Diablo 4may have overshadowed the hack ‘n’ slash conversation for a while, untilit did away with the community goodwillit collected early on. Fortunately, Crate Entertainment is at it again to remind us that the genre goes far beyond Blizzard. The creators ofGrim Dawnhave announced that the studio is working on a huge new DLC:Fangs of Asterkarn.
A journey westward where the legendary Berserkers reign supreme, the key highlight ofFangs of Asterkarnis the introduction of the “transformative” 10th character Mastery. Crate Entertainment promises that players will get to embody a “frenzied force of destruction” by shapeshifting into various beasts. Those jumping intoFangs of Asterkarnwill have access to no less than 45 multi-class combinations once the DLC releases.
New Grim Dawn features in Fangs of Asterkarn DLC
Grim Dawnfirst launched back in 2016to immediate fan adoration andample critical acclaim. It was, after all, a classic no-fuss hack ‘n’ slash from many developers who worked on the originalTitan Quest. What was particularly important aboutGrim Dawn, even then, was that it was built on the core gameplay loop ofTitan Quest, allowing for character multi-classing, solid itemization, and more. In the long years since, Crate Entertainment released several DLCs, adding more multi-class opportunities, boss fights, gear, and lots more.Fangs of Asterkarnaims to continue this tradition.
Crate Entertainment’s announcementconfirms that the DLC will be a premium expansion pack (and priced accordingly, in line withAshes of Malmouth, for example) with everything that this includes. No level cap increases, but potion customization and affix transmutation are being added to the feature stack instead.
More information about the DLC is still pending at this time. With a 2024 release window, Crate Entertainment’s got plenty of time to show it off over the coming months.
