, but the real dungeon doesn't open up until after you've completed the main quest -- it is essentially a giant post-game dungeon that lets you fight various bosses over again, Mega Man style. You can farm Wakestones to sell to merchants -- use the Sorceror's Suasion augmentation, equipped on both yourself and your Main Pawn and sell Wakestones to make mad easy cash during these runs. Don't turn in the 20 Wakestones required to end the quest before you're sure you want to start a New Game+ run -- you will not be able to return to the Everfall dungeon to farm until you've beaten the game again.

• Want to farm Everfall items the extreme way? Save right before you're at a group of chests in the Chamber of Hope. If you don't like the items, use the Godsbane item to kill yourself, and restart from your last quicksave point.

• Are you having trouble doing damage? Buy buff charms from Fournival (make sure you acquit him in the trial!). You can use up to four buff charms at a time, and Fournival sells an infinite amount. Another tactic to dealing more damage is to stack one type. If you're a hybrid class that uses physical or magical attacks, try stacking one over the other -- you need to reach a certain threshold. This works especially well on Death in the new content.

• Dagger Vocations can use the double jump ability to get to some hidden areas in the new Arisen content.

• Want easy healing items to take to the new content? Buy tons of empty flasks, and head to the Wellspring near Gran Soren. You can fill these up and heal your entire party with them.

• Are you a fan of the manga/anime Berserk? You can get Guts and Griffith's armor and weapons in the core game (same with the original Dragon's Dogma for that matter). Go to the Ancient Quarry, talk to the NPC in front of it, and complete the two quests involved. The merchant will set up shop near the room where the thieves ambushed you, and he'll sell both pieces of armor. You should be around level 20 before you tackle the monsters within.

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Sometimes, dragons may double-dip

I thought Jim was spot on with his review of the original Dragon's Dogma. It had grand ideas, but in many areas, it failed to execute them, and was marred by some fairly glaring design choices. With a full sequel, Capcom could really craft something special and ?fix a lot of the issues the original suffered from.

For now, you'll have to deal with Dark Arisen, an expansion and semi-update for the game that essentia??lly uses the exact same shell of the original. To be clear, this is not the sequel you've been waiting for -- though it is a small step in the right direction.

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 [reviewed])
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Released: April 23, 2013
MSRP: $39.99

Bitterblack Isle is the main draw of Dark Arisen, as it offers up approximately 10-15 hours of new, linear content. After automatically gaining a new quest and speaking to an NPC named Olra, you'll be on your way to Bitterblack Isle -- the decidedly Demon's/Dark Souls flavored new zone. When I say this area is linear, I mean it -- you'll basically start at the top, and head down into the depths of a single dungeon as you fight creature after creature. For people who love the game's combat, Bitterblack I?sle wil??l most likely win you over due to the fact that it's nonstop fighting.

New bosses will pepper the dungeon, some of which are actually new, some of which are re-skins or reworks of already existing enemies. To be blunt, Bitterblack Isle didn't blow me away, but it was a pretty fun experience that augmented the game decently enough. Capcom channeled their inner Demon's Souls love for Bitterblack Isle in a good way, and even if it wasn't as imaginative as either game in the Souls series, it still did a decent job of giving of??f the allure of a dark and dangerous place.

The addition of the personification of Death in particular (that could sho??w up at any moment) makes the experience even more harrowing, and despite some frustration with Pawn combat, was a neat addition to the fray. You'll need to be level 45 to really event stand a chance with the new content (even though you can enter it at any time), and around level 70 to comfortably b??est it -- so if you're expecting to jump right in with your low level or non-existent character, you'll be disappointed. After besting Bitterblack, you can go at it again with an even tougher challenge.

If you're returning from the original game with a save file, you'll earn yourself a bonus of an unlimited use Ferrystone (previously expensive one-use fast-travel items), 100,000 Rift Points (which you can use to hire Pawns or access new items on Bitterblack Isle), and six unique outfits (which will be in your storage, at the inn). There's also a "texture enhancement and Japanese voice pack" on a second disc included with Dark Arisen that smooths out the game's visuals (on??ly slightly, in my experience) and decreases load time?s.

When I s?ay that Capcom could have done better here to entice returning players, that's an understatement. There's no real new skills to speak of or new modes -- so the 10 or so hours of content won't really be enough to sway some of you if you aren't keen on replaying the game over and over (and thus, multiple playthroughs of Bitterblack Isle).

