Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Expansion Pass to bring DLC later this week and in November

The Nintendo Direct for E3 2021 just concluded and after a 40-minute show, we had a section dedicated to The Legend of Zelda to celebrate the IP's 35th anniversary. Nintendo talked about the Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Expansion Pass and what will be coming over Wave 1 and Wave 2, each planned for this Friday, June 18, and November, respectively.

Wave 1 - Pulse of the Ancients will offer:

• New playable character: Battle Tested Guardian


• New weapon types: Flail for Link, Master Cycle for Zelda


• Apocalyptic difficulty


• New Challenges: In the Royal Ancient Lab


• New Challenging enemies: Higher Ranking Wizzrobes, Giant ChuChu, and more

Wave 2 - Guardian of Remembrance will offer:

• New character: Vignettes


• New Stages


• Expanded Roster


• New battle skills for existing characters

The expansion pass costs $19.99 and can be purchased now, in fact if you do look to grab the DLC today, you will even get access to two items; Link's Costume: Prototype Ancient Gear; and Link's Weapon: Prototype Ancient Sword.