Sacred Plus Free Expansion Announced

Ascaron Entertainment has announced that they will be releasing a free expansion for Sacred that includes new quests, weapons, and enemies. They'll also be releasing the original game and the new expansion in a full retail version. Here's the full newsbit from the game's official website:
This year will see the release of SACRED PLUS. This new version will include the addition of new quests, weapons and enemies. Adventurers will also discover the existance of 2 completely new regions to explore.

While the development of Patch 1.7 has continued towards its near-conclusion, members of the graphics and quest-scripting teams have been busy working on a free expansion. This will be made available as a free download on the Sacred homepage and on the pages of our partners soon. This is Ascaron's way of thanking the community for their continued feedback and for their full support.

For those who have yet to purchase SACRED, or for existing gamers who wish to boost their collection, SACRED PLUS will also be released to retail. The SACRED PLUS retail edition will contain the highly acclaimed SACRED game as well as Ascaron's first official "PLUS" extension.