Capcom also didn't use this opportunity to rework the biggest issues of Dragon's Dogma -- namely, the Pawn system. For the uninitiated, your party consists of yourself, one other party member who can level up with you (a special Pawn), and two other NPCs called "Pawns." T??he latter two characters cannot level up, utilize unique equipment, or otherwise progress with your main two characters.

Now, the prospect of constant hiring static characters has worked in other games, but here, it kind of falls flat. Mostly this is due to the fact that Pawns are still as dumb as a box of rocks, which causes problems during the game's toughest combat situations -- most of which occur in the new Dark Arisen content.

Pawns are supposed to "adapt" after fighting a new enemy, but the problem is two-fold -- the game presupposes you're willing to put up with a dumber than normal AI for the first encounter, and even then, sometimes the Pawns will still act like morons during the next fight?? with the same enemy type. Finally, the repetitive dialog from the Pawns returns (even if you sit them down and tell them to talk less using a special area), despite Capcom's claims that they toned down the repetition.

But for every misstep, Dragon's Dogma as a whole can really shine. You'll completely forget about your trials and tribulations with some of the antiquated mechanics as you're s?lashing your way through a giant creature, leveling up your two main characters, and trying out new skills, classes and strategies to best your enemies.

All of that core gameplay translates to Dark Arisen, not to mention the fact that the entire original game (with all DLC, including the Hard Mode and Speed Run gametypes) is included in the package. Capcom could have done better with their upgrades to the game, but fortunately for them, the original game is charming enough for newcomers in particular. With a price drop on Dark Arisen, you'd be crazy not to at least try to experience the world of Dragon's Dogma for the first time.

In an odd move, the game is only available currently in its fully priced form -- so if you own the original, you need to purchase the $39.99 disc or full digital game with no option to purchase a discounted DLC package. As a result, it's really tough to recommend the game to anyone who felt lukewarm with the original given the fact that it's essentially the same experience, just with a new island. The small extras almost feel like a bribe of sorts, and Capcom could have done much better than this. Then again, it works both ways as you could rent the original, save a file, and then reap these benefits with Dark Arisen as your first experience.

While I can't wholly recommend Dark Arisen to anyone but the most hardcore of Dragon's Dogma fans, if you haven't touched the franchise yet, this is a perfect opportunity to do so. Despite the issues, the series is an intriguing prospect that does many things right, and shouldn't be missed by?? action or RPG fans alike. While Capcom could have done a whole lot more with this expansion, the fact of the matter is the solid game underneath is still faithfully preserved.

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East-meets-West collaboration

Maybe you were a fan of the powerful fantasy score to Dragon's Dogma. It featured Japanese composers Tadayoshi Makino and Rei Kondoh alongside Western composer Inon Zur. If the original soundtrack was your thing, then Square Enix (yes, Square Enix published the soundtrack, interestingly enough) has just the thing for you: the Dark Arisen Original Soundtrack.

Don't let the name fool you though. While the first disc of the collection contains music from the Dark Arisen expansion, the second disc houses selected tracks from the first album along with unreleased tracks. The Dark Arisen two-disc hits Japan on April 24, 2013, and can be pre-ordered at CD Japan for $27 USD.

Did this Eas?t-meets-West experiment pay off? Do you have any favorite musical moments from the game?

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Capcom gives tips on some enemies

Capcom-Unity is giving out some video tips for the upcoming Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen over on their YouTube channel. This latest video looks at a few of the enemie??s you'll be encountering, including Death. Look at Death! Look at him as he floats aro?und in his little dress!

We got to go hands-on with Dark Arisen not too long ago and you should go check out our preview to see what's new with this expansion. Otherwise, look about for Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen to? arrive on April 23 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

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Sparkle sparkle

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is coming to our shores next month. Thus Capcom has decided to remind us of that fact by showing off this flashy trailer, illustrating the various powers and tricks a sorcerer can unleash in ?battle.

Details regarding this game's content include new missions, new enemies, and a new area. Furthermore, for veterans of the original, character exportation is available, allowing them to gain new skills, weapons and armor. For those who haven't play??ed the original, don't worry. It's all still there in this game, ready for you to start your very own journey.

Though it got pretty favorable reviews all round, I don't think that anybody, not even Capcom, expected such a success with Dragon's Dogma. Now you can bet that Capcom is gonna milk the crap outta it.

So who's ready to throw all their money at this?

New Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen Trailer [Capcom Unity]

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