Dragon Age: Origins DLC on Day One, New Media

Earlier tonight, GameSpot brought exclusive word that BioWare intends to release their lesser known Warden’s Keep DLC on the same day as the game’s launch (November 3rd). Since we already know that The Stone Prisoner, the Blood Dragon Armor, the Memory Band, and a couple of other trinkets will be available on day one from the in-game store, it’d probably be easiest to just install a credit card slot directly into your mouse now. Some pricing details:

BioWare today announced that Dragon Age: Origins will get its first downloadable expansion on day one. Called the Warden’s Keep, the DLC will add a dungeon-based quest to the game along with six new abilities, a variety of items, and a base where players can trade with merchants. It will feature a supernatural storyline set in an ancient–and possibly haunted–fortress once used as a redoubt by the Grey Wardens, the ancient order at the center of Origins’ main storyline. (A magic suit of Grey Warden armor will be one of the items in the add-on.)

The Warden’s Keep will be available for MSP 560 ($7) on Xbox Live Marketplace and $7 on the PC on November 3. It will cost the same price on the PlayStation Store when the PlayStation 3 version of Dragon Age goes on sale later in November. It is not included with the regular or Collector’s Edition of Dragon Age: Origins, although it is included in the Deluxe Digital Edition offered by online retailers.

Along with the announcement, they’ve also posted twelve new screenshots and an exclusive Warden’s Keep trailer.