Dragon's Dogma hard mode and speedrun mode out next week

Dragon's Dogma will soon be getting a new 'Hard Mode' and 'Speedrun Mode' as part of an upcoming title update, Capcom has announced.

Known as "A Trial for Adventures - Challenge Pack," the update will be available for download for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on December 4th, free of charge. In addition to including the aforementioned two modes, the update will include some new unlockable outfits as rewards for completing those modes.

Speedrun will challenge players to clear the game as quickly as possible while Hard Mode turns up the difficulty with enemies that are tougher to defeat.