The Dark Arisen expansion for Dragon’s Dogma will be released in Japan on April 25, it’s possible that the DLC might come out in the rest of the world around the same time period.
Dark Arisen will feature a Speedrun mode, that rewards fast completion times, and a Hard mode, which toughens up the enemies.
“Speedrun mode challenges players to play through the game quickly and rewards them with in-game equipment for clearing certain time objectives,” Capcom said.
“The other is the much-demanded Hard mode, coming just on the heels of the already-released Easy mode. Hard mode will make enemies more difficult to defeat, and will also offer equipment rewards for taking the challenge.”