Dark Alliance gets PC and Console Release Date

I’ve been playing the Dark Alliance games since back on the PlayStation 2. In fact, if you really want a Deep-Cut in my gaming library, I played hours of Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance (and its sequel) as well as the Champions of Norrath games. They were fun to play solo or with friends. As such, I’m excited to pass on that Wizards of the Coast has finally given a release date for Dark Alliance.

Dark Alliance will be releasing on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on June 22^nd, 2021. According to the press release: “Starting today, fans can pre-order the Digital Edition for $39.99 / €39.99 / £33.49 online via DarkAlliance.com or the standard edition and retail-exclusive Steelbook® edition for $59.99 / €59.99 / £49.99 at select retailers.

The Steelbook® edition includes a Steelbook® case, a printed art book, a downloadable Dungeons & Dragons soundtrack, a Beholder and Lich weapon set, and the forthcoming expansion “Echoes of the Blood War”.

Fans can also opt to pre-order the Digital Deluxe Edition for $59.99 / €59.99 / £49.99 that includes the upcoming expansion “Echoes of the Blood War” and the Lich weapon set. All pre-orders – regardless of edition or platform – will receive an exclusive in-game Beholder weapon set at launch.”

Wizards of the Coast President Chris Cocks had this to say about the upcoming release: “DARK ALLIANCE marks an important milestone for us as the first Dungeons & Dragons video game to be published by Wizards of the Coast. We’re excited to expand beyond the tabletop and deliver brand new type of D&D experience to long-time fans and new audiences when the game launches this June.”

Dark Alliance is being developed by both Wizards Studio and Tuque Games and is set in the Forgotten Realms Universe. The upcoming game “features real-time combat and dynamic co-op gameplay, and pits the infamous Drizzt Do’Urden and his legendary companions – Catti-brie, Bruenor, and Wulfgar – against some of the most iconic monsters from the world of Dungeons & Dragons.

Frost Giants, Beholders, and White Dragons roam the frozen tundra of Icewind Dale in search of the Crystal Shard— and it’s up to the companions to muster the strength to stop them from claiming and using it to destroy their home.”

Jeff Hattem, studio head at Tuque Games, also commented on the release and development stating: “Dungeons & Dragons is the reason I became a game developer; it’s a lifelong dream realized to be able to create something that is fun to play over and over again with your friends.

Since announcing the game, we’ve worked to bring these iconic characters and monsters to life in a stunningly beautiful and fully realized world that makes you feel like you’re in the middle of combat encounters in D&D.”

As has become common in the industry, players who purchase Dark Alliance on current-gen consoles will get a free upgrade to PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X/S depending on your platform of choice. I am very excited to see how Dark Alliance turns out, and I hope that I’ll have time to dig into it amid the E3 madness in June.