Besides confirming May 22, 2012 as the release date for Dragon’s Dogma, Capcom has also revealed that this game will come bundled with a playable demo of the much anticipated Resident Evil 6. The former title is an open world action game that will be made available in Europe on May 25 too.
Based on a completely new franchise, this offering will be developed as well as published by Capcom. It is designed to include an open world environment and will supposedly provide players with fulfilling action combat and the freedom to explore and interact with its open world. Dragon’s Dogma is set to introduce a new team system to the genre. These teams will comprise three Pawns, who are AI partners that fight independently, by using the powers and abilities learnt through the actions of players.
Moreover, by utilizing the title’s online components, gamers would also be able to share their own Pawns with friends in order to be rewarded with traits like treasure, knowledge of the world and strategies for defeating enemies. They can even borrow their friends’ Pawns that are equipped with specific skills and experience required in a particular quest. It is being said that thousands of ready-made Pawns will be available to choose from in the offline mode alone.
Those who place pre-orders for this game will be entitled to receive rewards such as a Pawn Upgrade Pack, an Armor Upgrade Pack and a Weapon Upgrade Pack. The Resident Evil 6 demos will be offered in the form of download codes that will be redeemable through PSN and Xbox Live. While Xbox 360 gamers will be able to download the demo on July 3, its PS3 version won’t go live until September 4 in North America and Japan, and September 5 in Europe.
Dragon’s Dogma can now be pre-ordered for the PS3 and Xbox 360 at a price of 59.99 USD (approx. Rs. 2,950).