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Golden Sun: Dark Dawn (黄金の太陽 漆黒なる夜明, Ōgon no Taiyō: Shikkokunaru Yoake), announced June 2, 2009 at E3 2009, is the third game in the Golden Sun series.

The announcement of this game came over five years after the release of The Lost Age in 2003, something that the game director Shugo Takahashi expresses "more than a fair bit of regret about." Producer Hiroyuki Takahashi said in an interview in the Japanese-language famitsu magazine that unlike the two Game Boy Advance Golden Sun games, Dark Dawn is a stand-alone title. Nevertheless, he said, they will "try to bring [the player] the enjoyment of imagining what the world will be like after the story ends." He also said "the first two games are prologues of this series. From this game on, it's the main story." How this statement is worded and whether it implies further material after Dark Dawn is up for debate.

Dark Dawn released on November 29, 2010 in North America.

For information about hoaxes and fan speculation prior to this game's confirmation, see Golden Sun 3 Prerelease Speculation. ******EDIT THIS TO INCLUDE ALL PRERELEASE MATERIAL?*****

Walkthrough
See the quick spoiler-free walkthrough for a "perfect" rundown of the game's progression and secrets in a general overview style.

Tricks and Secrets
See the full list of glitches, tricks, and secrets here.

Development
Originally shown as "Golden Sun DS," the game was revealed to have the subtitle "Dark Dawn" on June 15, 2010. The Takahashi Brothers describe this subtitle as "core to the story" and that it will become relevant and understandable as the story goes on, but they say that because "Dark" and "Dawn" are essentially opposites, it can be thought of as "darkness and light, destruction and revival."

An August 30, 2010 press release describes the premise like so: "Taking place 30 years after the events of Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age for the Game Boy™ Advance system, Golden Sun: Dark Dawn introduces a new generation of heroes that are struggling to survive in a radically changed world. What begins as a simple journey to rescue a lost friend turns into a dramatic quest to save the land from catastrophe as players are drawn into a world full of magical energy."

Trivia

 * The August 2009 issue of the U.K.-circulated Official Nintendo Magazine made the erroneous claim that the main playable character seen in the E3 trailer, later known as Matthew, was Isaac himself, rather than a descendant of Isaac as confirmed by the E3 press release. Nintendo Power reported him to be Isaac's son beforehand.