Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening is the first expansion for the award winning video game Dragon Age: Origins, released on November 3, 2009. Just like the predecessor, Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening is a role-playing video game, available on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. The expansion was released on March 16, 2010, and it is rated M (Mature). The game is developed by BioWare and it is published by Electronic Arts. Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening will enhance the gameplay by bringing new features, characters, talents and many more to the original game. This expansion is also available for direct download on Steam, or can be bought as a retail DVD, but in Europe the PS3 version of the game is only available through download. http://www.ea.com/

Since Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening is also available on PC, before installing the game, make sure your computer meets the following system requirements:

Minimum System Requirements:

• OS: Windows XP with SP3, Windows Vista with SP1 or Windows 7
• CPU: Intel Core 2 at 1.6 GHz or AMD X2 at 1.8 GHz equivalent or better
• RAM: 1 GB (on Windows XP) or 1,5 GB (on Windows Vista and 7) or more
• Video: ATI Radeon X850, NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT (if running on XP) and ATI Radeon X1550 or GeForce 7600 GT (if running on Vista and 7)
• HDD: 15 GB or more
• Directx: 9.0c

Recommended System Requirements:

• OS: Windows XP with SP3, Windows Vista with SP2 or Windows 7
• CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.4 GHz or AMD Phenom II X2 Dual-Core at 2.7 GHz equivalent or better
• RAM: 2 GB (on Windows XP) or 3 GB (on Windows Vista and 7) or more
• Video: ATI 3850 with 512 MB or NVIDIA 8800 GTS with 512 MB or better
• HDD: 15 GB
• Directx: 10

This expansion brings to players is a new zone that can be explored: Amaranthine. This adventure can be played with a new party, or the player can import the character he played with in the previous game. BioWare also introduced 2 spell chains, 6 new specializations, 32 new talents to rogues and warriors and 5 new party-members. The storyline focuses on the Architect and the player will have the chance to find out the mysteries behind the darkspawn. The level cap has also been increased, in order to allow the players to fight even more fantasy creatures such as: Inferno Golems or Spectral Dragons. In Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening there are new NPC’s the player can assemble, however some of the old character’s can also be met. For example: Oghren, Master Wade or Anora are there to help you, as well as some of your old companions: Loghain, Wynne, and Alistair. However, the chances you have to meet these characters are influenced by the choices you have made in the first game. http://dragonage.bioware.com/awakening/

Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening is the first expansion for Dragon Age: Origin. Since the original game was released in 2009, BioWare, released several downloadable editions:

• The Stone Prisoner
• Warden's Keep
• Blood Dragon Armor
• Return to Ostagar

As of March 2010, BioWare made no official announcement that a new expansion or a new game will follow after Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening.